The Legendary Roots Crew

Went to see 'The Roots' yesterday night at the Enmore Theatre with Benny & Nate.

Wow.....that's all I can say after watching the best live performance I have seen to date from any musician/group across all genres. Yep, it was better than U2 at Olympic Stadium.


There was a unanimous standing ovation at the end of the show and as we left the packed out theatre I heard "That was the best show I've ever seen" over and over again from very satisfied fans.

In terms of value for money, The Roots played a 2 hour set, which is unheard of in terms of hip-hop concerts. This included many classic hits from their entire discography, solo performances from their amazingly talented musicians and a 25 minute, uninterrupted megamix (played only by live instruments) of some classic hip-hop songs from past times.

At times the whole crowd were on their feet, dancing, singing and rapping with The Roots and just having a damn good time. At other times the crowd were just mesmerised by the genius of musical talents like ?uestlove, Black Thought, Hub and the rest of the crew. It's no wonder that 'Rolling Stone' magazine listed 'The Roots' in their top 20 live music acts of all time.

Sorry Nas, Hip-Hop ain't dead.


Braggin Writes (Song of the Week)


Title : You Got Me
Artist : The Roots (Featuring Erykah Badu)
Album : Things Fall Apart (1999)



It's only fitting that the song of the week is performed by 'The Roots'. 'You Got Me' was the Grammy nominated and breakthrough single from their album ' Things Fall Apart', where the massive potential of The Roots finally came together. This song features the smooth vocals of Erykah Badu, thought provoking lyrics of Black Thought and the innovative percussion from ?uestlove. Watch the music video here.