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The Roots In 3

Benji B is joined by The Roots' Questlove and Black Thought for a double-header in three records feature, plus the best new music...

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Music Played

  • The Roots

    Din Da Da

    • Geffen.

  • Erykah Badu & The Alchemist

    Next To You

    • Control Freaq Records.

  • Nate Smith, Kiefer, CARRTOONS & Kenny Beats

    STUB

    • Blue Note Records.

  • Ab‐Soul & Jill Scott

    Ode to Nikki

    • Blues Babe.

  • BEASTIE

    All The Same

    • MASCULEAN DREAM / Kamal Frederick.

  • FAUZIA

    Just a dream

    • Mexican Summer.

  • Kelela

    idea 1

    • Warp Records.

  • Arca

    No End

    • XL Recordings.

  • _BY.ALEXANDER

    If She Laughs

    • _by.ALEXANDER records.

  • The Roots

    Quicksand Millennium

    • geffen.

  • Moe Moks & LION BABE

    Rockets

    • LION BABE LLC.

  • Robert Glasper

    Rm 112 (Flipped by Karriem Riggins)

    • Loma Vista.

  • Donald Fagen

    I.G.Y

    • Reprise.

  • Freddie Gibbs & Madlib

    Education

    • Madlib Invazion/ESGN/Keep Cool/RCA Records.

  • El Michels Affair & Black Thought

    Grateful

    • unknown.

  • Antibalas

    Indictment

    • Ropeadope.

  • Fatback

    Let the Drums Speak

    • Southbound.

  • Dyke & the Blazers

    Uhh Parts 1 & 2

    • The Bicycle Music Company.

  • The Isley Brothers

    Get Into Something

    • Epic/Legacy.

  • Common & Black Thought

    Say Peace

    • Loma Vista Recordings.

  • Richard Spaven

    Tilt

    • Jazz re:freshed.

  • sparklmami

    fajas

    • Sparklmami LLC.

  • DOMi & JD BECK

    HAD ENOUGH

    • Blue Note Records.

  • Stereolab

    Diagonals

  • Pedro Borlado

    First Light

Broadcast

  • Wednesday 23:00
    BBC Radio 1