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The Roots
The Roots


Background information
Origin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genre(s) Hip-hop
Jazz
Soul
Rock
Funk
Years active 1987—present
Label(s) Def Jam Recordings
Geffen Records
Interscope Records
Island Def Jam Music Group
MCA Records
DGC Records
Website Website
Members
Black Thought
Questlove
Kamal Gray
F. Knuckles
Captain Kirk Douglas
Damon "Tuba Gooding Jr." Bryson
Owen Biddle
Former members
Ben Kenney
Kenyatta "Kid Crumbs" Warren
Josh "Rubberband" Abrams
Malik B.
Rahzel
Scott Storch
Martin Luther
Scratch
Dice Raw
Hub



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Metallica, Kanye West, Outkast Star 'To Play Secret SXSW Shows'

March 18, 2009
Metallica, Kanye West, Outkast Star 'To Play Secret SXSW Shows'US rapper Kanye West will make a surprise appearance at this week's South By Southwest festival (SXSW) in Austin, Texas, according to reports.

The Associated Press news agency also claims Metallica and Outkast's Big Boi will play secret shows.

Big Boi is expected to preview his forthcoming solo material at the event.

The SXSW festival typically showcases new bands, although the event has a history of staging high profile surprise performances.

(by Jason Gregory)



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