JAŸ-Z had Hip-Hop buzzing over the weekend after headlining The Roots Picnic. To nobody’s surprise, Dame Dash has weighed in on the set and the freestyle that had fans talking.
Before JAŸ-Z became a billionaire mogul, stadium-selling superstar, and one of the greatest MCs to ever touch a mic, he was a hungry artist trying to make people believe in his vision. Some of those early moments happened right in Philadelphia. As part of The Backstory Podcast’s exclusive “Road To Roots Picnic.” Reflecting on Hov’s […]
JAŸ-Z was announced as the headlining act for the annual Roots Picnic music festival in Philadelphia this coming May.
This year's Roots Picnic was marred by poor weather, soggy grounds, and general disorganization, although it was well-attended.
Roots Picnic is back for 2025, and the headliners are once again top-notch. On Monday, February 17, the Roots and Live Nation announced that the headliners for the annual event include D’Angelo (wth the Roots), Lenny Kravitz, and Meek Mill along with GloRilla, Miguel, Tems, Latto and Kaytranada, and more.
The Roots have announced a stacked lineup for its "A Roots Picnic Experience: Class of '95" with Lil' Kim, Method Man, Redman and more.
The Roots and Live Nation Urban announced the Roots Picnic: Hip-Hop is the Love of My Life event at the Hollywood Bowl for June 29, 2024.
With OG artists from the golden era like Nas and Wu-Tang Clan going on tour, hopefully The Fugees can put something together for their day-ones before Pras is eventually sentenced and taken out the picture.
Each summer, The Roots curate one of the more underrated festivals around with their Roots Picnic. This marks the seventh year the show will invade Penn’s Landing in the group’s native Philadelphia, and today, ?uestlove unveiled a brief video to announce the performers.
The Roots returned to their hometown of Philadelphia to host the sixth annual Roots Picnic Saturday (June 1). This year’s lineup featured an eclectic mix of artists including Trinidad Jame$, Sonnymoon, Gary Clarke Jr., Robert Glasper, and Naughty By Nature. As always, the legendary band also had a few surprises in store. One was an appearance by […]
For fans of the Roots, their annual summer concert series has been a highlight. Today, the house band for Late Night With Jimmy Fallon officially announced the lineup for its sixth annual “Roots Picnic,” including performers Naughty By Nature and a handful of buzzing acts like Joey BadA$$ and Trinidad Jame$.