The not-so-secret weapon onThe Tonight ShowisThe Roots,a band whose success on the NBC program was so swift it even surprised a few people at NBC. The group's drummer and leader, Ahmir "Questlove" ...

The Grass Roots were on their second incarnation when they earned their biggest hit. "Midnight Confessions" established a winning formula.

Fans of Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show were caught off guard when the legendary house band, The Roots, suddenly vanished from the stage. The hip-hop group, a cornerstone of Fallon's late-night shows ...

The Roots celebrated the 30th anniversary of their major label debut, 'Do You Want More?!!!??!', with a stripped-down live set in Oakland.

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! In his book “The Upcycled Self, A Memoir on the Art of Becoming Who We Are,” Tariq ...

PHILADELPHIA — Even by his superproductive standards, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson is having an extraordinarily busy start to 2025. The Roots drummer, DJ, documentary filmmaker, author, podcast host, ...

The band’s lead singer is a Bishop Moore Catholic High School graduate, and one of the group’s early videos was filed in the ...