The Roots catch us up on 'Game of Thrones' with masterful recap rap

Should The Roots just rule Westeros?
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Chloe Bryan
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The Roots catch us up on 'Game of Thrones' with masterful recap rap
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Should The Roots just rule Westeros?

The Tonight house band's lead MC, Black Thought, performed a Game of Thrones recap rap on Wednesday's show — and it was pure dragon fire.

The masterful performance led us through all the intrigue (and heavy setup) of the Season 6 premiere, from Sansa's escape to Melisandre's big reveal

He only left out Dorne, because Dorne is boring.

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Chloe Bryan

Chloe was the shopping editor at Mashable. She was also previously a culture reporter. You can follow her on Twitter at @chloebryan.


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