Showing posts with label The Roots. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Roots. Show all posts

February 3, 2012

Nas - Nasty [Live on Jimmy Fallon]


Backed by The Roots, Nasty Nas performs his latest single on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Now if we can only get him to give us a release date for his next album all would be well.

Previous: Nas - Nasty [Video]

January 9, 2012

The Roots Live At The Winter Classic [Video]


For anybody that caught the Winter Classic game last Monday between the Rangers and the Flyers, you got to see The Roots perform during the second intermission. The Philly-based group took to the stage to perform 'The Fire' off their How I Got Over Album and even went as far as changing the chorus of the track to cater to the Philadelphia Flyers. You think the announcer could have been a bit more enthusiastic about the introduction?

Previous: The Roots - One Time ft. Phonte & Dice Raw

November 29, 2011

The Roots - One Time ft. Phonte & Dice Raw


How about one more track from The Roots crew before their album, undun, drops on December 6th. This standout track (at least by looking at the tracklist) features Phonte and Dice Raw.

November 16, 2011

The Roots - Stomp [Video]


Track 6 off undun is already the third video before the album is released on December 8th.

Previous: The Roots - Make My ft. Big K.R.I.T. [Video] x Tip The Scale ft. Dice Raw [Video]

November 8, 2011

The Roots - Tip The Scale ft. Dice Raw [Video]


Track nine off undun featuring Dice Raw.
"undun is an existential re-telling of the short life of one Redford Stephens (1974-1999). Through the use of emotives and Redford's internal dialogues the album seeks to illustrate the intersection of free will and prescribed destiny as it plays out 'on the corner'. Utilizing a reverse narrative arc, the album begins as the listener finds Redford disoriented--postmortem--and attempting to make sense of his former life. As he moves through its pivotal moments he begins to deconstruct all that has led to his (and our own) coming undun."
 Previous: The Roots - Make My ft. Big K.R.I.T. [Video]

November 4, 2011

The Roots - Make My ft. Big K.R.I.T. [Video]


This is the first video to drop of four total that The Roots will release for the upcoming album, undun, that's due out December 6th.
"undun is an existential re-telling of the short life of one Redford Stephens (1974-1999). Through the use of emotives and Redford's internal dialogues the album seeks to illustrate the intersection of free will and prescribed destiny as it plays out 'on the corner'. Utilizing a reverse narrative arc, the album begins as the listener finds Redford disoriented--postmortem--and attempting to make sense of his former life. As he moves through its pivotal moments he begins to deconstruct all that has led to his (and our own) coming undun."

October 31, 2011

Jimmy Fallon - The History Of Rap (Part III) ft. Justin Timberlake & The Roots [Live]


Jimmy, Justin, and The Roots are back at it again with another performance of "The History Of Rap". This time, they bring back Outkast, House of Pain, Run DMC, and more.

October 17, 2011

The Roots - Make My. ft. Big K.R.I.T.


Black Thought and crew are back with the first single off their upcoming undun album. This first track features their Def Jam label-mate Big K.R.I.T. and will be track number two on the album when it's released on December 6th.

July 20, 2011

Jimmy Fallon & The Roots - History Of Rap ft. Justin Timberlake (Part 2) [Video]


This was pretty dope. After seeing Justin Timberlake do this on top of all of his music and his guest spots on SNL, there's no doubt in my mind that he's one of the best entertainers in the world. I guess I have to go back and find the video to Part 1 as well.

April 3, 2011

Stephen Colbert Sings "Friday" on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon


The deal that Jimmy Fallon promised was that if he could raise $26,000, Stephen Colbert would perform Rebecca Black's "Friday" on his show. Well, that money was raised and Jimmy came through by putting together a killer performance with many surprise guest features that will surprise you. Plus, he's backed by The Roots so you know it's going to be crazy. This performance actually made the song sound good!