Questlove Supreme

For Black Music Month, travel back to this beloved episode when R&B legend Jeffrey Osborne told Questlove Supreme tales of drumming on Soul Train, touring with The Jacksons, and flying high...On The Wings of Love.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Remembering the late Anita Pointer and Bonnie Pointer for Black Music Month, listen back to Questlove Supreme's special 2019 episode with The Pointer Sisters. Anita, Bonnie, and brother Fritz tell Team Supreme about growing up in San Francisco, breaking barriers in Country music, and writing a new chapter for the group during the 1980s.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Travel back to our conversation with five-time Grammy Award winner Angélique Kidjo and her down with team Supreme.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In honor of Black Music Month, go back to 2018 when world-class MC and producer Scarface spoke about how Rap-A-Lot Records' J. Prince brought him into Geto Boys, the aftermath of the infamous Ice Cube diss, and the golf game of Cedric The Entertainer, Moses Malone, Clyde Drexler and more. This was recorded in front of a live audience.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Black Music Month continues with a 2021 Questlove Supreme episode that put the spotlight on a woman whose name should be a part of everyone's Hip Hop matriculation. Lady B has put in her work for the culture from being the first DJ to play Rap on FM radio, to being the first female MC to record on wax and not only did she put Philadelphia on to Hip Hop, she made it a top five market for the genre! This is a rare sit down with a true foremother of Hip Hop, the Legendary Lady B.... without a doubt!    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Part 2 of Wayne Brady's in-studio conversation with Questlove Supreme, the world-class entertainer speaks about what his cameo on Chappelle's Show did for his career and image. Wayne also talks about working on a game show, his love of music, spending free time, and much more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is a book only Questlove could have written: a perceptive and personal reflection on the first half-century of hip-hop. When hip-hop first emerged in the 1970s, it wasn’t expected to become the cultural force it is today. But for a young Black kid growing up in a musical family in Philadelphia, it was everything. He stayed up late to hear the newest songs on the radio. He saved his money to buy vinyl as soon as it landed. He even started to try to make his own songs. That kid was Questlove, and decades later, he is a six-time Grammy Award–winning musician, an Academy Award–winning filmmaker, a New York Times bestselling author, a producer, an entrepreneur, a cofounder of one of hip-hop’s defining acts (the Roots), and the genre’s unofficial in-house historian. In this landmark book, Hip-Hop Is History, Questlove skillfully traces the creative and cultural forces that made and shaped hip-hop, highlighting both the forgotten but influential gems and the undeniable chart-topping hits—and weaves it all together with the stories no one else knows. It is at once an intimate, sharply observed story of a cultural revolution and a sweeping, grand theory of the evolution of the great artistic movement of our time. And Questlove, of course, approaches it with not only the encyclopedic fluency and passion of an obsessive fan but also the expertise and originality of an innovative participant.  Hip-hop is history, and also his history.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

D-Nice, New York hip hop legend, opens up about the life and death of Scott La Rock. He shares juicy tales from the Latin Quarter featuring Mike Tyson and David Copperfield. They also discuss D-Nice's early career in hip hop and the genesis of the album Criminal Minded.

Hip-hop legend Biz Markie talks about his work on TV shows, his legendary record collection, his brotherhood with The Beastie Boys, and secrets he'll take with him to his grave. They also discuss mistaken mastering in records, experiences with DJing, challenges in the music industry, finding rare records, memories, and life lessons.

The QLS Classic podcast episode features an interview with Q-Tip from A Tribe Called Quest, discussing historical firsts and classic hip hop history. They reminisce about their high school memories, meeting legendary figures, and witnessing chaotic fights. The speakers also delve into the impact of records in early hip hop, the process of making music as super producers, and the appreciation of a criticized song. They touch on forgotten artists, small town murder, negative reviews, and Bob Power's involvement in the studio. The chapter also covers the need for dance breaks, arguments within the group, and the emotions involved in creating an intro to a song. Finally, they discuss safety concerns and crimes in Mount Pine, including a crime that occurred in the 1980s.