Update: The Roots and Bilal took the stage in the closing segment of Monday’s “Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”
They performed “It Ain’t Fair,” which appears on the soundtrack to “Detroit.”
A video of the performance and photos from the taping follow:
THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON — Episode 0720 – — Pictured: (l-r) Bilal and Tariq Black Thought Trotter of The Roots perform “It Ain’t Fair” on August 7, 2017 — (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky/NBC)THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON — Episode 0720 – — Pictured: (l-r) Bilal and Mark Kelley, Tariq Black Thought Trotter, and Kirk Captain Kirk Douglas of The Roots perform “It Ain’t Fair” on August 7, 2017 — (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky/NBC)THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON — Episode 0720 – — Pictured: (l-r) Bilal with James Poyser and Tariq Black Thought Trotter of The Roots perform “It Ain’t Fair” on August 7, 2017 — (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky/NBC)THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON — Episode 0720 – — Pictured: (l-r) Actress Aubrey Plaza with host Jimmy Fallon during “Think Fast” on August 7, 2017 — (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky/NBC)THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON — Episode 0720 – — Pictured: (l-r) Actress Aubrey Plaza during an interview with host Jimmy Fallon on August 7, 2017 — (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky/NBC)
THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON — Episode 0720 – — Pictured: (l-r) Actor Jeff Bridges during an interview with host Jimmy Fallon on August 7, 2017 — (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky/NBC)
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In-house band The Roots has a presence on every episode of “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”
It has a special presence on Monday’s episode.
Accompanied by Bilal, the band closes the show with a performance of “Detroit” soundtrack cut “It Ain’t Fair.”
The performance concludes an episode that also features Jeff Bridges and Aubrey Plaza.
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