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Questlove Slams The ‘I Love Real Music’ Folks Upset Over Sexyy Red’s Upcoming Appearance At The 2024 Roots Picnic

With music festival season approaching, organizers have realized you can’t please the public. Following the reveal of the 2024 Roots Picnic, Questlove quickly learned this lesson. Over the years, as the event has expanded to be more inclusive of fans’ tastes, the outdoor event not only added a second day but mixed up its featured […]

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Black History Month: TV Specials, Documentaries You Should Watch

The Harlem Hellfighters | Airs Feb. 4, 2024 at 9/8c | History If your dad loves a good war documentary, this one will be right up his alley. Narrated by Robin Roberts, it chronicles the heroic efforts of the 5th New York National Guard Regiment during WWI. It also details the racism they faced when […]

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Weekend Entertainment Roundup December 16, 2023

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Black Celebs, Co-Stars, Remember the Life, Legacy of Andre Braugher

Andre Brauger was an actor of extraordinary talent. He made every role uniquely his and unforgettable. From comedy, to drama, to action, there was no genre that he couldn’t elevate. On Monday, after a short illness, the Emmy winner passed away at the age of 61. Throughout his long, successful career Braugher was considered one […]

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Questlove Reveals Which Iconic Rapper ‘Hurt’ Him By Turning Down ‘Grammys Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop’ Event

Questlove arrives for the Wall Street Journal Magazine 2023 Innovator Awards at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City on November 1, 2023. Photo: ANDREA RENAULT/AFP (Getty Images) Though many viewers enjoyed the highly-anticipated “Grammys Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop” that aired on CBS over the weekend, executive producer Questlove is sharing […]

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This Rapper ‘Hurt’ Questlove by Turning Down ‘Grammys Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop’ Event

Questlove arrives for the Wall Street Journal Magazine 2023 Innovator Awards at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City on November 1, 2023. Photo: ANDREA RENAULT/AFP (Getty Images) While many viewers enjoyed the highly-anticipated “Grammys Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop” that aired on CBS Sunday, the program’s executive producer Questlove shared his […]

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Questlove Claims He Lost Two Teeth Planning The Hip-Hop 50 Tribute At The 2023 Grammys Due To The Sheer Level Of Stress

Recently Questlove, musician, author, and director, served as curator for the Grammys‘ tribute to 50 years of hip-hop, bringing together pioneers like Grandmaster Flash and newcomers like Lil Uzi Vert. While the transitions through the decades appeared smooth onstage, Questlove was falling apart behind the scenes. On December 7, during an interview on Grammy.com, Questlove […]

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The Roots’ Black Thought Talks About His Triumph Over Tragedy

I was in college when The Roots dropped their 1995 studio album Do You Want More?!!!??! and changed how I would listen to hip-hop forever. This Is The Moment Questlove Knew He Had Made It | Securing the Bag: Part 4 Off English Growing up as a latchkey kid, I was raised on Rap City […]

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It’s About Damn Time: Will Smith, DJ Jazzy Jeff Finally Tapped for Grammys Hip-Hop 50 Celebration Event

There’s no way you can discuss hip-hop without mentioning Will Smith and Jeff Townes, a.k.a. the Fresh Prince and DJ Jazzy Jeff. And despite their near absence in many of this years hip-hop 50 celebrations, the two will finally be getting their flowers and reminding us all of their contributions at A Grammys Salute to […]

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Questlove Has An Amazingly Star-Studded Roster Of Celebrities He Makes Playlists For And Conan O’Brien Wants In

The podcast is called Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend, but after welcoming Questlove for the September 4 episode, Conan O’Brien needs a playlist. Questlove is known for making playlists for his friends. His friends, as O’Brien put it, just so happen to be “some of the most famous people in the world.” Questlove said the […]

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Questlove Shared When He Realized The Roots Were ‘Not Friends’ Anymore And How Jimmy Fallon Fixed It

Conan O’Brien gets the most out of his guests on the Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend podcast. He bonded with Japanese Breakfast over her Coachella set. Chris Martin explained why Bruce Springsteen is to blame for his decision to stop eat dinner. Billie Eilish shared “heartbreaking” advice she once received from her idol-turned-friend Justin Bieber. […]

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Questlove Shared When He Realized The Roots Were ‘Not Friends’ Anymore And How Jimmy Fallon Fixed It

Conan O’Brien gets the most out of his guests on the Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend podcast. He bonded with Japanese Breakfast over her Coachella set. Chris Martin explained why Bruce Springsteen is to blame for his decision to stop eat dinner. Billie Eilish shared “heartbreaking” advice she once received from her idol-turned-friend Justin Bieber. […]

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