Posts tagged "The Roots"
bLISTerd Presents: The 100 Greatest Rap Albums of All Time (Part Four)

bLISTerd Presents: The 100 Greatest Rap Albums of All Time (Part Four)

A veritable coruncopia of white rappers shows up in this installment of the greatest rap albums of all time. Plus-The Roots, OutKast and more!

bLISTerd Presents: The 100 Greatest Rap Albums of All Time (Part One)

bLISTerd Presents: The 100 Greatest Rap Albums of All Time (Part One)

Popblerd’s list of the best rap albums of all time kicks off with classics from Queen Latifah, The Roots and Organized Konfusion! Plus, an underlooked (IMO) album from OutKast!

Spin Cycle: Jimmy Fallon, Blow Your Pants Off

Spin Cycle: Jimmy Fallon, Blow Your Pants Off

Late night host and musical comedian Jimmy Fallon’s second record, Blow Your Pants Off, collects memorable musical moments from his show. Check out our review to see how many laughs you’ll get from it.

bLISTerd: The 10 Best Hip-Hop Groups of All Time

bLISTerd: The 10 Best Hip-Hop Groups of All Time

Run-DMC is arguably the most influential hip-hop group of all time, but are they the best? Check out our latest list and see where Darryl, Jay and Joe landed.

bLISTerd: The Top Ten Albums Of The '00s

bLISTerd: The Top Ten Albums Of The ’00s

We’ve finally hit the jackpot. The 10 best albums of the ’00s, as voted by the Popblerd staff. Amy Winehouse made the list, who else is here?

bLISTerd: The 100 Best Albums Of The '00s (20-11)

bLISTerd: The 100 Best Albums Of The ’00s (20-11)

We’re in the top twenty! Check out selections from The Bravery, The Roots, System Of A Down and Coldplay!

bLISTerd: The 100 Best Albums Of The '00s (100-91)

bLISTerd: The 100 Best Albums Of The ’00s (100-91)

We’re in 2012. Is it too early for ‘00s nostalgia? Oh, the first decade of the new millennium. The decade we were introduced to the iPod, the smart phone, texting and all sorts of technological advances that have made us incredibly lazy beings. We decided to start voting for our pop stars on TV, Janet Jackson torpedoed her career by showing us a nipple, and Mariah Carey went crazy and then made a comeback (but she’s still crazy). Oh, and […]

We Saw It!: The Roots @ The House of Blues in Boston 12/26

We Saw It!: The Roots @ The House of Blues in Boston 12/26

How does a dyed-in-the-wool hip-hop fan like me wait until 2012 to see his very first Roots show? I guess it’s been a combination of limited resources, being in the wrong place at the wrong time, and just plain bad luck (I was supposed to see them at the Apollo a few years back, but my ticket connection fell through.) So when it was announced that The Roots would be playing Boston’s House of Blues on the day after Christmas, […]

bLISTerd: The Popblerd Staff Presents The Best Music of 2011…And Some Playlists!!

We’ve spent much of the past week looking back at the year that was, with many of the writers on staff posting their lists of their 11 favorite albums of 2011. Everything from indie rock to hip-hop got mentioned, and every writer that contributed an individual list (and a couple that didn’t) ranked their albums. Those rankings were then compiled and the result…a quick and dirty list of the site’s 40 favorite albums of the year. Suck it, Billboard! 1) […]

Discography Fever!: The Roots (Part Two)

Discography Fever!: The Roots (Part Two)

In case you missed part one in our breakdown of the Legendary Roots Crew’s discography, never fear. Just click here . Now, let’s move on! The Tipping Point (2004) Drew: Having exhausted almost all avenues of restless experimentation with Phrenology, The Roots stepped back in a major way with The Tipping Point, a record far more interested in bobbing heads than in expanding their genre. Having officially reached the point where I experienced every new Roots release in real time with Phrenology, I recall The Tipping Point vividly, […]

Discography Fever!: The Roots (Part One)

Discography Fever!: The Roots (Part One)

We’re taking a look at the Roots’ catalog-here’s Part One!

bLISTerd Presents: GG's Top 11 Albums of 2011

bLISTerd Presents: GG’s Top 11 Albums of 2011

I’ve become very good at buying music these days. I rarely dislike anything I purchase, but that is a problem. With the ability to sample nearly anything and everything before I buy, my taste has become so narrowed down. Thus, my list is probably the most predictable list of all. But I’m not sure that’s a bad thing. The great thing about music is that it’s so subjective. You like what you like. I don’t listen to music as much […]