Music·Curated by Richard

The Roots, the videos, 1995 to 2014

Nine music videos from a band that would rather be on a stage. They treat the form like a joke they are in on, then play it straight anyway.

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#01
The Roots - Proceed (Official Music Video)Proceed — Do You Want More?!!!??!, 1995
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The Roots - Proceed (Official Music Video)
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Proceed — Do You Want More?!!!??!, 1995
#02
The Roots - What They Do (Official Music Video)What They Do — Illadelph Halflife, 1996. Every rap-video cliché, captioned
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The Roots - What They Do (Official Music Video)
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What They Do — Illadelph Halflife, 1996. Every rap-video cliché, captioned
#03
The Roots - The Next MovementThe Next Movement — Things Fall Apart, 1999
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The Roots - The Next Movement
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The Next Movement — Things Fall Apart, 1999
#04
The Roots - You Got Me ft. Erykah BaduYou Got Me — with Erykah Badu, 1999
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The Roots - You Got Me ft. Erykah Badu
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You Got Me — with Erykah Badu, 1999
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The Roots - The Seed (2.0) (Official Music Video) ft. Cody ChesnuTTThe Seed (2.0) — with Cody ChesnuTT, Phrenology, 2002
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The Roots - The Seed (2.0) (Official Music Video) ft. Cody ChesnuTT
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The Seed (2.0) — with Cody ChesnuTT, Phrenology, 2002
#06
The Roots - Don't Say Nuthin' (Official Music Video)Don't Say Nuthin' — The Tipping Point, 2004
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The Roots - Don't Say Nuthin' (Official Music Video)
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Don't Say Nuthin' — The Tipping Point, 2004
#07
The Roots - 75 Bars (Black's Reconstruction)75 Bars (Black's Reconstruction) — Rising Down, 2008. Black Thought, one verse, no hook
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The Roots - 75 Bars (Black's Reconstruction)
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75 Bars (Black's Reconstruction) — Rising Down, 2008. Black Thought, one verse, no hook
#08
The Roots - How I Got Over (Official Music Video)How I Got Over — 2010
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The Roots - How I Got Over (Official Music Video)
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How I Got Over — 2010
#09
The Roots - Never ft. Patty CrashNever — with Patty Crash, ...And Then You Shoot Your Cousin, 2014
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The Roots - Never ft. Patty Crash
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Never — with Patty Crash, ...And Then You Shoot Your Cousin, 2014