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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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Plan B, OK Go, Lady Gaga Win UK Music Video Awards 2010

October 13, 2010
Plan B, OK Go, Lady Gaga Win UK Music Video Awards 2010Plan B was the big winner at this year's UK Music Video Awards, taking home a record four awards.

The rapper-turned-singer picked up the prizes for Best Pop Video and Best Art Direction in a Video for 'Prayin'.

He also won Cinematography in a Video and Best Styling in a Video for 'Stay Too Long'.

OK Go won Best Video of the Year and Best Rock Video for 'This Too Shall Pass', which features a complex Rude Goldberg machine.

Jay-Z picked up two awards - Best Urban Video and Best Editing in a Video – for 'On To The Next One', which was directed by British star Sam Brown.

Other winners at the ceremony in London includes Charlotte Gainsbourg, Hot Chip, Example, and Lady Gaga, who won Best International Video for 'Bad Romance'.

Meanwhile, Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien presented The Icon Award to Garth Jennings and Nick Goldsmith – aka Hammer and Tongs - for their contribution to the British film-making business.

(by Jason Gregory)



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