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Roots Affiliate Dice Raw Offers a Guide to The Roots Picnic; New Single “Rear Window” Drops Tomorrow

By: JP DelaCuesta (@JPdelacuesta)Category: MOBILE

(AllHipHop News) Roots affiliate and member of the Money Making Jam Boys, Dice Raw, is prepping the release of his new single ,”Rear Window,” for release tomorrow before this weekend’s 5th Annual Roots Picnic in Philadelphia. Dice, who has appeared on 10 of the Roots’ 11 studio albums, will release the free “Rear Window”, which is featured on the rapper’s upcoming The Greatest Rapper Never: The Transformation project, just in time for his hometown’s popular event. The two-day lineup for this year’s 5th Annual Roots Picnic includes performances from the legendary Roots crew, De La Soul, Rakim, Wale, Kid Cudi, Mr. MFN eXquire, Danny Brown, and many more. In anticipation of this weekend’s Roots Picnic, DJ Low Budget was commissioned to put together a one-of-a-kind official mixtape for the event which features tracks and remixes from a number of the Picnic’s performers. You can check out the mixtape here. Check out Dice Raw promoting this weekend’s Roots Picnic and touting his Raw Life roster and upcoming album below: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfciO72mpUM] Tickets for The Roots Picnic can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com.

The Roots Release Poster for Historic 5th Annual Picnic; Rakim Added to Jam-Packed Bill

By: Jake CratesCategory: MOBILE

(AllHipHop News) Today (May 14), The Roots officially announced the full lineup for their 5th Annual Roots Picnic. In addition to the previously announced array of artists, The Roots unveiled a poster detailing all of the acts that will be included on the bill for the Picnic. The poster features a Native American theme, with a totem pole featuring each of The Roots members etched in the totem. Black Thought and ?uestlove grace the top of the totem, holding a microphone and drumsticks respectively, while the totem is also adorned with Philadelphia’s historic Liberty Bell, as well as musical notes and speakers. In addition to The Roots, Kid Cudi, De La Soul, Rakim, James Murphy DJ Set (DFA/LCD Soundsystem), Wale, Major Lazer, Dice Raw, Diplo, St. Vincent, Tune-Yards, OCD: Moosh & Twist, Danny Brown, Shabbazz Palaces, Flosstradamus, Mr. Muthaf***in’ eXquire, DJ Afrojak, and more are scheduled to perform. The Roots will back both De La Soul and Rakim’s newly announced sets for the show. During Rakim’s set he will perform “Paid in Full,” among other legendary songs from his catalogue. This year’s Roots Picnic takes place the weekend of June 2-3 at the Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia, PA. Tickets for The Roots Picnic can be purchased as a 2-day pass ($80) or for each individual day ($50). All tickets are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com. See below for the official Roots Picnic Poster.