` We just took it a step further , '' ? The Roots were house band for ` ` Late Show with Jimmy Fallon '' this year . Drummer ? uestlove says it 's only selling out if your music starts ` ` sounding crappy '' Hip - hop band relies on horns , strings , percussion rather than samples . Paul Simon , Jay - Z , Etta James , Ghostface are among acts they ' ve played with .
The Roots were house band for ` ` Late Show with Jimmy Fallon '' this year . Drummer ? uestlove says it 's only selling out if your music starts ` ` sounding crappy '' Hip - hop band relies on horns , strings , percussion rather than samples . Paul Simon , Jay - Z , Etta James , Ghostface are among acts they ' ve played with .