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Timberlake in 'The History of Rap Part 5': The Novelty May Be Gone, But the Infectiousness Remains

By Dustin Rowles | Videos | February 22, 2014 |

By Dustin Rowles | Videos | February 22, 2014 |


Jimmy Fallon couldn’t go his first week on The Tonight Show without the love of his bro-life, Justin Timberlake. While there is no novelty left in their ‘Evolution of Rap” series, both the enthusiasm, the infectiousness, and the remarkable performances remain. I still don’t understand how they put these together with such a short turnaround, but the series never fails to impress and delight.

Here’s the rundown:

LL Cool J, “I’m Bad”

Run DMC, “Beats to the Rhyme”

Crazy Calls, “Wait for the Beep”

Beastie Boys, “Fight For Your Right”

Tone Loc, “Wild Thing”

DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, “Fresh Prince Theme”

Salt N’ Pepa, “Whatta Man”

Positive K, “I Got A Man”

The Notorious B.I.G., “Big Poppa”

Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg, “Dre Day”

Warren G feat. Nate Dogg, “Regulate”

N.W.A., “Straight Outta Compton”

Ini Kamoze, “Hot Stepper”

Outkast, “So Fresh, So Clean”

Busta Rhymes feat. P. Diddy & Pharrell, “Pass the Courvoisier, Part II”

Kris Kross, “Jump”

Skee-Lo, “I Wish”

Jay Z, “99 Problems”

Ludacris, “Move Bitch (Get Out the Way)”

Drake, “Started From the Bottom”

Kendrick Lamar, “Swimming Pools (Drank)”

Kanye West feat. T-Pain, “Good Life”

Run DMC, “Walk This Way”




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