Jay-Z is taking aim at some former collaborators in a rare freestyle. The legendary rapper took the stage at Roots Picnic on Saturday, May 30, in Philadelphia, in his first solo headlining performance ...

This weekend officially marked the start of Black Music Month and cookout season, and Philadelphia kicked it off in massive style. For the uninitiated, the annual Roots Picnic is a two-day cultural ...

Over the weekend, the Belmont Plateau transformed into a two-day cultural celebration as the Roots Picnic returned to Philadelphia for its 18th year. The festival — created by Grammy-winning band the ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! The Roots Picnic brought tens of thousands of people to Philadelphia’s Belmont ...

As it turned out, Jay-Z had been quietly setting the stage over the past few months for what we could expect during his headlining show at the Roots Picnic in Philadelphia. On streaming, he’d changed ...

The iconic rapper performed at Belmont Plateau on May 30. By Armon Sadler Jay-Z reminded the world why he is one of the few “event artists” left in hip-hop this past weekend. The 56-year-old rapper ...

The set times for this weekend’s Roots Picnic have been released. This year, the two-day music festival presented by the Philadelphia hip-hop band, led by rapper Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter and ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The Roots Picnic returns to Philadelphia this weekend, marking its 18th year with its largest lineup to date and a headlining performance by rapper Jay-Z. The two-day music ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Knox County Schools Superintendent Jon Rysewyk wrote the Knox County Board of Education on Tuesday, informing them that KCS was to return "Roots" by Alex Haley to circulation in KCS ...