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Roots

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Death metal

Roots is a Death metal act. Their sound grew out of Wu-Tang Clan, RZA, J Dilla, Cody Chesnutt and Andy Bey. Those roots explain a lot about how Roots arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Emanon and Belle Epoque, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Incubus, Common, D'Angelo, Q-Tip and Mos Def, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 26 connections around Roots, reaching back through Wu-Tang Clan and forward to Incubus. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

The Roots are an American hip-hop band formed in 1987 by rapper Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and drummer Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia. The Roots serve as the house band on NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, having served in the same role on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon from 2009 to 2014. The regular members of The Roots on The Tonight Show are Captain Kirk Douglas (guitar), Mark Kelley (bass), James Poyser (keyboards), Ian Hendrickson-Smith (saxophone), Damon "Tuba Gooding Jr." Bryson (sousaphone), Stro Elliot, Dave Guy (trumpet), Kamal Gray (keyboards), and Raymond Angry (keyboards).

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
RootsWu-Tang ClanRZAJ DillaCody ChesnuttAndy BeyThe Guess WhoSufjan StevensIncubusCommonD'AngeloQ-TipMos DefErykah BaduEveJill ScottEmanonBelle Epoque

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Roots connections

Roots grew out of Wu-Tang Clan, RZA, J Dilla and Cody Chesnutt, shares an orbit with Emanon and Belle Epoque, went on to shape Incubus, Common, D'Angelo and Q-Tip. 26 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Roots

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Sounds and acts that shaped Roots.

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