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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
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Alexis Jordan, Chipmunk, Pretty Reckless Join Wireless Festival 2011 Line-Up

April 13, 2011
Alexis Jordan, Chipmunk, Pretty Reckless Join Wireless Festival 2011 Line-UpAlexis Jordan and Chipmunk are among the latest additions to the line-up for this year's Wireless festival in London.

Other new acts confirmed include The Pretty Reckless, which features Gossip Girls' Taylor Momsen, J. Cole, Jay Electronica and Maverick Savre.

Funeral Party, Fight Like Apes, Liam Bailey and Clock Opera have also joined the bill.

The event, which takes place in Hyde Park from July 1-3, will be headlined by Black Eyed Peas, The Chemical Brothers and the recently reformed Pulp. 

(by Jason Gregory)





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