New Music, Video

Peep This: Chance the Rapper Blesses Tonight Show

I feel like Chancelor Bennett doesn’t get as much credit and recognition as he deserves. Even after he’s earned credits on Kanye’s “Pablo”, spearheaded Donnie Trumpet’s “Surf” and steals the light from other rappers via features on the daily, I feel like Chance gets treated as an after-thought. In music’s latest sprint, we were so […]

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Game of Thrones Rap From The Roots is a Must Watch

Winter is coming for the upcoming season 5 of HBO’s Game of Thrones and The Roots’ Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter is bringing the heat with this catch-up rap. Too dope. Will you be watching this season? Which character will reign supreme? Dear Jimmy, can Tariq rap all the new episode recaps for GoT? “…folks are loving […]

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Peep This: Ludacris x The Roots – “What’s Your Fantasy”

Ludacris showed up to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night to promote his newest record, “Ludaversal,” and dub a live performance of its single, “Grass is Always Greener.” But what notched our attention was this warm-up performance of one of his biggest hits, “What’s Your Fantasy,” backed by none other than the Roots. […]

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Peep This: Nas x Q-Tip x The Roots Perform on Jimmy Fallon

Whatever Illuminati-fountain-of-youth-elixir that Pharrell and apparently Nas and Q-Tip have access to, we want in. Does the blogger-Illuminati not have a connect or what?! Anyway, a week away from the drop of his special edition 20th anniversary “Illmatic XX,” Nas and Q-Tip paid a visit to Jimmy Fallon and the Roots last night to remind […]

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