← Previous revisionRevision as of 00:12, 28 October 2026 Line 31: Line 31: }} }} '''Ahmir Khalib Thompson''' (born January 20, 1971), known professionally as '''Questlove''' (stylized as '''{{nowrap|?uestlove}}'''), is an American drummer, record producer, disc jockey, filmmaker, music journalist, and actor. He is the drummer and joint frontman (with [[Black Thought]]) for the [[hip-hop]] band [[the Roots]]. The Roots has been the [[house band|in-house band]] for ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon]]'' since 2014, after having fulfilled the same role on ''[[Late Night with Jimmy Fallon]]''. Questlove is also one of the producers of the [[Hamilton (album)|2015 cast album]] of the Broadway musical ''[[Hamilton (musical)|Hamilton]]''. He has also co-founded the websites [[Okayplayer]] and [[OkayAfrica]].{{Cite news |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/02/11/from-questlove-of-the-roots-a-cross-continental-exchange/ |title=Questlove of The Roots Branches Out to Africa |last=Bischof |first=Jackie |date=February 11, 2013 |newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |access-date=January 3, 2017 |archive-date=January 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101161912/http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/02/11/from-questlove-of-the-roots-a-cross-continental-exchange/ |url-status=live }} He joined [[Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music]] at [[New York University]] as an adjunct professor in 2016,{{cite web |title=Ahmir "?Uestlove" Thompson: Adjunct Instructor |url=https://tisch.nyu.edu/about/directory/clive-davis-institute/1409302753 |access-date=October 16, 2019 |website=[[New York University Tisch School of the Arts]] |archive-date=December 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220164612/https://tisch.nyu.edu/about/directory/clive-davis-institute/1409302753 |url-status=dead }} and hosted the podcast ''[[Questlove Supreme]]''. '''Ahmir Khalib Thompson''' (born January 20, 1971), known professionally as '''Questlove''' (stylized as '''{{nowrap|?uestlove}}'''), is an American drummer, record producer, disc jockey, filmmaker, music journalist, and actor. He is the drummer and joint frontman (with [[Black Thought]]) for the [[hip-hop]] band [[the Roots]]. The Roots has been the [[house band|in-house band]] for ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon]]'' since 2014, after having fulfilled the same role on ''[[Late Night with Jimmy Fallon]]''. Questlove is also one of the producers of the [[Hamilton (album)|2015 cast album]] of the Broadway musical ''[[Hamilton (musical)|Hamilton]]''. He has also co-founded the websites [[Okayplayer]] and [[OkayAfrica]].{{Cite news |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/02/11/from-questlove-of-the-roots-a-cross-continental-exchange/ |title=Questlove of The Roots Branches Out to Africa |last=Bischof |first=Jackie |date=February 11, 2013 |newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |access-date=January 3, 2017 |archive-date=January 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101161912/http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/02/11/from-questlove-of-the-roots-a-cross-continental-exchange/ |url-status=live }} He joined [[Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music]] at [[New York University]] as an adjunct professor in 2016,{{cite web |title=Ahmir "?Uestlove" Thompson: Adjunct Instructor |url=https://tisch.nyu.edu/about/directory/clive-davis-institute/1409302753 |access-date=October 16, 2019 |website=[[New York University Tisch School of the Arts]] |archive-date=December 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220164612/https://tisch.nyu.edu/about/directory/clive-davis-institute/1409302753 |url-status=dead }} and hosts the podcast ''[[Questlove Supreme]]''. Questlove has produced recordings for artists including [[Elvis Costello]], [[Common (rapper)|Common]], [[D'Angelo]], [[Jill Scott (singer)|Jill Scott]], [[Erykah Badu]], [[Bilal (American singer)|Bilal]], [[Jay-Z]], [[Nikka Costa]], [[Booker T. Jones]], [[Al Green]], and [[John Legend]]. He has been a member of the [[Soulquarians]], [[the Randy Watson Experience]], [[the Soultronics]], [[the Grand Negaz]] and [[the Grand Wizzards]]. As an author, he has written eight books.{{Cite web |date=November 11, 2023 |title='Upcycled Self' is Tariq 'Black Thought' Trotter's new very Philly memoir |url=https://www.inquirer.com/entertainment/music/black-thought-tariq-trotter-roots-memoir-upcyled-20231111.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240120003505/https://www.inquirer.com/entertainment/music/black-thought-tariq-trotter-roots-memoir-upcyled-20231111.html |archive-date=January 20, 2024 |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=inquirer.com}} Questlove is the recipient of many accolades, including an [[Academy Award]],{{Citation |title='Summer of Soul' Wins Best Documentary Feature {{!}} 94th Oscars |date=May 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ao6vrTcVP_Q |language=en |access-date=2023-02-14 |archive-date=February 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206214720/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ao6vrTcVP_Q |url-status=live }} six [[Grammy Awards]]{{Cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/questlove/11425 |title=Questlove |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=www.grammy.com}} and a [[BAFTA Award]].{{Citation |title=Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson takes home the win for his documentary Summer of Soul {{!}} EE BAFTAs 2022 |date=March 14, 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Kxn1QCqRQU |language=en |access-date=2023-02-14 |archive-date=February 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214182750/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Kxn1QCqRQU |url-status=live }} Questlove has produced recordings for artists including [[Elvis Costello]], [[Common (rapper)|Common]], [[D'Angelo]], [[Jill Scott (singer)|Jill Scott]], [[Erykah Badu]], [[Bilal (American singer)|Bilal]], [[Jay-Z]], [[Nikka Costa]], [[Booker T. Jones]], [[Al Green]], and [[John Legend]]. He has been a member of the [[Soulquarians]], [[the Randy Watson Experience]], [[the Soultronics]], [[the Grand Negaz]] and [[the Grand Wizzards]]. As an author, he has written eight books.{{Cite web |date=November 11, 2023 |title='Upcycled Self' is Tariq 'Black Thought' Trotter's new very Philly memoir |url=https://www.inquirer.com/entertainment/music/black-thought-tariq-trotter-roots-memoir-upcyled-20231111.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240120003505/https://www.inquirer.com/entertainment/music/black-thought-tariq-trotter-roots-memoir-upcyled-20231111.html |archive-date=January 20, 2024 |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=inquirer.com}} Questlove is the recipient of many accolades, including an [[Academy Award]],{{Citation |title='Summer of Soul' Wins Best Documentary Feature {{!}} 94th Oscars |date=May 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ao6vrTcVP_Q |language=en |access-date=2023-02-14 |archive-date=February 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206214720/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ao6vrTcVP_Q |url-status=live }} six [[Grammy Awards]]{{Cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/questlove/11425 |title=Questlove |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=www.grammy.com}} and a [[BAFTA Award]].{{Citation |title=Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson takes home the win for his documentary Summer of Soul {{!}} EE BAFTAs 2022 |date=March 14, 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Kxn1QCqRQU |language=en |access-date=2023-02-14 |archive-date=February 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214182750/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Kxn1QCqRQU |url-status=live }}