Scott Storch Says The Roots Hated On Him For Leaving To Work With Dr. Dre

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Older Hip-Hop heads are familiar with the run that Scott Storch had in the early and mid-2000s when he was behind the board on some of the biggest records to hit the streets, making him one of the most sought-after producers in the music game.

Now with his glory days behind him (no shots), all Scott Storch can do is reminisce about the good ol’ days and his ascension in the music business. But it wasn’t all good and fun as Storch recalled an interesting interaction he had with the group he started his career with, The Roots. In a recent interview with podcaster Patrick Bet-David, Storch explained how things between himself and the legenadary Roots Crew went sour when he decided to fly solo and began his historic run with the legendary Dr. Dre.

Saying he was referred to as the “Pete Best of The Roots” (Pete Best was someone who actually quit on The Beatles), Scott Storch said his work with Philly squad was very “under appreciated” as he felt he created a lot of the “nucleus” of some of what they recorded and “did a lot of stuff for them.” Once he walked away from the group to give himself a shot and grow as an artist, Storch said that the decision caused his girlfriend to leave him and say “You f*cked up.” Ultimately, he didn’t care because he wasn’t going to “go on the road with a bunch of guys that don’t appreciate me and be like, ‘That’s the white guy who plays keys in The Roots.’ I’m the f*cking guy coming up with all the sh*t.”

It got to the point that he said they began to call him the “white devil” while explaining that he’s the most “harmonious” and “non-racist” person “ever.”

Storch even revealed that while he was working with The Roots in the ’90s, he was also working in the studio with a girl who at the time was working at Urban Outfitters in Philly who now goes by the name of Jill Scott. The name sounds kinda familiar to us (sarcasm). Jill Scott was even supposed to be the original singer on the hook to The Roots’ smash hit, “You Got Me,” but they decided to switch her out for Erykah Badu.

Then when it came time for him to leave and work with Dr. Dre, he says they told him he was working with Dre “10 years too late.” Calling them “haters,” Storch did explain that he wasn’t trying to dog them out for how they treated him, but simply breaking down how this was all part of his journey in his music career.

Should be interesting to see if anyone in The Roots responds and gives their side of the story. [Editor’s Note: We’ll be monitoring Quastlove’s socials]

Check out Scott Storch explain his relationship with The Roots below, and let us know your thoughts in the comments section.