HIP HOP-OLOGY
The Roots: America's Band
OK, Grantlanders. Pop quiz!
But with a twist: We’ll provide the multiple choice answers (a la Jeopardy!) and your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to figure out the correct question.
Looks like this:
a. The Beatles
b. The Beach Boys
c. Nirvana
d. Coldplay
e. The Rolling Stones
f. Jeez, are our music sensibilities still colonized by the Brits?
g. The Roots
The answer is: “g. The Roots.”
WHAT IS OUR QUESTION?
[tune of the Grantland Theme Song plays in background]
OK. Sorry, I forgot to mention the timer, but: Time’s up!
The question is — Questlove drum roll, wait for it — Who is America’s Band???
