So it’s been a LA minute since I’ve posted anything (yeah, it’s a phrase I just invented), but this was a little too good not to post. I think over the years, my opinion towards Timberlake has softened a lot. I’ve been a big backer of Fallon for a while though. I may have doubted him a little when I heard the Roots were moving to become a talk show backup band, but I stand corrected. Fallon’s been a bastion of hip hop on TV, and has had some of the best music acts perform live regardless of genre. So the other night, Fallon had Justin Timberlake on to talk about JT’s role in The Social Network. While on, they got chatting about JT’s love for hip hop. And, apparently, Sugar Hill Gang opened for N’Sync back in the day. Who knew? The two of them decided to bust out in what was actually a pretty awesome "evolution of hip hop" type video. Check it out.
Getting back to The Roots, who were involved in a scary bus crash a few months ago, the rumors are indeed confirmed.
Let me see if I can put this simply.
The Roots will be the house band on .
Tragic.
Our boys, including the irreverent ?uestlove will be backing up Jimmy Fallon when he takes over for Conan in March. Conan’s moving up to take over for Jay Leno.
Watch his video blog announcement below, just so you can see it for yourself.
Personally I think it’s a huge loss to have the Roots give up touring to stay behind the scenes like this. Hopefully they’ll have a high profile on the show, and somehow I can imagine ?uestlove laughing along with Jimmy the way Kevin Eubanks laughed along with Leno. But it’s a sad day for hip hop.
