The Roots - What They Do (live NPA)

Shamelessly stolen from therootslive.com, here's a nice TV rip from the french show Nulle Part Ailleurs. Enjoy !

[@TheJanisam]

the joint that truned my head into the right direction back in '97. I love this track so much!

[@Lippo187]

GOD BLESS THE RIDDEM!!! this is real music,with soul and heart!!! Hip Hop is just almost dead.....PEACE

[@equinoxxc]

Brilliant live performance of one of my favourite songs!

[@LilKirk12]

The Roots are very underrated. They are like a hidden gem.

[@FatDaddyCH]

Notice how tight the music and the sound are; most crews sound wack live when playing on DATs, these guys control that on instruments. Respect!

[@bigmelo19]

Je me rappelle d’être tomber dessus à l'époque, j' etait comme un dingue. Merci pour le poste.

[@toblerusseta]

"lost generation fast paced nation world population confront their frustration" true in 97 - true in '12

[@Jazzyyykat]

absolutely wonderful, they are amazing live!

[@ochsander7555]

wonderful

[@vanityxaffaire]

You say it as if the Roots are through. No, hip hop is still alive. It's just not as popular on the mainstream. But I agree; we need more of this.

[@sosencer]

There will never be a group come out on this level again...

[@Riles311]

the beatbox jam at the end is soooo sick. wow.

[@kiwatule]

Massive Selector!! Big Ups to da Roots. One Love.

[@nerdsgirlfriend]

AAAAAah can't wait to see them:D:D:D

[@lexidiamond13]

man the roots are soo gud musically aswell as vocally

[@kyleg8098]

Its amazing when one artist (Blackthought) uses the actual ENGLISH language...poetry and cool flows! Fake rappers take note.

[@macubusi]

this is best live video.

[@JovanNecakov]

What an ending!

[@austinedwards5577]

Roots Forever

[@Sir_Galahad111]

excellent.

[@beatassaillant]

?uestlove Is A Genius, Rahzel And Black Thought Are Great Too. Together They Are Wonderful. Roots Crew, Word Up!

[@moxamet]

hmmm Dr. DRE is exceptionally great in this regard.. infact many suspect, upon first listening, that he's lip syncing.. thats how good he is.. check him out.

[@originals4614]

Superb ill status

[@jkziegler1]

the roots never do what they do

[@GozerTheGozerian]

@behtashbg I've been to a lot of hip hop shows, and no emcee was more impressive than Reef the Lost Cauze. No hype men, no entourage, no band, just him and a DJ. Black Thought is one of my favorites, but he's never without his hype man.

[@behtashbg]

black thought live is better than most studio rappers, who when put on stage need 3 or 4 hype men filling in lines for them live performance is a very important aspect of being a mc, and this guy is without a doubt the best live performer around havin that ok band helps too, i guess, haha

[@jasemac88]

I can't find a live version with the guitar solo in it : (

[@vinnienickoloff90]

i remember when this was first posted, it had like 1,000 views or so... shit, cause of fallon there bigger now than back in the day.

[@AustinTexasFoLifeNIG]

3:38 holy damn.

[@teacupproductions2]

@Riles311 It's sooooo cool. mindblowing

[@Dave-or6mj]

Does anyone know what chords the keyboarder plays?

[@jgk381]

Where's the guitarist!?

[@vinnienickoloff90]

nah mang, its great.

[@BAGAKOOS]

never do whaat?

[@muzace]

hey hey that's the point of the song n'est-ce pas? Being mainstream isn't the objective, it's about being unique and the Roots achieve it even if they don't sell as many records or are as well recognised as they would like. Just cause something is artistically brilliant, doesn't mean it'll be hugely popular...

[@RaySolava]

It needs the guitar!

[@dapadau]

i would just correct you that much, "was" = "is" :))