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  See Naughty By Nature's Treach Go in With the Roots on 'O.P.P.'

  May 16, 2013 – In 2011, SPIN celebrated the 20th anniversary of Naughty By Nature's "O.P.P." by speaking to the men who made the No. 1 hit all the way back in 1991. "Twenty years later," said MC Vin Rock, "it's one of the main reasons why promoters book us and fans want to see it. So it's the gift that keeps on giving. …
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  Icona Pop Make Late-Night Debut With Color-Coded 'I Love It' on 'Fallon'

  May 3, 2013 – Icona Pop's irrepressible dance hit, the Charli XCX-penned "I Love It," has scored coke-fueled mania on HBO's Girls, been injected into ABC's Dancing With the Stars, and now the Swedish electro-pop duo's signature anthem has livened up Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. …
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  Watch Johnny Marr Solo 'How Soon Is Now?' for 'Fallon'

  May 2, 2013 – Johnny Marr just delivered his solo debut album, The Messenger, but the former Smiths guitarist keeps reviving songs from his '80s day job. …
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  Watch Phosphorescent's 'Song for Zula' Earn Rapturous Applause on 'Fallon'

  April 24, 2013 – Phosphorescent's Matthew Houck recently told SPIN that he felt compelled to dress up his latest album Muchacho with ornate instrumentation and left-field production. "Several of these songs, I think, had to be produced in a strange way," he said. "Otherwise, they would have just fallen flat... To me, they seem a little raw, and listening back now, with distance, sometimes it's like, 'Sheesh, you don't need to say all of that in a song. …
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  Shuggie Otis Pulls the Plug on His 'Fallon' Performance

  April 13, 2013 – Shuggie Otis spent the better part of the last few decades relegated to pop music's margins. …
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  See Dirty Projectors and the Roots Help Major Lazer 'Get Free' on 'Fallon'

  April 12, 2013 – Major Lazer and Dirty Projectors' Amber Coffman first urged us to "Get Free" a year ago, but Diplo and DP's most elusive howler revived the reggae-inflected daydream for a live performance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night (April 11). Ms. …
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  Watch Ghostface Killah Wu-Bang on 'Fallon,' Stream His '12 Reasons to Die' Album

  April 9, 2013 – Ghostface Killah hit Late Night with Jimmy Fallon hard Monday night (April 8), performing his new song "I Declare War" backed by a small army of heat-packing musicians. …
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  Watch Janelle Monae and the Roots Respectfully Cover Jimi Hendrix's 'Little Wing'

  April 2, 2013 – Janelle Monáe paid tribute to the late, great Jimi Hendrix on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night (April 1), performing a Roots-assisted rendition of the fallen guitar god's "Little Wing." The ArchAndroid visionary doesn't pull any futurist moves on the dreamy Axis: Bold as Love ballad, which she has performed live in the past. …
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  Watch Sigur Ros Debut Apocalyptic 'Kveikur' on 'Fallon'

  March 25, 2013 – Sigur Rós made their first television appearance in nearly a decade this past Friday (March 22), stopping by Late Night With Jimmy Fallon to play the title track from their upcoming studio album, Kveikur (out June 18 via XL Recordings). …
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  Here's Every Song in Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon's 'History of Rap, Part 4'

  March 16, 2013 – Two white guys reviving hip-hop's greatest moments: still entertaining!  For Late Night With Jimmy Fallon's "Justin Timberweek" grand finale, the talk show host and media saturator added a fourth installment to their beloved "History of Rap" ballad. The past was proudly represented by entries from Run-DMC, A Tribe Called Quest, and Snoop Doggy Dogg; the future, however, got Macklemore. …
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