Public Enemy feat. Nas, Rapsody, Black Thought, Jahi, YG & Questlove – Fight The Power (2020 Remix) [Audio]
Public Enemy tap Nas, Rapsody, Black Thought, Jahi, YG and Questlove for the 2020 remix of their 1989 classic, “Fight The Power”.
Read morePublic Enemy tap Nas, Rapsody, Black Thought, Jahi, YG and Questlove for the 2020 remix of their 1989 classic, “Fight The Power”.
Read moreThe Roots legend Questlove gets busy on the 1s and 2s.
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Read moreCan you believe it? Yes, those are The Roots packed behind the Tiny Desk. Black Thought, Questlove and the crew carved out a few hours in their hectic Tonight Show schedule to visit NPR headquarters in Washington D.C. Why travel four hours for a 12-minute concert when you own the late-night airwaves? The answer can be found in the lyrics to The Roots’ new song, “It Ain’t Fair.” Armed with the incredible vocalist Bilal, The Roots performed the signature track from Detroit, a film about the race riots in 1967. “It Ain’t Fair” glares unflinchingly, takes a knee and raises a fist against the societal construct that has systematically denied equality of experience to those “presumed inferior,” to quote one of Bilal’s verses. And it achieves all this while covering its heart with its right hand. This reflective hymn tenderly yanks your heart strings and offers a window into the ethos of those who would like to stand for the flag but cannot in good principle, lest these same evils continue to exist. Those lucky enough to be in the Tiny Desk audience witnessed masters at work. Black Thought is truly one of the most intelligent emcees ever, and his razor-sharp lyricism was on full display. Questlove, a musical and cultural historian nonpareil, was both a metronomical and moral anchor. It felt like the culmination of decades of academic rigor and boom-bap sessions, fittingly backed by a seven-piece horn section. Bilal’s falsetto-laced vocals and warm resonance evoked powerful messaging reminiscent
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Read moreIn “The Reflection” featuring Questlove, he speaks on how he fell in love with music, the beginning of The Roots, and what it takes to truly succeed.
Read moreIn addition to two nights of DJing, Questlove made good use of his time in Havana, engaging in extensive cultural research both by digging up some classic Cuban-made vinyl and by visiting the legendary EGREM studios, where most–if not all–of those classic sessions were recorded.
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Read moreLast night, Sway sat with Quest Love and Black Thought of The Roots on behalf of Hip Hop Nation on Sirius XM. In this quick clip, we see Quest behind the turn-tables, as Black Thought spits. Do you agree that Thought should be considered one of the hottest in the game? Comment below.
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