Legendary

In 2013, Mural Arts honored the homegrown hip hop trailblazers, cultural icons, and GRAMMY® Award winners, The Roots. From founders Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter and Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s humble beginnings at the Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA), to their staggering thirteen recorded albums, to an endless overseas touring schedule, and their current position as house band on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” on NBC, The Roots have influenced generations of artists locally, nationally, and globally.

The mural is located at 512 S. Broad Street, on the World Communications Charter School, not far from CAPA, where The Roots were founded.

After a national open call for artists, Mural Arts selected a group of Philadelphia artists to create the mural. The artistic team, known as Amber Art and Design featuring Tatyana Fazlalizadeh, includes artists lead artist, Ernel Martinez, Charles Barbin, Willis Humphrey, and Keir Johnston.

Legendary is a part of the Albert M. Greenfield African American Iconic Images Collection, a curated collection of Mural Arts murals that capture the rich African American experience in Philadelphia. The collection, narrated by Questlove, provides in-depth, engaging information about the murals’ themes and surrounding communities.