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Tariq Trotter Meets Harry Potter, As Black Thought Has Latenight TV Fun (Video)

The Roots are so much more than a "house band" for "The Tonight Show." The Philadelphia crew, long-labeled as one of host Jimmy Fallon's favorite acts, has been interwoven into the show's nightly sketches, comedy, and a heavy hand in collaborating with various musical guests. At the request of one... Read more

June 19, 2014 Fresh, Video

Get Ready. Chris Rock is Spreading the Black Plague…(Video)

Dave Chappelle is not the only comedic giant returning to stand up this year. Fresh off his announcement as host of the BET Awards, Chris Rock sat down with Jimmy Fallon on the Tonight Show and told Fallon he is going on tour. Rock revealed the name is "The Black... Read more

June 17, 2014 Video

Dave Chappelle Recalls Being Mistaken As A Member Of The Roots, Prince Laughing At Himself (Video)

Dave Chappelle had two critical media appearances in the past week. At the top of things, the Ohio native appeared on "The Late Show With David Letterman," discussing his absence from the spotlight, and walking away from $50 million from Comedy Central to fulfill a "Chappelle Show" contract. Later appearing... Read more

June 14, 2014 Fresh, Video

Rick Ross Performing The Devil Is A Lie With The Roots Is One Of The Hardest Fallon Musical Moments (Video)

When you think about it, "The Devil Is A Lie" is the type of musical presentation and message that would work for either Rick Ross or The Roots. Perhaps at opposite ends of the Def Jam Records roster, The Roots Crew's albums like Rising Down, How I Got Over, and... Read more

February 25, 2014 Fresh, Video

Jimmy Fallon & Justin Timberlake Add a New Chapter to Their History of Rap Series (Video)

After tackling the Evolution of Hip-Hop Dance with Will Smith and editing together a piece with Brian Williams "rapping" Rapper's Delight, Jimmy Fallon capped off his Tonight Show debut week with part 5 of his History of Rap series with Justin Timberlake. The 2 performed a medley with music from... Read more

February 23, 2014 Video

Jimmy Fallon Remixes Nightly News to Create Rapper’s Delight…Brilliance Follows (Video)

Plain and simple, Jimmy Fallon (likely with some help from The Roots) is killing the game with his Hip-Hop spoofs. After setting the web on fire with his "Evolution of Hip-Hop Dance" skit with Will Smith, his latest is an expertly edited mix of Nightly News anchor Brian Williams (and... Read more

February 21, 2014 Video

Jimmy Fallon Revisits the Evolution of Hip-Hop Dance with The Fresh Prince (Video)

Similar to his History of Rap Sessions with Justin Timberlake, Jimmy Fallon has taken a stroll down memory lane to revisit the history of Hip-Hop dance. This time, his partner in crime was The Fresh Prince (aka Will Smith) and the 2 did not disappoint. It's amazing how effortless this... Read more

February 18, 2014 Video

Robin Thicke & The Roots Perform Blurred Lines (Pre-School Style) (Video)

You've heard Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines a million times now, right? Not like this...with Jimmy Fallon & The Roots accompanying him using toddler instruments...Check out the video (Black Thought handles the verse and the maracas). Related: The Making of The Real Husbands of Hollywood (Video) Here's the grown up version:... Read more

August 3, 2013 Video

Mac Miller Performs with The Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (Video)

Mac Miller rocked with The Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Check out his performance of S.D.S. (and do not sleep on that Watching Movies with the Sound Off album...). Related: Mac Miller – Suplexes Inside of Complexes & Duplexes ft Jay Electronica (Audio)... Read more

June 24, 2013 Video

Ice Cube Performs It Was a Good Day with The Roots (Video)

Keeping it on the OG West Coast tip, Ice Cube dropped by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and performed his classic, It Was a Good Day, with The Legendary Roots Crew (and you know they smashed it...). Check out the video below and vibe out to how they flipped it.... Read more

June 19, 2013 Video

De La Soul Performs Jenifa Taught Me With The Roots (Video)

2 of the greatest groups in hip-hop history hit the stage together on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. Check out the video of De La Soul and The Roots crushing Jenifa Taught Me. Related: A Playlist Celebrating the Legendary Career of De La Soul (Audio)... Read more

May 18, 2013 Video

Talib Kweli Performs Come Here with Bilal & The Roots (Video)

Talib Kweli performed his Bilal-assisted single, Come Here, with The Roots last night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Check out the video. Related: Talib Kweli – High Life ft Rubix Cube & Bajah (Video)... Read more

April 25, 2013 Video

Ghostface Killah, Masta Killa, Killah Priest & Adrian Younge perform I Declare War on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (Video)

Ghostface Killah, Masta Killa, Killah Priest and Adrian Younge perform with The Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Check out the video of I Declare War. Related: Ghostface Killah & Adrian Younge – Twelve Reasons to Die (Full Album Stream)... Read more

April 9, 2013 Video

Justin Timberlake Performs the History of Rap Pt. 4 and More on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (Video)

Justin Timberlake capped off his week of performances on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon by going back to the well. He performed some of his older joints like Like I Love You and Cry Me a River and did a fourth installment of the History of Rap with Jimmy Fallon... Read more

March 16, 2013 Video

Prince Performs on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (Video)

Prince played something old (Bambi from his 2nd album back in 1979) and something new (Screw Driver--2013) on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Naturally, both ROCKED. And, he's one of the few artists with the chops to tell The Roots "I got this." Check out both performances below. Related: Prince... Read more

March 2, 2013 Video

Black Thought Breaks Down the Best Picture Nominees in Verse (Video)

Need to get caught up on the Oscar Best Film nominees? Black Thought's got you covered. Check out this video of him breaking down the pics in a verse. Related: Method Man & The Roots perform Protect Ya Neck (Video)... Read more

February 21, 2013 Video

Method Man & The Roots Perform Protect Ya Neck (Video)

Method Man and The Roots combined forces for a dope rendition of Protect Ya Neck on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Check out the video. Related: Method Man interview with Montreality (Video)... Read more

February 20, 2013 Video

T.I. performs Ball on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (Video)

T.I. puts it down with The Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Check out his performance of Ball. Related: T.I. – Hello ft Cee-Lo (Prod. The Neptunes)... Read more

January 5, 2013 Video

Lupe Fiasco performs Battle Scars with Guy Sebastian & The Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (Video)

Lupe Fiasco recently performed Battle Scars from Food & Liquor Pt 2, with Guy Sebastian & The Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Check out the video. Related: See why we picked Lupe Fiasco's Bitch Bad as 1 of the best videos of 2012.... Read more

January 4, 2013 Video

Behind the Scenes of Joey Bada$$ performance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (Video)

A few weeks ago, Joey Bada$$ and The Roots connected to make pure hip-hop magic on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, as they performed an amazing rendition of Joey's Waves. Here's a RIDICULOUSLY beautifully-shot piece by Creative Control that documents the behind-the-scenes for Joey the day of the performance. Check... Read more

December 3, 2012 Video

Miguel performs Do You on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (Video)

Miguel is the latest to do his thing on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and he made the most of it--bounding from stage to stage. Check out the video of his performance of Do You below. Related: Miguel – Do You… (Video)... Read more

November 17, 2012 Video

Joey Bada$$ performs Waves with The Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (Video)

Joey Bada$$ is definitely on the come up. Last night, he made his network TV debut performing Waves with The Legendary Roots Crew on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Just listen to how the sample from that 90's-influenced track opens up when The Roots lay into it. It literally sounds... Read more

November 3, 2012 Video

Wu-Tang Clan & The Roots perform Protect Ya Neck (Video)

Here's some more goodness from Wu-Tang Clan's performance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Black Thought joins them for a blistering performance of Protect Ya Neck, accompanied by the rest of The Legendary Roots Crew. Check out the video. Related: Wu-Tang Clan perform Six Directions of Boxing with The Roots... Read more

October 27, 2012 Video

Wu-Tang Clan perform Six Directions of Boxing with The Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (Video)

Wu-Tang Clan performing with The Roots??? That's right...Check out RZA, Ghostface, Masta Killa, Cappadonna, U-God and GZA performing Six Directions of Boxing on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. The Man With the Iron Fists Soundtrack is in stores now. Related: The Man with the Iron Fists Soundtrack (Full Album Stream)... Read more

October 23, 2012 Video

Kendrick Lamar performs Swimming Pools (Drank) on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (Video)

Kendrick Lamar made his network TV debut last night. He performed Swimming Pools (Drank) with The Legendary Roots Crew on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Check out the performance and a great interview that features Kendrick flowing over the Regulators beat below. Related: Kendrick Lamar – Compton ft Dr. Dre... Read more

October 3, 2012 Video

Frank Ocean performs Bad Religion with The Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (Video)

Frank Ocean performed his new song Bad Religion with The Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night. He also announced his album channel ORANGE was available on iTunes (a week earlier than anticipated). Check out the video below and you can buy the album here. Related: Frank Ocean... Read more

July 10, 2012 Video

Big K.R.I.T. performs I Got This on The Jimmy Fallon Show with The Legendary Roots Crew (Video)

It's so ill hearing Big K.R.I.T. accompanied by a tuba. Check out K.R.I.T.'s performance of I Got This on The Jimmy Fallon show. And, of course, he's backed by The Legendary Roots Crew. Here's the video. Related: The Roots & Big K.R.I.T. perform Make My (Video)... Read more

May 12, 2012 Video

Black Star – Little Brother + You Already Knew Performances (Video)

Here are a couple of very dope performances of new music by Black Star with The Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Check out their songs Little Brother and You Already Knew. Little Brother You Already Knew... Read more

January 4, 2012 Video

The Roots Perform My ft Big K.R.I.T. (Video)

The Roots performed with Big K.R.I.T. last night at New York City's Highline Ballroom. Check it out below. Also, click here to check out our playlist of music from The Roots spanning the last 2 decades. You can buy undun here. Make My ft Big K.R.I.T. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_Ir05jYMD7Y... Read more

December 7, 2011 Video

Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon Hip-Hop Medley Video

Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon did a hilarious hip-hop medley several months ago. Last night, they reunited to do a part 2. It's not as good as the first one but still entertaining. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCxZB6GOtoM If you missed the first medley, click here to watch it.... Read more

July 20, 2011 Video

How dope has The Roots being on Jimmy Fallon been for live hip-hop on TV?? Lupe Fiasco is the latest beneficiary.

Check out his performance of The Show Goes On.... Read more

March 5, 2011 Video

Moment 4 Life is probably the dopest song on Nicki Minaj's album. Check out her performance of it on George Lopez's show.

George Lopez is actually starting to rival Jimmy Fallon for dope hip-hop performances. Nicki did this solo, but the original with Drake is even (just a little bit) hotter. Pink Friday is a solid album. Here's the version with Drake: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAnr9afMn5Q... Read more

December 7, 2010 Video

Twas a good night for the talk shows. Check out NER*D performing Sacred Temple on the Jimmy Fallon show.

This is from their stellar album Nothin'.... Read more

November 26, 2010 Video

You cannot front on this hip-hop medley by Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon (no matter how hard you may want to). Check it out.

There are definitely some corny parts but overall it's just too good: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCxZB6GOtoM&feature=related... Read more

October 1, 2010 Video