The Roots Show You How to Do This, Son

One of the sad byproducts of my recent schedule was that I missed the Roots performing in New York on Sunday and Monday night. Having seen them about 3 million times, I'm over it, but it sounds like I missed a great show. It looks like I missed some cool shit, too:

Hip-Hop 101 featuring "Award Tour," "Dre Day," "Deep Cover," and "Throw Some D's"


James Brown Tribute


"Roxanne," with ?uestlove on the vocals


Having watched these, I got lost in YouTube land and pulled up some other notable Roots covers. Enjoy:

Tribute to Bono


"I Need Love," "Back Like That"


"Deep Cover," "It's Going Down," "Snap Yo Fingers," "Sexy Back"


"Smooth Criminal"


"Handclapping Song"


Extended James Brown Tribute


"Brown Sugar"