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The Roots’ Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter & Questlove’s Two One Five Team With Impossible Creative For Immersive Hip-Hop Feature
Roots co-founder Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter is writing and directing a new narrative film that's billed to "drops audiences into hip hop’s soul", and it's powered by WonderRoom, a 360° immersive platform.
Trotter is teaming with Impossible Creative as the studio and enlisting Oscar-winning Summer of Soul docu filmmaker Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Shawn Gee at Two One Five Entertainment as producers on the new project. “Hip hop has a rich and beautiful history, and by creating a space where audiences play a role and physically live out its greatest moments, the potential for a better understanding of the genre and its roots increases significantly.” Alongside fellow The Roots co-founder Questlove, Trotter launched the production company Two One Five Entertainment (TOF), which has produced for media partners such as Amazon, Disney, Netflix, AMC, BET, CNN, Showtime, and YouTube.
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