R&B had a moment at this year's Roots Picnic. Acts ranging from Mary J. Blige to Jazmine Sullivan to SWV… Read More
Expanding to two days and returning to in-person, Roots Picnic 2022 will feature Mary J. Blige, Summer Walker, Wizkid, Jazmine… Read More
Black Thought said that the planned Roots Picnic performance "may have been our swan song as performers in the festival." The… Read More
Here's what went down at the 2018 Roots Picnic. Fans, friends, family, and more gathered at Festival Pier in Philadelphia… Read More
"Who's Dave Chappelle?" I overheard the question, asked by a teen to his friend — also a teen — while I was… Read More
screen/play is linking up with Okayplayer and Questlove for an intimate tribute to Prince and his Under the Cherry Moon… Read More
The warm-up for an all-star weekend. This Saturday, June 2nd, Roots Picnic returns to Penn's Landing for the 2018 installment of… Read More
One last highlight from a historic Roots Picnic with Pharrell The 10th Annual Roots Picnic has come and gone, but the… Read More
https://youtu.be/xbZLW4JUbkE Virginia storms Philly with a little help from Pharrell, Pusha T and The Neptunes sound Hard to believe it's… Read More
A special performance of the Mobb Deep classic from Roots Picnic 2017 Just a few weeks prior to his sudden… Read More
https://youtu.be/n_nz2LboFnU This year's Roots Picnic was such a great time and — oh, you weren't there? So you didn't get to… Read More
In Philadelphia, you can't throw a Questlove signature drumstick without hitting someone who is related to The Roots, grew up… Read More
A few weeks before boarding a Megabus to Philadelphia for Roots Picnic, I stood in the winding heights of The… Read More
The 10th Annual Roots Picnic was a celebration of timeless and generational talents 10 years is a long time. And… Read More
The 10th Annual Roots Picnic as told through two of our favorite lenses. Let's not pretend for a moment that… Read More
I stared hopelessly at the back of the main stage of the Roots Picnic as Pharrell was about to take… Read More