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Questlove to release hip-hop-based book, ‘Hip-Hop Is History’

Hip-hop is many things to Questlove, so he decided to write a book about it. Revealing the news to People, he said the book, Hip-Hop Is History, will be released on June 11 via his book imprint AUWA Books.“I’ve been with hip-hop since ...
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Chlöe Bailey, Rachel Zegler, Questlove and more pay tribute to Angus Cloud

Following Euphoria breakout Angus Cloud's sudden death at 25 years old on Monday, July 31, the acting community took to social media to pay tribute to the actor. “Rest easy brother,” Javon Walton, who played Ashtray, the brother of Cloud's Euphoria character Fezco on the HBO series, 
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Questlove wants “Black nerds to see themselves” in his new book, ‘The Rhythm of Time’

Questlove has dedicated his new book, The Rhythm of Time, to his 9-year-old self, but it's also a story Black "nerds" can see themselves in. "When I would travel with my parents, my father and mother ... they would trick me into reading to them and oftentimes I'd pick books ...
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Questlove debuting his first children’s book next week

Questlove's expanding his book collection with the release of his very first children's book. The Rhythm of Time comes out April 18, in partnership with G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers. The book, co-authored by S.A. Cosby, is written for readers between ...
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Estate of late Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard sues Questlove and Black Thought

Questlove and Black Thought are facing a lawsuit filed by the estate of their Roots bandmate and bassist Leonard Hubbard. Rolling Stone reports Hubbard's window is accusing the stars, as well as manager Shawn Gee and band employee Munir Nuriddin, of "advancing a continuing scheme to defraud" her and the ...
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Questlove to direct live-action remake of Disney’s ‘The Aristocats’

Disney's 1970 movie The Aristocats is getting the remake treatment. Deadline reports the new version will be a mix of live action and CGI, with Questlove directing, executive producing and overseeing music for the film. The Aristocats follows the story of a family of pampered felines who have inherited a ...
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Questlove addresses questions about Grammys hip-hop tribute

Questlove is getting criticized about the Grammys hip-hop tribute, despite LL Cool J's warning ahead of the show that it wouldn't include every artist from the genre. Taking to Twitter Monday, The Rootsstar addressed some of the questions in an attempt to make it clear that ...
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Questlove explains why Will Smith dropped out of the Grammys’ hip-hop celebration

The 50th anniversary of hip-hop was celebrated during the Grammys Sunday night with a star-studded tribute featuring numerous performers, including Lil Wayne, Missy Elliott and Busta Rhymes. DJ Jazzy Jeff was also in the lineup, but his former partner, the Fresh Prince, was missing. “I’ll give the spoiler alert away. Will Smith was apart ...
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Questlove says he really loves Lil Yachty’s ‘Let’s Start Here’

Questlove is impressed with the direction Lil Yachty went on his new, psychedelic rock album, Let's Start Here. After 24 hours of "processing," The Roots star took to Instagram Saturday and shared his thoughts on the new project. “How should I put it? I really really really really love this @lilyachty record and ...
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Questlove to executive produce documentary about late producer J Dilla

Months after winning an Oscar for his Summer of Soul documentary, Questlove has announced he has another film in the works. According to Billboard, the Roots drummer will be executive producing a documentary about late music producer J Dilla. “Explaining musical genius is my mission. To be ...
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