Wake Up!
John Legend and The Roots are such simpatico musical forces, it’s hard to believe that before this year, they’d never collaborated. Thankfully, the slickest soulman around and the hardest-working band in hip-hop have mapped out a smart (though safe) course for their collaborative project: an album of soul and R&B…
John Legend is modern R&B's classiest male singer, bringing old-fashioned suavity to hip-hop soul; the Roots are the world's most versatile (and maybe best) band.
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Once again proving himself a talented musician, John Legend comes together with The Roots for what is a soulful reimagining of 60’s and 70’s urban protest songs.
Legend has proven himself a shiny vessel for this kind of chic, socially conscious neo-soul, but also a transparent one.
Soul man and hip-hop crew come together to revive the spirit of protest music. <strong>Dave Simpson</strong> listens in