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The Roots know what you think about them. They’re too serious, too lyrical, too old-school hip-hop, right? Although the band is one of the most universally respected groups in hip-hop, founder Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson still feels he and his Philly crew, and particularly lead emcee Black Thought, are often misunderstood.

“I felt people still didn’t know Tariq. A lot of critics are needlessly, unnecessarily gunning for him,” Questlove said in a recent issue of Milk Magazine. “What’s even crazier is that they can’t see their own addiction to what I see as the Neo-Minstrelsy movement taking over.” (more…)