Know Your Roots with Questlove and Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter

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  • čas přidán 10. 10. 2019
  • The Roots' Questlove and Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter take turns putting on noise-canceling headphones while Jimmy asks them questions about each other, challenging them to match answers.
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  • @GTanya07
    @GTanya07 Před 4 lety +1381

    Tariq innocently : "like with the law?"
    "yes it was a bummer, the house is gone" ohhh Tariq LMAO 😂

  • @artepjan
    @artepjan Před 4 lety +1397

    "Yes, it was a bummer. The house is gone."

    • @johancakep
      @johancakep Před 4 lety +14

      Cry me a river, ma!

    • @EmpyreanLightASMR
      @EmpyreanLightASMR Před 4 lety +17

      2:46 The Roots, the Roots, the Roots is on fiyah

    • @jeffbrown8117
      @jeffbrown8117 Před 4 lety +2

      EmpyreanLightASMR that would’ve been waaaay funnier, but unfortunately it’s Jimmy and he just said “the roof is on fire”!

    • @violeta585
      @violeta585 Před 4 lety +2

      @@jeffbrown8117 No it wouldn't have been b/c it doesn't make sense...The Roots weren't a thing yet, Quest wasn't even there...Jimmy's quip made more sense b/c Quest said the fire was on the 2nd floor, so the actual roof was probably on fire :)))

    • @gabriellemesmo
      @gabriellemesmo Před 4 lety

      HAHAHAHAHA i died!

  • @grichl88
    @grichl88 Před 4 lety +570

    Jimmy talking to the Roots as guests is probably my favorite thing.

  • @soomi.
    @soomi. Před 4 lety +937

    How cool is it that THE ROOTS play for Jimmy Fallon. He can literally just interview his band and call it a night and everyone would still love it

    • @Matty80822
      @Matty80822 Před 4 lety +18

      i only watch fallon for the roots. my nightly digest is the other comedian late show hosts and black thoughts genius tracks. and as of today, we must include mumu fresh branded by black thought himself

    • @Figs3
      @Figs3 Před 4 lety +9

      Idk. I know that's his name but it always annoys me how they call him Tariq. No Jimmy. He's surpassed his government name. He's BLACK THOUGHT! You don't call Questlove Ahmir.

    • @elisegraham9902
      @elisegraham9902 Před 4 lety +1

      Yep! Fallon has it made in the shade. His band is funnier than he is.

    • @tmlstudioDJKR
      @tmlstudioDJKR Před 3 lety

      @Sumaya Ahmed say that two times.

    • @soomi.
      @soomi. Před 3 lety +2

      @@tmlstudioDJKR ok
      How cool is it that THE ROOTS play for Jimmy Fallon. He can literally just interview his band and call it a night and everyone would still love it
      How cool is it that THE ROOTS play for Jimmy Fallon. He can literally just interview his band and call it a night and everyone would still love it

  • @Poetic_Justice1962
    @Poetic_Justice1962 Před 4 lety +1285

    They've got stories to tell. More. Monthly segment.

    • @swineflupigz
      @swineflupigz Před 4 lety +7

      Poetic Justice If you haven’t yet, you should check out some of Questlove’s books. He shares a lot of stories

    • @edub9930
      @edub9930 Před 3 lety +6

      When a guest cancels they should just have them sit in & freestyle stories

    • @mrbeans2425
      @mrbeans2425 Před 3 lety +1

      YES 100%

    • @tosinkingfishercheeseburge8901
      @tosinkingfishercheeseburge8901 Před rokem

      YES 100%

  • @rockoutkids
    @rockoutkids Před 4 lety +1407

    that finding nemo story was the most ganster shit i've ever heard.

    • @bobm3250
      @bobm3250 Před 4 lety +86

      Only Prince can pull off something like that

    • @BeatsbyBlanch
      @BeatsbyBlanch Před 4 lety +27

      lol. there's a whole animated segment to accompany questlove's story on his okayplayer channel.

    • @ScottMace
      @ScottMace Před 4 lety +2

      Did Prince make his pancakes?

    • @thomasthedankengine7709
      @thomasthedankengine7709 Před 4 lety +1

      czcams.com/video/WfhoI6iX5ng/video.html

    • @DavidPeck
      @DavidPeck Před 4 lety +2

      Questlove has the best Prince stories hahaha

  • @BlakieTT
    @BlakieTT Před 4 lety +509

    Ok yes, *I BURNED DOWN THE HOUSE, yes.*

  • @artepjan
    @artepjan Před 4 lety +667

    This should totally be a recurring segment. 👍

  • @SquidandCatAdventures
    @SquidandCatAdventures Před 4 lety +219

    Honestly, I wish Tariq and Questlove would have a segment every single night.

  • @zeko1015
    @zeko1015 Před 4 lety +379

    I wish the Roots made a movie about their amazing stories and how they met.

  • @thehydronator3021
    @thehydronator3021 Před 4 lety +214

    good to see them get to talk they must have tons of stories and anecdotes, more please.

  • @aeioudfghj
    @aeioudfghj Před 4 lety +58

    Questlove and Tariq, just radiate wholesome goodness. They're so freaking talented and seem quite grounded. Would love to have them as friends! Love these guys and the entire band! Keep being awesome! ✌️

  • @StefaniaOlla
    @StefaniaOlla Před 4 lety +18

    "But that's how we met. Cause he had to move to his grandmom's crib. Serendipitous."
    That's actually really sweet.❤

  • @gabecarlos61
    @gabecarlos61 Před 3 lety +6

    RIP Malik B!

  • @jokoboyama6322
    @jokoboyama6322 Před 4 lety +26

    this is proof that the Roots need their own show. NEED.

  • @peachycreep
    @peachycreep Před 4 lety +14

    “Yes, it was a bummer”...I’m DYING laughing

  • @radish6691
    @radish6691 Před 4 lety +164

    How Fallon scored Roots as his musicians I’ll never know, but it’s awesome.

    • @QiQuQi
      @QiQuQi Před 4 lety +3

      Voicu Violeta I have been wondering for a long time what happened between Frank Knuckles and The Roots, do you know? Why was he fired from the band? I remember he sued The Roots shortly after getting fired for continuing to use his image, and some people were saying he was being petty

    • @faunaflage
      @faunaflage Před 4 lety +2

      I can tell you it involved a human pyramid! If you google "Why did the Roots join Fallon", ?uestlove explains it.

    • @violeta585
      @violeta585 Před 4 lety +6

      @@OK-hr5dc :))) I just wrote it, but I had written the story before so it came easily...I haven't been watching the show as much as I used to and I was just so happy to see them interacting more w/ this interview that I was in a nostalgic mood :) Many ppl wonder how this match up happened and I think it's a great story about how Jimmy stuck to it and got what he wanted and about what was going on w/ The Roots and how come they even considered doing smth. like this...b/c I've seen ppl being nasty towards them due to this move, saying they sold out or making fools out of themselves or whatever -.- But they're not thinking that they are ppl as well and they were at a cross roads in life and that Jimmy's proposition really was special & he was different vs the other hosts (as in his youth, personality and the fact that he is very musical) and so, they are not your regular talk show band. And besides benefiting in their personal life from this move, they actually benefited very much as musicians too, you could even say it saved the band all together.

    • @violeta585
      @violeta585 Před 4 lety +1

      @@QiQuQi I don't really know for sure, at the time they didn't say what happened and I didn't see any interviews/speculations/mentions of it...but I can tell you that just by observing him (show interactions & his instagram mainly), after the move to the TS, I began thinking that fame was giving Frank a big head - he was being more & more flashy, appearing to spend more & more, bragging & speaking of himself in a not so humble manner, looking publicly for side deals (sponsorships & such), doing stuff on the show to attract attention...I got the feeling he got jealous b/c, w/ the move to the TS, Quest and Tariq were getting exponentially more famous & richer vs the rest of the band b/c, first Quest became Music director at the TS, then they were getting sponsorship deals and doing more & more side projects (books, acting, working on other shows or w/ other musicians).
      Later I came across a rumour that he had demanded to get payed more and doing so in an aggressive/disrespectful way, maybe that he also got in a pickle related to money & that was the reason he was behaving this way, and the guys fired him b/c he was making too much trouble vs his aport to the team... *I don't know if it's all true, but for sure he was fired* ...as for the rest, I don't know, but it fits w/ my own observation of his changing behaviour before he left...and it also fits w/ him suing them that his face still appeared on some materials after he left the band and being petty about it, claiming it was hurting his reputation and even wanting the money he would have been paid if he had played in those events that were promoted w/ posters containing his face -.-
      And btw, he had signed a contract allowing the band to use his image and work and he couldn't prove how his reputation got damaged due to the band using photos w/ him on materials (it actually improved) and thus a judge ruled that the band can use his likeness in perpetuity and that he's not due any compensation b/c he couldn't prove that any harm had come to him.

    • @X3000Chan
      @X3000Chan Před 4 lety +1

      Your answer is in this Fallon interview with Questlove. czcams.com/video/Vq3xDorarc8/video.html

  • @joe.limbus
    @joe.limbus Před 4 lety +103

    stevie wonder was bopping to trap music inside of the white house.....can we get 2008-16 back please

  • @veagchula123
    @veagchula123 Před 4 lety +75

    These are like the greatest stories ever. Keep them talking

  • @baybee7521
    @baybee7521 Před 4 lety +19

    When Tariq said ohhh after jimmy said burning the house down 😂😂😂

  • @MARS72JJ
    @MARS72JJ Před 4 lety +55

    Stevie Wonder starts bopping in his chair 😂

  • @arupguha7327
    @arupguha7327 Před 4 lety +195

    Black thought accidentally burn the house down when he was a child now he burns the house down when he raps .Roots are the greatest .

  • @irgendwas999
    @irgendwas999 Před 4 lety +541

    In his defense: His name ist Questlove...not RequestLove, so get away with you songs. ;-)

    • @gzo313
      @gzo313 Před 4 lety +12

      ErnieBoy okay, okay... that comment was like an 8 out of 10. Well done.

    • @totallyrandom1332
      @totallyrandom1332 Před 4 lety +5

      You've won the internet today sir, enjoy your 15 minutes of fame

    • @jayjohnson8403
      @jayjohnson8403 Před 4 lety +1

      DJs take song requests tho..

    • @TwoQs
      @TwoQs Před 4 lety +1

      I feel like you've been waiting for this setup for years. Nicely done.

    • @stevealford4121
      @stevealford4121 Před 4 lety

      babygirlcharmaine.link/nBaMp84w

  • @abigaillunetta7201
    @abigaillunetta7201 Před 4 lety +19

    More Roots!!! This should be like, a weekly thing.

  • @michellerjackson5776
    @michellerjackson5776 Před 4 lety +32

    "Trap in the White House" 🤣

  • @jennifercamille16
    @jennifercamille16 Před 4 lety +33

    Loved that Prince story! The Roots are so cool. 💜

    • @tinaho9009
      @tinaho9009 Před 4 lety +1

      Jennifer Robinson Same, all Prince stories R beautiful & hilarious 💜🕊

  • @hjhall1985
    @hjhall1985 Před 4 lety +236

    Obama requesting trap music makes me miss him even more

    • @dustinma6466
      @dustinma6466 Před 4 lety +7

      Bro we had Clinton banging in the oval office, Bush and his illiterate speeches, Obama playing trap music, and Trump grabbing bitc*** by the pus**... The next President has a lot to live up to.

  • @swsmith
    @swsmith Před 4 lety +63

    drunk jimmy requesting randy newman while questlove was dj-ing is a mood

  • @mikeg6285
    @mikeg6285 Před 4 lety +40

    3:07 im just picturing a mother yelling "go to your room" and it cuts to a little boy sitting in the ashes with the burnt frame and nothing else around him.

  • @milikakaho3827
    @milikakaho3827 Před 4 lety +17

    More of this segment with these 2!!!!

  • @siniaura
    @siniaura Před 4 lety +8

    These bits with the Roots are the best segments!

  • @rebsmi123
    @rebsmi123 Před 4 lety +5

    Questlove has the greatest laugh ever! I especially love when he finds a segment hilarious and you can hear his laugh! 😂

  • @aaronr164
    @aaronr164 Před 4 lety +8

    They should do this weekly! Love their stories

  • @johnluujl
    @johnluujl Před 4 lety +24

    He can't tell us a story about how Prince once made him play 'Finding Nemo' at a club and not tell us how many people stayed to watch the movie

    • @booqrdoit9138
      @booqrdoit9138 Před 3 lety +2

      Its Prince. All of them stayed and enjoyed the movie

    • @tosinkingfishercheeseburge8901
      @tosinkingfishercheeseburge8901 Před rokem

      That’s so funny questlove
      When he just said go nonexistent room and I cannot stop laughing 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @DrzPr3ttyBoy
    @DrzPr3ttyBoy Před 4 lety +6

    Yoo! The random prince stories is always the best! ‼😭🤣

  • @sunnieshell
    @sunnieshell Před 4 lety +7

    I love this soooo much! The Roots are on my top ten list, of music, for life! I had a major, geeked-out smile the whole time watching. Pretty PLEASE do more of this!!!

  • @slaskiemocne
    @slaskiemocne Před 4 lety +44

    smells like teen spirit video in white house, i can imagine that

  • @davidbanks1037
    @davidbanks1037 Před 4 lety +7

    Quest love story is just very hilarious and unbelievable LMAO

  • @classictalkies
    @classictalkies Před 4 lety +9

    They’re just the best.

  • @kyleel164
    @kyleel164 Před 4 lety +6

    “It was a bummer” 😂😂

  • @erenkuzu
    @erenkuzu Před 4 lety +4

    You guys gotta tell us more about your stories!! This was actually one of the funniest and also one of the most fascinating segments ever!! Weekly please!!

  • @versatilians
    @versatilians Před 4 lety +4

    Questlove, Tariq, and The Roots....what a great band! :) I can only imagine all the AWESOME stories that they can tell about their careers. :) Long live The Roots!

  • @krissy094
    @krissy094 Před 3 lety +3

    I just love Questlove's laugh, it cracks me up every time 🤣🤣🤣

  • @adamross2256
    @adamross2256 Před 4 lety +9

    These two need their own podcast or something.
    Also: Tariq's beard is epic.

  • @bklynkat23
    @bklynkat23 Před 4 lety +2

    Love when Jimmy interviews them

  • @colin5115
    @colin5115 Před 4 lety +3

    i love Jimmy's genuine laugh.

  • @AndrejNikolov-xw2gi
    @AndrejNikolov-xw2gi Před 4 lety +1

    This is amazing. Do more of this!

  • @fambeblessedbygodslove149

    Man Jimmy you and The Roots are so freaking awesome! God Bless!!

  • @damiengarbutt7229
    @damiengarbutt7229 Před 4 lety +4

    4:11-5:10 Quest is like how long is this story going to last. 🤣

  • @flygirltv
    @flygirltv Před 4 lety

    This was great! More of this please.

  • @puregoodevil1084
    @puregoodevil1084 Před 4 lety +2

    This is the most casual conversation about arson that has probably ever taken place 😂 My throat is numb from laughing so hard

  • @adamdennis2936
    @adamdennis2936 Před 4 lety +1

    I love the Roots! Legends, all of them. Maybe my most real statement... Love this band!!!!!

  • @shanellekennedy155
    @shanellekennedy155 Před 4 lety +26

    Just imagine all the stories they haven’t mentioned

  • @thesilvershining
    @thesilvershining Před rokem

    I love The Roots, please do more interviews with them Jimmy!

  • @Hellwyck
    @Hellwyck Před 3 lety +5

    4:15 - Quest can clearly hear what Thought's saying, the left headphone can is off his ear.

  • @StackRunItUp
    @StackRunItUp Před 4 lety +18

    Do this again 😂

  • @user-eb3pm9vs9t
    @user-eb3pm9vs9t Před 5 měsíci

    I love Jimmy and the roots I was cracking up when Turiq said “ I burned down the house!”

  • @mrbeans2425
    @mrbeans2425 Před 3 lety

    We NEED more Stories from The Roots.
    They are the Best ONE of a Kind!

  • @wrightterence680
    @wrightterence680 Před 4 lety +4

    Both of them would be great guys to be around

  • @jaredbstevens
    @jaredbstevens Před 4 lety +2

    "Yes, it was a bummer. The house is gone", hahahaha

  • @spaghettimeatball999
    @spaghettimeatball999 Před 4 lety +7

    quest with the hips

  • @tiffanywatson2935
    @tiffanywatson2935 Před 4 lety

    Love to see more of these guys

  • @podcasst.clipsss
    @podcasst.clipsss Před 4 lety +3

    legends right there

  • @belforio
    @belforio Před 4 lety +7

    freaking amazing! :)

  • @user-ny6dr7kl4s
    @user-ny6dr7kl4s Před 4 lety

    They're amazing 😍 I'd like to hear more of their stories 😂

  • @Andrea.G..69
    @Andrea.G..69 Před 2 lety

    Oh..hell! Those stories are awesome!

  • @josephb1657
    @josephb1657 Před 4 lety +3

    You should do interviews and games with them more often, they are awesome :)

  • @scole5678
    @scole5678 Před 3 lety

    My favorite part of buying roots albums when theyd come out was the liner notes always had stories about each song and how they made each song. Really cool and i used to read them over and over

  • @MouthVisuals
    @MouthVisuals Před 3 lety

    Love it! They should have a whole show, the three of them plus the iPod.

  • @ThunderRoad1
    @ThunderRoad1 Před 4 lety +5

    These guys have got stories

  • @AmbientEpicuros
    @AmbientEpicuros Před 4 lety

    The best ones! Greetings from Finland!

  • @marvdog33
    @marvdog33 Před 4 lety

    hahahah I love it when these guys are on! Gonna go buy that mixtape book real quick!

  • @gabym8881
    @gabym8881 Před 4 lety +5

    Questlove sounds like Elmo laughing

  • @kmcg6444
    @kmcg6444 Před 4 lety

    Laughing uproariously 2 seconds into it! These guys are the best!

  • @dambaadeyemi3233
    @dambaadeyemi3233 Před 4 lety

    They saved hip hop single handedly and almost effortlessly THANK GOD I GREW UP WITH THE LEGENDARY ROOTS CREW my moms was blasting that (Proceed) and that was when i was introduced and forever a fan since middle school

  • @Estefaniac19
    @Estefaniac19 Před 2 lety

    more of this love the Roots!

  • @user-rq1pq5gy6y
    @user-rq1pq5gy6y Před 3 lety +1

    The Roots and Jimmy get to discuss so many Prince and White House stories together and it’s just so surreal. 👌

  • @jasongates6894
    @jasongates6894 Před 4 lety

    I loved this. QL and Tariq really seem like cool people. Super nice!!

  • @aeoncandle2368
    @aeoncandle2368 Před 4 lety

    Gosh, I love The Roots.

  • @regfeg9855
    @regfeg9855 Před 4 lety +2

    I love the roots

  • @BelleTolles
    @BelleTolles Před 4 lety +5

    that was a riot. george washington shedding a tear :)

  • @renishadavis4824
    @renishadavis4824 Před 4 lety

    We need more stories from them

  • @TravelRockstarReload
    @TravelRockstarReload Před 4 lety +2

    I am so happy that i've met Quest 2 times in NY ;)
    Such a handsome dude

  • @KrijnvanNoordwijkGoogle

    I so love these guys.

  • @c.a.kitchen8712
    @c.a.kitchen8712 Před 4 lety

    I Love the Roots they're AWSOME!!!!!!!

  • @eekeey
    @eekeey Před 3 lety

    I knew the Roots made awesome music, but thanks to this show, I know that they are awesome people as well.

  • @muqsitamir2194
    @muqsitamir2194 Před 4 lety

    They are both hugeee

  • @louiekariofillis8516
    @louiekariofillis8516 Před 4 lety +7

    JIMMY!!!!!!!

  • @beatsbykana
    @beatsbykana Před 4 lety +1

    I loveee all of quest's references lol I need to hear all of their stories though. gotta check out quest's podcast

  • @xxo8888
    @xxo8888 Před 4 lety +4

    Questlove has the best laugh! Reminds me of when Jason Momoa slapped Jimmy's face with water

  • @1fes323
    @1fes323 Před 4 lety +5

    Blackthought greatest MC EVER

  • @HeadBangerBoogie
    @HeadBangerBoogie Před 4 lety +5

    I know my root very well thank you.

  • @nakejunez
    @nakejunez Před 4 lety +4

    I could see Jimmy as apart of The Roots now. Such a friendship. Brotherhood.

  • @kathielittlefield1795
    @kathielittlefield1795 Před 3 lety

    I love your tribe.. great people. I need some of those.

  • @tiberiuskirk739
    @tiberiuskirk739 Před 4 lety

    Quest and Tariq are why I watch these videos. I'm always waiting for them to laugh or say something. I bet they've been offered their own tv show.

  • @shaunkirk6450
    @shaunkirk6450 Před 4 lety

    I was the luckiest kid in the world when i met Tariq outside of Canadas wonderland knights theater. My icon in hip hop. Being back more!

  • @fattmusiek5452
    @fattmusiek5452 Před 26 dny

    Legends.

  • @melaniesalavante
    @melaniesalavante Před 4 lety

    More Questlove and Tariq segments please!:)

  • @Paqqqman
    @Paqqqman Před 4 lety

    "...thank you, uhhh for being the best house band in the world" Absolutely!

  • @datanyc004
    @datanyc004 Před 4 lety

    Awesomeness!