Is ?uestlove Gonna Be the New Max Weinberg?

2008_11_roots.jpgThe legendary hip-hop group The Roots have been well-respected for so long that they can provide instant credibility to whomever they work with. But that might prove to be a little easier when they were the house band for Jay-Z than it will be next to new Late Night host Jimmy Fallon. Various sources are reporting that Roots leader ?uestlove said in a radio interview over the weekend that they will be the house band for Fallon when he takes over for Conan O'Brien next year. That would make The Roots the first hip-hop band in the studio nightly alongside a major talk show host. Conan has gotten America to accept a man named La Bamba into their hearts--can Jimmy do the same for one known as "Black Thought"? TBD

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The Roots are amazing and definitely deserve this!

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The Roots will probably be the only good thing about it.

Jimmy Fallon will be this generations Chevy Chase. Thankfully the show will fail so the Rootz will tour again.

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Roots are dope!
Jimmy Fallon?...not so dope.

@Yellow Cab:
The fact that The Roots are amazing is the reason why they definitely do NOT deserve this.

Hootie And The Blowfish should be Fallon's house band. *ugh*

hmm I don't know about this.. Other than it'b be nice to hear what they have to say about "latest news". They ARE know for being outspoken.

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