RIP to Malik B. I listened to The Roots constantly as a kid and still do. My heart goes out to his family, friends, and the entire Roots Crew.
RIP Malik B
Music, News, The Good Old DaysThe Roots
Thought At Work
Mixes, Music, The Good Old Days
Been sitting on this Black Thought mix for a minute, feels like a good time to let it fly. Nothing but classics, freestyles, remixes and rarities. Stream and tracklist below, enjoy…
NY State Of Mind Intro
Tony Touch Freestyle
Thought @ Work (Original Version)
Silent Treatment (Beatminerz Mix)
Proceed II w/ Malik B and Bahamadia
Beatbox Freestyle w/ Rahzel (Live on KALX)
The Lesson Pt. 1 w/ Dice Raw and Rahzel
Work w/ Alicia Keys
Table Of Contents, Part 3
Distortion To Static (Freestyle Mix)
Wake Up Show Freestyle
Respiration (Pete Rock Flying High Remix) w/ Black Star
The Professional
@15
75 Bars (Black’s Reconstruction)
The Anti-Circle
Zen Approach
Thought @ Work Freestyle
Sadat X vs. The Roots
Music, The Good Old DaysWanna hear a sick throwback? Check out Sadat X flipping “Wild Cowboys” over a live rendition of the “Who Shot Ya” instrumental, courtesy of none other than The Roots. I live for shit like this.
Berkeley Roots
Late Pass, Music, The Good Old Days
The Thanksgiving gems keep coming. Here’s an on-air freestyle from 1994 live on KALX in Berkeley, California featuring The Roots’ Black Thought on the mic and Rahzel on the beatbox. Thanks to Oliver Wang for preserving the audio—very fun. Listen below.
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