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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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Blue Singer Lee Ryan Guilty Of Punching Taxi Driver

June 24, 2008
Blue Singer Lee Ryan Guilty Of Punching Taxi DriverLee Ryan, a former member of the boy band Blue, has been found guilty of assault.

Ryan, 25, was fined £500 for punching a taxi driver in the head during an altercation in Surrey last New Years Eve.

The incident took place after Ryan's fiancee drove into the back of Naeem Ibrahim's taxi. The singer denied common assault charges.

According to the BBC, the Judge at Guildford Magistrates Court ordered Ryan to pay £300 in compensation and legal costs of £450.

(by Jason Gregory)



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