With only a week left leading up the release of "Rising Down" by The Roots - one of the most-anticipated albums of 2008 - I'm going to take you on a musical journey throughout the history of The Roots - arguably my favorite musical group and the best I've ever seen in concert.

Their first album in 1993 called Organix sold out at shows in Europe and earned them a record deal in the US. One of the singles for Organix (Pass the Popcorn) can be found in an earlier post: http://dwil2750.podomatic.com/entry/2008-01-26T14_36_25-08_00

The Roots' second album really put them on the hip hop map. Their sophomore LP entitled "Do You Want More?!!!??!" was selected as one of The Source Magazine's 100 Best Rap Albums. With singles such as "Distortion To Static" and "Proceed", this hip hop band gained some steam in the US. But my particular favorite one on this 1995 album is "Mellow My Man". It's jazzy, it's fun, and puts you in the right mood...