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Questlove
BornAhmir Khalib Thompson
1/20/1971
BirthplacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationDrummer, record producer, DJ, filmmaker, author, actor
Known forCo-founder and drummer of the Roots; in-house band of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon; director of Summer of Soul
EducationNew York University (adjunct professor)
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Documentary Feature (2022), six Grammy Awards, BAFTA Award

Black Thought,the Roots,[1] [2] [2] [3] [4] [3] [5] Elvis Costello,Jill Scott,Erykah Badu,Jay-Z,Nikka Costa,Booker T. Jones,Al Green,John Legend.[6] <ref {{cite news |last= |first= |date=2025-10-30 |title=The Burial of Black Genius (a.k.a. D'Angelo Lives!) |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/questlove-dangelo-tribute-voodoo-black-messiah-1235456386/ |work=Rolling Stone |access-date=2026-02-23}}<Lin-Manuel Miranda.Mount Morris Park Stevie Wonder,Nina Simone,Mahalia Jackson,Sundance Film Festival <ref {{cite web |title=27 Years of Okayplayer in 27 Moments |url=https://www.okayplayer.com/27-years-of-okayplayer-in-27-moments/1423901 |publisher=Okayplayer |date=2026-02-23 |access-date=2026-02-23}}<<ref {{cite web |title=Questlove Pandora Radio Show, First Ambassador |url=http://www.complex.com/music/2016/08/questlove-pandora-radio-show-first-ambassador |publisher=Complex |date=2016-08 |access-date=2026-02-23}}<<ref {{cite web |title=The Questlove Show |url=https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-the-questlove-show-53194211/ |publisher=iHeart |date=2025-11-10 |access-date=2026-02-23}}<<ref {{cite news |last=Baltin |first=Steve |date=2025-05-11 |title=Q&A: 'Questlove' Explores His Austin 'Happy Places' With CNN |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevebaltin/2025/05/11/qa-questlove-explores-his-austin-happy-places-with-cnn/ |work=Forbes |access-date=2026-02-23}}<<ref {{cite web |title=Questlove Talks New Book, Time Travel, Earth Wind & Fire Doc |url=https://www.today.com/video/questlove-talks-new-book-time-travel-earth-wind-fire-doc-257799749588 |publisher=TODAY.com |date=2026-02-17 |access-date=2026-02-23}}<<ref {{cite web |title=Give the Drummer Some |url=http://bnreview.barnesandnoble.com/t5/Rock-Roll/Give-the-Drummer-Some/ba-p/10715 |publisher=Barnes & Noble Review |access-date=2026-02-23}}<<ref <ref <ref {{cite news |title=Questlove Admits That Having Kids Is One of His 'Biggest Fears': 'I Have Kicked That Can Down the Road' |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/questlove-admits-that-having-kids-is-one-of-his-biggest-fears-i-have-kicked-that-can-down-the-road/ |work=VICE |date=2026-01 |access-date=2026-02-23}}<<ref Peabody Awards Quinta Brunson <ref <ref <ref>"Questlove: A Cross-Continental Exchange". The Wall Street Journal. 2013-02-11. Retrieved 2026-02-23.<<ref>"Questlove Can't Take a Compliment". WNYC. Retrieved 2026-02-23.<<ref <ref <ref <ref Ash Carter Joseph McKenna Kenneth Frazier David Fincher Bradley Cooper Bob McDonnell <refe

  1. ↑ "Questlove To Receive Trailblazer Award". The Peabody Awards. 2025-09-11. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Questlove on His Musical Upbringing, Hip Hop". Democracy Now!. 2013-08-14. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named rbma
  4. ↑ "Questlove on Police Racial Profiling, Stop and Frisk". Democracy Now!. 2013-08-14. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
  5. ↑ "Questlove, the Roots bring the love to Brooklyn Bowl for V-Day". New York Amsterdam News. 2026-02-12. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
  6. ↑ "Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson". Discogs. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
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