Okayplayer and Everytown for Gun Safety have launched a photo campaign featuring artists in solidarity with the anti-gun violence movement.
By now you’ve probably seen social media going crazy over Rich Homie Quan’s performance last night at VH1’s Hip Hop Honors show. From memes to slander in his comments, RHQ has received negative responses on just about every social media platform there is. The legendary Questlove posted on Instagram his thoughts on the situation. In a detailed […]
Black Thought of The Roots is putting himself up to another challenge. If you’ve been watching ABC lately, you probably have seen a new video featuring The Roots performing the 2016 NBA Finals theme song “Show Me You’re A Champion.” Now The Roots member will be rapping a recap of every NBA Finals game when […]
Hip-hop is reeling over the loss over the death of legendary emcee, Phife Dawg from A Tribe Called Quest.
Condolences to one of hip-hop’s great musicians, Roots drummer, author and composer Questlove‘s father Lee Andrews, lead singer of the doo-wop group Lee Andrews & the Hearts, has passed away. Questlove has always been proud of his father’s musical influence. Yesterday he drafted an open letter to his dad, thanking him for life lessons and […]
Have you seen the new Spike Lee documentary featuring one of the greatest recording artist and performers? Michael Jackson’s Journey from Motown to Off the Wall premieres on Showtime soon and the first trailer was made available last night. People attending the Sundance Film Festival will be the first to see the documentary before it’s premiere on […]
Roots’ drummer Questlove visited Havana, Cuba earlier this year with a camera crew. Directors Jauretsi and Daniel Petruzzi chronicled his trip and have turned his experience in to a mini-documentary titled ” Questlove DJ’s a club for fans, shops for vinyls, and listens to aspiring rappers on the streets. “The Roots are notoriously known for our stamina […]
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Born in Pennsylvania in 1971, Ahmir Khalib Thompson, better known as Questlove, is the drummer and co-founder of hip-hop/neo-soul group the Roots. In addition to helping create the neo-soul movement, Questlove is known for his work on such groundbreaking hip-hop albums as Things Fall Apart (1999) and Phrenology (2002). Since 2008, he has come to popular acclaim as part […]