Artist: questlove

Every Friday at noon in February Mister Cee will be handing the decks over to a guest DJ for the "Black Fist Friday Mix." This week The walking beat encyclopedia, Questlove, threw down a mix in remembrance of the late great J Dilla. The hour long mix includes joints from Roots own Black Thought, Ghostface Killah, Busta Rhymes and many more artists Dilla worked with through out his illustrious career . Questlove Speaks on Dilla's music:

As many of you know, ?uestlove is probably the biggest J Dilla fanatic there is; I guarantee he has just about every piece of music that James Yancey composed. ?uesto was on Hot97 today as a guest dj, and every song in his show was related to J Dilla; I only wish I could have listened to this live because ?uestlove is one of the most knowledgeable musicians of all-time, and I can guarantee he put a lot of blood, sweat and tears into this. As far as a dj set is concerned, ?uestlove [...]

Last week DJ Mister Cee invited the legendary Pete Rock to spin some tracks during the highly coveted noon throwback spot on Hot 97. For those of you unfamiliar, this is the one hour of radio time that is tolerable here in the New York City area. Questlove was Cee's second guest in honor of Black History Month, as he went in with a ton of classic tracks. While I was vibing out to the live session, here is a stream and download for those of you that missed it. Included in the mix is an awesome J Dilla tribute, [...]

Today marks the sixth anniversary of the death of a true hip-hop legend, James "J Dilla/Jay Dee" Yancey. And as ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/ listen-questloves-j-dilla-trib ute-mix-on-hot97/61755/

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Television NBC Well, this is surprising. Bon Iver 's Justin Vernon , the man who could not give a flying expletive about the Grammys , stopped by the ' Late Night With Jimmy Fallon ' studio to jam with the Roots on 'Perth,' the opening track from his most recent album. The all-star collaboration transformed the quiet torch song into a [...]

After hearing yesterday's sad news regarding the passing of Don Cornelius , we thought we'd take this opportunity to take a look at some of the great Philly bands that were on Soul Train . The theme song for the show, "Love Train," was written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff; Gamble talked to NBC 10 Philadelphia about the impact of the show and the how the song "Love Train" came about: I used to talk to Don two or three days a week and I used to tell him, 'you need a [...]

The GrassROOTS Community Foundation is a collaborative effort of Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter, co-founder and lead MC of the Roots, and sociologist Dr. Janice Johnson Dias. According to their website, the organization is "committed to contributing to the health and well-being of vulnerable populations and disadvantaged communities. Merging the talents of socially conscious artists with those of a rigorous scientific research and creative team, we are investing our energies to developing the capacity of community based organizations that offer educational and recreational services to disadvantaged women and girls." On Saturday, February 18th, Black Thought is holding his annual [...]

Sidney Lauren Brand New Bag: Questlove On Don Cornelius [OKP] Male Population At HBCU's On The Decline [Loop21] Tracy Morgan's Mom Pleads For His Help [CNN] The Ballad of Mark [...]

When it comes to an artist with as much musical prowess as D'Angelo , many fans will agree: if you need twelve years to come out with your next album, please, take it. Thankfully, the hiatus seems to be over as news has been surfacing that the once-troubled musician has been touring in Amsterdam and most recently, Paris. Yesterday Questlove tweeted a video of D'Angelo in Paris' Zenith , performing songs from Voodoo and Brown Sugar as well as some new material like a cover of the David Bowie single, [...]

When it comes to an artist with as much musical prowess as D'Angelo, many fans will agree: if you need twelve years to come out with your next album, please, take it. Thankfully, the hiatus seems to be over as news has been surfacing that the once-troubled musician has been touring in Amsterdam and most [...]

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Filed under: News Getty (2) The battle over the SOPA and PIPA bills -- the Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect Intellectual Property Act -- currently making their way through the U.S. Congress has hit a crescendo. Wikipedia, Reddit and other sites shut themselves down on Jan. 18 to protest the legislation which enables the U.S. government to block public access to any site accused of copyright infringement without their day in court. Several [...]

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Kelsey Alexandra "How To Make It In America" Might Find a New Network [Vulture] Tina Fey and ?uestlove Settle Beef With A Peace Hoagie [Warming Glow] Halle Berry Engaged to [...]

The War On Drugs stopped by Jimmy Fallon last night and performed 'Baby Missiles' from their latest Slave Ambient release. Questlove from The Roots was hitting up the drums in the background as well. The War On Drugs will be performing live with Sharon Van Etten at The State Room here in SLC, UT on March 27th, a live night of music that shouldn't be missed.

The War On Drugs got a little help from Questlove on their Fallon performance last night. The band blasted through 'Baby Missiles' with help from the Roots' man on secondary drumming duty. Don't worry, it wasn't like some sort of Jools Holland 'boogie woogie over everything' typer collaboration - just a strong performance from everyone involved. The track is taken from the beautiful Slave Ambient . You can find out about their new single here .

We're a little surprised that The War On Drugs didn't decide to play their upcoming single, "Come To The City," on their television debut on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, but we are happy that the band decided to play their strongest tune, "Baby Missiles." With the help of Questlove as a second drummer, The War On Drugs hit a homerun with this late night performance. Check it out below. (via The Audio Perv )

We're outsourcing Where's The Beef? today to Videogum to address ?uestlove's critical comments on Tina Fey's inability to bond with her Philly peers. Kelly, take it away!

Last night Black Star performed on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon but I fell asleep. Thank goodness for the Internet otherwise I would've forever missed their performance of "Little Brother" [...]