Ahmir K. Thompson(born January 20, 1971), known professionally asQuestlove(stylized as?uestlove), is an American drummer, record producer, disc jockey, filmmaker, music journalist, and actor. He is the drummer and joint frontman (withBlack Thought) for thehip-hopbandthe Roots.The Roots have been serving as thein-house bandforThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonsince 2014, after having fulfilled the same role onLate Night with Jimmy Fallon.Questlove is also one of the producers of the2015 cast albumof the Broadway musicalHamilton.He has also co-founded of the websitesOkayplayerandOkayAfrica.[2]He joinedClive Davis Institute of Recorded MusicatNew York Universityas an adjunct professor in 2016,[3]and hosts the podcastQuestlove Supreme.
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Years active | 1987–present |
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Questlove has produced recordings for artists includingElvis Costello,Common,D'Angelo,Jill Scott,Erykah Badu,Bilal,Jay-Z,Nikka Costa,Booker T. Jones,Al Green,Amy Winehouse,andJohn Legend.He has served as a member of theSoulquarians,the Randy Watson Experience,the Soultronics,the Grand Negazandthe Grand Wizzards.As an author, he has written four books. Questlove is the recipient of many accolades, including anAcademy Award,[4]sixGrammy Awards[5]and aBAFTA Award.[6]
Early life
editAhmir Thompson was born on January 20, 1971[7]into a musical family inPhiladelphia.His father was Arthur Lee Andrews Thompson, fromGoldsboro, North Carolina.[8]A singer, he became known as Lee Andrews and was lead withLee Andrews & the Hearts,a 1950sdoo-wopgroup.[9]Ahmir's mother, Jacquelin Thompson, together with his father, was also part of the Philadelphia-based soul group Congress Alley.[10]His parents did not want to leave him with babysitters so they took him with them when they were on tour.[11]He grew up in backstages of doo-wop shows. By the age of seven, Thompson began drumming on stage at shows, and by 13, had become a musical director.
Questlove's parents enrolled him at thePhiladelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts.By the time he graduated, he had founded a band called the Square Roots (later dropping the word "square" ) with his friend Tariq Trotter (Black Thought). Questlove's classmates at the Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts includedBoyz II Men,jazz bassistChristian McBride,jazz guitaristKurt Rosenwinkel,jazz organistJoey DeFrancesco,and singerAmel Larrieux.He attendedsenior promwith Larrieux. After graduating from high school, he took jazz and composition classes at theSettlement Music School.[12]
Thompson began performing onSouth Streetin Philadelphia using drums, while Tariq rhymed over his beats and rhythms. Thompson and Jay Lonick, a childhood friend, were known for improvisational "call and response" percussion battles with plastic buckets, crates, and shopping carts. This style translated into Thompson's usual drumset arrangement, with most drums and cymbals positioned at waist level, emulating his original street setups.[citation needed]
For theOkayplayerplatform and web televisionOkayAfrica TV,Questlove had his DNA tested in 2011 and genealogists researched his family ancestry. Questlove's DNA revealed from both of his biological parents that he is ofWest Africandescent, specifically theMende people(found mostly inSierra Leoneas well as Guinea and Liberia).[13]
From the PBS television series,Finding Your Roots,hosted by ProfessorHenry Louis Gates Jr.,Questlove learned in December 2017 that he was descended in part from Charles and Maggie Lewis, his three times great-grandparents, who had been taken captive in warfare and sold as slaves in the port ofOuidah,Dahomey(nowBenin) to American ship captain William Foster. They were among 110 slaves smuggled illegally toMobile, Alabama,in July 1860 on theClotilda.It was the last known slave ship to carry slaves to the United States. Questlove is the only guest to have appeared on Gates's program to be descended from slaves known by name, ship, and where they came from in Africa.[14][15]
Career
edit1993–1996: Beginnings with the Roots
editThe Roots' lineup was soon completed, with Questlove on drums and percussion, Tariq Trotter and Malik B on vocals,Josh Abrams(Rubber Band) on bass (who was replaced by Leonard Hubbard in 1994), andScott Storchon keyboards. While the group was performing a show inGermany,they recorded an album entitledOrganix,released by Relativity Records in 1993.
The group continued recording, releasing two critically acclaimed records in 1995 and 1996,Do You Want More?!!!??!andIlladelph Halflife,respectively.
1997–2003: Breakthrough, Soulquarians era, and increased output
editIn 1999, the Roots had mainstream success with "You Got Me" (featuringErykah Badu); the song earned the band theGrammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Groupfor 2000. The song helped fuel the success of theirThings Fall Apartalbum, which has since been hailed as a classic, eventually selling platinum.
Questlove served as executive producer for D'Angelo's 2000 albumVoodoo,Slum Village's albumFantastic, Vol. 2,and Common's albumsLike Water for ChocolateandElectric Circus.Besides the aforementioned albums, he has also contributed as a drummer or producer to Erykah Badu'sBaduizmandMama's Gun,Dilated Peoples'Expansion Team,Blackalicious'sBlazing Arrow,Bilal's1st Born Second,N*E*R*D'sFly or Die,Joshua Redman'sMomentum,andZap Mama's Axel NormanAncestry In Progress,Fiona Apple'sExtraordinary Machine,andZack De La Rocha's currently unreleased solo material.
In 2001, he collaborated as the drummer forThe Philadelphia Experiment,a collaborative instrumental jazz album featuring Christian McBride andUri Caine,and the DJ of the compilationQuestlove Presents: Babies Making Babies,released on Urban Theory Records in 2002. He played drums onChristina Aguilera's song "Loving Me 4 Me" for her 2002 albumStripped.In 2002, he and the Roots released the critically acclaimedPhrenology,which went gold.
In 2003, he played drums onJohn Mayer's song "Clarity" from his second albumHeavier Things.He also arranged and drummed onJoss Stone's cover ofthe White Stripes' "Fell in Love with a Girl".
2004–present: Continued output and other media endeavors
editIn 2004, the Roots releasedThe Tipping Point,which contained a more mainstream sound, allegedly due to demands from Interscope Records. The album sold 400,000 copies. In 2004, Questlove appeared inJay-Z'sFade to Black.In addition to appearing in the documentary portion of the film, Questlove was the drummer/musical director for all portions of the show with a live band. In 2005, Questlove appeared along with performers includingMadonna,Iggy Pop,Bootsy Collins,andLittle Richardin atelevision commercialfor theMotorola ROKRphone. Questlove also appears for a short clip in the 2005 film,The Longest Yard.
In 2006, Questlove appeared in the filmDave Chappelle's Block Party,as well as a couple of skits onChappelle's Show.These included theTupac"The Lost Episodes"skit, and one featuringJohn Mayer,wherein Questlove performs in a barber shop, inducing the occupants to dance and rap. With the exception ofthe FugeesandJill Scott,Questlove served as the drummer at the 2004Brooklynstreet concert and was the musical director for the entire show. Questlove was given an Esky for Best Scribe inEsquiremagazine's 2006 Esky Music Awards in the April issue. In 2006, Questlove was one of a handful of musicians hand-picked bySteve Van Zandtto backHank Williams Jr.on a new version of "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight" for the season premiere (and formalESPNdebut) ofMonday Night Football.Along with his fellow Motorola ROKR commercial co-stars, Bootsy Collins and Little Richard, Questlove's bandmates includedRick Nielsen(Cheap Trick),Joe Perry(Aerosmith),Charlie Daniels,andBernie Worrell.In the same year, he appeared in the studio albumFlyof the Italian singerZucchero Fornaciari.
In 2007, Questlove co-produced with VH1'sThe Scorewinning producer Antonio "DJ Satisfaction" Gonzalez, from the Maniac Agenda, the theme toVH1's Hip Hop Honors 2007.Questlove joinedBen HarperandJohn Paul Jonesfor theBonnarooSuperJam on June 16, 2007, to play a 97-minute set.[16]
On March 2, 2009, Questlove and the Roots began their run as house band forLate Night with Jimmy Fallon.[17]He continues to perform with the Roots onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,continuing his duties fromLate Night with Jimmy Fallon.He occasionally performed solos titled, 're-mixing the clips', where he drew on his production and DJ abilities to dub video clips, cue audio samples in rhythm, and play drum breaks simultaneously.
In late 2009, while serving as an associate producer of the hit Broadway playFela!,Questlove recruited Jay-Z to come on board as a producer. It was reported thatWill SmithandJada Pinkett Smithhad also signed on as producers.[18]
In January 2010, he was writing material with British singerDuffyfor her second album.[19]He has been featured in a commercial for Microsoft's short-lived mobile phone, theKin.In 2010, he made a cameo in the music video ofDuck Sauce's song "Barbra Streisand",and with the Roots released the albumDilla Jointswith renditions of producerJ Dilla's music. He contributed drums to the song "You Got a Lot to Learn", which was recorded for theself-titledthird studio album byEvanescence,[20][21]but did not appear on the final release.[22]
Questlove was planning to collaborate withAmy Winehousebeforeher deathin July 2011. He said "We'reSkypebuddies, and she wants to do a project withMosand me. Soon as she gets her visa thing together, that's gonna happen. "[23]Rolling Stonenamed Questlove number 2 in the 50 Top Tweeters in Music. In June 2011, Questlove played drums alongside the Roots bassistOwen BiddleforKarmin's cover ofNicki Minaj's "Super Bass."[24]Questlove placed 8th in theRolling StoneReaders Pick for Best Drummers of all Time.
In September 2016, Questlove launched a weekly radio show onPandora,Questlove Supreme.[25]Notable guests have includedSolange,[26]Chris Rock,[27]Maya Rudolph,[25]andPete Rock,[28]among others.
Alec Baldwininterviewed Questlove for the January 3, 2017, episode of Baldwin'sWNYC StudiospodcastHere's the Thing,where he joked about being "obsessed" with hisWikipediaprofile. During the interview, he also discussed his musical and cultural interests, how the Roots started a "movement" with three 15-passenger vans and the impact of the loss of musical icons in 2016.[29]
He also served as the musical director and in-house DJ of the2021 Academy Awards ceremony,having previously served as the in-house DJ for the2020 ceremony.The music for the 2021 ceremony was largely remixed from compositions created by his band The Roots, with no in-house orchestra present.[30]
In 2021, Questlove made his directorial debut withSummer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised),a film about the 1969Harlem Cultural Festival,[31]which featured performances byStevie Wonder,Sly and The Family Stone,Nina Simone,Mahalia Jackson,Mavis Staples,B. B. King,and many other top soul, jazz, gospel, and Latin artists of the era.Summer of Soulwon both the US Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award for documentary at the 2021Sundance Film Festival.[32]Disney-owned Searchlight Pictures acquired the film for distribution, setting a new Sundance Film Festival record for documentary film acquisition price. The film received acclaim from critics, with particular praise given to the restoration of the footage used. The film won numerous awards, includingBest Documentary Featureat the6th Critics' Choice Documentary Awards,where it won in all six categories in which it was nominated,Best Documentaryat the75th British Academy Film Awards,Best Documentary Featureat the94th Academy Awards,[33]andBest Music Filmat the64th Annual Grammy Awards.
In September 2022, it was announced that Questlove would executive produce a feature documentary aboutJ DillatitledDilla Time,adapted from theDan Charnasbiographyof the same name.Joseph Patel, who also producedSummer of Soul,and Darby Wheeler are slated to co-direct.[34]
In March 2023, it was announced that Questlove would direct alive-action/hybrid reimaginingof theWalt Disney Productionsanimated filmThe Aristocatsas his feature-film directorial debut, as well as executive-producing and overseeing the music.Will GluckandKeith Buninwere attached to write the script, andTariq Trotter,Shawn Gee and Zarah Zohlman were attached to executive produce on behalf of Two One Five Entertainment. Gluck and his production company Olive Bridge Entertainment were slated to produce.[35]
Writing
editIn 2007 he provided the foreword for the bookCheck the Technique.[36]On June 18, 2013, he released a memoir,Mo' Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove.On October 22, 2013, Harper Design published the Questlove-written book,Soul Train: The Music, Dance, and Style of a Generation.[37]
Questlove released his third book,Something To Food About: Exploring Creativity with Innovative Chefs,along with co-author Ben Greenman and photographer Kyoko Hamada, which was published by Clarkson Potter Books on April 12, 2016.[38]In 2018, Questlove curated the soundtrackThe Michelle Obama MusiaqualogyforMichelle Obama's memoirBecoming.[39]
He also released the bookCreative Quest,regarding the concept and cultivation of creativity, in April 2018.[40][41]
Questlove's next book,Music Is History,was published in December 2021 byAbrams Image.The book explores popular music through the context of American history over the past fifty years, connecting issues of race, gender, politics, and identity with Questlove's point of view.[42]
In 2023 he started his own publishing imprintAuwa Bookswho will publish his next bookHip-Hop Is History.[43]
Discography
editThe Roots
editOther studio releases
edit- Plumb-David Murray,?uestlove, andRay Angry,2023 (J.M.I. Recordings).[44]
- Fight The Power: Remix-Public EnemyFeaturingNas/ Rapsody /Black Thought/ Jahi /YG& Questlove, 2020 (Enemy Records)
- Take Me I'm Yours- Difford & Tilbrook W/Robert Glasper&?uestlove, 2018 (Yep Roc Records)
- Sufro Breaks-?uestlove, 2017 (Serato Pressings)
Filmography
editFilm
editYear | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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2000 | Bamboozled | Alabama Porch Monkeys: Levi - Musical Director | ||
2001 | Brooklyn Babylon | Member of The Lions | ||
2006 | Before the Music Dies | Himself / Musician: The Roots | Documentary | |
2011 | The Black Power Mixtape 1967–1975 | Himself | Documentary | |
Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest | Documentary | |||
2012 | Bad 25 | Documentary | ||
2013 | Finding the Funk | Narrator | Co-executive producer | |
2014 | Top Five | — | Executive music producer Composer |
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Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown | Himself | Documentary | ||
2016 | Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall | Documentary | ||
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping | Cameo appearance | |||
Vincent N Roxxy | — | Composer | ||
2019 | Someone Great | Himself | ||
2020 | Soul | Curley | Voice role | [45] |
2021 | Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) | — | Director | [46] |
TBA | UntitledThe Aristocatsremake | — | Director Executive Producer |
[47] |
Television
editYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | Street Time | Composer | Episode: "Born to Kill" |
2004 | Chappelle's Show | Original sketch music | 12 episodes |
2009 2014 |
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Musical director | 969 episodes |
2009 | Yo Gabba Gabba! | Himself | Episode: "Clean" |
2010 | Nickelodeon Presents History and Heritage | Composer | Television film |
VH1 Rock Docs | Himself | Episode: "Soul Train: The Hippest Trip in America" | |
2011 | Philly's 4th of July Jam | Music director | Television special |
2012 | iCarly | Himself | Episode: "iShock America" |
2012 2021 |
Independent Lens | 2 episodes | |
2012 | The Cleveland Show | Voice role Episode: "Menace II Secret Society" | |
2012 Soul Train Awards | Composer | Television special | |
2013 | The Eric Andre Show | Himself | Episode: "Chance the Rapper/Mel B" |
Top Chef | Himself - Guest Judge / Musician / Restaurateur | Episode: "Giving It The College Try" | |
Say Yes to the Dress | Himself | Episode: "Apple of His Eye" | |
2014-2016 | Inside Amy Schumer | 3 episodes | |
2014 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Corpse | Uncredited Episode: "Criminal Stories" |
SoundClash | — | Executive producer Episode: "Fall Out Boy, T.I. & London Grammar" | |
2014-2023 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Himself | 334 episodes |
2015 | Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown | Episode: "Miami" | |
Empire | Voice role Episode: "Et Tu, Brute?" | ||
The Jim Gaffigan Show | Episode: "My Friend the Priest" | ||
Saturday Night Live | Episode: "J.K. Simmons/D'Angelo" | ||
Lucas Bros. Moving Co. | — | Voice role 2 episodes | |
Parks and Recreation | LeVondrious Meagle | Episode: "Donna and Joe" | |
2016 | Hamilton's America | Himself | Television film |
Night Train with Wyatt Cenac | Episode: "Sneaks & Geeks" | ||
Roots | Executive music producer | Miniseries | |
SPARKLE: A Don Quixote Story | Producer | Miniseries | |
2016-2020 | Drunk History | Himself | 2 episodes |
2017-2020 | Finding Your Roots | 2 episodes | |
2020 | High Fidelity | Executive music producer | 10 episodes |
2021 | Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days | Himself | Television special |
2022 | Billions | Episode: "Johnny Favorite" | |
2024 | Abbott Elementary | Episode: "2 Ava 2 Fest" |
Awards and nominations
editYear | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2022 | Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)[48] | Best Documentary Feature Film | Won |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2005 | The Roots | Best Group | Nominated |
2009 | The Roots | Best Group | Nominated |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2022 | Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)[49] | Best Documentary | Won |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2000 | "You Got Me"(withErykah Badu)[50] | Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group | Won |
Things Fall Apart | Best Rap Album | Nominated | |
2004 | Phrenology | Nominated | |
2005 | "Star" | Best Urban/Alternative Performance | Nominated |
"Don't Say Nuthin'" | Best Rap Performance By a Duo/Group | Nominated | |
2007 | "Don't Feel Right" (featuring Maimouna Youssef) | Nominated | |
Game Theory | Best Rap Album | Nominated | |
2011 | "Hang On in There"(withJohn Legend) | Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance | Won |
Wake Up!(with John Legend) | Best R&B Album | Won | |
"Shine"(with John Legend) | Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals | Nominated | |
"Wake Up Everybody"(with John Legend,Melanie Fiona&Common) | Best Rap/Sung Collaboration | Nominated | |
How I Got Over | Best Rap Album | Nominated | |
2012 | "Surrender"(withBetty Wright) | Best Traditional R&B Performance | Nominated |
The Road from Memphis | Best Pop Instrumental Album | Won | |
2013 | Undun | Best Rap Album | Nominated |
2016 | Hamilton | Best Musical Theater Album | Won |
2019 | Creative Quest | Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording | Nominated |
2022 | Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) | Best Music Film | Won |
2023 | Music Is History | Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording | Nominated |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2003 | The Seed 2.0 | MTV2 Award | Nominated |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2004 | The Roots | Road Woodie | Nominated |
Welcome Back Woodie | Nominated[51] |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2005 | The Roots | Outstanding Duo or Group | Nominated |
2007 | The Roots | Outstanding Duo or Group | Won[52] |
2011 | Wake Up! | Outstanding Collaboration | Won[53] |
Outstanding Album | Won[53] |
- First Hip-Hop group to perform atLincoln Center,January 2002[54]
- Named one of the "Twenty Greatest Live Acts in the World" byRolling Stone,2003
- "Heroes Award" from the Philadelphia chapter of theRecording Academy,2004[55](Recipient)
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Further reading
edit- Christgau, Robert(June 17, 2013)."Give the Drummer Some".The Barnes & Noble Review.
External links
edit- "Questlove's Celebrity Stories".Hypnagogics.com.Archived fromthe originalon July 27, 2021.RetrievedSeptember 4,2016.
- Questlove (2005)."Phrenology of hip hop".Red Bull Music Academy.
- Goodman, Amy (August 14, 2013)."Questlove on Police Racial Profiling, Stop & Frisk, the Message He Took from Trayvon Martin Verdict".Democracy Now!.
- Questlovediscography atDiscogs
- QuestloveatIMDb