Black Thought Launches Sneaker Collab The 10th anniversary of the Roots Picnic rolls into town this weekend, and Roots front man Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter has marked the occasion by releasing a special-edition sneaker collaboration. Black Thought release the limited-edition shoes, which come packed in picnic baskets with a picnic blanket and special wipes for cleaning. The shoe mixes […]
A decade ago, cofounders of The Roots, Tariq “Black Thought” and Ahmir “Questlove”, as well as the group’s then manager, Rich Nichols, had a conversation that gave birth to the concept of bringing together some of the world’s most cutting edge and blazing artists, to perform in their hometown of Philly. A decade later, […]
