is breaking out into the MAIN-mainstream with gigs and exposure like these:

http://www.zshare.net/video/693486273a5851fe/
http://www.zshare.net/video/69075138573841ba/
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Not to mention the Fallon Show in general.

I get such a kick out of watching collaborations and song choices that I would have never imagined would happen. Thought's singing joints especially tickle me. To think that all of this stuff is being recorded professionally and broadcast on network television, on the regular! Never will we have to worry about the genius of The Legendary Roots Crew's live performance being lost, as now it's being documented and archived for the generations to come.

I'm grinning real wide with a sense of supreme satisfaction as I watch them create their most prominent foray into mainstream media culture to date. Been a LONG time (...since I :]) coming and I for one am so proud of you guys.

Big ups and many thanks to The Roots for enriching the lives of so many. You guys are an inspiration to people like me. I have a personal stake in your success and I wish you continued blessings and fruits from your super-human work ethic and damn clever career-sustainance strategies.

You guys really are, in my books, the best.

"Dear Diary, my fans still swear by me." - BT