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Erykah Badu And The Roots Hit Radio City Music Hall!

Posted on 05/13/2008
Friday, May 9th, The Roots opened for Erykah Badu at NYC's legendary (truly!) Radio City Music Hall.  The sold out show seated close to 6000 hip-hop lovers, and The Roots and Erykah Badu made sure everyone got their money's worth!  OKP had photographer Terrence Jennings on hand to shoot some flicks from the night's performances.  See our flickr gallery below.  After, peep some photos from the NYC after-party at Sutra.


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Don't forget, The Roots are out on tour with Erykah Badu this spring- check the TOUR DATES and see when they'll be in a city near you! 

After the show, The Roots and co. headed to their fave NYC hot-spot Sutra to celebrate the night.  ?uesto jumped on the 1s and 2s, and Black Thought even took the mic to murder a short set of freestyles.  Peep the flicks below shot by gingerlynn which capture a few key moments at RCMH and the energetic vibe of the after-party.

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erikah: ...
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July 16, 2008 - 08:27:35 AM
Delgodo: ...
We regret to say that we missed the show . . . but Questo & Dj Spinna killed it at the afterparty!

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May 19, 2008 - 11:06:47 PM
pratibha gandhi: ...
i see tis one site realy it is best one please reply s thanku
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May 19, 2008 - 10:38:15 AM
Gwiz: ...
p.s.
?uestlove you are AWESOME!
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May 18, 2008 - 10:46:09 PM
Gwiz: ...
The concert was great in VA! The Roots were my fav part b/c they had me on my feet rockin the whole time. Erykah is a phenomenal artist. I really wasn't expecting her to be so dry with the crowd like Osay mentioned. Other than that I loved it.
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May 18, 2008 - 10:43:10 PM
Ms. Kelly: ...
1.) The Roots were too short...glad I'm seeing them at The Roots Picnic though. Really liked the guitar. Came to see Erykah.

2.) She did sing "Me" and "Soldier" and actually went in order of her songs on the new album like up to "Master Teacher." She just didn't do the last three. Made up for it with the treat of "Green Eyes" and an amazing "Orange Moon."

3.) Love her, show was fantabulous!

4.) Pissed though, because we paid for the most expensive tickets and ended up in the Mezz, when originally it was supposed to be Orchestra.

5.) The after party was YESSSSSSSSSS! High fived Questlove for playing Bmore club music and smiled at Mos Def in all his shortness, awkwardness, and beauty.

Very cool night. Oh, New York, NY.
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May 16, 2008 - 11:20:46 PM
Mrs Winstead: ...
The Roots killed it as always but their set was way too short. Espcecially with the long "pause" before Ms Badu made her debut. She sure sang her heart out and her voice is tremendous but I'd be lying to say I like more then 4 tracks off the new album. Me, Soilder, Telephone and Honey do it for me. *The Healer is ok too.
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May 16, 2008 - 03:56:23 PM
Mrs Winstead: ...
Not enough time for the Roots, they were truly who we came to see. Erykah gave you your money's worth, her voice is ridiculously beautiful but I'd be lying to say I like more then 4 tracks off the new album.

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May 16, 2008 - 03:54:11 PM
Osay: ...
her show was hot but she could have shown Philly more love.
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May 15, 2008 - 06:09:56 PM
Anbar: ...
It was an amaxing show... No dilla tracks really, but she definetely held it down. Wish the Roots performed more than they did. All in all the show was great.
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May 13, 2008 - 11:11:15 PM

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