Awards & Winners

The Roots

The Roots are an American Grammy Award-winning hip hop/neo soul band, formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The Roots are known for their jazzy, eclectic approach to hip hop which includes live instruments. Malik B., Leonard "Hub", and Josh Abrams were added to the band, originally called The Square Roots. Since their first independent album release, the band has released 10 studio albums, two EPs, and two collaboration albums, and has collaborated with a wide range of artists from different genres. The Roots served as the house band on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon from 2009 to 2014, and on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon since 2014. The Roots' work has been repeatedly met with critical acclaim. About.com ranked the band #7 on its list of the 25 Best Hip Hop Groups of All-Time, describing them as "Hip hop's first legitimate band."

Awards by The Roots

Check all the awards nominated and won by The Roots.

2014


Nominations 2014 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BET Hip Hop Award for Best Impact Track Never

2012


Nominations 2012 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Rap Album undun
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Duo or Group

2011


NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Album
Honored for : Wake Up!
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Duo or Group

Nominations 2011 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance Surrender
Track from: Betty Wright: The Movie
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Duo or Group
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Album Wake Up!

2010


Grammy Award for Best R&B Album
Honored for : Wake Up!
(Engineers/mixers, Producer, Artists)
Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance
Honored for : Hang On in There
(Track from: Wake Up!, Artists)

Nominations 2010 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals Shine (Waiting for \"Superman\" version)
Track from: Wake Up!
Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance Hang On in There
Track from: Wake Up!","2011 Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance
Grammy Award for Best R&B Album Wake Up!
2011 Best R&B Album
Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Wake Up Everybody
Grammy Award for Best Rap Album How I Got Over

2009


Nominations 2009 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BET Award for Best Group

2007


Nominations 2007 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Duo or Group

2006


Nominations 2006 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group Don\u2019t Feel Right
Grammy Award for Best Rap Album Game Theory

2005


Nominations 2005 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BET Award for Best Group
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Duo or Group

2004


Nominations 2004 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance Star/Pointro
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Duo or Group
Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group Don't Say Nuthin (instrumental)

2003


Nominations 2003 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BET Award for Best Group
MTV Video Music Award – MTV2 Award The Seed (2.0)
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Duo or Group
Grammy Award for Best Rap Album Phrenology

1999


Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
Honored for : You Got Me

Nominations 1999 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Rap Album Things Fall Apart
Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group You Got Me