The Roots

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The Roots are an American hip-hop band formed in 1987 by singer Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and drummer Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia. The Roots serve as the house band on NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, having served in the same role on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon from 2009 to 2014. The regular members of The Roots on The Tonight Show are Captain Kirk Douglas (guitar), Mark Kelley (bass), James Poyser (keyboards), Ian Hendrickson-Smith (saxophone), Damon "Tuba... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, The Roots first charted in 1997 with Otherside of the Game.The artist placed 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100.The artist scored 1 UK Top‑75 entries.

Top songs: #1: You Got Me - #2: Otherside of the Game - #3: The Next Movement
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  Erykah Badu
1.
08/1997
#2  Otherside of the Game
Erykah Badu

from Baduizm   Baduizm
9 pts


14
R&B


[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
[Kedar/Universal album cut]
written by Erykah Badu, Bro Questlove, Richard Nichols, James Poyser & The Roots greentick
  The Roots
You Got Me
2.
01/1999
#1  You Got Me
The Roots greentick

from Things Fall Apart   Things Fall Apart
62 pts
39
US
11
R&B
31
UK
featuring Erykah Badu
[MCA 55539]
written by Black Thought, ?uestlove, The Roots greentick, Jill Scott & Scott Storch
The Next Movement
3.
06/1999
#3  The Next Movement
The Roots greentick

from Things Fall Apart   Things Fall Apart
1 pts


103
R&B


written by The Roots greentick

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