?uestlove & Ringo Starr Drum Off!

Last night Ringo Starr was the guest on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. In a web exclusive that should have percussion fans and fans of good music in general salivating, Ringo and ?uestlove drummed together as The Roots continued to play after the closing credits. It's only a minute long, but clearly a drum-off for the ages.

Late Night w/ The Roots (Mixtape)

Christmas comes early and often. I’ve been wanting something like this for quite some time. A nice little collection of performance clips from Late Night w/ Jimmy Fallon compiled by DJ Heat. Ludacris, Clipse, Wale, Q-Tip, 50 Cent, Raekwon, Goodie Mob, Black Star, Public Enemy and more rocking with the legendary Roots crew!

While it would be dope if The Roots released something official with the soundboard recordings (ala the Sandwiches EP); this will definitely do.

01 The Roots – How I Got Over (Live)
02 Ludacris – I Do It For Hip Hop / Last Of A Dying Breed (Live)
03 Mos Def – Casa Bey (Live)
04 Beastie Boys – So Whatcha Want (Live)
05 Black Star – History (Live)
06 Snoop Dogg – I Wanna Rock (Live)
07 Ghostface – Baby f. Raheem DeVauaghn (Live)
08 Wale – Pretty Girls (Live)
09 Raekwon – Catalina (Live)
10 50 Cent – Baby By Me / Do You Think About Me (Live)
11 Clipse – Popular Demand f. Black Thought (Live)
12 Clipse – Grindin’ f. Black Thought (Live)
13 Q-Tip – Barely In Love (Live)
14 Goodie Mob – Soul Food (Live)
15 Public Enemy – Bring the Noise (Live)

Download Late Night w/ The Roots (Mixtape)

Check out the Legendary's most recent guest, The Clipse, performing that classic GRINDIN'.



Would it be wrong to call the show "Late Night with the Roots"?

The Roots – Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Sandwhiches EP

Check this out. When The Roots enter and leave a commercial break on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, they perform small sets called “sandwiches”. And since joining the show in March, the crew have composed 1,000 of ‘em. This past weekend, drummer ?uestlove compiled 22 of them into a free EP. Can’t beat that.

Here is the tracklist.

01. Once In A Lifetime
02. Sizuuuuuuuurpin
03. Head Slicer
04. Spain (ft. Chick Corea)
05. The Juice of Chicago
06. Baatin
07. Woman
08. Choir Fire
09. Teen Town
10. Cant Keep Headphones on Head
11. Red Toe Nail Bashing
12. Blinded By The Light (No Douche Here)
13. Caveman for Dennis Quaid
14. Wan Cook Soup
15. Someone Is Late To Dentist Appointment
16. I Get Lifted
17. Werewolf Barmitzvah
18. Like This Anna Torv
19. Breezin (ft. George Benson)
20. EvenzarahlikesTHISone
21. The Suits
22. Usher In That Choir

DOWNLOAD: The Roots – Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Sandwhiches EP

The Roots "How I Got Over"

Been waiting on this one for a while: . The album "How I Got Over" is scheduled for a November 17th, 2009 release.

You can catch the Legendary every night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Wale on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Having the Roots at your back can't hurt. I'm WALE!

New Roots!

Here is a preview of what's to come on The Roots' new album, How I Got Over. On Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, The Roots performed the title track/lead single off of the album, "How I Got Over."

The Roots and The Lonely Island on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

One of the advantages of insomnia is being able to watch the Roots every night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Here they are being the house-band for Lonely Planet. These cats are funny, but just peaked playing a live show with the Roots.


Final thoughts:
-Blackthought is much better than T-Pain at T-Pain's own songs.
-I have been on boats nearly every weekend since this song came out, and for some reason it has never popped in my head. I think at the one minute gun at the start of the Annapolis to Newport race, I'm gonna run a speaker up the mast and blast this song on repeat down the bay.