Malik B, best known as a former and found member of The Roots, has passed away. Born Malik Abdul Basit, he was just 47 years old. The M-Illa-tant’s passing was first revealed by his cousin Don Champion on Twitter. Keith McPhee, the music supervisor of the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon also noted Malik B’s […]
Jimmy Fallon and Tarik “Black Thought” Trotter from The Roots just announced they’ll be visiting Philadelphia on Tuesday, April 17 and want to try a home-cooked meal from one lucky family. Fans can send an e-mail to SurpriseDinnerParty@TonightShow.com before Sunday, April 8 with a special recipe and why they’d like to host Jimmy and Tarik. “The Tonight Show” will live stream […]
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 […]
FUN LOCAL FACT Television news viewers in the Philadelphia area may be melting, but not because of the record-high February temperatures. As it turns out, Philly is home to some of the hottest TV news anchors in the game, according to BuzzFeed. The site released its list of the “50 Hottest News Anchors in the […]
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, […]
The Roots will kick off Philadelphia’s annual celebration of Black Music Month with their fourth-annual Roots Picnic on June 4th. The event will take place at Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing in the band’s hometown of Philadelphia, PA. Black Thought, lead MC of The Roots spoke to TheUrbandaily.com about one of the Summers best shows. […]
Zoe Kravitz, daughter of Lisa Bonet and Lenny Kravitz, and Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe star in Victoria Mahoney’s upcoming independent film, Yelling To The Sky. The film also stars Marc John Jeffries and Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter of The Roots.
