Before Jamila Sams built her award-winning education platform, We Do It 4 the Culture, she was behind the lens capturing hip-hop’s early digital rise. In the late ’90s, she freelanced as a photographer for Okayplayer during its message board heyday, even getting shoutouts from Questlove. “I used to intern with Annie Leibovitz in New York City, and I remember helping to edit some of the photographs from when she shot The Roots for Vanity Fair,” Sams said. “Even though Amir and Tariq ...| Okayplayer
Questlove is offering a few details about the upcoming album from The Roots, which will be the legendary Philly crew’s first album in over a decade. During an appearance on Score: The Podcast, Questo was asked if there were any “unexpected” collaborations on the album, which is titled End Game. “I think we’ve worked with everyone,” he began, “The Benny The Butcher song from Griselda is still on there. Syd from The Internet—her song is still on there. Everybody and their mom ha...| Okayplayer
One day after Malcolm-Jamal Warner died at age 54, Questlove found a quiet but meaningful way to honor him on 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.'| LateNighter
Questlove sits down with VIBE to break down some of the most iconic breakbeats in Black music history.| VIBE.com
