Rapper Malik B., and bassist Leonard Hubbard joined the band in 1991.

[1] Over its history, Questlove and Black Thought have always remained with the Roots while their lineup of backing musicians has changed.

[3] Illadelph Halflife, the third album by the Roots, peaked at number twenty-one on the Billboard 200.

[3] In 1999, the Roots' fourth album Things Fall Apart became the band's biggest success.

[6] In 2002, The Roots released Phrenology, which contained the band's second single to chart on the Hot 100.