GRAMMYS PARTY: The Roots 4th Annual Jam Session Pre-Grammy Party at the KeyClub, LA, 2/10/07

It may be a cliche, but the stars came out in force on Saturday night. Of course they did, considering The Roots came calling. ?uestlove & Co. brought friends from Hollywood and Hip-Hop, combined. That included stars from the big screen to the littlest of iPod screens, like Queen Latifah, Dave Chappelle, will.i.am and Taboo of the Black Eyed Peas, Common, Fall Out Boy, Grey's Anatomy stars, half the cast of NCIS and a historic reunion of former Prince compatriots, The Family.

Why can The Roots be counted on to have the sexiest party in town, the night before the Grammys? Four years ago, they picked up on the fact that many of their favorite artists, closest friends, and admired folk from all ends of the spectrum make their way to LA for the Grammys. So if they're all in town, why not have 'em all at a party? And if most are musicians, why not have a huge, knock-down, drag-out all-star jam? Sounds like a plan. And it's been the A-List guest list everyone in LA wants to be on ever since.

Feast your eyes on a selection of some of the heavyweights I caught on the carpet, below. For more of all the red carpet hotness, view the photo gallery. Check it:

will.i.am

common


dave chappelle

fall out boy's andy hurley & patrick stump

grey's anatomy's isaiah washington

matisyahu

india.arie

the roots

And now for a quick recap from The Roots crew of some of the night's more unexpected pairings:

-Queen Latifah had the crowd join in her jazzed up version of her hit "U.N.I.T.Y" with singer/songwriter Gordon Chambers adding back-up. Chambers wrote Anita Baker's Grammy-winning hit "I Apologize" among others.

-Legendary Anita Baker granted ?uestlove's personal request to perform and sang Bob Marley's "Redemption Song" with India.Arie and Matisyahu. Baker also cheered on Arie as she gave a flute solo.

-Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump sang his own funked up version of Carl Carlton's "She's A Bad Mamma Jamma" with The Roots' guitarist Captain Kirk and R&B singer Glen Lewis joining in on background vocals.

-In reference to his Comedy Central Show, Dave Chappelle told the audience that it "cuts like a knife to see Charlie Murphy doing my s@!%!."

More Roots Pre-Grammy Jam:
See more photos of the stars from the A-List event

More Grammy Coverage:
Winners photo gallery
Full list of all winners
Red carpet galleries
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Watch videos of Common & Michael Rappaport from the red carpet:

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