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The Roots’ Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter shares one of his earliest raps in an excerpt from his new Audible original, 7 Years, out Thursday, July 8th. In the clip, Trotter remembers how he began writing his first raps when he was about nine years old: “I wanted to be one …

Lyrical superpowers Black Thought, Pusha T and Killer Mike unite on the new song “Good Morning,” the latest single from the Roots rapper’s upcoming Streams of Thought Vol. 3: Cane & Able. With Swizz Beatz serving as hypeman, the three emcees showcase their freestyling abilities over a beat by producer …

EDITORS’ PICK: Father John Misty, God’s Favorite CustomerJosh Tillman’s fourth album under the FJM banner sounds “as if Tillman wrote and arranged these songs under the sumptuous, despairing spell of Lennon’s early-Seventies solo records, with time off for the late-Sixties Zombies and the Beach Boys’ Sunflower,” writes David Fricke.Hear: Amazon …

Jimmy Fallon showcased his crooning capabilities with an earnest rendition of Billy Vera & the Beaters’ “At this Moment” alongside his Tonight Show house band the Roots. The comedian-host sang with a smooth vibrato and dramatic delivery as part of the show’s backstage “Cover Room” series. “If you’d stay … …