Very few SNL cast members stay more than a decade –I can count them on one hand. Of course, the record for the ...

The Roots drummer talks about 50 years of "Saturday Night Live" music and the "powerful" performance that nearly drove him to ...

Like the DJ he is, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson is highly adept at keeping a lot of things spinning.

Questlove’s directorial debut phenomenally frames the original footage in the context of the late ’60s—when Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr. and the Kennedys’ deaths marked social ...

For decades, the music of Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and his band, The Roots, has defied the conventions of hip-hop and soul ...

Cathy Rong, Questlove's chief of staff, plans semi-regular game nights for the Roots frontman and documentarian. Here are her ...

The Roots delivered a riveting performance at Ravinia, blending jazz, soul, and hip hop into a genre-defining showcase of raw ...

Questlove says he called the documentary SLY LIVES! because he wanted fans to know that the musical trailblazer has been clean for close to a decade and has been doing well. "He has an everyday ...

Questlove talks about his plans for scoring the "E" in EGOT, society's obsession with music docs and weighs in on the Beyonce and Adele Grammy debate.

In the vast, ever-evolving soundscape of hip-hop, few acts have held their ground like The Roots, a cultural institution.

The last time Questlove and Will Smith were on the same stage it was controversial, but anyone looking for Smith in the hip-hop tribute produced by Questlove at the Sunday’s Grammy Awards would ...