Justin Timberlake, Jimmy Fallon present ‘History of Rap 4’ (video)

The moment that you heard that Justin Timberlake was going to be performing all week long on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,” you knew that this was coming. The “History of Rap” has been an enormous hit the past three times that the late-night host and the “Suit & Tie” singer have done it, and of course it was again the fourth time that they pulled it off this week.

The real question that we have at this point is rather simple: just how long does it take to actually rehearse all of this? In between the lyrics, the dance moves, and the overall vibe of the performance with The Roots, this is one of the more complicated things that Fallon has pulled off on the show. Luckily, it also happens to be supremely entertaining. (Code: You’re going to watch this more than once.)

Just in case you were extremely interested in knowing every single song that is featured in this new version of the rap montage, NBC was kind enough to send over the full list along with the years in which these songs were composed. Enjoy!

Sugarhill Gang – Apache (Jump On It) – 1981
Grandmaster Melle Mel – White Lines (Don’t Do It) – 1983
Kurtis Blow – Basketball – 1984
Fat Boys – The Fat Boys – 1984
Run DMC – Its Tricky – 1987
Beastie Boys – No Sleep Till Brooklyn – 1987
LL Cool J – Going Back to Cali – 1988
Slick Rick – Children’s Story – 1989
2 Live Crew – Me So Horny – 1989
Public Enemy – Fight the Power – 1989
A Tribe Called Quest – Scenario – 1991
Cypress Hill – Hand on the Pump – 1991
Wreckx-N-Effect – Rumpshaker – 1992
Salt N Pepa – Shoop – 1993
Snoop Doggy Dogg – Gin and Juice – 1993
Busta Rhymes – Woo-Ha! Got You All In Check – 1995
The Notorious B.I.G. – Hypnotize – 1996
Missy Elliot – Get Ya Freak On – 2001
Jay-Z – Izzo (H.O.V.A.) – 2001
Nelly – Ride Wit Me – 2001
50 Cent – P.I.M.P. –  2003
Chamillionaire – Ridin Dirty – 2006 // Wiz Khalifa – Black and Yellow – 2010
Trinidad James – All Gold Everything
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis – Thrift Shop – 2013
Eminem –Lose Yourself – 2002

There’s some pretty good choices in here, right? We especially appreciate the “Thrift Shop” inclusion to keep it current, even though “Lose Yourself” really was the perfect way to end this.

What do you think about this latest installment in the series? If you want to check out some other “Late Night” highlights featuring Timberlake and Fallon, you can do so over at the link here.

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