And a new documentary from PBS — “We Want the Funk!”— serves as a timely demonstration of how artistic moments and political ...

In a few short years, Questlove has established himself as the leading chronicler of modern Black music. The Roots drummer released Summer of Soul (…or, When the Revolution Could Not Be ...

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 ...

Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s rap beef hit an all-time low over the weekend, and The Roots drummer Questlove has had enough. On Tuesday, May 7, the musician sneered ...

"Once you get the funk out there, it's not going back. You can't put it back in the box," says filmmaker Stanley Nelson. His ...

Lakshmi and Questlove have been close friends for years, with the Roots co-frontman most recently attending Lakshmi’s 54th ...

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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 ...

Lionel Hahn/ Questlove defends the “audacity” Maria Shriver showed — in an old interview that’s central to his film — by trying to get Sly Stone to acknowledge he “blew it” in letting drugs derail his ...

‘WE WANT THE FUNK!’ explores the lifespan of the genre and features interviews with George Clinton, Kirk Franklin, Questlove, ...