The Roots & Wale Channel D.C. Go-Go In “Rising Up”

For the official lead single to their eighth studio album Rising Down, Philly favorites The Roots take a sonic journey down to Washington, D.C. with a joint that owes its loose, synchopated drum style to the city’s go-go dance music sound. In his second verse, Black Thought even gives a nod to seminal go-go band Rare Essence in one of his rhymes. And who better to get on the track than D.C.’s own Wale, who’s own work often fuses hip-hop with his city’s unique sound. Watch the video, which features Chrisette Michelle and was directed by Rik Cordero, after the jump.