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June 13, 2023

Questlove Supreme Podcast | Sam Jay

Questlove Supreme Podcast | Sam Jay

Watch the Questlove Supreme Podcast - https://bit.ly/QuestloveSupremeLive Subscribe to The Roots' channel: http://bit.ly/RootsYouTube Photo Credit: Ginny Suss Watch The Roots' Exclusive Series & Footage: Roots Picnic 2020 - https://bit.ly/RootsPicnic2020YouTube Questlove Quarantine - https://bit.ly/QuestloveQuarantineYT The Roots Jam Presents Solo Sessions - https://bit.ly/RootsSoloSessions Questlove Supreme Podcast - https://bit.ly/QuestloveSupremeLive Streams of Thought Podcast…

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June 8, 2023

Questlove Supreme Podcast | Sam Jay

Questlove Supreme Podcast | Sam Jay

Watch the Questlove Supreme Podcast - https://bit.ly/QuestloveSupremeLive Subscribe to The Roots' channel: http://bit.ly/RootsYouTube Photo Credit: Ginny Suss Watch The Roots' Exclusive Series & Footage: Roots Picnic 2020 - https://bit.ly/RootsPicnic2020YouTube Questlove Quarantine - https://bit.ly/QuestloveQuarantineYT The Roots Jam Presents Solo Sessions - https://bit.ly/RootsSoloSessions Questlove Supreme Podcast - https://bit.ly/QuestloveSupremeLive Streams of Thought Podcast…

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May 27, 2023

Charlamagne & Questlove Supreme Discuss Artificial Intelligence & Art

Charlamagne & Questlove Supreme Discuss Artificial Intelligence & Art

Watch the Full Episode - https://youtu.be/fCvMXbw7BRM Watch the Questlove Supreme Podcast - https://bit.ly/QuestloveSupremeLive Charlamagne Tha God and the Questlove Supreme podcast discuss the implications of AI and Chat GPT. Questlove admits that he's tested the limits of artificial intelligence with music, while Team Supreme and Charlamagne discuss the political, social,…

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May 26, 2023

Charlamagne Describes His Relationship With His South Carolina Roots

Charlamagne Describes His Relationship With His South Carolina Roots

Watch the Full Episode - https://youtu.be/fCvMXbw7BRM Watch the Questlove Supreme Podcast - https://bit.ly/QuestloveSupremeLive In a clip from Charlamagne's two-part Questlove Supreme interview, the media leader discusses his relationship with Moncks Corner, South Carolina. He joins Team Supreme, including another Carolinas native Phonte, in describing the challenges and joys of returning…

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May 25, 2023

Charlamagne Recalls How The Birdman Video Became An Inflection Point For The Breakfast Club

Charlamagne Recalls How The Birdman Video Became An Inflection Point For The Breakfast Club

Watch the Full Episode - https://youtu.be/fCvMXbw7BRM Watch the Questlove Supreme Podcast - https://bit.ly/QuestloveSupremeLive Charlamagne Tha God tells Questlove Supreme how one week in April 2016 changed The Breakfast Club's footprint forever. In this clip from the 90-minute interview, he recalls that week involving Birdman, Hillary Clinton, and the passing of…

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May 17, 2023

Questlove Supreme Podcast | Charlamagne tha God

Questlove Supreme Podcast | Charlamagne tha God

Watch the Questlove Supreme Podcast - https://bit.ly/QuestloveSupremeLive Charlamagne Tha God sits down with Questlove Supreme in New York City for a special episode. Charlamagne speaks openly about his vision, career, and plenty of humorous discussions with Team Supreme about everyday life. The media leader remembers his famed Birdman video being…

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May 14, 2023

Questlove Recalls An Early Gig With Jean Carne

Questlove Recalls An Early Gig With Jean Carne

Watch the Full Episode - https://youtu.be/-BQxMf4z8Y4 Watch the Questlove Supreme Podcast - https://bit.ly/QuestloveSupremeLive Jean Carne is a Georgia native with a rich history in Philadelphia's music scene. In a clip from her extensive Questlove Supreme interview, Quest' details an early gig as he, Jean Carne, and Laiya reminisce about some…

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May 12, 2023

Jean Carne Remembers Her First Musical Memory

Jean Carne Remembers Her First Musical Memory

Watch the Full Episode - https://youtu.be/-BQxMf4z8Y4 Watch the Questlove Supreme Podcast - https://bit.ly/QuestloveSupremeLive In a clip from her Questlove Supreme interview, Jean Carne is asked about her first musical memory—a question we ask every guest. The answer provides some vivid memories and important history for this amazing woman, songstress, and…

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May 10, 2023

Jean Carne Recalls Making Don't Let It Go To Your Head

Jean Carne Recalls Making Don't Let It Go To Your Head

Watch the Full Episode - https://youtu.be/-BQxMf4z8Y4 Watch the Questlove Supreme Podcast - https://bit.ly/QuestloveSupremeLive In a clip from her interview with Questlove Supreme, Jean Carne recalls making some of her biggest hits, including "I'm Back For More" with Al Johnson and "Don't Let It Go To Your Head." The discussion lends…

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May 8, 2023

Questlove Supreme Podcast | Jean Carne

Questlove Supreme Podcast | Jean Carne

Watch the Questlove Supreme Podcast - https://bit.ly/QuestloveSupremeLive To close out Jazz Appreciaton Month, the incredible Jean Carne sits down with Questlove Supreme. She recalls her Atlanta upbringing around such figures as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Jean describes creating spiritual Jazz in the early 1970s alongside her former husband Doug…

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April 25, 2023

Chanté Moore Discusses Working With Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis

Chanté Moore Discusses Working With Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis

Watch the Full Episode - https://youtu.be/K_k_J7hDAy0 Watch the Questlove Supreme Podcast - https://bit.ly/QuestloveSupremeLive In speaking about her songwriting, Chanté Moore tells Questlove Supreme about the joys of collaborating with (past QLS guests) Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. Chanté reveals that she recently reunited with Jam & Lewis for a special…

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April 25, 2023

Chanté Moore Recalls Lessons Learned From Working With Producer George Duke

Chanté Moore Recalls Lessons Learned From Working With Producer George Duke

Watch the Full Episode - https://youtu.be/K_k_J7hDAy0 Watch the Questlove Supreme Podcast - https://bit.ly/QuestloveSupremeLive In a clip, Chanté Moore tells Questlove Supreme some of the wisdom she learned from working with the late great musician and producer George Duke. Duke was very involved in Moore's 1992 debut album Precious and contributed…

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April 24, 2023

Chanté Moore Reveals The Hit Song That "It's Alright" Sounds Just Like

Chanté Moore Reveals The Hit Song That "It's Alright" Sounds Just Like

Watch the Full Episode - https://youtu.be/K_k_J7hDAy0 Watch the Questlove Supreme Podcast - https://bit.ly/QuestloveSupremeLive Chanté Moore reveals, for the first time ever, that one of her biggest hits, "It's Alright" is modeled after Mariah Carey's "Can't Let Go." She explains to Questlove Supreme how one of her songs sounded a lot…

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April 19, 2023

Questlove Supreme Podcast | Chanté Moore

Questlove Supreme Podcast | Chanté Moore

Watch the Questlove Supreme Podcast - https://bit.ly/QuestloveSupremeLive Using her incredible voice, R&B songstress Chanté Moore talks to Questlove Supreme about her extensive career. Fresh from her Soul Train Awards performance, the singer tells the stories behind some of her most memorable songs, as well as working with Jimmy Jam &…

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April 16, 2023

Bob James Recalls Making Nautilus

Bob James Recalls Making Nautilus

Watch the Full Episode - https://youtu.be/SKuMjTi6f74 Bob James tells Questlove Supreme how an unlikely song, the last from his One album, would become a staple of his storied career—and a favorite among 1970s Jazz fans and samplers alike. Bob and QLS discuss what that says about creativity. Watch the Questlove…

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April 15, 2023

Bob James Discusses How His Relationship With Hip Hop Producers Has Evolved

Bob James Discusses How His Relationship With Hip Hop Producers Has Evolved

Watch the Full Episode - https://youtu.be/SKuMjTi6f74 Bob James is one of the artists Hip-Hop producers have sampled the most. In a clip from his Questlove Supreme interview, Bob recalls his initial reaction to being sampled as compared to his role today, as an artist who shares the stage with Rakim,…

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April 14, 2023

Bob James Talks About Take Me To The Mardi Gras & If A Version Has No Bells

Bob James Talks About Take Me To The Mardi Gras & If A Version Has No Bells

Watch the Full Episode - https://youtu.be/SKuMjTi6f74 Before he passed away, Biz Markie always claimed to have a version of Bob James' "Take Me To The Mardi Gras" without the bells. Many record collectors and sample seekers widely disputed that claim. In a clip from his Questlove Supreme interview, Bob James…

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April 12, 2023

Questlove Supreme Podcast | Bob James

Questlove Supreme Podcast | Bob James

Watch the Questlove Supreme Podcast - https://bit.ly/QuestloveSupremeLive April is Jazz Appreciation Month, and Questlove Supreme sits down with a genre legend. Bob James recalls his incredible journey and working with Sarah Vaughan, Creed Taylor, Idris Muhammad, and others. Bob speaks about becoming a beacon for Hip Hop and samplers, and…

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April 9, 2023

Ice-T Says He Based 6 N' The Morning On Schoolly D's PSK (What Does It Mean)?

Ice-T Says He Based 6 N' The Morning On Schoolly D's PSK (What Does It Mean)?

Watch the Questlove Supreme Podcast - https://bit.ly/QuestloveSupremeLive Ice-T is a Gangsta Rap pioneer. However, he credits West Philadelphia's Schoolly D for giving him the rhyme pattern and cadence on one of his biggest hits. In a clip, he tells Questlove Supreme about Schoolly's "PSK (What Does It Mean)" influencing "6…

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April 8, 2023

Ice-T Explains Origin Story Of His Beef With LL Cool J

Ice-T Explains Origin Story Of His Beef With LL Cool J

Watch the Questlove Supreme Podcast - https://bit.ly/QuestloveSupremeLive LL Cool J and Ice-T are both pioneers of Hip Hop, who work together to make the culture and the music proud. Starting in the late 1980s, they were rap rivals who beefed on records—despite having never met or spoken. In a clip…

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April 7, 2023

Ice-T & Questlove Discuss The Grammy Awards' Hip Hop 50th Anniversary Tribute

Ice-T & Questlove Discuss The Grammy Awards' Hip Hop 50th Anniversary Tribute

Watch the Questlove Supreme Podcast - https://bit.ly/QuestloveSupremeLive Questlove opens up about curating and producing this year's Grammy Awards tribute celebrating 50 years of Hip Hop. Ice-T joined Scarface, Too Short, Busta Rhymes, LL Cool J, Method Man, and others on stage, with Quest' behind the drums. The past winner discusses…

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April 5, 2023

Questlove Supreme Podcast | Ice-T

Questlove Supreme Podcast | Ice-T

Watch the Questlove Supreme Podcast - https://bit.ly/QuestloveSupremeLive Subscribe to The Roots' channel: http://bit.ly/RootsYouTube In a Questlove Supreme interview, Ice-T looks back at his Hip Hop origins. He and Questlove discuss their recent 50th anniversary Grammy Hip Hop celebration performance. Ice also tells Team Supreme about his earliest records, his time…

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April 4, 2023

Ice-T Remembers Sire Records Seymour Stein

Ice-T Remembers Sire Records Seymour Stein

Ice-T remembers Sire Records Seymour Stein, who passed away this week at age 80. Ice-T tells Questlove Supreme about meeting Stein in the mid-1980s and making the Rhyme Pays album. Additionally, Ice says why Seymour Stein believed in his music and its message at a time when Gangsta Rap was…

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March 27, 2023

Speech Retells an Early Story

Speech Retells an Early Story

Watch the Questlove Supreme Podcast - https://bit.ly/QuestloveSupremeLive Subscribe to The Roots' channel: http://bit.ly/RootsYouTube Watch The Roots' Exclusive Series & Footage: Roots Picnic 2020 - https://bit.ly/RootsPicnic2020YouTube Questlove Quarantine - https://bit.ly/QuestloveQuarantineYT The Roots Jam Presents Solo Sessions - https://bit.ly/RootsSoloSessions Questlove Supreme Podcast - https://bit.ly/QuestloveSupremeLive Streams of Thought Podcast - https://bit.ly/StreamsofThoughtPod Behind The…

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