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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: Kanye, Pharrell, Santigold Praise Streisand

  September 29, 2010 – Kanye West collaborator A-Trak and DJ-producer Armand Van Helden recruited their famous friends, including Mr. West, Pharrell, Santigold, and Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig, for a hilarious new video from their electro house project Duck Sauce that pays tribute to special singer: the one and only Barbra Streisand! Um, what? No joke. …
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• The Roots, 'How I Got Over' (Def Jam)

  June 24, 2010 – When Jim James addresses a higher power on Monsters of Folk's "Dear God"-gently entreating, "Why do we suffer?"-he sounds like an uneasy supplicant. But on the Roots' "Dear God 2.0" (also featuring James), frontman Black Thought goes B-boy Book of Job, decrying technology, acid rain, tsunamis, stock-market collapse, wars, atrocities. Then he spits bluntly: "Why is the world so ugly when you made it in your image?" Sheeeeit. …
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  LISTEN: New Roots Album!

  June 21, 2010 – The Roots are back with their first new album since becoming America's favorite late-night house band -- and their full-time gig with Jimmy Fallon hasn't tamed the Philly boys one bit. …
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  Jim James, John Legend on New Roots Album

  April 22, 2010 – Philadelphia hip-hop group the Roots are no strangers to genre-bending collaborations -- they recently jammed with electro-rockers Hot Chip on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. And with their upcoming June release, the Roots are adding three new artists to their list. …
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  DOWNLOAD: Roots Release 'Late Night' Jams

  December 16, 2009 – Do you ever find yourself diggin' those short bits of music the Roots play as the cameras pan across Late Night's Studio 6B to zero in on host Jimmy Fallon's mug? We do. …
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  Live: Kid Rock, Eminem, Roots Celebrate Def Jam

  September 24, 2009 – Some of the biggest names in hip-hop, including Eminem, Redman, Method Man, Mary J. …
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