One of the most prolific rap groups, The Roots were also among the most progressive acts in contemporary music, from their 1993 debut through their conceptual 2010s releases. Despite the seemingly archaic practice of functioning as a rap band with several instrumentalists — from 2007 onward, their lineup even featured a sousaphonist – they were ceaselessly creative, whether with their own material or through their varied assortment of collaborations. They went platinum and gold with successive studio releases and won a handful of Grammy awards. After they gained a nightly nationwide audience through a close partnership with television host Jimmy Fallon, they continued to challenge listeners with works free of genre restrictions. (Bio by John Bush, continued on @ Allmusic)

Tracklist:

1. Pass The Popcorn (Revisited)
2. Proceed
3. Distortion To Static
4. MellowMy Man
5. The Lesson Pt 1
6. Respond/React
7. Section
8. Episodes
9. What They Do
10. Concerto Of The Desperado
11. Clones
12. The Next Movement
13. Without A Doubt
14. Double Trouble
15. You Got Me
16. Rolling With Heat
17. Thought @ Work
18. BOOM!
19. Somebody’s Gotta Do It
20. Clock With No Hands
21. Here I Come
22. Rising Down
23. 75 Bars (Black’s Reconstruction)
24. The Show
25. Now Or Never
26. Walk Alone
27. Radio Daze
28. Tip The Scale
29. The Other Side