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The Roots
The Roots


Background information
Origin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genre(s) Hip-hop
Jazz
Soul
Rock
Funk
Years active 1987—present
Label(s) Def Jam Recordings
Geffen Records
Interscope Records
Island Def Jam Music Group
MCA Records
DGC Records
Website Website
Members
Black Thought
Questlove
Kamal Gray
F. Knuckles
Captain Kirk Douglas
Damon "Tuba Gooding Jr." Bryson
Owen Biddle
Former members
Ben Kenney
Kenyatta "Kid Crumbs" Warren
Josh "Rubberband" Abrams
Malik B.
Rahzel
Scott Storch
Martin Luther
Scratch
Dice Raw
Hub



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Justin Timberlake Covers Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, Jay-Z

October 1, 2010
Justin Timberlake Covers Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, Jay-ZJustin Timberlake covered songs by Kanye West and Jay-Z during an appearance on US TV show Late Night this week.

The singer-turned-actor performed the 'History Of Rap' medley alongside host Jimmy Fallon - watch it below now.

Timberlake, who appeared on the show to promote new film The Social Network, also rapped choruses from T.I's 'Live Your Life' and 2Pac's 'California Love'.

The pair's performance was backed musically by house band The Roots.

The Social Network, which tells the story about the founding of Facebook, is released in cinemas this month.

The movie also stars Jesse Eisenberg and Andrew Garfield, and features a score composed by Trent Reznor.

Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon - 'The History Of Rap':

(by Jason Gregory)



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