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Watch The Roots and The Dallas POPS Orchestra's 'Night of Symphonic Hip-Hop' Concert in Full ft. Chaka Khan, Erykah Badu and More
Watch The Roots and The Dallas POPS Orchestra's 'Night of Symphonic Hip-Hop' Concert in Full ft. Chaka Khan, Erykah Badu and More
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Watch The Roots and The Dallas POPS Orchestra's 'Night of Symphonic Hip-Hop' Concert in Full ft. Chaka Khan, Erykah Badu and More

Just fucking gorgeous

For those lucky enough to be in attendance, last night The Roots pulled no punches and spared no famous friend at their all-star performance with the Dallas POPS at the Music Factory.

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The evening saw appearances from Robert Glasper, Erykah Badu, Bilal, Chaka Khan and Rufus, as well as Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, who headed the orchestra as conductor (and popped up as the lone violin in Thundercat’s entrancing Tiny Desk Concert this morning.)

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And while the sad reality is, like most photos, a clip could never capture the magnitude of the moment. Luckily, the full two-hour-plus performance has been made available via Twitch and can be see above. The group has reportedly been working on a new album, a follow-up to their 2013 release, ...And Then You Shoot Your Cousin, tentatively-titled, End Game. 9th Wonder and Salaam Remi are slated to executive produce.

Stay tuned for their next transmission in the weeks and months ahead.