Ahmir

The track was produced by Richard Nichols and The Randy Watson Experience (Grammy-winning songwriter James Poyser, and The Roots' drummer Ahmir ?uestlove Thompson) who have produced songs for Erykah Badu, Al Green and The Roots. The...

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...the dates, promoting their new album Rising Down. Badu, who has collaborated with The Roots in the past, features The Roots drummer Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson on several New Amerykah tracks. Whether on tour or in the studio, Badu stays...

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...dates, promoting their new album "Rising Down." Badu, who has collaborated with The Roots in the past, features The Roots drummer Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson on several "New Amerykah" tracks. Erykah Badu ITTY BITTY BITS: Oprah and Blaine;...

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...10 p.m. The Roots took a lot of heat for accepting a job as Jimmy Fallon's house band, but their reasoning was something I could relate to: "This allows us to be home," drummer Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson told the Associated Press. Several of...

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...fans, it was a decent fix, but for an Al Green record, it lacked style and finesse. Enter producers Ahmir ?uestlove Thompson of the live hip-hop act The Roots and Philly keyboard player James Poyser, who, building on the current wave of...

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...Roots, flipped over and crashed in Paris last night. According to TMZ, not only did all the passengers survive, but drummer Ahmir a ?uestluva Thompson immediately blogged about it. a Well...since we are sitting on the side of the road.

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...state of the world called Rising Down, which will come out in May. "Not many groups can get away with a somber record," says drummer and bandleader Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson. "There are unwritten rules in hip-hop and the main one is that...

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...it takes to create and produce. The winner will receive show credit, the opportunity to be mentored by Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson from The Roots during a session where the winning score will be professionally produced and a trip to NYC to...

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...and contemplative. Led by the extraordinary drummer Ahmir ?uestlove Thompson, the band decided not to use their hour-long set to promote their new album "Rising Down," but to show off their massively impressive chops. After opening with...

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