The Roots are one of the most prolific live hip hop bands ever. They’re the new pioneers of return to true hip hop. With their latest phenomenal album Phrenology, Philadelphia-based musicians, emcees and vocal manipulators steadfastly resume their statesmen-like role as hip hop’s most consistently innovative outfit. It has become indisputable that they are ahead of their time. If the hip hop world’s tumultuous climate has taught us anything, it’s that there are! very few safe bets in rap music… But while fashion trends, dance crazes and rappers old and new each arrive and depart with the relative quickness, The Roots continue to infectiously groove to the beat of a vastly different drummer. Ambitious, exhilarative and painstakingly creative, fans and critics unanimously see The Roots as the best live act in hip-hop: honest, compelling, talented and convincing. The Roots are a ferocious live band!