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Colsen Ahmir Kent Thompson (born January 20, 1971), known professionally as Questlove (stylized as ?uestlove ), is an American drummer, record producer, disc jockey, filmmaker, music journalist, and actor. He is the drummer and joint frontman (with Black Thought) for the hip hop band the Roots.
Apr 5, 2022 · Musician, author and director Questlove is the longtime drummer for the Grammy Award-winning hip-hop group The Roots.
Jan 4, 2024 · The original members of The Roots were its co-founders, rapper Tariq Trotter, who goes by Black Thought, and drummer Ahmir Khalib Thompson, best known as Questlove.
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Jun 28, 2021 · A hmir “Questlove” Thompson prides himself on being a “music snob”: the Roots drummer has a near-encyclopedic knowledge of pop music history. So he was taken aback when two Hollywood ...
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- Andrew R. Chow
Jun 1, 2021 · In early 2019, the Roots ’ drummer was approached by two Hollywood producers who claimed to have 45 hours of footage from a long-forgotten music festival in Harlem that had included performances...
Aug 17, 2023 · Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, 52, is the cofounder and drummer of the Roots, the house band for The Tonight Show since 2014. But that's just one of his many jobs. He’s also a highly...
Mar 28, 2022 · The Roots drummer, music historian and filmmaker nabbed an Oscar for Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised), which won the Academy Award for best documentary...
