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Tune in at 11:35PM
By Hillary Crosley Mon Apr 28, 1:49 AM ET
Philadelphia’s hip-hop collective the Roots are off to a rough start at their new label.
After seven studio albums with MCA and Geffen, they signed to Def Jam in 2006 at the behest of then-label president Jay-Z. However, since Jay-Z’s departure last December, things have been a bit more difficult.
In an effort to please Def Jam executives with a radio single, drummer Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson says the group presented the pop-leaning “Birthday Girl” featuring Fall Out Boy’s Patrick Stump. Label staffers praised the track, but fans panned it, and the tune was stripped from the U.S. version of their new album, “Rising Down.”
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Tomorrow night make sure you tune in to Late Night with David Letterman on CBS to catch me performing “Rising Up” with The Roots and Chrisette Michele at 11:35PM. Actually, if you are in DC, you should Tivo it and come see me perform it live at…
the Darfur Now benefit concert with me, UCB and Southeast Slim at Club Five in DC. Admission is technically free, all they ask is for a donation.
And if you haven’t seen the video for ‘RIsing Up”, go check it on elitaste.com
LOVE
Jul 19 2008 Rock The Bells @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre Chicago, Illinois
Jul 20 2008 Rock The Bells TORONTO Toronto, Ontario
Jul 26 2008 Rock The Bells @ Tweeter Center Mansfield, Massachusetts
Jul 27 2008 Rock The Bells @ Jones Beach Amphitheater New York, New York
Aug 2 2008 Rock The Bells @ Cruzan Amphitheater Miami, Florida
Aug 3 2008 Rock The Bells @ Susquehanna Bank Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Aug 9 2008 Rock The Bells @ Coors Amphitheater Denver, Colorado
Aug 16 2008 Rock The Bells @ Glen Helen Amphitheatre San Bernadino, California
Aug 23 2008 Rock The Bells @ Shoreline Amphitheater San Francisco, California
Aug 30 2008 Rock The Bells in VANCOUVER Vancouver, British Columbia
Two coolest things I saw at Coachella. I’m never going back until Wale performs.
Frederic from Datarock. So powerful.
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My favorite
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