In Celebration and Memory of the G.O.A.T.

Wish I was rich and could hop on a plane tomorrow to catch this event...
Don't miss out on this if you reside in or around NYC.

It's that time of year again ladies and gentlemen, on February 6th, drop whatever it is you planned on doing and head over to The Bell House in Brooklyn for Rare Form's 4th edition of Donuts Are Forever. This event is the annual NYC tribute to the late great James "J Dilla" Yancey. To enter all you need is a $5 minimum donation (more encouraged), and the proceeds will go to the J Dilla Foundation. Music for the evening will be provided by ?uestlove, DJ Brainchild, Parler, and more, while Guilty Simpson will be holding down hosting duties. For more information visit donutsareforever.com. This is sure to be a hot one (as it always is) - be there, and be there early. [Okayplayer]

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The Roots - How I Got Over (Music Video)

It's time to start visualizing exactly how The Roots got over. Here is the video for the title track off of The Roots' upcoming LP, How I Got Over. The BBGUN directed vid features Black Thought 'out in the streets' of a down trodden NY witnessing the ills of the city (cameos by ?uesto and Dice Raw). Get excited people, HIGO is coming soon. -- Okayplayer.com

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The Roots - How I Got Over (Trailer)

Here's a sneak peek at the video for The Roots' "How I Got Over" courtesy of Okay Player:

While inside sources tell us that they haven't turned the album in yet, The Roots' How I Got Over has a November 17th street date. They did, however, already shoot a video for the first single and title track "How I Got Over" with BBGUN. Here's a teaser. We'll release the full video tonight or Thursday. The Roots are busy preparing for tonight's VH1 Hip Hop Honors where Black Thought and a certain rapper from Detroit will open the show with a tribute to LL Cool J's classic "Rock The Bells." This year's HHH celebrates Def Jam's 25 year anniversary.

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The Roots - Illadelph Halflife

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Philly never gets its props, but the City of Brotherly Love has pioneered its fair share of hip-hop innovations. Schooly D was the first gangsta rapper; DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince perfected rap comedy, and the Roots became the first rap act to put together an impressive live show without samples and sequencers. On their third album, "illadelph halflife," the Roots capture in the studio the same chemistry between rhymes and live instruments that they've generated on stage. The album does include samples, but they're samples of the band's own exploratory jam sessions in Philadelphia's legendary Sigma Sound Studios.

01. Intro
02. Respond/React
03. Section
04. Panic!!!!!
05. It Just Don’t Stop
06. Episodes
07. Push up Ya Lighter
08. What They Do
09. ? Vs. Scratch (The Token DJ Cut)
10. Concerto of Desparado
11. Clones
12. UNIverse at War
13. No Alibi
14. Dave Vs. Us
15. No Great Pretender
16. Hypnotic
17. Ital (The Universal Side)
18. One Shine
19. Adventures in Wonderland
20. Outro

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The Roots - Game Theory

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Game Theory is the seventh studio album by Philadelphia-based hip hop group The Roots, their first on Def Jam Records, which like the group's previous label, Geffen Records, is part of the Universal Music Group. It was released on August 29, 2006 to a great deal of critical acclaim. The first single, "Don't Feel Right," was released online in May 2006 and is available as a free download on the group's MySpace page. The album features guest appearances from Peedi Peedi and returning Roots MC's Malik B. and Dice Raw. The album closes with a song titled "Can't Stop This", an eight minute tribute to the late J Dilla. Game Theory was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 2007 Grammy Awards, but lost to Release Therapy by Ludacris.

01. Dilltastic Vol Won(Derful)
02. False Media
03. Game Theory
04. Don't Feel Right
05. In The Music
06. Take It There
07. Baby John
08. Here I Come
09. Long Time
10. Livin’ In A New World
11. Clock With No Hands
12. Atonement
13. Can’t Stop This

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Truck North & DJ Bear-One Present: Truck Jewels

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Here is the Okayplayer premiere of Truck North's (from The Roots Crew) highly anticipated mixtape, Truck Jewels. Features include Black Thought, ?uestlove, Reef The Lost Cauze, Wale, Dice Raw, Indy 500, and Roscoe P. Coldchain. Start to finish, this tape is guaranteed to impress.

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Torae & The Roots: Live in NYC

Torae takes the stage alongside the legendary Roots Crew at Highline Ballroom in New York City performing a "jam session" of material off his upcoming "Double Barrel" album in stores June 2nd.

Catch Marco Polo & Torae at South Paw in Brooklyn, NY on Saturday May 23rd opening up for Black Moon & Smif-N-Wessun as they perform a 'Tribute To Classics' paying homage to their debut albums "Enta Da Stage" and "Da Shinin." Tickets for this event can be purchased here.

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