This week hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot interview Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter of The Roots about his memoir. The hosts also review the new album from Das Racist rapper Heems.

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Featured Songs:

The Roots, "You Got Me (feat. Erykah Badu & Eve)," Things Fall Apart, MCA, 1999

The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967

Heems & Lapgan, "I'm Pretty Cool," Lafandar, Veena, Mass Appeal India, 2024

Das Racist, "Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell," Shut Up, Dude, Greedhead, Mishka, 2010

Heems & Lapgan, "Accent," Lafandar, Veena, Mass Appeal India, 2024

Heems & Lapgan, "Porches," Lafandar, Veena, Mass Appeal India, 2024

Heems & Lapgan, "Obi Toppin (Darling)," Lafandar, Veena, Mass Appeal India, 2024

Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, "The Message," The Message, Sugar Hill, 1982

Run-DMC, "My Adidas," Raising Hell, Profile, 1986

El Michels Affair & Black Thought, "Protocol (feat. Son Little)," Glorious Game, Big Crown, 2023

The Roots, "The Roots is Comin'," Organix!, Self-Released, 1993

George Benson, "Give Me The Night," Give Me The Night, Qwest, 1980

The Jacksons, "We Can Change The World," Victory, Epic, 1984

Gene Chandler, "Duke of Earl," Duke of Earl (Single), Vee-Jay, 1961

Brian Eno, "Taking Tiger Mountain," Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy), Island, 1974

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