What is The Roots?
{{Infobox musical artist | name = The Roots | image = The Roots 2016 Holiday Tour - Orlando (31139328734).jpg | landscape = yes | caption = The Roots performing in 2016 | alias = The Legendary Roots Crew<br />The Fifth Dynasty<br />The Square Roots | origin = {{nowrap|[[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania, U.S.}} | genre = {{flatlist| * [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Bush|first=John|date=n.d.|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-roots-mn0000415906/biography|title=The Roots: Biography & History|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=January 27, 2021}}</ref> * [[alternative hip hop|alternative rap]]<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Patrin|first=Nate|date=June 25, 2010|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14386-how-i-got-over/|title=The Roots: How I Got Over Album Review|magazine=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|access-date=January 27, 2021}}</ref> * [[conscious rap]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nieman |first1=Carrie |title=Digging the Roots |url=https://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/digging-the-roots/Content?oid=1375737 |website=Style Weekly |access-date=21 February 2022 |archive-date=21 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221074737/https://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/digging-the-roots/Content?oid=1375737 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * [[progressive soul]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Gross|first=Jason|date=May 10, 2006|url=https://clclt.com/charlotte/the-roots/Content?oid=2360759|title=The Roots: They're a (funky) American band|newspaper=[[Creative Loafing|Creative Loafing Charlotte]]|access-date=January 27, 2021}}</ref> * [[progressive rap]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Lewis|first=Miles Marshall|authorlink=Miles Marshall Lewis|date=August 9, 2007|url=https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/common-6375880|title=Common|newspaper=[[Dallas Observer]]|accessdate=July 14, 2021}}</ref> }} | years_active = {{start date|1987}}–present | label = {{flatlist| * [[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]] * [[DGC Records|DGC]] * [[GOOD Music|GOOD]] * [[In