Questlove / ?uestlove
The Roots
Ahmir Khalib Thompson, born on January 20th 1971 is known professionally as ?uestlove or Questlove. He is an American drummer, DJ, music journalist and record producer, best known as the drummer for the Grammy Award-winning band 'The Roots', which is currently now the in-house band for 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon'. He has produced for artists such as Common, D'Angelo, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Bilal, Jay-Z, Nikka Costa and more recently, Al Green, Amy Winehouse and John Legend. In 1999, The Roots entered mainstream pop consciousness with 'You Got Me', featuring Erykah Badu; a song which would earn the band the Grammy Award for 'Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group' for 2000. The song helped fuel the success of their 'Things Fall Apart' album, which has since been hailed as a classic, eventually selling platinum. In 2006, Questlove appeared in the film Dave Chappelle's Block Party as well as a couple of skits on Chappelle's Show and in July 2008, Questlove collaborated with Nike to design the Questlove x Nike 1World Air Force 1 shoe.
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