How The Roots Got Over

The Roots are at the Music Box at The Borgata in Atlantic City tonight, kicking off what is promised to be a residency, though as of yet there are no other dates announced. It stands to reason that Maxwell, who's playing up the escalator at the Event Center, might drop by. Last month the Philadelphia hip-hop-plus band debuted "How I Got Over," the soul strutting, Black Thought-singing debut track from their next LP, due Sept. 29.  The Late Night With Jimmy Fallon performance is below, or you can check out the horn-free Curtis Mayfield-ish studio version of the song at OkayPlayer. Old school emcee Doug E. Fresh joins the band in Atlantic City. Ticket info here.

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