DOWNLOAD: Tony Touch J-Dilla & Pun Tributes

February 10, 2010

From Nahright

Tony Touch had a J Dilla and Big Pun tribute show last night on Toca Tuesdays. Hours 1 & 2 were the Dilla tribute and hours 3 & 4 were the Pun tribute.

Hour 1: ?uestlove set

Hour 2: Busta Rhymes calls in + Black Thought and Q-Tip Freestyle

Hour 3: Big Pun Tribute

Hour 4: Big Pun Tribute

EVENTS: Donuts Are Forever 4

January 25, 2010

Come honor the the spirit and the music of J Dilla at the 4th Anuual “Donuts are Forever” tribute show. The soundtrack will be provided by ?UESTLOVE (of the Legendary Roots Crew) with emcee Yahmeen Allworld also taking the stage. There will also be additional music by BRAINCHILD, DJ PARLER, LOW KEY and TARA. There will be video by TONE and live art by TATYANA FAZLALIZADEH. All proceeds to benefit the J Dilla Foundation.

Donuts are Forever -Annual NYC Tribute to James “J Dilla” Yancey
Saturday, February 6, 10 PM – Early Arrival Suggested
The Bell House – 149 7th St, Gowanus (Brooklyn)
$5 Minimum Donation

Parks And Recreation Is The Wu-Tang of Comedy

January 13, 2010

Roots drummer and television scholar Questlove proves the connection between Parks and Recreation and the Wu-Tang Clan with never-seen-before audition footage. (From FunnyorDie.com)

Parks and Recreation is the Wu-Tang of Comedy – watch more funny videos

And Then What Happened…?uest Loves Santo Gold

November 21, 2009

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Yeah, that’s Santo Gold on the cover of the “Silent Treatment” 12″ back in the day. I ran into ?uestlove at a luncheon for The Roots picnic and asked him about how they met while he was rushing out to Jimmy Kimmell Fallon rehearsal.


?uestlove On Santo Gold from Jerry Barrow on Vimeo.

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September 29, 2009

From Missinfo.tv

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I think in years to come people will be sampling ?uestlove. I know, you’re thinking “sampling another producer in hip-hop is blasphemy” but ?uest is not simply a producer. He’s one of the best drummers of our generation. And besides, even DJ Scratch has admitted to jacking those Little Feat drums from A Tribe Called Quest’s “Bonita Applebum” and sped them up to make the beat for “Funky Piano.” Anyway, I like to jack drums from 90s neo soul from time to time and it turns out that more often than not ?uestlove has done the drumming. So I’m just giving him a heads up/warning: If you leave open drums at the beginning of your songs, they’re getting snatched….

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VIDEO: ?uestlove Multitasking

July 12, 2009

From Qoolquest:

i once lied to a someone about not being able to call her back cause i was “too busy working and you know i am not a good multi tasker”—she caught me in a lie. (apparently) cause she took this video (without my knowledge) of me eating lunch, texting and tweeting in the fallon rehearsal room WHILE cramming Mos Def’s EXTREMELY hard ” Casa Bey” during commercial breaks before we did the actual song on the show that night.