Me eating while they blessing the food .. I be impatient #ThanksgivingWithBlackFamilies pic.twitter.com/hevObPxR0D — Jas (@xenimsaj_x) November 16, 2018 Hilarious #ThanksgivingWithBlackFamilies Tweets Black Twitter is always a hilarious hoot during Thanksgiving SZN and continued its wonderfully petty holiday tradition with another edition of #ThanksgivingWithBlackFamilies that’s already sending the whole entire internet into a TIZZY. My cousin and I walking into grandmas house on Thanksgiving and we see Sweet Potato casserole and Mac &. Cheese in the oven. #ThanksgivingWithBlackFamilies pic.twitter.com/UDmVe0T6sI — Coach Watson (@Coach4Strong) November 17, 2018 Peep the funniest (and PETTIEST) #ThanksgivingWithBlackFamilies tweets on the flip.
Source: Handout / Getty Michelle Obama Tapped Questlove To Curate A Soundtrack For Her Book Besides being the drummer for The Roots, a DJ, an author, and appearing on The Tonight Show 5 nights a week, Questlove is a 24/7 music aficionado. It’s hard to believe he has any time on his hands to do anything more than the 100 jobs he already has–but when certain people ask for a favor, you do it…and Michelle Obama is undoubtedly one of those people. Michelle Obama’s smash-hit Becoming is already breaking all sorts of records, and it comes with an equally impressive soundtrack curated by the man himself. The forever First Lady tapped The Roots drummer and musical expert to create a 300-song playlist to accompany her book. “Like a lot of people, I connect many of my memories with the songs and melodies I was listening to at the time,” Obama shared in a statement about the song selection with Billboard . “From the jazz and Stevie Wonder of my childhood, to Prince and Earth, Wind & Fire as I came into my own as an adult, to Beyoncé , Janelle Monáe , and so many others who provided the stirring backbeats of my time in the White House — music has always been a defining part of who I’ve become.” Michelle went on to say that she is “thankful to Questlove for curating these playlists and infusing them with his signature style.” “Life’s a little better when we live it to Questlove’s beat,” Obama said. The whole playlist is titled, The Michelle Obama Musiaqualogy and you can hear it playing at Obama’s book tour events all over the country. If you can’t make it out to see Michelle speak, Musiaqualogy is also available on Spotify. The massive playlist comes in three volumes, organized by era. Volume One runs from 1964-1979. Volume Two covers 1980-1997. Volume Three spans 1997-2018. The first two playlists are meant to be played in order, while, true to its time period, the 1997-2018 playlist is meant to be played on shuffle.
Questlove Sued By “Tonight Show” Staffers Fired Over Racist Texts A group text featuring some half-eaten fried chicken and a pretty predictable racial slur cost two “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” got two white cameramen fired from their jobs last summer…and they say it’s specifically because they’re white, and it’s all Questlove’s fault . Page Six reports that cameramen Kurt Decker and Michael Cimino each received the offensive text from an unidentified stagehand on June 19, 2017. The thing is…Roots bassist Mark Kelly was a part of the same group chat and wasn’t quite feeling the joke. In their lawsuit, the cameramen claim they both declined to respond to the message, which was received in the middle of the taping, and told their superiors they had nothing to do with it once filming was done. However, they were each placed on suspension the next day. They claim they were later fired after Questlove personally made a case to have them cut over their association with the racist text…however Mark Kelly faced no penalties for receiving it. How they figure a Black man would manage to get fired after receiving an unsolicited racist text against African Americans, we aren’t quite sure. However, the men feel that they were fired due to their whiteness. However, NBC says they have strict guidelines in place to keep discrimination out of the workplace …and the fact that they didn’t immediately report the text or its sender were violations of the code. SMH. How is this Questlove’s fault exactly?? Getty/WENN
Via | HipHopDX NEW YORK, NY – The Roots are bringing in elite talent for their next LP. In a new interview, Black Thought revealed that 9th Wonder and Salaam Remi are set to produce tracks on The Roots’ upcoming End Game album. The two producers join Stro Elliot and Karriem Riggins, whose involvement was announced by Questlove […]
Questlove Paints A More Realistic Picture Of Slavery Than Bill O’Reilly Did you ever realize that something as simple and pure as laughter was forbidden for slaves? Unlike Bill O’Reilly we are all too well aware that slavery was no picnic, but Questlove gave a really powerful response today on Instagram that we found very illuminating and wanted to share with you guys. This brother deserves to be applauded. We already loved him for all his musical accomplishments but hearing that he won’t even utter Bill O’Reilly’s NAME. This man is a genius with serious integrity.
Prince‘s legacy is untouchable. In this 5-minute clip from Nelson George‘s documentary Finding The Funk, D’Angelo, Questlove, Sheila E and others come together to share what made the Purple One legendary. From his influence in the shaping of the Minneapolis sound to his fearlessness to take sonic risks, Prince left a lasting mark in music that will never be forgotten. “Prince […]
Drummer, producer, author and all around music nerd Questlove is no stranger to controversy. He confessed his memoirs “Mo Metta Blues” that his witty banter…
