NTS aired an episode dedicated to the music of The Roots on 26 September 2018. The Roots has been played over 220 times on NTS, first on 17 May 2012. The Roots's music has been featured on 203 episodes.

The Roots, also known as The Legendary Roots Crew, The Square Roots and The Foundation, are an influential, Grammy winning hip hop group based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, famed for a heavily jazzy sound and live instrumentation. Inspired by the "hip-hop band" concept pioneered by Stetsasonic, the Roots themselves have garnered critical acclaim and influenced later hip-hop and R&B acts. The Roots' original lineup included Black Thought…