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The hip-hop group Roots were formed in Philadelphia in 1989, by MC Black Thought and drummer-cum-DJ Questlove. To begin with they performed with Questlove on drums while Black Thought rapped because they could not afford the DJ equipment used by most hip hop groups. Over time having instruments on their albums and in live performances became the group's signature.

The group's major label debut Do You Want More?!!!??! was released in 1995, followed by Illadelph Halflife in 1996. It was the group's third album, Things Fall Apart, however that brought them to a wider audience's attention, with breakthrough single You Got Me (featuring Erykah Badu) winning them a Grammy Award, and the album winning critical acclaim as part of a new breed of conscious hip hop.

The Roots Come Alive followed in late 1999, and Phrenology in 2002. In 2004, the band created their own production company and record label – Okayplayer, and released the album The Tipping Point in 2004.

In 2010 they released two albums: How I Got Over and Wake Up!, on which they collaborated with John Legend.  A duet album with Elvis Costello called Wise Up Ghost came out in 2013. The Roots' latest studio album is 2017's End Game.

The Roots joined the ranks of US late-night talk show bands in 2009 when the became Jimmy Fallon's house band on TV's The Late Show and then followed him to The Tonight Show in 2014, where they currently perform.

Last updated: August, 2017

Setlists

    1. -Intro / There’s Something Goin’ On
    2. 1.Essaywhuman?!!!??! (Snippet)
    3. 2.Proceed
    4. 3.Lazy Afternoon
    5. 4.Distortion to Static
    6. 5.Searchin' / Everybody Loves the Sunshine (Roy Ayers cover)
    7. 6.Mellow My Man
    8. 7.I Remain Calm
    9. 8.Lazy Afternoon
    10. 9.Datskat
    11. 10.Do You Want More?!!!??!
    12. 11.Rahzel solo
    13. 12.Swept Away
    14. 13.Questlove/Stro Elliot solo
    15. 14.Lazy Afternoon
    16. 15.Silent Treatment
    17. 16.The Unlocking
    18. 17.Proceed II
    19. 18.The Lesson, Part 1 (with Lazy Afternoon tease outro)
    1. 1.There's Something Goin' On / L.O.V.E.
    2. 2.Respond/React (>)
    3. 3.Section (>)
    4. 4.Lazy Afternoon (>)
    5. 5.Distortion to Static (>)
    6. 6.Proceed (>)
    7. 7.Searchin' (Roy Ayers cover)
    8. 8.Mellow My Man (>)
    9. 9.It Just Don’t Stop (>)
    10. 10.I Remain Calm
    11. 11.Lazy Afternoon (>)
    12. 12.Datskat (>)
    13. 13.Concerto of the Desperado (>)
    14. 14.Do You Want More?!
    15. 15.Rahzel solo
    16. 16.Swept Away (>)
    17. 17.Drum solo
    18. 18.Silent Treatment (>)
    19. 19.The Unlocking
    20. 20.Proceed II
    21. 21.The Lesson, Part 1 (>)
    22. 22.Lazy Afternoon
    1. 1.The Pros
    2. 2.I Got My Mind Made Up (Instant Funk cover)
    3. 3.Jungle Boogie (Kool & the Gang cover)
    4. 4.Soul Makossa (Manu Dibango cover)
    5. 5.Think Twice / Lookin' at the Front Door
    6. 6.Proceed
    7. 7.What They Do
    8. 8.The Next Movement
    9. 9.Dynamite!
    10. 10.Without a Doubt
    11. 11.Unknown
    12. 12.Web
    13. 13.Dance Girl (Fatback cover)
    14. 14.Here I Come
    15. 15.Rock Creek Park / Chameleon / Gimme Some More
    16. 16.You Got Me
    17. 17.Get Up, Stand Up / Immigrant Song / How I Got Over
    18. 18.The Seed (2.0)
    19. 19.Move On Up / Apache / Men at Work
    1. 1.ECK
    2. 2.The Pros
    3. 3.Mind Made Up
    4. 4.Jungle Boogie (Kool & the Gang cover)
    5. 5.Soul Makossa (Manu Dibango cover)
    6. 6.Think Twice (Erykah Badu cover) (>)
    7. 7.Lookin' at the Front Door (Main Source cover)
    8. 8.Step Into the Realm
    9. 9.Proceed
    10. 10.What They Do
    11. 11.The Next Movement
    12. 12.Dynamite!
    13. 13.Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip Hop) (Erykah Badu cover)
    14. 14.Stay Cool
    15. 15.Clones
    16. 16.Change (Makes You Want to Hustle) (Donald Byrd cover)
    17. 17.Web (>)
    18. 18.Dance Girl (Fatback cover)
    19. 19.Here I Come (>)
    20. 20.Gimme Some More (The J.B.’s cover)
    21. 21.You Got Me
    22. 22.The Seed (2.0) (>)
    23. 23.Move On Up (Curtis Mayfield cover) (>)
    24. 24.M@W
    1. 1.I Got My Mind Made Up (Instant Funk cover)
    2. 2.Jungle Boogie (Kool & the Gang cover)
    3. 3.Immigrant Song (Led Zeppelin cover)
    4. 4.The Seed (2.0)
    5. 5.Step Into the Realm
    6. 6.Think Twice (Donald Byrd cover)
    7. 7.Change (Makes You Want to Hustle) / Web / Dance Girl
    8. 8.You Got Me
    9. 9.Move On Up (Curtis Mayfield cover)
    10. 10.Men at Work (Kool G Rap & DJ Polo cover)
    11. 11.Dynamite
    12. 12.The Next Movement