Questlove

Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson of The Roots is one of the foremost minds in music knowledge and history today, using his platforms and connections to the industry to great effect. Questlove, …

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. In Questlove’s fascinating new book “Hip-Hop Is History,” he rewrites hip-hop history …

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Questlove has had a remarkable career so far. He started as the drummer in Philadelphia’s boundary-breaking hip-hop band The Roots. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, “THE NEXT MOVEMENT”) BLACK …

Six-time Grammy Award-winning drummer and producer Questlove is digging deep into the roots of hip-hop and uncovering how the genre has impacted culture. He explains it all in his new …

Questlove, the accomplished musician, filmmaker and author, most recently of “Hip-Hop Is History,” is no doubt aware that his title cuts more than one way. It indicates both that hip-hop …

Questlove is not on board with the rap beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake. The Roots drummer and Oscar-winning filmmaker took to Instagram to share his thoughts regarding the battle’s …

Because of Kendrick And Drake’s enticing back and forth, everyone has been thinking about rap beef recently. Unsurprisingly, that included someone whose done as much thinking about hip-hop as anybody, …

Kendrick Lamar and Drake‘s sizzling beef may have gripped the Hip Hop nation, but Questlove is far from impressed. The Roots drummer sternly criticized the hotly-contested rap battle in an …

Renowned director, musician, and author Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson has unveiled details about his groundbreaking new book, Hip-Hop Is History, slated to launch on June 11th under his AUWA Books imprint. …

The post Questlove Details New Book Hip-Hop Is History appeared first on Consequence. Questlove has set out to prove Hip-Hop Is History with his new book, out June 11th via his …