In this episode we arrive at The Roots&#8217; breakthrough album 1999&#8217;s Things Fall Apart. With the success of the single and video for What They Do positioning them for stardom they begin to put together the Philadelphia open mic scene that would attract talents like Jill Scott, Musiq Soulchild and more for legendary jam sessions.…

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