To call it "long-awaited" or "eagerly anticipated" would be an understatement. One of hip-hop's most daring pioneers, The Roots release their 9th studio album (and third for Def Jam Recordings) on June 22nd, 2010. The album, How I Got Over, takes its name from Clara Ward's gospel classic (made popular by Mahalia Jackson).

This is the Roots' first new release since joining Late Night with Jimmy Fallon for a full time gig as the show's house band. Grammy Award winners the Roots characterize the songs on How I Got Over as "depicting the everyman's search for hope in this dispiriting post-hope zeitgeist".