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Rashida Jones let slip a bombshell on the Thanksgiving episode of The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon last night. The Parks And Recreation star revealed that she will be co-writing the upcoming Pixar mega-film, Toy Story 4. Read More »
Roots' drummer and Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon star Questlove answers in depth questions about controversial rapper Iggy Azalea and singers Beyonce and Sia a new interview in Time magazine. His new show, SoundClash, premieres Wednesday night on VH1 and Palladia. Read More »
Nicki Minaj is celebrating 4th of July with The Roots for the Philadelphia's "Wawa Welcome America" celebration. The rapper will perform alongside with Ed Sheeran, Aloe Blacc, Jennifer Hudson. Singer Ariana Grande was apart of the line up to perform, but since has backed out. Read More »
Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson recently wrote a memoir entitled Mo' Meta Blues and he went onto "The Daily Show with John Stewart" last night as part of promoting the book. Host John Oliver (filling in for Stewart as he directs a film) sat down with the drummer of The Roots to talk about the book and specific parts that stood out. Oliver mentions that Mo'Meta Blues features a story involving roller-skating with musician Prince and has a ton of funny footnotes from manager Richard Nichols. But the main point that Oliver wanted to have Questlove elaborate on is how an episode of "The Cosby Show" might have been the most influential moment in the history of Hip-Hop. Read More »
Andrew W.K. will only be playing one set for the Live Music Day Festival, but boy will it be a heck of a set. The rocker plans on playing drums during a 24-hour jam marathon, without taking a break. W.K. will set up at the Oakley store in Times Square on June 19, and commence hammering away. The stunt/epic landmark will probably be the highlight of Live Music Day, granted that W.K. can persevere. Read More »
Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, the drummer and figurehead for hip-hop band The Roots, will release a memoir co-written with author Ben Greenman. Even the title, "Mo' Meta Blues," resonates with a mixture of soul and academia, much like the real-life Questlove. Read More »
J. Cole is doing everything right to draw attention to his sophomore album Born Sinner. A few days after announcing that he would push his album release date up to June 18th, to compete with Grammy Award winning rapper Kanye West. J. Cole hit the stage on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to perform his hit "Power Trip" with a little help from the iconic house band The Roots. Read More »
The "Accidental Racist" controversy continues, as Brad Paisley said that he was influenced by films Lincoln and Django Unchained, to launch "an interesting conversation between country music and rap music," with his latest single. However, the conversations are more of dislike than interest. Read More »
