Festival No. 0002102 · Est. 2009
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Festival lineup
Saturday
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Voices from the field
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Where it happens
The details
- Venue
- Roots Picnic 2010
- City
- Philadelphia, US
Somewhere to sleep it off
Where to stay
Apartments and hotels near Roots Picnic 2010, Philadelphia for the nights of the festival. The map comes from Stay22. If you book through it, we earn a commission, which helps keep the site running.
For the record
About the artists
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?uestlove was born in Philadelphia, United States, on 20 January 1971. Plays alternative hip hop, hip hop. -
Clipse formed in Virginia Beach, United States, in 1992. Plays coke rap, hip hop.
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Darien Brockington was born in Washington, D.C., United States.
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Das Racist formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2008, and split up in December 2012, after 4 years. Plays hip hop.
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DJ Jazzy Jeff was born in Philadelphia, United States, on 22 January 1965. Plays hip hop.
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Ghostface Killah was born in Staten Island, United States, on 9 May 1970. Plays abstract hip hop, boom bap, east coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop, hip hop, pop rap.
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John Legend was born in Springfield, United States, on 28 December 1978. Plays contemporary r&b, neo soul, r&b, soul.
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Memory Tapes was born in New Jersey, United States.
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Method Man was born in Hempstead, United States, on 2 March 1971. Plays boom bap, east coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop, hip hop, pop rap.
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Nicolay plays hip hop.
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Nneka was born in Warri, Germany, on 24 December 1980. Plays neo soul, reggae, soul.
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Pattern is Movement formed in Philadelphia, United States, in 2001.
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Raekwon was born in Staten Island, United States, on 12 January 1970. Plays boom bap, east coast hip hop, gangsta rap, hardcore hip hop, hip hop.
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Run–D.M.C. formed in Hollis, United States, in 1982, and split up on 30 October 2002, after 20 years. Plays east coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop, hip hop, new jack swing, old school hip hop, rap rock.
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The Foreign Exchange plays hip hop, neo soul.
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The Roots formed in Philadelphia, United States, in 1987. Plays alternative hip hop, east coast hip hop, hip hop, jazz, jazz rap, progressive soul, rock, soul.
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The Very Best formed in 2008.
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tUnE-yArDs was born in 1979. Plays art pop, lo-fi.
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Vampire Weekend formed in New York, United States, on 6 February 2006. Plays afrobeat, alternative rock, baroque pop, chamber pop, indie pop, indie rock, indietronica, leftfield.
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Yahzarah was born in Washington, D.C., United States, on 24 June 1980.