Questlove Supreme

Sophia Chang, an influential Asian woman in the hip-hop industry, shares her experiences working behind-the-scenes. The podcast covers her involvement with the Wu-Tang Clan, the impact of a song on her life, the influence of the Ed Sullivan show, and the vibrant scene in downtown New York during the mid-late 80s. They also discuss her early involvement with the Wu-Tang Clan and their admiration for RZA's gritty beats.

Seth Rogen, a well-known actor and comedian, joins Questlove and Team Supreme on a playful episode. They discuss ice cream sampling culture in North America, reminisce about their childhood memories, and explore negotiating clubs and avoiding labels. Seth shares insights on performing on stage, dealing with bad sets, and the difficulty for women in the entertainment industry. They touch on the fallout from the Sony hack and Seth's interest in physical action movies. The episode concludes with sponsor ads and excitement for the new year.

Questlove and Team Supreme recap the 2010's with guest Wyatt Cenac. They discuss receiving money during the holiday season, their favorite TV shows including The Walking Dead and American Horror Story, their preference for C-SPAN and PBS News Hour, favorite music albums of the decade, and movies like 'Boyhood' and 'Get Out'.

TV icon Kim Fields discusses her iconic roles, avoiding childhood celebrity pitfalls, adjusting to a new environment, audition experiences, nostalgia for VCRs and cassette tapes in the 80s, directing challenges, regrets and appearance, recording with Michael Jackson, and child actors turned singers in the 70s and 80s.

Hip-hop pioneer Kurtis Blow discusses his unique place in music history as rap’s first superstar, the transition from soul to disco, the early days of hip hop, their friendship with Russell Simmons, starting their own record label, blending genres in their music, their performance at a party, preserving hip hop history, becoming a master of ceremonies, and the Hip Hop Nutcracker.

Host of The Tonight Show, and Saturday Night Live alum, Jimmy Fallon talks with Questlove about the joy of sleep, being raised on doo-wop music, making mixtapes, their favorite musical performances from Late Night With Jimmy Fallon and The Tonight Show, plus some once-in-a-lifetime encounters with Prince and Stevie Wonder. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Questlove Supreme is a fun, irreverent and educational weekly podcast that digs deep into the stories of musical legends and cultural icons in a way that only Questlove and Team Supreme can deliver. Led by Each episode is driven by conversation ranging from the guest’s origins (along with a few never-before-revealed secrets to their success) to their life passions and current projects. This is not your typical interview show. This is about legends and legends in the making bringing their legacy to life in their own words. Previous guests have included Usher, Michelle Obama, Chris Rock, Steve Miller, Maya Rudolph, Weird Al, Chaka Khan, Babyface and many more. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.