When true artists get out there and make their art including in it the truth about their experience and letting their spirits through unashamedly being only themselves on the track it reminds us of what the art of music is supposed to be like.

You can so see the "Roots" of the culture of hip hop, black music, soul music, R & B and poetry all in their works.

They remind me of alot of classic things like Gil Scott Heron's poetry and Skat and Bebop jazz. Not to mention how they allow themselves to evolve with time like all true musicians should strive to.

They are the quintessential hip hop band.

When hip hop started it was about the dj and the emcee interplay. The improv that blend of music that so many rappers can't do now. All those rappers that can't emcee. All the Roots do is emcee. All around best hip hop act.

i don't personally see The Beatles as a such great band they were the breakthrough act that set the flow that's why they are famous i personally admire John Lennon's ability to record whit such live instrumentation or even their 2 man shows whit Yoko whit just a guitar and a good message and nothing else man when i type this it sadness me because now days performance does not matter the lights matter

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