How could they do this to us? We listen, and we judge. Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson has worked with, played behind, musically directed, and collaborated with the most brilliant Black music talents ...

Even Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson struggles with imposter syndrome. The Grammy Award-winning bandleader for The Roots says the feeling was particularly acute in 2021, when his documentary Summer of Soul ...

Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson is on a mission. The longtime front man of the The Roots is trying to build a world for himself that he never had growing up. Most recently, he’s set out to ...

SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) is a worthy follow-up to the Oscar-winning documentary Summer of Soul, and examines the life and lasting legacy of Sly & The Family Stone. It was the ...

Questlove’s next film is about Earth, Wind, and Fire — and he’s hoping to put it out in September, for obvious reasons. - Credit: Lionel Hahn/Getty Images Questlove defends the “audacity ...

Questlove might really have been the last to know about the incident at the 2022 Academy Awards ceremony. The Roots drummer (née Ahmir Khalib Thompson) took home the award for Best Documentary on ...

SLY LIVES! (AKA THE BURDEN OF BLACK GENIUS) - SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) examines the life and legacy of Sly & The Family Stone, the groundbreaking band led by the charismatic ...

Ahmir (Questlove) Thompson is a musician, d.j., producer, author, and filmmaker. In 1987, he and Tariq (Black Thought) Trotter co-founded the influential hip-hop group the Roots, with which he ...

In his new documentary Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius), Questlove delves into the genius and torments of Sly Stone — and uses that story as window into many other artists’ lives ...