Justin Timberlake, Jimmy Fallon and the history of rap [poll]

 

While Justin Timberlake was promoting his movie "The Social Network" on Jimmy Fallon's show Wednesday night, the guys got together with Fallon's house band the Roots and performed a medley representing the history of rap.

Watch the video above to see what happens when boy band meets hip-hop.

In case you didn't recognize them all -- some references go by in a flash -- the Wall Street Journal did:  "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugar Hill Gang, "Peter Piper" by Run-DMC, "Paul Revere" by the Beastie Boys, "Award Tour" by A Tribe Called Quest, "Humpty Dance" by Digital Underground,

"Nuthin' But a G Thang" by Snoop Dogg (featured on a song by Dr. Dre), "California Love" by 2Pac featuring Dr. Dre, "Dream" by Jay-Z, "Juicy" by the Notorious B.I.G., "The Seed (2.0)" by the Roots, "My Name Is" by Eminem, "Work It" by Missy Elliott, "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" by Soulja Boy, "Live Your Life" by T.I., "Gold Digger" by Kanye West, crowned by an audience partipation take on "Empire State of Mind" by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys, with another shot of the Sugar Hill Gang on top.

(Now, there's some debate over whether Jay-Z's "Dream" actually appears or is a duplicate of the "Juicy" lyric -- we at MOG think it's all "Juicy," but your mileage may vary.)

As Gold Derby noted, Fallon edged out Timberlake for that gig hosting the Emmy Awards -- but who's the winner here?

-- Christie D'Zurilla

Comments

[seanryan]

AWESOME!!!! Couldnt help but nod ta this

[Pedro]

Leno who? Conan who? Jimmy is taking over.

[Moses]

While The Seed (2.0) is indeed by The Roots, I believe the version they were referencing was James Morrison's cover.

[Paulfrom Prov]

Great skit. While they blew the spontaneity intro, they rock with the rap!

I give Fallon a 10 for keeping up with and in some cases outshining JT. That was a blast and I hope they do it again!

Maybe 70's pop hits next?

[honey]

both are great!!! awesome performance

[izzy]

loved the rap - ya'll rock - jimmy how about a BeeGees version like you did at the ranch!

[Gina]

Both entertainers are extremely talented and I think they play off eachother well. I would like to see them do more hosting gigs together! Very funny.

[JoJam]

This medley needs to be available on iTunes. True Story

[MzGreen]

Jimmy Just Got a NEW FAN!!!!!!!! That was great.
I knew Justin could do that kinda thing but, Jimmy? :)