Jay-Z is making his grand return to the stage for the first time in nearly a year with a headlining performance alongside the Roots at the Roots Picnic 2026. The rapper, who recently changed the ...

Jay-Z and the Roots go way, way back. In 2001, when Jay-Z taped his MTV Unplugged special, and he tapped the Roots to serve as his backing band. The result was awesome. When the Roots switched over ...

What began as free evening kickabout sessions in 2006 has grown 20 years on and has had more than 600,000 participants, across 90 clubs ...

Jay-Z is stepping back outside in a major way, and this time it’s Philly getting the moment. Roots Picnic 2026 is officially set, with the rap icon headlining alongside The […] ...

Mariah the Scientist, Jermaine Dupri, Wale, De La Soul, Bilal and more will be on hand in Philadelphia on May 30 and 31.

Jay-Z will headline the 2026 Roots Picnic with The Roots, marking their first performance together in over a decade.

Grammy winner Jay-Z​ and Philadelphia-born hip hop group the Roots will headline the first day of the Roots Picnic 2026 on May 30 at Belmont Plateau.

Kehlani, Brandy, and T.I. are among the artists performing at the Philadelphia festival in May ...

Days after it was announced that hip-hop legend JAŸ-Z would headline the 2026 Roots Picnic in Philadelphia, the annual festival unveiled their full lineup which will include neo soul icon Erykah Badu.

The two-day festival heads to Belmont Plateau in Philadelphia, with a stacked lineup and a tribute to the ‘Waiting to Exhale’ soundtrack.

The celebration of 50 years of Go-Go Roots Picnic 2026 is officially set, and Baller Alert is making sure the culture gets ...

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