The Roots Biography

Fast Facts

• In 2011, the band won the Black Reel Award for Best Original Score
• Won the 2007 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Duo or Group
• Was first created when drummer Questlove and rapper Black Thought performed at their high school talent show in 1989
• Is best known for mixing jazz-inspired melodies with hip-hop music
• Is widely recognized as the house band for "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon․"
• Performed at the 2010 Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
• Served as the band for Jay-Z's "MTV Uplugged" concert in 2001