The Roots

Young Jeezy is being sued by his former business partner Kinky B (?) for $5 million. The latter claims the rapper cut him out of the profits from his CTE distribution deal with Def Jam. Kinky B, though? DJ Khaled recently discussed his new album, Kiss the Ring, which features pretty much every relevant rapper in the hip-hop scene...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Offering riffs on Mick Jagger and reflections on race, President Barack Obama is capping a week devoted to courting young votes with a Rolling Stone magazine cover interview that segues from presidential musings on politics to foreign policy to pop culture...

Bruce Springsteen Week continues on 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.' Following a Kenny Chesney cover of 'I'm on Fire' and a performance by the man himself, John Legend and the Roots took the stage last night to perform a cover of 'Dancing in the Dark,' Spinner reports...

Grammy nominee J. Cole appeared on 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon' last night, where he performed 'Can't Get Enough,' the second single from his debut, 'Cole World: The Sideline Story.' Though crooner Trey Songz, who lent his vocals to the hook, was absent at the 'Fallon' performance, Questlove and The Roots provided a typically funky backdrop for the Roc Nation signee's rhymes...

Sunday night (Feb. 5), after the Giants and Patriots have battled it out at Super Bowl XLVI, one team will be entitled to some pretty hardcore celebrating. Should the winning squad want to hear Flo Rida's 'Good Feeling' -- as good a victory anthem as any -- all they'll have to do is tune into 'Jimmy Fallon's Super Bowl Special,' where the Florida singer and rapper will perform the song live with t

Maybach Music Group signee Wale hit the stage at the 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon' show Wednesday night (Jan. 18). The D.C. native welcomed crooner Miguel to perform alongside him as he rapped through 'Lotus Flower Bomb,' a song on his sophomore LP 'Ambition...

If Betty Wright comes off as no-nonsense, abrupt even, she's not in a rush to apologize about it. "When I'm in recording sessions, I'm real good for saying, 'Child, y'all are going to have to slow that down,'" muses the 57-year-old soul singer-songwriter-producer...

Ten years ago today (Dec. 18), Jay-Z changed the face of hip-hop. Wearing a Che Guevara T-shirt, flanked by the legendary Roots crew in an MTV studio, the Brooklyn native went through 13 of his hits for the 'MTV Unplugged' series, filmed a month prior to the release of the 'Jay-Z: Unplugged' album...

As Jimmy Fallon pointed out last night (Dec. 6) on 'Late Night,' he's "so lucky" to have house band the Roots on the show every night. They're a versatile crew that can play with just about anyone, but they're also pretty great on their own...

Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa dropped by 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon' last night (Dec. 5), where the stoner duo performed their new single 'Young, Wild & Free,' from the upcoming cannabis comedy 'Mac and Devin Go to High School.' Introducing themselves in character as Mac and Devin, Snoop and his pothead protégé blazed through their new single, with live support from The Roots, who more than ma