The Roots need... the Roots. I don't know why everybody is complaining about their sales. 200k sounds like a nice number to me, and I guess that're only the US numbers. So what??? There are bands that sell less and still make end meet (and more than that).
I can't picture ?uestlove on yacht in Monaco like Diddy or Jigga, so, what do they need a platin record for? Numbers and relevance are two different shoes, and the roots will never loose their reputation as long as they do what they've done in the past 15 years- quality music.