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Prince Fans Weren't Exactly Thrilled by Jimmy Fallon's Thanksgiving Day Parade Tribute

2568 days ago

PopSugar UK — Jimmy Fallon's questionable choice to cover Prince at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade left some of the Purple One's fans out in the cold on Thursday. Although the Tonight Show host bounced energetically through a version of "Let's Go Crazy" on th... more info

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Shorties (Kevin Young Profiled, William Shatner's Cover of the Cramps' "Garbageman," and more)

2584 days ago

LargeHeartedBoy — Esquire profiled author Kevin Young. William Shatner covered the Cramps' "Garbageman." Check out November's eBook deals. Ani DiFranco played a Tiny Desk Concert. Vol. 1 Brooklyn interviewed author Bud Smith. The Roots covered Bob Dylan's "Masters of ... more info

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Style Q & A: The Roots’ Black Thought on Philadelphia Style. And His Beard.

2591 days ago

New York Times — In addition to his gig on â€œThe Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon,â€ the hip-hop innovator stars in â€œThe Deuceâ€ and has a new sneaker collection. more info

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The Roots & Bilal Perform ‘Tiny Desk Concert’

2593 days ago

JamBase — Watch The Roots and vocalist Bilal perform a â€˜Tiny Desk Concertâ€™ for NPR Music. more info

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Watch The Roots & Bilal Perform A 12-Minute “It Ain’t Fair” For Tiny Desk Concert

2593 days ago

Stereogum — The Roots haven't released a studio album since 2014's ...And Then You Shoot Your Cousin, and these days, their duties as Tonight Show house band keep them pretty busy. But this past summer, they teamed up with the always-passionate neo-soul veteran ... more info

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Watch Wu-Tang Clan & The Roots Perform “My Only One” On Fallon

2608 days ago

Stereogum — Wu-Tang Clan were the musical guests on Friday night’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. With help from the Roots, a Wu lineup of RZA, Ghostface Killah, Cappadonna, and Steven Latorre performed "My Only One," a single from their ne... more info

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Watch The Roots’ Schoolhouse Rock!-Style Slavery Lesson On Black-ish

2618 days ago

Stereogum — On Tuesday night’s season premiere of black-ish, an episode centered around a musical history lesson on Juneteenth, an animated version of the Roots gave viewers a Schoolhouse Rock-inspired primer on the real history of slavery and the origin of th... more info

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Watch Tyler, The Creator Play “See You Again” On Fallon With Kali Uchis, The Roots, And A Miniature Orchestra

2625 days ago

Stereogum — One of the greatest moments in Odd Future's furious rise was Tyler, The Creator's insane performance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon in 2011. Both Fallon and Tyler have moved up in the world since then, including the former's promotion to Tonight Sho... more info

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Patti Smith Performs On ‘The Tonight Show’

2639 days ago

JamBase — Watch acclaimed singer-songwriter Patti Smith perform one of her classic songs while backed by The Roots drummer Questlove on Tuesdayâ€™s â€˜Tonight Show.â€™ more info

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