With the growth of the hip-hop nation, the interest in the use of jazz was also a natural development. From DJs who played jazz records over beats, to rappers who dueled with respected musicians: the new input and energy of the discovered jazz influences was like a blood transfusion that made a longer life possible. With Do You Want More? !!! ??! The Roots did this better than anyone before them,
… by merging a live band and rappers. The Philadelphia quartet considers the two rappers Black Thought and Malik B simply as two extra musicians, and thus as an equal part of the entire band sound. The rappers can handle any style and flow, while the rhythm section has its own share and knows how to lay down big grooves. Things get hot when Black Thought and Malik use the band as a springboard for excited interactions and play directly with the band. When such moments of improvisation occur, The Roots are miles ahead of anyone else in the field of the fusion of jazz and hip hop.more
