Sepultura were one of the greatest and most unexpected success stories of the mid-90s. Four kids from the cultural backwater of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, they journeyed from sub-underground death metal ...

The Roots were a powerful, eclectic, versatile band long before they became known as the house band for Jimmy Fallon’s talk shows. Founded in 1987 by vocalist Black Thought and drummer Questlove, the ...

Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson has been an avid traveler, to say the least. As drummer and bandleader of the Roots, he has been from one end of the globe to the other. The New York Times is one of the ...

“Captain” Kirk Douglas will be the latest member of The Roots to release a 2022 side project. The guitarist/vocalist announced he will release his new solo album, “New Unknown,” on Nov. 4. Douglas is ...

I can’t recall ever having a harder time choosing my hip-hop album of the year, but I think that may be because we are at a crossroads moment in hip-hop history. In some ways every year is a ...

S.G. Goodman's Teeth Marks is one of NPR Music's favorite roots albums of the year. In 2022, artists working within the orbit of the unstable category "roots music" got personal even as they explored ...