After Black Star performed “Little Brother” with The Roots on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, ?uestlove explained why the song is so important. The drummer behind The Roots noted his appreciation for J Dilla and shared some of what he knows about the beat. He also said that it was a dream of his to perform the song with Black Star.
The performance of “Little Brother” can be heard and seen below, courtesy of Yardie.
The Roots’ ?uestlove shared his excitement about playing the song with his Twitter followers, acknowledging that it has been a dream of his to perform the song with the duo. He then filmed a piece for the show, explaining why the song is such a strong piece of work.
“Scientifically this is one of the most intricate Hip Hop songs ever crafted,” he shared. “This was the greatest thing I’ve ever witnessed in my life.”
The video to that piece can be seen below, courtesy of NBC.
One of the best Black Star songs, also one of my favorite songs ever.
Dopeness!!!
Love this song. So much emotion in the roy ayers rearrangement.
Dilla man we miss you. Vintage and Donuts.
Saw the roots in Boston 2 weeks ago, absolutely mind-blowing. I’ve seen over a hundred concerts, the last five rock the bells, and this is as good as it gets. The best live hip hop performance you will ever see, period. I would have paid 1000 bucks to see this one song w/ black star..
Wow, that’s pretty cool and genius at the same time. I now see why J Dilla is so honored.
Just WOW. That’s history right there.
Connections
Pete Rock- Dilla – Quest – Yassin – Kweli
Yeah.
I love Quest man keep these records straight man.
Legendary shit right there, makes me proud to be a hip-hop head
yea pete rock did use that i remember man i miss dilla he was better than all these cookie cutter beat makers and who beside outkast fuckin with yasiin bey and kweli? nobody
THE ROOTS my dude!!!
It’s a shame they fell off; but i guess we will all be victim to that; we lose touch.
That entire Pete & CL Main Ingredient album is littered with those interlude beat gems. Just crazy! Masterful job by Dilla putting his stamp on it. Nobody up and coming is anywhere near the talent of PR and Dilla. It’s really sad.
real talk main ingredient was disturbing.. pete used this as an interlude sheeeit
If someone has to explain the significance of something, it’s probably not that important. The roots have to be the most overrated group of all time. People on this board rave about them all the time. But when I turn on the radio, I never hear their songs being played. I guess they aren’t exactly at YMCMB status.
ule never hear the roots on the radio cause they make REAL music my man…do ure research and check out their albums.
sick
The Roots are the greatest band of all time. J Dilla is the greatest producer. Nobody else would even consider taking time to chop that song up so intricate like that. That is mind blowing!
This is a superperformance. Wow, I’m speechless…