Roots, Busta, Joell Perform “My Shot” From “Hamilton Mixtape” On Fallon’s “Tonight Show” (Watch Now)
Hamilton Mixtape [NBC]
Update: “The Hamilton Mixtape” received attention on Monday’s “Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”
In the final segment of the show, The Roots, Busta Rhymes and Joell Ortiz performed their version of “My Shot.”
A video of the performance and photos from the taping follow:
THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON — Episode 0584 — Pictured: Rapper Busta Rhymes performs a piece from “The Hamilton Mixtape” on December 05, 2016 — (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky/NBC)THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON — Episode 0584 — Pictured: (l-r) Rappers Tariq Black Thought Trotter and Joell Ortiz perform a piece from “The Hamilton Mixtape” on December 05, 2016 — (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky/NBC)THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON — Episode 0584 — Pictured: Rapper Tariq Black Thought Trotter performs a piece from “The Hamilton Mixtape” on December 05, 2016 — (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky/NBC)THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON — Episode 0584 — Pictured: (l-r) Actress Annette Bening during an interview with host on December 05, 2016 — (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky/NBC)THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON — Episode 0584 — Pictured: (l-r) Actress Greta Gerwig, actress Annette Bening, host Jimmy Fallon, television personality Steve Harvey, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, Tariq Black Thought Trotter, and James Poyser play “Tonight Show Family Feud” on December 05, 2016 — (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky/NBC)
THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON — Episode 0584 — Pictured: (l-r) Television personality Steve Harvey during an interview with host Jimmy Fallon on December 05, 2016 — (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky/NBC)
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The hottest album in the United States is set to receive a special showcase on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”
In the concluding segment of Monday’s episode, The Roots, Busta Rhymes and Joell Ortiz unite to perform a selection from “The Hamilton Mixtape.”
Given the names involved, it is safe to assume they will be performing their version of “My Shot.”
The performance should only provide the album – which is on track for #1 on the Top Album Sales and Billboard 200 charts – with more momentum.
Monday’s episode also features interviews with Steve Harvey and Annette Bening. Harvey, Bening, Fallon, The Roots and surprise guest Greta Gerwig also participate in a “Family Feud” segment.
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