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Swedish electronic music band Little Dragon was the original guest on Big Boi’s single which ultimately ended up featuring Kelly Rowland.

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This is just awesome. Mariah Carey joined the world’s greatest house band, The Roots, and Jimmy Fallon to perform her classic Christmas Carol. 

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Now let’s take it back to the old school. In a special performance not seen on air, Melle Mel warmed up the crowd at Rockefeller Center.

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Joey Bada$$ finally made his late night television debut last week backed by The Roots. The Brooklyn native was invited to perform on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night and he controlled that stage like no other.

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With the soundtrack for The Man With The Iron Fists just hitting stores, the legendary Wu-Tang Clan hit the stage of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. Accompanied by the best house band on television, The Roots, they performed “The Six Directions Of Boxing,” on the late night show.

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In addition to being the musical brainchild behind The Roots, who are also the house band for Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson will be adding another job title to his lengthy resume. 

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Anytime a rapper is a guest on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, it is must see television simply because it has the best house band in the entire world. Last night, Kendrick Lamar was the latest rapper to join the ranks to rock out with Questlove and crew.

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A$AP Rocky made his late night television debut last night on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. Rocky showed up dipped in an all-white outfit and ready to leave an impression on the nationwide audience. Once he hit the stage, he performed “Goldie” for the first time with help from The Roots. Like 2 Chainz before him, […]

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The cool thing about rappers coming on to the Late Night With Jimmy Fallon is that they get to perform with the legendary Roots crew. The man of the hour, 2 Chainz, was the latest rapper to touch the stage in Rockefeller Center and his performance was no exception. Tity Boi, who is celebrating and promoting the […]

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The folks from Okayplayer were in Philly a a couple of weeks ago to catch The Legendary Roots Crew‘s 5th annual Roots’ Picnic and OKTV caught some great footage from the event. Wale, De La Soul, Yasiin Bey, Diplo, Rakim, Danny Brown, and many more make appearances in this Emmai Alaquiva directed recap. See what you missed after the […]

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?uestlove had a major surprise for the fans at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival this weekend: D’Angelo.  Moments after The Roots finished their set Saturday (June 9) night, D’Angelo hit the stage marking his first live performance in the states in 12 years.

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This past weekend, The Roots hosted the 5th Annual Roots Picnic in their native Philadelphia. Among this year’s acts were Diplo, Danny Brown, Wale, Major Lazer, Rakim, and De La Soul. Here is some footage of Dave, Posdnuos, and Maseo rocking out with The Legendary Roots Crew. They even surprised fans by bringing out the artist […]