The Roots
American hip hop band and The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon house band
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| 2021 | Hub passes away. |
| 2021 | American jazz singer Kurt Elling covered the song on his album Superblue, featuring guitarist Charlie Hunter. |
| July 29 2020 | Founding member Malik B. died at the age of 47. |
| March 2019 | Questlove announced that the End Game album will include an unreleased J Dilla beat. |
| August 2017 | Frank Knuckles sued Questlove, Black Thought, and the band manager Shawn Gee over unpaid royalties. |
| June 2017 | Questlove announced in an interview that producer and performer Stro Elliot became an official member of the Roots. |
| June 2017 | Black Thought revealed that producers 9th Wonder and Salaam Remi will contribute to the End Game album. |
| April 2017 | Frank Knuckles left the Roots due to family issues and stopped appearing on The Tonight Show. |
| October 2016 | The group announced their 17th studio album, End Game. |
| September 2016 | The Roots backed up Usher at a Global Citizen benefit concert in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, sparking speculation about a potential major collaboration between the two acts. |
| August 25 2011 | The band announced that Owen Biddle had left, and was replaced by Mark Kelley as bassist. |
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