Cult hip-hop band the Roots struggle at new label

Posted April 29, 2008 by Tangent in Grab Bag

Reuters - Philadelphia’s hip-hop collective
the Roots are off to a rough start at their new label.
After seven studio albums with MCA and Geffen, they signed to Def Jam in 2006 at the behest of then-label president Jay-Z. However, since Jay-Z’s departure last December, things have been a bit more difficult.
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