We've always been a band that intentionally transcended race and age. — Black Thought Copy Share Image
We usually overrecord. Then we boil it down to the cream of the cream. — Black Thought Copy Share Image
You can always hear me breathing during my verses, but that breathing becomes part of the music. — Black Thought Copy Share Image
I don't sit down and write a song, and then slam down the phone like, 'We got another one!' and pop some… — Black Thought Copy Share Image
Commercial success won't come to us from a change in the music. It will gradually be the result of a change in… — Black Thought Copy Share Image
We record in the spirit of the Berry Gordy camp and Gamble & Huff, where people were writing up to a dozen… — Black Thought Copy Share Image
For some music, lyrically, the best move is to keep it simple in what it is that you are saying, and just… — Black Thought Copy Share Image
If there's a track that's rhyme friendly, the verse will basically write itself. If the track is less rhyme friendly, you have… — Black Thought Copy Share Image
I'm in great company and some may say that the underexposure has added to my allure and the staying power of me… — Black Thought Copy Share Image
It's weird what can trigger the beginning of a song or some bars. It can be a banging slice of apple pie… — Black Thought Copy Share Image
Anyone that I've ever worked with, it's not like I just meet you or someone throws us together for the sole purpose… — Black Thought Copy Share Image
We are true to our name. We're somewhat beneath the surface, and I think well always be to a certain extent. — Black Thought Copy Share
Lots of people are saying that I shut down mumble rap in one 10-minute setting. But that wasn't my intention, because mumble rap -… — Black Thought Copy Share
For some music, lyrically, the best move is to keep it simple in what it is that you are saying, and just kind of… — Black Thought Copy Share
Anyone that I've ever worked with, it's not like I just meet you or someone throws us together for the sole purpose of coming… — Black Thought Copy Share
I think at the end of the day the diversity has served as a major... that's what has determined the difference between The Roots… — Black Thought Copy Share
It felt like a huge weight had been lifted off my shoulders the day I finally finished both verses for 'My Shot.' — Black Thought Copy Share
I remember when I was 15 or 16 years old, I couldn't imagine what life would be like past the age of 30, just… — Black Thought Copy Share
By the time I was, you know, 16 years old, I had done a lot of growing up. — Black Thought Copy Share
So in my personal opinion, I definitely feel like I'm a legendary emcee, and I also feel like we're a legendary brand, which is… — Black Thought Copy Share
We don't try to please everyone. Those older fans who expect something from The Roots are a tad more important to me than getting… — Black Thought Copy Share
You are an instrument if you understand your voice and how to use it - this sound, that sound and certain ranges and different… — Black Thought Copy Share
