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Questlove Says He Was ‘Shocked’ to See Kendrick Lamar Pay Homage to The Roots With ‘GNX’ Video
Questlove said he was "shocked" to learn that Kendrick Lamar honored The Roots in a 'GNX' video.
Kendrick Lamar is a student of the rap game, and Questlove was surprised to see the West Coast hip-hop savant pay homage to The Roots with his “Squabble Up” video. The Roots drummer stopped by The Jennifer Hudson Show on Thursday (May 22), where he opened up about Lamar recreating the scene from the Philly band’s 1999 “The Next Movement” video with the olive open-room set of the GNX visual. While Hudson was surprised to see Quest’s humility when it comes to the band’s influence, he explained that it’s from The Roots being “not super mainstream, but we’re niche, but we’re not overexposed popular.”
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