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Questlove Was ‘Shocked’ by Kendrick Lamar’s Homage to the Roots In ‘Squabble Up’ Video
Questlove dropped by 'The Jennifer Hudson Show,' sharing his reaction to finding out that Kendrick Lamar paid homage to the Roots in a music video.
Questlove recently dropped by The Jennifer Hudson Show, sharing his reaction to finding out that Kendrick Lamar paid homage to the Roots in a music video for his monumental GNX album, which released last year. When discussing his influence on other artists, Hudson pointed out the scene from Lamar’s “Squabble Up” video that recreates the set for the Roots’ 1999 track “The Next Movement,” with both visuals sharing the same moss-green wall molding. A review hailed the Nineties LP as “a socially observant, profoundly musical thesis statement from the Philadelphia band that dared to play their own instruments,” while noting that the “timeless” tracks “are full of virtuosic verses from Black Thought and Malik B, along with fellow travelers like Mos Def and Common, and varied grooves from drummer Questlove, bassist Leonard Hubbard.”
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