Check It. Justin Timberlake, Jimmy Fallon and the Roots do a history of hip-hop [The Monday Download].

I thought Justin Timberlake was great playing a despicable Napster-creating Sean Parker in The Social Network. But we all miss JT's musical forays.

Thankfully, Justin realized the great opportunities to come with visiting Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, which are, mainly, the greatest late night house band ever -- The Roots. And here's what we were blessed with:

Jimmy was actually quite impressive too! But really, Justin. We all just want to dance again.

-- Chau Tu

Check It. Ana Tijoux at the Bootleg Theater.

Ana Tijoux is one of those very talented female rappers in a very male-dominated genre who can definitely hold her own against her fellow male MCs. Her lyrics are smart, she's socially conscious, and she's got a unique style.

The half Chilean, half French MC usually has Spanish lyrics, but has been known to weave French into her songs.

The below video is off her latest album 1977 -- the year Tijoux was born in France after her family fled Chile under the Pinochet regime. She's extremely talented and her live performances are excellent.

Tickets to Ana Tijoux with Money Mark at the Bootleg are $10. The Bootleg Theater is located at 2220 Beverly Blvd. The show starts at 10 p.m.

-- Lauren Williams

Do It. FLAVORS at The Echoplex.

I love the 90s. My little kid brain was just a sponge for pop-culture during those ten years. Ask me to describe the plot line of any En Vogue video or list every song on the Clueless soundtrack. I can do it. Easily. Any music that had even moderate mainstream success (I developed my love for 90s indie rock way after the fact) was on my radar and was/is pretty much my favorite thing.

However, there is a special place in my heart for mid-to-late 90s r&b and hip hop. Convincing my mom to buy me The Score even though it had a parental advisory sticker on it, learning all of Left Eye’s raps on the playground, dancing to Wu-Tang at the 6th grade dance—those are my best childhood memories. So it always excites me when a club boasts a 90s night. There was a great one in Boston (some bar that I forget the name of in JP), but most of them are kind of whack.

Tonight at the Echoplex is going to be different though, because DJ Spinna, J. ROCC, and DJ Scratch are spinning at an event dubbed FLAVORS. It’s going to be a Best of 1990s Hip Hop (The Golden Years) party and a you-were-only-10-when-these-were-hits-in-the-club-so-get-out-there-and-shake-it-now kind of night for me.

Starts at 9 p.m., $10 in advance and $15 at the door. As that kid Kevin in my 6th grade class would say, it’s going to be Ill, Dope, Phat.

The Echoplex is located at 1154 Glendale Blvd.

--Heather Robertson

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