The Roots, "How I Got Over"

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The Roots, "How I Got Over"

POSTED: Thursday, June 25, 2009, 1:00 PM

Filed Under: Music | Philly Bands Song

With vocal hooks courtesy Dice Raw, The Roots debuted their new James Brown-ified, Mahalia Jackson-inspired single on Fallon last night. (There's a proper music video forthcoming.) Then ?uestlove dropped a little backwards message to Def Jam on Twitter. It's a line from the song. It's also, maybe, a plea for some big time promotion when How I Got Over, the album, comes out in the fall. Fingers crossed that we're not on the verge of another "Our Label Screwed Us" Roots saga. They're finally close to getting the recognition they deserve. Give 'em some help.

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