the hamilton mixtape: kelly clarkson / the roots feat busta rhymes, joell ortiz & nate ruess

after much talk about a mixtape curated and produced by hamilton creator lin manuel miranda, we are FINALLY getting to hear the results in advance of it's december 2nd release. don't worry we will be updating these tracks as soon as they're available!

kelly clarkson - it's quiet uptown
how fascinating to spin the song from a mother's perspective. kelly clarkson's version is a completely different take on what is probably the most emotional crux of the hamilton score and it's equally heartbreaking. try to not cry when the words "forgiveness" is sung. brilliant!

the roots feat busta rhymes, joell ortiz & nate ruess - my shot
OMG the busta rhymes section is EVERYTHING!!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS: jimmy fallon, one direction & the roots - santa claus is coming to town (classroom instruments version)

jimmy fallon, one direction & the roots - santa claus is coming to town (classroom instruments version)
happy holidays from me and these boys!

JUST CUTE: meghan trainor, jimmy fallon & the roots - all about that bass (live @ the tonight show with jimmy fallon)

meghan trainor, jimmy fallon & the roots - all about that bass (live @ the tonight show with jimmy fallon)
welcome to the cute!!!

LETS GO VIRAL(XMAS STYLE!): jimmy fallon, mariah carey & the roots - all i want for christmas is you

jimmy fallon, mariah carey & the roots - all i want for christmas is you
yeah... kind of awesome... happy pre xmas yo!

NEW VIDEO!: the roots feat monsters of folk - dear god 2.0

the roots feat monsters of folk - dear god 2.0

NEW ROOTS!: the roots - how i got over

the roots - how i got over

the roots - 75 bars (black's reconstruction) (new video)

the roots - 75 bars [link 2]
[what a great weekend for fans of hip hop! the roots are set to release their 10th (!!!!) album rising down later this month. based on the stuff that's been released (and this video), it looks like ?uestlove and co are putting out a more political album that reminds me of the great raps albums of the late 80's. if you want more info on this awesome band, check out okayplayer's coverage here.]