Questlove talks Drums, Dilla, and D'Angelo | Red Bull Music Academy
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- Опубліковано 15 тра 2014
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Drummer and producer Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson is a Quincy Jones for our times: a living link between the digital science of modern hip hop and the flesh-and-blood textures of vintage r&b.
In this lecture at the 2013 Red Bull Music Academy, Questlove returned to the couch for a deep dive into drumming, Dilla and D’Angelo.
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A Philadelphia native, Questlove co-founded The Roots in 1987. The band soon rejuvenated hip-hop with a flurry of instrumental and vocal energy. As the band gained global notoriety, Questlove became involved in the Soulquarians project, a production team featuring fellow Philly musician James Poyser, D’Angelo, members of A Tribe Called Quest and the late Jay Dee.
Having helped shape the sound of live hip-hop and neo-soul, Questlove continued to feed his creative hunger with collaborations, writing, and DJing. In 2009 The Roots became the house band for Jimmy Fallon’s late-night show, cementing their place in popular culture.
TOPICS:
8:16 - Childhood and his musician parents
21:10 - Hip-Hop history and breakbeat drumming
33:32 - Drumming with Dilla and D'Angelo
45:59 - The Soulquarians
1:02:12 - Critical acclaim
1:25:17 - Black Messiah
MUSIC:
18:20 - Jay-Z - “Show Me What You Got” • JAY-Z - Show Me What Y...
27:39 - The Emotions - “Blind Alley” • The Emotions - Blind A...
45:59 - Common - “Time Travelin’” • Time Travelin' (A Trib...
1:38:58 - Jay Dee / Roy Ayers - “Ain’t Got Time” reconstruction
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Its crazy to think Dilla humanized a human drummer, using his MPC
Lol, great observation
insane
I want those hidden Dilla tapes so bad ...
Nicolas .Strange mannnnnnn
Questlove has hidden gems of Dilla stuff.
You can find them , but they are kinda hard to find
@@Russum1 did u you find any
@@TheOverpowered1 I got the instrumental to 44:24 if u want it
The way he talks about dilla's feel is life changing. 35:25 - 36:06
33 years old and just beginning to understand that Questlove is the core of the modern music industry.
West Philadelphia born and raised on the drum kit is where he spent most of his days....... and it shows... what a great and down to earth drummer..... respect.
hahhaha that tune came into my head right away too, nice addition
boooo
to you!@@jamalalqassem5079
the dilla part at around 1:37:25 was really great
Bump
Well, those were the best 2 hours I've spent in my recent years... Unlike everything at school, I actually learned something that interests me from watching this. God bless you Questlove, god bless...
Ya need to get out more man
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Fwoodmac235@gmail.comwhat
@@jingijazz9480 wdym
If you’ve never learned anything at school you are not thinking.
Quest is one of those people that I would pay to watch him talk about anything. He’s such a intelligent man.
Get a life
"Even if he was wrong, he was still right", the definition of fatherhood.
man Quest looks comfortable everywhere he goes, gotta admire that shit.
Wow, it is really surprising to hear that he EVER had timing issues. This man IS A CLOCK!
Questloves in the house!?
Questlove your not in the house man.
wait a minute, Questlove owns a house?!?!?
iwillheadlockyournan he’s not in the house man
Yes. Questlove is in the house. ... Your question mark confused me.
@@PaulTheSkeptic Dude, Questlove is not in the house
Quesltlove is a gifted honest speaker among other talents..he deserves to be paid for these...I want a podcast...
Zachary Kingston he has one. Quest love Supreme
money is not the (only) form of recognition. Maybe nowadays all you dumb ass western people think so...but its not. And he's rich already. Go and beg for the poor instead you schmuck.
Marvin Gaye " Hear, My Dear. " is incredible! Never gets old, never.
His father loved him, while he imposed his discipline, he challenged him in his mind--and developed the style that was more flourished and spontaneous. Like Prince, he studied his music and had it down. This man is truly an amazing human in so many ways. A musician's musician.
This entire interview is fantastic, but 37:27 absolutely blew my mind
That look he gives at 15:50 hurt my soul, damn Quest was so sad for a brief second. Love you Quest!
I love seeing the inner workings of musical geniuses minds i could sit for days and listen to this passion
Someone needs to hack his laptop and get those D'Angelo demos
Tito Idriess I just got that same cassette he played at 43:00.
@@KingEversProduction bro don't hold out
@@KingEversProduction my man....
KingEversProduction please do share
@@KingEversProduction come on bruhhhhhhhh driver dot anthony gmail yo!
As a producer this is the most inspiring thing i have ever heard..
Damn! Questlove drops SO MANY GEMS for up and coming artists. This interview is hard to ignore plus I love the fact that he's super humble whilst promoting the culture. Thank you Red Bull Music Academy for making this series happen ❤️🙌🙌
Bob , how is Rachel doing these days
the dude thought he'd do a interview, but he was so wrong xD
questlove is love
Wow this was amazing, thank you Redbull and Questlove
20:33 I totally relate. My dad turned me unto rap unknowingly by buying James Brown records by the crate. One of those records was Unity with Baam and I was hooked. One day he saw me watching a video of "You must learn" by BDP and told me to turn off that "Hoodlum Noise". Too bad cuz he would've really dug the message. May he R.I.P
Classic interview!! QuestLove the master!!
The bodyguard “moment” was a class comment. Very enjoyable lecture/ interview.
Nunca me canso de esta entrevista, muchas gracias!
Pharoah Sanders...love how his whole life has been music - a real connoisseur my kinda dude
Questlove !!!!!!!!
This man's musical knowledge is staggering!!!!!
👍 yeah!
It's like Tarantino talking about movies or Chomsky about language!
Right?! Also why is this just getting to me wtf YT
Its insane to think the last track of things fall apart leads into the first track of voodoo, what a crazy and revolutionary way of recording. Imagine if they did that across all the soulquarion/electric lady/the ummah albums up to now, that would just be SICK to def.
leads into how? I just tried it and don't see it
@@henrywebster5130 I actually think I once heard someone say that the song "The Hypnotic" off Illadelph Halflife transitions into "Playa Playa"
@@Rappatiligoe0419 Yeah you're right, the drums and tempo sound pretty much identical. Still aint as smooth as I thought itd be, was expecting kinda like the pink floyd album that loops but its still cool
// Yo.! Wait a minute. Hold up.
EM + Henry Webster + Rappatiligoe... don't move.!
I gotta hear this.........
@@henrywebster5130 // I don't know if it's just wishful thinking.... but the melody and tempo of the keys ....
It can't be though...
33:07 Just Blaze on the left in the audience. Explains the whole "you enabled the gospel drummer musicianship" phrase earlier with "Show Me What You Got". The drummer on that track was Aaron Spears btw.
My piano professor always said, ‘ practice doesn’t make perfect; it makes permanent.’ This is in connection to the tendency as kids not to practice properly, just going through the motions, Great podcast guys.
this show was good for my soul
Epic interview. Could listen to this guy for days. His perspectives and insights are fascinating and inspiring. Love his story telling too 👍🏾 😎
Amazing to have a musicologist like Quest alive, well, and working in such a public sphere re; fallon...can't wait for his Sly Stone documentary...though, I will say, the last question brought a pretty blue tone to his talk...really happy he met Grace Harry - hope they have kids, he would be an amazing father !
Damn that sounds so cool, Laying on the couch while you are snowed in hearing dilla cooking up that beat.
Thank you for Histus Kaiyote!! They sre absoluteky BRILLIANT!
Such a great interview.
an encyclopaedia of music knowledge and extremely humble person
2023 and this Interviewer is still the MVP!! He doesn’t over talk or interrupt them during their talking, we actually get jewels and information. Salute to you man!! (That’s a lost art in 2023) smh
He's wak AF..... Showing no appreciation for the history he's being exposed to.
Pathetic.
Dude love your explanation about pocket vs chops
this might just be my favorite video on youtube
If that laptop could talk, it would go Platinum.
44:24 tears of joy.. feels like i’m on a flight sitting in the window seat 😭
What beat?
Ya know?
@@raihanshrk1955 The J. Dilla beat
Much love and respect to dilla and brotha question.
Gotta love Questlove
Yo go Quest it’s crazy when you learn more about somebody you know your a amazing person keep up the good work!
this dude is the Noam Chomsky of hip-hop
lmao yes
Wtf? Keep politics away from music they should never mix like two dicks and no chic
That was a helluva’ comment
..wish I’d thought of that myself!
@@jimflauntt683
Noam Chomsky is one of the most distinguished scholars of our time.
THAT'S the comparison cos Questlove is just an absolute wealth of this musical knowledge.
That you think politics have anything to do with it is just silly.
@@uzumakiangelus really because the fact that they both are one step away from being communists and claimed liberals you could of fooled me. The funny thing is neithers professional lives could of never existed without capitalism is funny to me
Bird used to practice 13 hours a day to perfect his craft. And he still hadn't reached his prime when he died
Hearing Questlove speak on Dillas mind is vocally beautiful i could hear him talk about those experiences all day #PiKaHsSo
I'm not sure how I got here, but this was actually great! I just woke up and it was on. I went from Igbo movies to this lol.
wow, got me listening to MJ now. It's really important for even his fans to go back and remember who he was and even what he looked like. It's crazy how part of the population doesn't see what was done to that young man. No one truly understood and cared for him.
This was a PHENOMENAL interview, listen closely future artists and nappy heads 💯👍
Phrenology has always been my favourite from The Roots and the story behind is always fascinating (second time watching this after some years have passed).
This is inspiration
Time for you and I have to be at the top of the list of the most common form of dementia and I have to be at the airport and I have to be in this position is a good thing to do it for you and I have to be at the top of the list of the best way to do it for you and I have to be at the top of the list of the best way to get some sleep now I am going to be at the airport and only to be at the airport and I have to be in this position will have to be at the airport and only one of the best in the world Hi to be at the airport and I have to be in this position will be a good thing I have to be at the airport and I have to be in this positio
This. Is. Amazing!
triple plus on this video! many thanks, very informative and questlove really pounds out some deep knowledge like never seen before (for my turns) ...
43:52 I love this unreleased J Dilla material
Illadelph is my favorite Roots abum production is so textured and psychedelic🔰
Best music leason I ever learned
1:04:05 - I never get tired of this story
One of the most interesting people I ever heard talk..pure genius
Thank you for breaking that down!
First hip hop show at Philharmonic Hall Lincoln Center N.Y.C..included the ROOTS and Jay Z..
I would eat a shit to be in Questloves music class. So much knowledge
Love his takes on Gospel drumming. It's chop city and those linear fills sound so all over the place and over the top. Granted, they can play my ass under the table all day.
Doing such a good job of explaining the various eras of hip hop. Certainly interpreted through a biased lens, but it's quite an accurate account nonetheless.
I need those dilla/d'angelo demos❤🌹
Nice to hear a pre-QLS interview...2014 was a year
Ahaha D'Angelo - 'USE THE FORCE'
this is fascinating
Nice lessons .REAL teaching.....each bar moves into an algorithm of perpetual motion. ROtations and formations of beats. BEAT WRITE ON NOTES amplified
Questlove speaks like a time traveler no one man is louder or more clear than Dr. Thompson If music had a voice it would be this guy he's like musik's subconscious.
Questlove's in the house
Fruit from a Giving Tree. Thank you
This is a damn good listen.
bless this man
Questlove rockin a Unibody MacBook, hell yeah
thank you🙌
Hey, Questlove's in the house.
Loved this
35:00 "the first song they opened with was bullshit, no no no, the title was called bullshit" lmao. Love that.
And how quest went on to say how dilla changed the way he drummed....that's a powerful statement.
Legend all day
Amazing guy!
If that wasn't enough of a Questlove fix, then you can read more about his early days on stage, more on the Roots and producing for Al Green:
daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2019/02/give-the-drummer-some-questlove
This is so dope
LOVE
Philly pride!
59:47 there’s an interview with rick Rubin and Andre 3000 where they talk about artists reinventing themselves, and Rick literally cites the exact same examples that ?uest provides, great minds really do think alike
Bernard Purdie did The "Purdie Shuffle" .. Most famously known as the drums for Steely Dan's "Babylon Sisters"
Love hearing all of Questlove's wisdom and experience. The interviewer comes across as cocky sometimes.
some classic albums:
Dangerous - MJ
Black Messiah - D'Angelo
Spice World - Spice Girls
Bush - Snoop Dogg
albums that SHOUT identidy and compressed HUGE AMOUNT of knowledge and joy about a type of sound/feeling.
It's cool to see Dangerous on that list. I've always LOVED that album. People sleep on it.
Voodoo and Illadelph way above black messiah.
Voodoo? And you have the fucking Spice Girls on that list. Your opinion is irrelevant.
44:11 damn thats soulful asf i hope it gets released on dilla day
I NEED IT
Lemme know if it does
1:33:00 D's new project was that the Vanguard album🧐
When I heard that Aint no half stepping sample, It freaked me out cause thats is the ringtone I use.
The 10k hours part is the truest thing I’ve ever heard.
44:26 I can't believe I would have this and not remember it, but what IS that 🔥beat?
All I'm getting through shazam is "Bubba & Wine-The Izm" ...did it make its way onto any Dilla compilations and if so is it titled or one of his numbered beats?
Thanks
Rey de reyes gracias por tanto 🌐👏
Jesus, iHola! Bandit. Tienes razon !
THANK YOU FOR NO ADDS🙏❤️ Gawd damn beauticians
Questlove’s in the house