Questlove Talks About The Early Days Of The Roots, Shares His Early Influences, Gives Black Thought His Flowers, And Reminisces About The Soulquarians

In this episode of People’s Party with Talib Kweli, Kweli and co-host Jasmin Leigh chop it up with the wildly talented and endlessly curious Questlove. The conversation spans Questlove’s career — from bucket drumming in Philly to forming The Roots to launching OkayPlayer to taking a gig as Jimmy Fallon’s band leader. 

Kweli and Quest are close friends and it shows throughout the episode, as they recount stories from the “Soulquarian” era, early tours, and in-studio collaborations. The episode offers a fascinating look into one of the most creative minds working today — a relentlessly eclectic musician who takes sincere joy in his craft.