The Roots Survive Tour Bus Crash

The Roots were involved in a crash while in route to Paris. Thier tour bus according to ?uest, did a complete 360 and ended up in the air, ramped up by the van that crashed into them. Everyone is doing good with just minor cuts and bruises.

The Roots Named House band for "Late Night"

Congrats to The Roots they have been named as the new house band for NBC's "Late Night" when former "Saturday Night Live" actor Jimmy Fallon replaces Conan O'Brien as host in March 2009, reports allhiphop.com.

The Roots and Gym Class Hereos Join Together For The Trek Tour

The Roots and rap/rock group Gym Class Heroes have joined together for a fall tour that will see the groups alternating headlining duties. The tour call "The Trek" begins Oct. 2 in Baltimore with opening act Estelle. Tickets go on sale this weekend for the general public.

Tour Dates:

Oct. 3: Baltimore (Rams Head Live!)

Oct. 4: Norfolk, Va. (The Norva)

Oct. 5: North Myrtle Beach, S.C. (House of Blues)

Oct. 6: Atlanta (The Tabernacle)

Oct. 7: Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (House of Blues)

Oct. 8: Miami (The Fillmore at Jackie Gleason)

Oct. 10: Houston (Meridian, w/ Estelle only)

Oct. 11: Dallas (The Palladium Ballroom)

Oct. 12: Austin, Texas (The Backyard)

Oct. 14: Phoenix (The Marquee)

Oct. 19: Las Vegas (House of Blues)

Oct. 21: Denver (The Fillmore Auditorium)

Oct. 23: Milwaukee (Eagles Ballroom)

Oct. 24: Chicago (Congress Theatre)

Oct. 25: Detroit (The Fillmore Detroit)

Oct. 26: Toronto (Sound Academy)

Oct. 28: New York (Roseland Ballroom)

Oct. 30: Worcester, Mass. (The Palladium Downstairs)

Oct. 31: Asbury Park, N.J. (Asbury Park Convention Hall)

Nov. 1: Albany, N.Y. (Washington Avenue Armory)

SoCo Music Experience Tour

Gnarls Barkley, The Roots and GZA will perform at The SoCo Music Experience festival tour, for people 21 and over. The first show is scheduled for Sept. 6 in Madison, WI, that show will be headlined by The Roots and GZA, while Gnarls Barkley takes the stage June 28 in Denver. For more information, visit SoCo Music Exp

URB "The Conscious Issue"

“Gray Matters: The Conscious Issue.” URB magazine new issue features covers with both Nas & The Roots, Nas has a new album dropping this July, and The Roots Rising Down album is in stores now.

Ludacris and The Roots at the New Oleans Jazz Festival

Ludacris and The Roots performed this past weekend at the New Orleans Jazz Festival. I heard that the show was actually hot!

The Roots Having Trouble At Def Jam

The Roots are said to be having a lot of drama since Jay-Z decided to step-down. Word is the group has been having trouble pleasing Def Jam and they haven't been getting a lot of promotion.

Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson says that's , "He (L.A Reid) has no idea that 'Birthday Girl' isn't even on the album," Thompson says. "They don't know we shot the 'Rising Down' video. They just know they approved an (electronic press kit) budget."

?uestlove was speaking of their single "Birthday Girl" that was removed from their U.S. version of their new album, "Rising Down"