The pair use their respective talents to bring out the best in one another.

The Roots have been an unusual proposition in hip-hop since the group first appeared on record in the early 1990s—here was an actual band working in a genre built on DJs and sampling, and the person ...

The duo has also released lead-single "No Gold Teeth." A press release for No Cheat Codes explains that it's “an album untethered to any genre, era or trend — uncategorizeable and timeless. It is the ...

Brian Joseph Burton, also known as Danger Mouse, has been a prominent producer for the past two decades. He began his career in hip-hop, gaining notoriety with 2003’s Ghetto Pop Life and 2004’s The ...

Black Thought of The Roots and Danger Mouse have shared their highly-anticipated collaborative album, Cheat Codes. As much a showcase for Black Thought’s rapping ability as it is Danger Mouse’s sturdy ...

The fiery track comes after Shiesty and others were charged in a robbery and kidnapping that involved Gucci. 2 days ago Cheat Codes brings several ear-catching features. Spread throughout the ...

Recorded piece-meal since 2006, the album is laced with high octane guests. A$AP Rocky and Run The Jewels pop in for the menacing drone on “Strangers,” while ...

Take opening song “Sometimes,” which turns a bed of violins, piano, guitar, and maudlin vocals into a pulpit for Black Thought to draw lines across Black history: “Images of grandeur from Jamel ...

The Roots’ Black Thought and super-producer Danger Mouse have joined forces for a new collaborative album titled Cheat Codes. The album, due out Aug. 12 via BMG ...

Whatever your stance on that, the pair certainly play to each other’s strengths here. Trotter’s devastatingly dense and compellingly complex rhymes are the perfect fit for Burton’s beat-heavy backdrop ...