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 became house band for `` Late Night 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 Killah among acts they 've played with .