?uestlove was the latest guest for for Red Bull Music Academy’s lecture series. During the engagement, he shares some of the The Roots’ fondest moments, playing for Fallon, influences and more. After the jump, check out his interview with Sway In The Morning. Previously: Q-Tip
Sosa visited Sway recently and spoke on his longevity, Jay-Z and more. Afterwards, he cracked the mic while ?uestlove beatboxed. The Roots’ Wise Up Ghost drops September 7. AZ’s Doe Or Die II coming soon.
While at the Killjoy Barbers in Vancouver, the Roots drummer runs into the Human Serviette, who had more than enough gifts to share. 46 minutes worth.
Kicking off Complex TV‘s Combat Jack Show, Black Thought recalls meeting ?uestlove and breaks down how his past beef with Nas came about. UPDATE: Ep. 2 l Ep. 3
Brooklyn Bowl was the place to be last night. As part of the Brothers In Arms event, D’Angelo covered a few classics along with Roots drummer, ?uestlove. D’Angelo confirmed that his album is complete and is on the way. Above, he ends the show with a classic of his own, “Lady”. More clips from the audience below.
During last month’s Red Bull Academy event at NYC’s Broiler Room, The Roots drummer hit the 1s and 2s and dedicated an hour of his set to the late Jay Dee. The music speaks for itself. nahright
It was illuminati on Fox last night. In the full episode above, Kanye returns as Kenny West and will.i.am, Nicki Minaj, ?uestlove and Bruno Mars plot their way to end his career. rap-up
?uestlove will soon add professor to his resume. The Roots drummer will
Rap’s Illuminati will soon invade The Cleveland Show. In next season’s episode titled, Menace II Secret Society, Kanye returns and is joined by Questlove, will.i.am, Bruno and Nicki, who will all portray themselves. Season premieres October 7 on Fox. Executive producer Rich Appel says: “Cleveland inadvertently breaks into it and then it’s how he will either bring them down or they’ll bring him down. We have a couple of original songs with Kanye and will and Bruno, I mean, all of them, […]
The Roots are back in the studio (as if they ever left), and are set to release their 14th album. Yesterday, drummer ?uestlove spilled the beans via Twitter and announced the title. Intoxicating choice. hhdx
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This is a great reminder of how powerful and lasting Lauryn Hill’s influence has been in music. The fact that The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill eventually reached diamond status after so many years shows that truly meaningful music can continue finding new listeners long after its original release. I also like how the article highlights the combination of hip hop, R&B, neo soul, and reggae that made the album so distinctive. Achieving more than 10 million sales is an incredible milestone, especially considering how much the music industry has changed since 1998. The album’s success feels less like a temporary trend and more like proof that strong songwriting and authentic artistic expression can remain relevant across generations. It is interesting to see how numbers can tell part of a story, whether we are looking at album sales or using a proportion calculator to understand relationships between different figures.