[00:00.145]When rap music began[00:01.962]Most people saw it as a fad, like hula-hoops or pet rocks[00:04.047]Each of the band members will begin to see if years of hard work[00:05.371]Will pay off[00:06.686]We would go behind the scenes, through the hopes and frustrations[00:08.671]Of a young band trying to make it in the music business[00:09.495]See coming from a hip hop standpoint, there are no drummers[00:11.760]Also, the relationship between the group and the record companies Will be tested[00:12.900]Totally artistic, totally vehicle, incredible, um, kinda all the dynamics[00:15.933]That people really haven't seen before[00:16.937]That just really struck me[00:17.438]I can see peoples faces changing, the longer they played[00:20.449]Particularly when they started playing, the old school jams and everything[00:21.166]My brothers and sisters, I present to you Live and direct from Philly My people[00:24.177]Are treated as though they are disposable[00:25.728]They're not maximized as product[00:27.342]You know, not to mention as artists[00:31.109]The Roots