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[youtube id=”3vJDBVJ2HeE”] The Roots and Bilal give a stirring performance of “It Ain’t Fair” from the Detroit soundtrack on The Tonight Show. The combination of Bilal, the orchestra and The Roots created emotions reflective of the tension Detroit’s 1967 riot and its aftermath. They gave one of the best showsContinue Reading
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[youtube id=”3uXV62u9odY”] “It Ain’t Fair” is a new song from The Roots and Bilal from the soundtrack to Kathryn Bigelow’s Detroit. They used the music of the ’60’s as their inspiration and created a soulful piece to reflect 1967 today. Detroit opens in national theaters next Friday (August 4th).Continue Reading