The Roots

WATCH: Frank Ocean’s Fallon Appearance

Yup, this is the third Frank Ocean post in a row on UTG this evening. A first? Yes. Unwarranted? No. Since the announcement that the Odd Future crooner’s record was to be released tonight, we’ve all been scrambling to prepare. In addition to that, Jimmy Fallon had him on his program this evening where Frank performed […]

STREAM/DOWNLOAD: Frank Ocean – “Sweet Life,” Announces Fallon Appearance

It’s only been a few days since R&B crooner Frank Ocean came out publically as a homosexual male, but the news regarding this Odd Future star is far from finished. Today, Frank has released a new song called “Sweet Life” for free. The song will appear on his new record entitled Channel Orange courtesy of Def […]

?uestlove States The Roots Album Will Drop In March 2013

The Roots‘ own ?uestlove made an appearance on the Power 99 radio show to talk about their new album plans for 2013 and more. ?uestlove stated that we will see their album drop officially in March of 2013, via Def Jam Records, so get ready for the crazy hype to start building now. Take a […]

Austin City Limits Line-Up Announced

Austin City Limits Music Festival 2012 has announced the entire line-up and Under The Gun Review has the list right here for you. This festival takes place from October 12 through the 14 at Zilker Park. Be sure to head to Austin City Limits official website to purchase tickets right now and please check out […]

STREAM/DOWNLOAD: The Roots & Monsters Of Folk – Dear God 2.0 (Zeds Dead Remix)

Under The Gun is bringing you quite the treat this morning, a remix of a cover. The Roots decided to cover Monsters of Folk’s (Conor Oberst, Jim James, M. Ward, Mike Mogis) song “Dear God” and now Toronto dubstep duo Zeds Dead have turned the tables by remixing their version. For Zeds’ interpretation they decided […]

Nas And The Roots Perform “Nasty” On Fallon

Nas teamed up with The Roots last night for a performance of “Nasty” and UTG has the footage. Never one to disappoint on record or stage, Nas appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night during the show’s taping at Madden Bowl Bud Light Hotel in Indianapolis. While there, the “Hate Me Now” rapper […]

J. Cole & The Roots Perform On Jimmy Fallon

J. Cole made an appearance on Jimmy Fallon last night and performed his song “Can’t Get Enough,” with backing help from The Roots. This smooth performace shows that this artist is truly experiencing great success and will be putting out a music video for this single very soon. Stay tuned for that. Please click through […]

Common Performs “Celebrate” Live On Jimmy Fallon

Common gets the late night television crew up and dancing with his performance of his new song “Celebrate” on Jimmy Fallon. He recruits The Roots for some backup help on this track, off of his latest effort The Dreamer/The Believer, and they completely owned it. Watch the video right here on UTG and let us […]

Rumored (leaked) lineup for Coachella 2012

The new year is rolling around and with it comes another year of great music. Next spring is the Coachella Valley Music and Fine Arts Festival, a huge (sweaty) gathering of celebrities, rich folk, and hipsters.  To entertain these individuals, hundreds of musicians will flock to the Coachella Valley to play. A Goldenvoice insider has […]

MUSIC VIDEO: The Roots – Tip The Scale

The Roots have delivered the second installment of their weekly video series right on time and UTG has the goods. Today’s clip is a short for the group’s single, “Tip The Scale.” Shot entirely in black and white, the video features a hooded individual surveying his neighborhood. You can view the entire clip after the […]

Radical Face Releases Free EP Download

Ben Cooper AKA Radical Face has released a free download of his most recent EP entitled, The Bastards: Volume One. It contains three songs independent of his upcoming release, The Roots, which will be released on October 4 and is part of his “Family Tree Project.” Ben Cooper is also one half of the electronic/indie […]

Beyoncé performs with The Roots on Late Night

Beyoncé gave the crowd on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon one heck of a show last night. She performed her new single “Best Thing I Never Had,” with some help from The Roots, off of her recent release 4. This performance is too good to pass over.