The Roots

east coast hip hop / jazz rap / hip hop

1.5Mfollowers62popularity

First spotted 1 weeks ago. On both radio rotation and venue stages — the real deal. One of the highest signals we're tracking right now.

Signal Score155→

We rank artists by real-world signals — where tastemakers (not algorithms) decide what gets exposure.

radio_heavy+85

venue_bookings (3)+45

cross_signal_bonus+25

radio_heavy+85

Heavy rotation on college/indie radio - strong curator conviction

venue_bookings (3)+45

Booked at tastemaker venues

cross_signal_bonus+25

Both radio play AND venue booking - strongest signal

Radio Airplay (heavy)Venue Booking

Radio Airplay

Every station that played this artist, with play counts and tracks.

KEXPSeattle, WA

Public Radio3 plays

Tracks played:

Unknown

First: Dec 10, 10:14 AM UTCLast: Dec 12, 8:55 AM UTC

WFUVNew York, NY

Public Radio2 plays

Tracks played:

The Seed (2.0)
You Got Me

First: Dec 12, 10:20 PM UTCLast: Dec 13, 10:20 PM UTC

KCRWSanta Monica, CA

Public Radio1 plays

Tracks played:

Unknown

First: Dec 10, 6:33 PM UTCLast: Dec 10, 6:33 PM UTC

KUTXAustin, TX

Public Radio1 plays

Tracks played:

Unknown

First: Dec 7, 2:45 PM UTCLast: Dec 7, 2:45 PM UTC

The CurrentMinneapolis, MN

Public Radio1 plays

Tracks played:

You Got Me feat. Erykah Badu

First: Dec 20, 11:36 AM UTCLast: Dec 20, 11:36 AM UTC

WCBN

Radio1 plays

Tracks played:

Don't Say Nuthin' (Radio Edit)

First: Dec 21, 12:00 AM UTCLast: Dec 21, 12:00 AM UTC

In Our Playlists

Where this artist lands in our signal-ranked playlists.

🎤Hip Hop Soul

#50You Got Me

External Links

Spotify ✓

Verification Details

The geeky stuff — how we verified this is a real, active artist.

Spotify ID78xUyw6FkVZrRAtziFdtdu

Input NameThe Roots

Statusverified

Confidence100%

Radio Plays8

Radio Rotationheavy

All Genreseast coast hip hop, jazz rap, hip hop

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