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Music

Questlove explains how becoming a late-night show house band reinvigorated The Roots

Questlove Conan Podcast

Books

Questlove writing book about hip-hop history, plans to release it in 2024

Music

Usher to replace Diddy at Roots Picnic

Usher Roots Picnic

Celebrities

Black Thought to chronicle his childhood and career in memoir 'The Upcycled Self'

Music

Lil Uzi Vert featured in Apple Music's 'Hip-Hop DNA' podcast series

Music

Black Thought, El Michels Affair explore fame and identity on 'Glorious Game'

Black Thought Album

Books

Questlove to discuss his children's book 'The Rhythm of Time' at the Free Library

Music

Questlove to auction off records from his personal collection for charity

Movies

Questlove to direct live action remake of Disney's 'The Aristocats'

Courts

Wife of founding Roots member sues Questlove and Black Thought for fraud

Leonard Hubbard Lawsuit

Music

Black Thought celebrates 50th anniversary of hip-hop with spoken word tribute

Music

Star-studded Roots Picnic to feature Dave Chappelle, Diddy and Lauryn Hill

Music

Black Thought gets introspective about 'That Girl' on second single from upcoming collaborative album

Black Thought/ El Michaels "That Girl"

Music

The Roots will star in upcoming PBS special

The Roots PBS

Music

Black Thought, El Michels Affair release lead single 'Grateful' from upcoming collaborative album

Black Thought El Michels Affair

Music

The Roots tease new single, 'Misunderstood,' from long-awaited album 'End Game'

Celebrities

Kenan Thompson, Fran Lebowitz among featured guests on second season of Questlove's digital series

Arts & Culture

Black Thought, legendary emcee of The Roots, gets honored with mural in Olde Kensington

Black Thought Mural Philly

Music

Black Thought, Danger Mouse release lead single 'No Gold Teeth' from upcoming collaboration

Celebrities

Questlove mistook a phone call from Barack Obama as his Postmates driver

Movies

Questlove's 'Summer of Soul' to make broadcast television premiere on ABC

Summer of Soul ABC

Music

Roots Picnic returning to Fairmount Park with Mary J. Blige, Jazmine Sullivan as headliners

TV

Questlove, Black Thought featured on 'Rise Up, Sing Out,' Disney's latest animated series

Questlove Black Thought Rise Up

Entertainment

Barack Obama names Questlove's 'Summer of Soul' among his favorite movies of 2021

Barack Obama Summer of Soul

Obituaries

Fans mourn death of The Roots founding member Leonard Hubbard

Leonard Hubbard The Roots death

Books

Questlove to release new book chronicling American music, history over last 50 years

Music

Black Thought to school young rappers during master class at Carnegie Hall

Entertainment

'I'm happier': Questlove shares how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted his lifestyle and hairstyle

TV

Questlove shares how he first saw 'Summer of Soul' footage — but he had no idea what he was watching

Music

The Roots are touring this summer, but a Philly homecoming isn't on the schedule

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Music

Tariq Trotter chronicles childhood in Philly in Audible Original '7 Years'

Black Thought, Tariq Trotter Audible book

Streaming

Questlove's 'Summer of Soul' highlights new titles coming to Hulu in July

New Hulu July Summer of Soul

TV

Questlove shares how he found out 'Summer of Soul' won pair of Sundance awards

TV

Questlove quizzes Academy Award nominees on Oscars music knowledge

Questlove Oscars Academy Awards

Film

Questlove's 'Summer of Soul' documentary wins two Sundance prizes

TV

Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band star as musical guests on SNL

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Films

New HBO film, '40 Years a Prisoner,' tells story of Philly's controversial MOVE raid

40 Years a Prisoner HBO

TV

The Roots, Jimmy Fallon parody Taylor Swift's new 'folklore' documentary

Fallon Roots Swift folklore

2020 Election

The Roots and Jimmy Fallon rap about how to properly complete Pennsylvania's mail-in ballot

the roots jimmy fallon voting

Music

Spotify rolls out ‘Philly Knows Music’ campaign to honor city’s musical scene

philly knows music spotify

Music

Bruce Springsteen, The Roots, and among musicians on Rolling Stone's '500 Best Albums of All Time' list

Musicians

Questlove shares hilarious story about how Malik B. was his 'oil guru' in Philly

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