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Spring 2011 JUMP Magazine Preview!
The inaugural issue of JUMP: The Philly Music Project is at the printer now and will be on the streets starting March 11. If you can’t find a copy, shoot us an email. We’ll get you a stack. What’s in...
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Loads of Stars But The Roots Stole the Show.
Our cover boys, Nicos Gun, performing inside the tent. Esperanza Spalding, backed by The Roots. Little Dragon from Sweden playing the main stage. Nas was the big draw for the picnic this year but it...
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Summer Issue Preview: Our One-On-One With Tariq Trotter.
Our Kevin Stairiker spoke to Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter of The Roots last week for the cover story about The Roots Picnic for the summer issue of JUMP, which is due out on June 1. Here is a teaser...
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Even After 25 Years, The Roots Are Still Pushing Boundaries.
Kevin Stairiker speaks with Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter, who founded The Roots in 1987 with Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson. Images by G.W. Miller III. So The Roots Picnic this year is gonna be the first...
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Things People Said at The Roots Picnic.
Our Sofiya Ballin wandered backstage at The Roots Picnic and talked to some of the great Philly music characters about The Picnic. Images by Rick Kauffman. TARIQ “BLACK THOUGHT” TROTTER C0-founder of...
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GrassROOTS: Black Thought Wants Young Girls To Grow Into Healthy Women.
Text and image by Sofiya Ballin. We caught up with Tariq Trotter, aka Black Thought of The Roots, on Saturday before a charity show called Let’s Move It Philly! at Sigma Sound. Proceeds from the night...
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Yusuf Muhammad: The Original Veteran Freshman.
Text by Sofiya Ballin. Images by Michael Bucher. Snapshots courtesy of Yusuf Muhammad’s Instagram feed. In a black hoodie reading “Young King” and an Africa pin on his snapback, Yusuf “Yuie” Muhammad...
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The GrassROOTS Community Foundation: Planting Roots in the Community.
Text by Sofiya Ballin. Images by G.W. Miller III. The guests of St. Mark’s Church on Frankford Avenue are having a spiritual experience. Throughout the halls, up the stairs and in a large room, “Move...
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GrassROOTS Community Foundation’s “Let’s Move It: Philly!” Party @ Trilogy...
Text by Tim Mulhern. Images by Matthew Leister. On the third floor of Trilogy Nightclub, overlooking a snow-covered city and a skyline shrouded in fog, fans of Philly hip-hop “partied with a purpose”...
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Philly Reps Hard At The GRAMMYS Tonight.
The 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards is tonight and our city is well represented. While some of the nominees are no surprise, there may be a few either up for awards or who worked on projects up for the...
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