Nardwuar and Questlove explore the origins of Philly hip-hop in this extensive interview.

The undisputed encyclopedia of hip-hop culture is Questlove of The Roots. From his humble come up, to his current stadium status position, Questlove stands for everything pure in the hip-hop culture. A famed collector of records, memorabilia, and eyewear, Questlove takes us through the history of vintage sunglasses in the hip-gop culture as seen through [cont.]

Questlove answers the big question: Will the Roots stay when Jimmy Fallon takes over hosting duties from Jay Leno on the Tonight Show in 2014?

In a move that couldn’t seem like a more natural fit, The Roots frontman, ?uestlove, will teach a course at New York University next Spring called “Classic Albums”, alongside Universal Music Enterprises VP of A&R, Harry Weinger. This came about after ?uestlove read a review of Public Enemy’s It Takes A Nation Of Millions To [cont.]

?uestlove recently spoke on the status of Jay Electronica’s long-awaited Roc Nation debut LP, Act II. He reports that the album is done, and that it is Jay-Z’s favorite LP of 2012, yet it has “no singles” to help push it. Listen below…. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] LISTEN: Questlove Says Jay Electronica’s [cont.]