tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8075448.post7725501195387623374..comments2024-02-15T05:08:32.917-06:00Comments on Cliff's Crib: My Weekend Vibe...The Roots Are BackCliftonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03389032037779987856noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8075448.post-13372630403506776632009-07-27T22:05:44.334-05:002009-07-27T22:05:44.334-05:00Cliff, Sweet tune, thanks for turning me on to The...Cliff, Sweet tune, thanks for turning me on to The Roots!vjmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03983763717856487037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8075448.post-25103549944245663932009-07-27T03:54:10.412-05:002009-07-27T03:54:10.412-05:00That's one hell of a house band! Hey, if The R...That's one hell of a house band! Hey, if The Roots can spread the word to a few more people and make a few extra bucks while doing it, who am I to knock it?<br /><br />This may be the middle-aged man in me talking, but I really like the direction hip hop has taken -- meaning the absorption of historic black popular music forms as an essential part of its sound. That NOLA brass band is dynamite, and Bootsy Collins himself would be proud of that beat. It definitely makes it more accessible to guys like me.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10222703055177237209noreply@blogger.com