<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)">
<!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Tahoma;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Times;
panose-1:2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Palatino Linotype";
panose-1:2 4 5 2 5 5 5 3 3 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin-top:0in;
margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:10.0pt;
margin-left:0in;
line-height:115%;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;}
p
{mso-style-priority:99;
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Times","serif";}
p.MsoAcetate, li.MsoAcetate, div.MsoAcetate
{mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-link:"Balloon Text Char";
margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:windowtext;}
span.apple-style-span
{mso-style-name:apple-style-span;}
span.BalloonTextChar
{mso-style-name:"Balloon Text Char";
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-link:"Balloon Text";
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="2050" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple">
<div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif""><img width="215" height="85" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CCA446.1F73CAD0"></span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:normal">
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"">The Roots Set to Perform Series of Dates at New York City’s Highline Ballroom on November 29<sup>th</sup>, 30<sup>th</sup> and December 5<sup>th</sup><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:normal">
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:normal">
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"">New Album
<u>undun</u> to be Released December 6<sup>th</sup><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f">
<v:stroke joinstyle="miter" />
<v:formulas>
<v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0" />
<v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0" />
<v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1" />
<v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2" />
<v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth" />
<v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight" />
<v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1" />
<v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2" />
<v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth" />
<v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0" />
<v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight" />
<v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0" />
</v:formulas>
<v:path o:extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect" />
<o:lock v:ext="edit" aspectratio="t" />
</v:shapetype><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_1" o:spid="_x0000_s1027" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="the-roots-undun-press-release" style='position:absolute;margin-left:1.5pt;margin-top:7.4pt;width:171pt;height:155.25pt;z-index:1;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square;mso-wrap-distance-left:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:absolute;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:text'>
<v:imagedata src="cid:image002.jpg@01CCA446.1F73CAD0" o:title="the-roots-undun-press-release" />
<w:wrap type="square"/>
</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width="228" height="207" src="cid:image004.jpg@01CCA44A.683942A0" align="left" hspace="12" alt="the-roots-undun-press-release" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_1"><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"">The
legendary Roots crew are set to perform a series of dates in <b>New York City</b> at the
<b>Highline Ballroom</b> <b>November 29<sup>th</sup></b>, <b>30<sup>th</sup></b> and
<b>December 5<sup>th</sup></b>. The run of special performances marks the release of their new album entitled
<b><u>undun</u></b> (Island Def Jam) out <b>December 6<sup>th</sup></b>. <u>undun</u> marks the first conceptually-based album from The Roots and quickly reaffirms the creativity of the outfit that are notorious for pushing the envelope. The album’s first single
“<b>Make My</b>” featuring <b>Big K.I.R.T</b>. was released <b>November 1<sup>st</sup></b> on
<b>iTunes</b> which <b><u>Billboard</u></b> praised, “the musicality of the veteran group shines bright.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:black">undun</span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:black"> is an existential
re-telling of the short life of one Redford Stephens (1974-1999). Through the use of emotives and Redford’s internal dialogues the album seeks to illustrate the intersection of free will and prescribed destiny as it plays out ‘on the corner’. Utilizing a reverse
narrative arc, the album begins as the listener finds Redford disoriented--postmortem--and attempting to make sense of his former life. As he moves through its pivotal moments he begins to deconstruct all that has led to his (and our own) coming
<i>undun</i>. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"">TRACKLISTING:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:normal"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"">1) Sleep</span></b></span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"">2) Make My</span></b><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"">3) One Time</span></b><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"">4) Kool On</span></b><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"">5) The Jump</span></b><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"">6) Stomp</span></b><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"">7) Lighthouse</span></b><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"">8) I Remember</span></b><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"">9) Tip The Scale</span></b><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"">10) Redford</span></b><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"">For more information on The Roots, please go to
</span><a href="http://www.TheRoots.com"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"">www.TheRoots.com</span></a><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"">###<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"">FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"">Carleen Donovan/ Natalie Sawyer Gabe Tesorio<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"">Press Here Publicity Island Def Jam<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"">212.246.2640 212.445.3632<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><a href="mailto:carleen@pressherepublicity.com"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"">carleen@pressherepublicity.com</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"">
</span><a href="mailto:Gabriel.Tesoriero@umusic.com"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"">Gabriel.Tesoriero@umusic.com</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><a href="mailto:natalie@pressherepublicity.com"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"">natalie@pressherepublicity.com</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>