The Questlove Show - Questlove Supreme: HAPPY 50TH BIRTHDAY QUESTLOVE!

Episode Date: January 20, 2021

Happy 50th birthday Questlove! In this VERY special episode, listen as hosting duties are taken away from our uber talented leader so that Team Supreme may pay the proper tribute to a man who has given so much to so many. We also invited some of those folks to tell their favorite Ahmir bka Questlove stories. Some voices you may recognize (-; Ladies and Gentlemen this is your Questlove Supreme episode celebrating the FIRST 50 years of Questlove! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Listen to the girlfriends. Trust me, babe. On the Iheart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. Quest Love Supreme is a production of IHeart Radio. It's your birthday. Well, not technically, but you know, for real, for real, when people listen. Strippers on the way. Yeah, I've not looked at the calendar yet.

Oh, okay. All right. him. Technically, what day is? Is it Wednesday, Thursday? It is Wednesday, your birthday. No. No?

No. No. I don't think so. Wait. I think it's Thursday. No, it's next Wednesday. Today is what day? Like, the 12th?

13th? The 13th next Wednesday. It's a week from today. Today is the 20th. Today is the 20th. Okay. Yeah. So I, this is my last week is 49.

Okay, I get it now. Oh, my God, Amir. All right. So, listen, let me just get to it because I wrote a whole thing for this, all right? Today is not about you hosting this show. We are taking it away from you. Let me get up my little remarks that I have made for you, Mr. Thompson. You're doing this justice.

Surprise. Yes, I am. Surprise. Okay, so, Amir, this is it. This is 50. And this is the show everyone has been waiting for that you may hate. Why? Why? Because today, we celebrate you and the first 50 years you have given the world.

Today, we hear about you without having to hear your longer versions of these stories. Burn. I love it. Yeah. And why you ask, oh, you're going to hear these words a lot. Apologies early. Because we love you. So here's what's going to happen on today's episode, Mr. Thompson. Bill, Fonte, Steve, and I will host a healthy selection of people in your life who you love and respect. Their task is to tell a classic Amir story. Of course, all did not necessarily meet the requirements of the one-minute limit because they are your tribe, but they showed up. Okay? There's people in the waiting room?

No. To our folks that are listening, I have intentionally kept these videos to myself so that the guys can all bask in the glory of the real stories behind Amir, colleagues. Questlove Thompson. Oh, boy. Anyway. That's a long name. Ambush, this is your life. I love this.

Okay. Well, before I start from the beginning, I would like to start with some words from somebody who is a little louder and loves a little harder before we go sentimental. Are you ready, Amir? God.

You're supposed to say yes. Bring it on. Let's have it. All right. Nobody to look at my crazy screen when I do this. And here. Better be poor.

Go. Okay. Not only is Amir one of the greatest drummers ever, like Buddy Rich Great. Not only is he one of the greatest DJs ever,

like Grandmaster Flash, DJ Jazzy Jeff Great. But what I love about Amir, Amir is the greatest fan in the world. That's right. No one appreciates the arts more than Amir. No one in the whole world appreciates a good movie, a good song, a great album, a great book.

He's that guy. Now, occasionally, he will recommend some bullshit because he has a great heart. He'll say some dumb of shit like, Barbershop 3 was the best one. No, neda! Well, here's the only great thing about Amir that, you know, has to be said, he's a great man. Like, this is a grown-ass man that lives life to the fullest. Like, the nigga don't get high. No, well.

And he is absolutely rock and roll. Okay? My man is rock and roll. I've had some of the best times all over the world with this guy, okay? As one of my favorite people on the face of the earth, he is a trustworthy, decent man. And I hope to be like him someday when I grow up. Ladies and gentlemen, we are all.

honored. We are all privileged to know Amir Quest's motherfucking love. Yes. Yes, indeed. Yes, yes, indeed.

Wait, can I, can I add a breakfast that? And we just get started. We just get started. The whole show is going to be like this. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Put the mic down to settle in.

You better get some weed. I receive the love. You received the love. But 2020, yes, I've started my weed journey. Grace has taught me to accept it. Love my flowers. Okay. Flowers?

Didn't see that coming. I have another surprise for you and still keeping it light. But this is from one of your favorite former broadcasters, X-Quest love supreme guests who has framed everything that we know about BET. Check out this special tribute that he did just for you. Okay. And here we go. Merry birthday, Amir.

You know COVID's maybe crazy and you're about to catch some of it right here in this tribute to you. Who's this? Born in 71 in Pennsylvania's biggest city. This year Amir's 50. When he's spinning in the club, you know the club's going to be liddy.

This year, Amir's 50. Those Jackson shirts, I'm jealous. They're nifty. This year, Amir's 50. Ashley Simpson still want to fight you over Millie Vanilly. She don't wear it. You're 50. Curly, I see you get them dollars from Disney.

This year, Amir 50. Non-sequitur, I'm going to wear this shirt signed by Taylor Swiftie. This year, I'm going to be able to go bill in the summer of 1860. The very last slave ship. Then we would not be celebrating Amir turning 50. Election 1916, I was on QLS that night, turned shitty. But this year, the day we get a new president is the day Amir turns 50. Merry birthday to you, my man, Stephen Hill, signing in and signing out.

Stay safe and have a great birthday. And beyond! Yo. Of course, Stephen would make it like a multimedia presentation. Damn, Stephen. That was a presentation. That was epic. I thought it was MC Paul Barman at first.

Yo, dude, I totally wait. Because I close my eyes because she said, don't look. First thing I thought was, I was like, oh, Paul Barman's flow. I like this, Joe. He pasted his head on Scarface. I don't know if you realize that. That means another watching at some point. Oh, yeah, that's going up.

And for everybody who's like where I need to see the visual, we're going to definitely put that on our QLS Instagram and whatnot. Oh, man. That's great. Thank you. And I don't want you to get used to that because that was as fancy as it really got as far as like effects and whatnot. Hey, man. This makes up for it.

Okay. All right. So now that we've done. You know why I'm gun-shy about these things, right? Why? Because you don't like your flowers? You were the night that I thought that they were going to throw me like a big-ass. I thought that Stacey and Yami were throwing me this big-ass 30th bash.

Oh. And then I came to the spot and it was like empty a shit. And I realized they only wanted me to spend for Martin Luther King's hot. That's hilarious. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

Well, and then plus Amir, you're hard. Because, you know, for the longest time, like you said, thank God for grace, because now you're in a place where you're ready to receive all this love. You see, I'm stalling as I'm queuing up my next. Yeah. And the fact, I must say, the fact that he's ready to receive it makes this episode not as much fun because I was so ready to be able to cringe. No, I'm fighting. Watch a squirm. Yes, I'm squirming like a motherfucker inside.

Well, y'all think he ready, but he might, well, he might not be ready for. this next one. So now that we've had some fun, let's start with some things that we may not know about Amir from the beginning of his life with the person who we would not, who was the reason that we know him, period. I'm talking about. My mom? Your mama. Oh, God. Mama love. Hi, Amir. This is to you on your birthday. You know, you've told every story that probably that could be told about you. But I have one that I don't think anyone knows. And it's about Dawn coming home from school one day

while she was in grade school asking me, Mommy, I want you to have a baby. And I told her, oh, sure, okay. I said, God will have to give it to me. So I proceeded to try to get pregnant. And in the process of doing that, nothing happened. Each month I would be disappointed. So I guess six or seven months went by, and she said,

Mommy, is God mad at you? I forgot I had told Dawn this. And I said, no, I don't think so. why? She said because you said babies come from God and you don't you're not having a baby. So I then thought, okay, I have to go about this different. I went to the doctor, got examined, went through the whole everything, the whole gamut. And the doctor told me, look, you're fine, you're healthy. You can get pregnant. And I'm on my way. home, I thought, God, I want a son so bad. And I thought, I'm not going to tell anyone about it.

I'm just going to keep praying and asking for a son. And I did get pregnant. And I was so happy. I mean, I think I start wearing maternity clothes, two months or three months. I was just happy to be pregnant. And, and I was just, and and went to Lamas classes, you know, I'm going to have the natural childbirth. And I want everything to be right. And so the day came when it was time for me to go to the hospital, January 20th. And I got to the hospital when I was in the room. And they wanted to give me, you know, we want to give you some pain. No.

I said, no, I get you, I'm taking nothing. I want my child to come in. And I didn't know if it was male or female. I just knew that I was praying for a male. And I said, no, I am. I'm not taking anything. I want my child to come into this world with a clear head and not have any kind of medication going through.

So at the same time, this young doctor walked into the room and his name was Gordon Hodes. And he introduced himself and told him, I'm going to be here with you, and did all the things he was supposed to do. Took a long time for different things to happen. So they said, take her downstairs to get, they wanted to get some shots.

I guess X-rays or something because it was taking long for you to come and you finally we get on the elevator I'm sorry we get on the elevator and I was like what if I have the baby down there what all happens don't worry about that we're gonna take care of it so just being anxious and when I we did the x-rays, got back on the elevator, came upstairs to the room, and my water blew, thrust me to the birthing room, and I just knew, last week, Amir, you and I were talking about manifestation and intention. And I thought, those prayers came true.

Not only did I get a gorgeous baby who is now my son. I went trading for the world, but I want to thank you for choosing, for choosing me to be. your mother because you did. I really believe I wasn't getting pregnant because you weren't ready to choose the mother that you wanted. But you chose me to be your mother and I love you so dearly. You are so precious to me. And like I said, happy birthday. And I just love you. and thank Dawn for telling me have a baby. Have you ever heard that story of Mir? I have not heard that story.

Y'all got me good. Yeah. Y'all got me good. I knew, okay, so I believe once my dad told me that they were trying, I believe in 67, 68 to have me. And after like seven or eight attempts, they gave up. like they just thought like well we can't get pregnant no more so I do know that you know it was a three to four year attempt to to have me so I came in 70 how many how many years is between you and Don um we are seven oh wow oh wow I didn't realize what kind of lotion do y'all

use around there money the best loat money that's told by Chris Rock miss Jack miss Jackie already's She always looked like that. She's just always been a gorgeous woman in that way. No, no. Yeah, I really wish people could see these pictures. Like his, Amir's mom, it's amazing. And she gave us permission. We're going to put that on the QLS social.

So everybody can see it. Everybody's going to be able to see everything. But, you know, you just, you hear it here first. Yeah. Thank you. Who we got next? All right. Hold on a second.

I mean, that was like incredible. Yeah, it was. And it also explains a lot. You were late being born. You were late being conceived. This explains everything. Shut up, Steve. I'll be late for it.

Steve, well play. You've been late since before you were an embryo. Yes. I'm the original CV time. Oh, here you go, Fonte. I'll be late. some else interesting about Amir, and I'll let his sister explain. But your first words were, um, they was rather, like, offensive.

Um. Oh, damn. Yes. Let me just, uh, yeah, yeah. Oh, and. Oh, yeah, walk on music too. Oh, Don does, yes. Your sister Don T, of course.

At one year old, my brother's first words were mama. Dada. Motherfucker. What? My adorable baby brother, Amir, Khalib, Thompson, the circumstances. Our parents were newly signed to a major label, and they were on tour that year. So my brother, Amir, and I, spent time. with relatives in LA.

We had a cousin who lived in Compton, who would sometime babysit us, he would come pick us up and drive us to hang out with his friends. He was a Crip. Okay, so basically my brother got the full immersion and I made low-key fluent in the art of cousin at once. So imagine months later the tour is over. And we're reunited with our parents and at hello.

Amir very casually unleashes a garden variety of profanity, a whirlwind, a barrage of obscenity. Yeah, my mom was mortified. Me, on the other hand, and I'm nine, he's one. And from my perspective, it was. It was magical. This was wonderment. That's what it was like for me.

I was like, look at him, go. You know, it was like I had my own little lepracon. And you know at 9, you don't, you know, just cuss out your parents. But he was one, and he didn't get it. My mom remit did it by reading a book on child psychology that talked about being non-reactive. And it passes and it did. Growing up with Amir, growing up with you, Amir was an adventure.

It was otherworldly. It was Black Wimsy. It was a gift. So on your special day, and the only way I know how to say it, I say, who's counting? Keep up that high pro glow, as is the Thompson. Exactly. The Thompson-Lewis Way. I love you

and have a happy birthday. All the I movie faith. She had all the I movie directing. She took I movie 101. She had swipes and jeans and all kind of shit. Who's this person? Wait till the world sees the editing techniques are dawn, man.

Shit. Don T, and I'm sure shout out of husband, Jake. I know he's probably. You know, you know, I was like a cinematographic. I was a full-blown crippling. I have photos. No, for real.

I was rocking on blues, had derbies, and they were not happy. Yes, even on tape, I always say muddifutter, mutter, mutter, mutter, mutter, mutter, mutter, butterfutter. Wait, you were a crypt at what age? Two. All my cousins, all my cousins were crips. Yeah, all my, like, when they were making the Congress Alley record, we stayed in content with my grandmother, and all of my cousins. were Crips.

Wow. The original like Monster Cody, the first generation. Yeah, the Monster Cody, yeah, the OG. Yes, they were those kids like, I would go. Your family stayed loyal because the sample, that's your dad and your mom is the Snoop John. So they stayed like Crip loyal. You kept it in the set. Yo.

All right. So I'm not going to make you sad too much with staying in your childhood, but I do have one more that's a little shorter that I know is going to be a super duper surprise. and I think that y'all will all be surprised by, and here we go. Happy birthday, Amir. I'm going to take you back just about 45 years ago when we first met. And that was when your parents, Jackie and Lee, brought you to the Performing Arts School of Philadelphia for an interview and to enroll you in the elementary school program. Your parents, of course, both being professional performers, decided that an education that included the arts was the place for you. And I was doing double duty, getting a degree in dance, but also serving as the classroom teacher for a group of about 12 elementary school children.

And the director of the school, Dr. Najanahamak asked me to interview you to assess your potential for joining the group as a kindergarten student. student. Well, you walked into the interview with your very remarkable afro and just as remarkable smile. We had a great chat as I remember, and at the end of it, I asked Amir, what do you want to do and what do you want to be when you grow up? You said, oh, Pearl, I'm going to be a drummer. I then asked you if perhaps you wanted to study an additional instrument like the P.E. or violin, just in case. And you said, very indignantly, no, Pearl, I am going to be a drummer, and a very famous drummer. What was so astounding was the clarity and intensity with which you knew at such a tender age exactly who and what you were to become. And of course, the rest is

history. Fast forward to a couple of years ago when I had the pleasure of watching you perform live at the Tonight Show, fulfilling the prophecy of that four and a half year old, not only to become a drummer, but a very famous one. Happy birthday, Amir, and thank you so much for the privilege of teaching you so many years ago. Oh, man, that gave me the chills. Y'all just giving me, man. Wow, Wow. It was amazing. Ms. Schaefer. Yeah.

Yeah, she was the teacher that she's the one that started, if you want to know the seeds of my liner note book writing history, that's where it starts. Like my first homework assignment, songs in the Key of Life just came out the week of the first day of school. And so that was our homework. We had to all purchase songs in the Key of Life. And of course,

If you brought the album, there's a booklet inside, there's 30 pages of everything. So, you know, in that class, I learned what an orchestra section was. I learned what thank you notes were. And that was the book I was obsessed with. And then, you know, that planted the seeds of my liner note addiction writing. That's awesome. Shout out to Ms. Schaefer. Wow.

I mean, this is emotional. Why am I crying at Questlove's virtual Zoom birthday podcast? I know. Oh, man. Wow. That's really beautiful. I'm not even, y'all broke me down. I'm not even ashamed to take these flowers.

I didn't think it would go to this deal. I love this flower-taking mantra. I'm so into it. Fuck yes. More flowers. Let's go. Got a whole goddamn garden. Let's do it.

I feel like I should break up like the sadness of it. Is it getting, is it getting too sad? Give me a mean story. No. Oh. Oh, bro. Shots fired. I'll give you somebody else who makes us laugh,

who was one of our favorite Quest Love Supreme guest. How about that? Who actually is very important to you and is a mentor. How about that? We do that. Okay. Let's see who that is. Show me.

MCN. Search. Is that right? Questlove. You're 50. 50. 50. From a fellow 50-something,

I just want to let you know, 50's cool. Not saying that you're just being cool, you've always been cool. Well, that one time that you came to the retreat and Aesem infused corn and started playing drums on everybody's song, and then you saw a sleeping trailer and almost miss foul it. That's not cool.

But 50 is cool. And you're cool now. I appreciate you, my brother, a lifelong friendship. We have to do more drum DJ sets, even though you DJ now and you did it by yourself and kind of ex me out, but we're not going to talk about that. I want to wish my fellow Aquarian a very happy 50th birthday. Much love, my brother. You are officially cool 50 quest. Oh, man.

Thank you, Jeff. infused corn. I want to know this corn. You know what is that? Okay. So this goes back to the Steve Amir being late thing. I was late to the retreat. Jeff,

Jeff has his annual playlist. Playlist retreat. Delaware. Right. In Delaware. So we were done shooting Fallon. We rushed down 95 to Delaware. And I got there.

And, you know, there was a top. truck. So I was hungry. So I had a taco. Then I had two tacos. All this Mexican corn. I'm grubbing it up. And not once that anyone tell me that it was infused taco with like at least it had to been like 300, 400 megagrams of weed in it. I didn't even know. Most people at the plane let smoke. You know, Amir, it's funny you say that. I think you are a cute. my next video because, you know, of course, the assignment was to ask folks, you know,

their favorite Amir's story. And there are some really interesting parallels with your fellow rootsmate Stro. I would just like to play this story. I'm pretty happy 50th birthday, Brother Amir. I know everybody else probably has crazy stories and stories and drones because they've known you longer. But that doesn't mean that I don't at least have one, which was, I remember specifically we caught you were so gracious to book a car for us. to go down to Jazzy Jeff's Playlist Retreat. And right after a gig, we went down there. There was food. There was music.

There was some things in the food. And I think you didn't realize that until it was too late. And that lasted until the following day at work in which we showed up. And everything seemed fine, except for the fact that we were running through the sandwiches and walk-ons and stuff that we normally play. And some of these walk-ons and these sandwiches were very chopped and screwed. Some of them were very congated, all very different tempos in which we normally in comparison in which we normally play them. But the funniest moment happened on air while taping, and I had this footage in my phone, and I'm so mad that it's not in my phone anymore because I never delete anything.

Jimmy asked you a question on air, and you gave the dumbest response known the man, which was, huh? Super funny. I probably laughed internally for the rest of the rest of it. episode because I knew what that response was. Jimmy probably knew what that response was, and he moved on very quickly, but I never forgot it. Happy birthday, bro. A win is a win.

A win is a win. I don't care what you're saying. Yep, that's me, Cliver Taylor the 4th. You might have seen the skits, the reactions, my journey from basketball to college football, or my career in sports media. Well, somewhere along the way, this platform became bigger than I ever imagined. Now I'm bringing all of that excitement to my brand new podcast, The Clifford Show. This is a place for raw, unfiltered conversations with some of your favorite athletes,

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A group of women discover they've all dated the same prolific con artist. I felt like I got hit by a truck. I thought, how could this happen to me? The cops didn't seem to care, so they take matters into their own hands. I said, oh, hell no. I vowed. I will be his last target. He's going to get what he deserves. Listen to the girlfriends.

Trust me, babe. On the Iheart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. This week on the Sports Slice podcast, it's all about the NFL draft. And we've got a special guest. The director of the NFL's East West Shrine Bowl, Eric Galco, joins the Sports Slice podcast to break down what really matters when evaluating draft prospects. From hidden traits teams look for to the biggest mistakes franchises make, to the players flying under the radar.

This is the insight you won't hear anywhere else. If you want to understand the draft like an insider, you don't want to miss this episode. Listen to the Sports Slice Podcast on the Iheart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. And for more, follow Timbo Slica Life 12 and TikTok Podcast Network on TikTok. Why does your look and sound like he's in Soul, the movie?

Right, right. Like, is that just me? Like, he sounds. Like he, like, what? Does he play the saxophone on the street corner? Yeah, Stro's right. Like, it, it knocked me out of Jeff's, but the thing was I immediately went to sleep. And then I got in, in the car and slept in the car.

The thing is, is that when you do that, you, the rest of my, like, you know, obviously I was still. Huh? And so when I started drumming, immediately, it kicked in. when I started drumming. And yeah, that was the highest I ever, one of the highest I've ever. That is hilarious. Is it because it's funny you say that, Amir,

because I have another video. It's just, come on, who is this? Oh, did you already know that it was? No, because he's, he loves this story. Go ahead, man. I wish a happy old man birthday to my old head. Questful love. Not me, getting up there, old head.

I was asked to put a video together small thing just to kind of give a story about something that is memorable, you know, something from our past. I figure at the rate you're going at this point, what does it matter if I tell this story? You know, it's not like you can get in trouble. Hopefully your mom doesn't see it. I never ever forget the time that we were in Amsterdam. Oh, yeah. You stay in Amsterdam. But it was the first thing that came in my mind when, you know, this was asking me to give a story.

So. Mickey Mouse. I remember sitting in a coffee shop and, you know, having good times like we used to do. back when we used to travel, you know, back in the day. And we go to get something to eat after because, you know, that's what you do after you have fun in a coffee shop. You go get something to eat. So we go get something to eat. But in this place that we were eating, they offered, you know, desserts and things like that.

And, you know, we know you're a foodie. So what's a piece of chocolate cake, right? Right up your alley. We get a piece of chocolate cake. We're like, hmm, all of us. Me, Rich, Reek, you. We're all sitting there and we're eating this chocolate cake. And at that time, you know, you were very wholesome, so to speak.

From why? And, you know, you don't touch the other things in the world that we used to get into. And for fun, you decided you'd have a piece of chocolate cake. And yeah, I remember the piece of chocolate cake, it was fucking delicious. You know what I'm saying? But, you know, a piece of chocolate cake, the way they made it, you do one and done, man. But nah, not a mirror. Not a mirror.

He's like, this shit is good. I need another piece of cake. I'm like, dude, don't eat another piece of cake. Nope. He eats another piece of cake. And then you will happen after that, right? All I'm going to say is somebody. Keyes what?

Thought they saw Mickey Mouse chasing. Mickey Mouse chasing. Started hitting the table in the restaurant, being crazy and runs out of the restaurant saying that Mickey Mouse was chasing him. Brough. I don't know, man. Looks to me like you come a long way. You're a majority in the old age.

And now you don't have those things going on anymore. All right? So that's my story. Funny as shit to me. I wish y'all were there, but you just can't imagine how this might have looked. And it was crazy. A big giant dude with an afro, you know, out of control and running from Mickey Mouse in the streets of Amsterdam. That's a mirror.

I'm glad you, man. Oh, God. I'm glad he left a little. What the fuck was in that shot? Real soon. K-E-Y. Fuck it. It was just, shit.

It was the very first time ever I got high off of the edibles. Off of edible, nah. The craziest thing, but the craziest thing was we also saw Keith sweat and silk walking around. With Mickey Mouse? Yeah, exactly. With Mickey Mouse in mirror? No, I mean, when they were chasing me, when I was like, I got to get out of there, got to get out of here. And I was like, brisk walking.

The thing was is that it's funny, I had one of the moments where, I had one of the moments where I think that's the first time that like subconsciously, I was like, oh man, like in retrospect, that was one of the first times I was like, wow, reek really does care about me. Because the thing is that the thing is that you got to realize is that when you're walking in Amsterdam, there's these long, what do you call it, where, I have. The boats are, what's the canals and whatnot. Yeah. And they don't have like guards in them. No. You know what I mean? No.

And they're deep as hell. Like if you fall into the canal, you fall into the canal, you fall into the canal, that shit could be like 100 feet. You know what I'm saying? So I definitely remembered, like, walking so out of control that Tariq Ambridge felt the need to stand on my right side to prevent me from falling into the canal. And I also remember Yo, the girl Keith was wet and silk And like trying to chase them

Yeah So that was one of that story Is that you actually recognize The members of silk Like I'm the R&B dude And if they're in my living room right now I know little G

Yeah the little one Little G Yeah little G I know little G And I know Keith sweat I don't know what you're in your kitchen cooking with your wife so bad right now. That was what's going on? That was 1995.

Silk was absolutely unavoidable. Shit, silk. Like Europe and their relationship with American R&B was at its height. So, yes, if you see Keith's wet walking around nighttime and afternoon with five dudes, then you, like, yes, that's silk. So. And Mickey. Yeah, I remember, like, them like, Ameri. Shut up.

Stop, shut up. They were very annoyed that I kept yelling. Silk, they go silk. Who yells there goes silk? That's why. A nigga is how. A niggas is high for the first time in his life. Yeah, speaking of the roots, I got a slide in one of your favorite members who has already hit the 50s club that you know has a lot of jokes for you.

He's a 60s club, I think this guy. James is 90. 50th birthday. to my brother, Amir Afro-Questo Thompson. 50, man, you made it. Congratulations. You come a long way from that little weird old dude I would see walking around West Philly and on the G-bus to now.

Look at you. You old. It's been a good run, right? We've written a lot of songs together. Had countless studio sessions together. countless times on stage, countless fights and arguments, which is what brothers are supposed to do. Anyway, just want to say, happy birthday to the one dude

that will reference Sammy Davis Jr. When he was on the Yugoslavian TV show in 1975, and you will reference that and get mad at the rest of the band that we don't know what you're talking about. But not knowing. That's cool. That's who you are, man. So shout out.

Much love, man. Enjoy today. Be blessed. Peace. Shout out. James, Poyser. Hey,

you know, Poyser and guitar setter. Wait, wait, wait, I love James, but in that clip, I also see a bongo that I've been looking for

for the last 15 years on the floor. The Dubeck. Now I know where it is. Wow. Petty is such a portion of our birth sign. That's my electric service. Marcus Bonco. I've been looking for that, Joorn. Petty is very Aquarius people. It is.

It's a part of being inquirious. James is my guy, man. Wait, Bill, did you say, was he in the Guitar Center? Yeah, it looked like James Moonlight. It looked like he was in there. Sam Ash or something shit. Yes, it was a very impressive studio.

Like guitars he doesn't play and a bunch of keyboards, for sure. Yes, that guitar that is on his album cover hanging up in the top left. Did Sammy Davis really do a concert? Yugoslavia? It was a breakbeat that I was trying to flip for coming. Damn, he for real. Damn, Amir.

It's me. Yo, and is it me? Does James get more Jamaican as he gets older? That accent was like, ha ha. Yeah. It's like a roast. This is fun.

Yo, all right, okay. All right, but that's around it. One more route. One more root. One more root. If you don't mind. If you don't mind. I mean, because.

Better be a good one. I think it is. Oh, yeah. What to say to. to the man who's seen and heard it all. Happy birthday. Happy 50th. This is huge.

Leave it to Blackth. Okay. I'm so proud of you. You know, I'm proud of the person you've become and of the person that you continue to inspire me to be. be. You're my brother and I love you. You, you, I mean, I have a tremendous amount of appreciation, respect, admiration for you and always have. And yeah, man, just very much gratitude for what you've done with what we've done together.

together as well as what you've done for me. You literally never cease to amaze me. That being said, I don't know. I don't have a funny story. I mean, I feel like they're all funny. It's weird, man. And I've been thinking about this for a week or so now, but I can't, I don't know what story, you know,

to sort of remind you, but you remember, you remember all those shits. And, you know, there's no, I guess the greatest story is the story of us that is 33 years in the making and still a work in progress and still going strong. And, you know, there's no shortage of hilarity. and tragedy, valleys and peaks, wins and losses, you know, and through it all, we've weathered it all together. You know, we're the legendary. And that means a lot to me. So here's the 33 more. Happy 50th, man.

I love you. I said he love you. Oh, man. Did Tarek join the Merchant Marine? What's going on your career? Bill looks like he just got off the boat with these. Now I feel like this needs to be our first visual episode just so that

Bill's commentary can't. My commentary is a point. I don't know what the thing. And that's only one glass. I know. Well, well, you know, one of my favorite memories and I actually got this memory when we did the

the move episode. the Michael Africa episode when I talked about the first time that we met Ramona Africa because actually the night before one of the funnest nights of my life pre-roots with Tariq was his prom night because Tariq was two years younger than me so his prom night he graduated in 1991 It was kind of like, actually, Tarreek was on that Alex Vanderpool before Boys Demen. Alex Vanderpool. So he was going to, he went to his prom and like this really dope short set thing. Like it was a suit, but it was shorts.

And the school had kicked him out because they just didn't understand. Like the joint was, it was fresh. I mean, he just had shorts on. He was Alex Vander pulled up, but he still had a suit on. And they kicked him out. But the thing was, was that his grandmom ordered the limo. And we, trust me, we laughed about this. The limo that she ordered was the hearse that we unfortunately had to bury his mom in.

Like, maybe. Oh, my God. You know the story. Shit. Soon to laugh. Is it too soon? I mean, I know it's been like 30 years. Oh, no, no, no.

were dying. We were, because like we're stuck in this limousine. Like he's like, I got the limo for the night, so this all, hey. So we like me, him and a few, our crew, like, we just got in that hearse and just cruised all down,

up and down, Philadelphia, but just showing up everywhere in this funeral hearse. Yes, it was the most hilarious site. Y'all looked like ghostbusters, right? Exactly. Like black ghostbusters. But I just died. I laugh at the fact that that was the limousine that she got a discount on that hers.

So, that was, that was one of my favorite nights ever, like pre pre-rutea with the. Yo, speaking of dying laughing, there's a young woman that you met in high school that you developed a rather viral website with called OK player.

Okay. Okay. Okay. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh.

Oh. Oh. Oh. I was thinking somebody else too. I thanked me in the middle on the same page. Oh, no, you know what? I should have called her, but I ain't even think about it. Would she say positive thing?

Okay. So then, yeah, so the person I'm talking about, though, she's a famous comedy writer and whatnot. And she had some things to say about your beginnings. You two, the two of you. Oh, God. Happy birthday, Amir. My favorite Amir memories.

Actually, I have two. Did you remember back in the day, Erica Badu had just had her first hit and you had to pick her up from the airport because she was doing something with you in Philly and you don't drive or you didn't drive until you were like 49 and a half. Ciao. We had to pick her up in my Dodge Rust Bucket. And so you were so uncomfortable. You finally just came out. I was like, Erica, I'm so sorry we had to pick you up in this car. And I was like, motherfucker. I'm on your payroll. This is all I can afford.

Two, do you remember when you took me under your wing as a person with people, pimples and told me to drink more water again i'm driving you somewhere so i think you thought you had to like just make some small talk and you just kept saying ang you know if you drink more water you ever tried drinking more water and that's what real friends do they tell real friends you know your face is fucked so thank you i drink water look at me now it's like this is a filter but anyway i'm so happy that my mom made me telemarked when i was 15 so that i could meet you and could be friends. I love you, man. Drink more water.

Andrew the Nizzle, everybody. You know what's funny about Ange? The story that she could have told that was hilarious was that when I asked for a phone number at our, at our, at our, that insurance job, she didn't give me the last two numbers. So my dumb ass had to figure out what the shit. Doing every combination. One, two, two, two, three, four, five, six, six, six. Oh, my God. Her last two digits was 65.

So I think, like, I think maybe 10, I would attempt 10 times a day until I got it. Finally, like four days later, I got the, the way. Yes. Wow. That's, I finally guess the last two digits. But wait. No, there's another hilarious and's moment that I don't think the okay player world knows about, which was the night

we went out to a celebratory like meal when we launched the site in 1998 and both of us I think both of us got food poisoning so if you if you remember the movie

stand by me the blueberry pie scene yeah the pie scene okay so we're in Angie's car right and I'm feeling I feel like, okay, I think I might have to throw up. So we're at a red light.

We're in Philadelphia, so we're at, like, we're on, I think we're driving towards my house. So I think we're on Pine Street. We're maybe like on 11th in Pine. And I can't take it no more. So I say, look, Ange, just pull over. I open up the car door and I run right to the corner and I just start hurling. Yeah. So I get back in the car and then I think seeing me do that made her want to do that.

So then she had a reaction. She stops the car, it gets out and starts throwing up. And then me seeing her throwing up makes me then get out the car and start doing. So we now have just the circle of. And so mid throw up. Now, again, she's not even double parked. Like the car doors are open. It's only a two lane.

highway and I'm telling Ange, and you run around the corner so I don't see you throwing up. She's like, you don't run around the corner. So literally we're trying to run as far away from each other so that we don't get sick off of watching each other. Throw up. I, that is me and Ange in our,

I'm about to say 25, really our 30 year history together. Like that story. Remember in the beginning when I said, you're going to let them tell the stories and you ain't got to take the longer version. Herst time. She told two stories in a minute, Gamar.

She told two stories. A minute 12. A minute 12. Yeah. She was crazy. By the way, I'm not interrupting y'all. If you want to interrupt with a story anytime, please feel free, fellas. No, I want to hear from the people.

This is our first time hearing these stories, too. We talked about OK player. So I thought I would, I have some love from an OK player who actually, thank God that he took a moment because he's been out in these streets. Who? Giving us. What we need in lies. In the struggle.

Out in the struggle, honey. Yes, that's you. Oh, God. This is. Hey, man. Happy birthday, first of all. I really appreciate you. I love you.

You've been, you've done so much for me in my career. Is he at the nail salon? I don't really even know how to think. But it's been really amazing. And I can, you know, I have a bunch of pretty funny stories and, you know, situations. I could talk about the ditty. situation where, you know, you helping me out and you writing to him on Twitter, basically he got me the job and I spoke him on the phone and changed the trajectory of my career.

I can talk about you and that stinking Megan Fox hoodie and the countless other battles that we've had on Instagram and social media. general, it's been fun, man, you know, like you're a big brother to me and I love you. And I wouldn't know where I would be without you. So with that being said, I think one of my favorite stories, you know, has to do with we were at an event. It was some company's event and I'm there taking photos and men at work is going. And, you know, I'm out there doing my thing, taking photos, doing my thing like usual.

And you point to me. You know, you have your stick and you're like, and I'm like, me? And this is maybe like five years ago. So I, you know, we were good friends at this point. So I'm like, okay, cool. You want me to come take a photo from up here and get a good vantage point? But you told me to join in with the fellas when they were dancing. And to me, that was one of the biggest moments.

of my life, you know, being a huge roots fan and seeing and watching and documenting, you know, that song so many times and wishing that I could be on stage, man, that shit was fucking dope. I wish it was video. I think we have a few photos of it out there. But man, that just let me know that how much you cared about me and how much you, you, you knew that that moment meant to me like, like, fuck it, get up here and, you know, do the damn thing with me. I know you know the moves. And I did. So yeah, man, like, I'm happy that you're still

here. I hope that you live to be, you know, a thousand years old, you know, and in the world is possible, you know, anything in the world is possible, except for probably your directing career. I don't know who I want to watch the movie with you. Shots. Oh, wait. Yeah, unless you're a cartoon. And, yeah, man, congrats on all of your success, all your millions of jobs. And thank you for, you know, your support. And, you know, yeah, when I work hard, you know, I always love getting that stamp of approval from you.

You know, it means a lot, you know, amongst all of our battles. But, yeah, it's on and popping tonight, baby. I'm about to go on your Instagram right now and see what you wrote so I can get at you. brother Melvin Demetrius Cole Is that what the D stands for? No. I don't know. I just totally made the shit up.

I don't want people to misconstruly because, you know, my favorite thing is watching people like threaten Mel thinking that he's a real troll. No, we're actually good friends. Oh, he's true. Okay, he fake trolls you. Yeah, he'd be trolled.

I mean, I'll be watching. Yeah. Yeah, based on, yes, Megan Fox once complimented a hoodie I had on once and he got mad at it. And that was the basis of our battle back in 30. No, that's my brother, man. Yo, and not for nothing. I mean, it should be mentioned, Amir, that there are a lot of people that you've known for over 20 years that started in one place in their life and have evolved into great places. And some of them have even involved in the Roots organization, which I think.

is really dope. Wait, wasn't Mel in a nail salon though? No, no. I don't know where he was. He wasn't. It was straight. It was, it was straight. I think he was sewing.

He was at a sewing shop. That's like that. Okay. Mel Decold moonlighting as a, oh, I can't wait. Yeah, I'm definitely going to clown that jaw. We got to put that one. Put that on a lucreate.

You got a nail shop. You got a seam shop. Apparently, Mel D. Cole is Mel D. Cole is Mel D.C. Totally. Yeah. Well, why y'all got jokes.

So. Shout out shout out Mel for what he's been doing for the last week though. Yeah, yeah.

He's not a story but yes he's been on the front lines of capturing a vanilla Isis.

I feel like my my Mel decol is the one that's coming up next. Right. My fake troll. Oh, actually I

that is a good suggestion. Well, well, while we're on the subject of Amir, helping people's careers. I heard this story the other day.

I was at Electric Garden, which is owned and operated by Ben Kane, who was an assistant engineer at Electric Lady towards the end of my tenure there. Rain. Yeah, he was coming in, and he ended up becoming Russ Elvado's assistant after me for 15, 20 years or whatever it's been.

He ended up co-mixing Black Messiah and all that. And so I was doing a session there a few weekends ago with Ben and we're talking about the old times. And he tells me this story that it was you who got him started as well. And you may not even remember this. But he jack in the boxed you on the street in the village somewhere. You were probably working in an electric lady and you were walking around the village. And he was going to NYU. And he was 19 or something like that.

and just walked up to you on the street, recognized you and said, can you help me, you know, get started or, you know, I'm a musician, blah, something like that. And you literally got him the internship at Electric Lady, which started him off on. What? Yeah. That sounds about right.

I didn't even know that. Yeah. There's a lot of. You got, I'm like, you know, because you started my illustriest podcast. Like, I don't collect receipts like that. Like, okay, I did this for you. Wow. That's good to know because Ben is such an accomplished.

Wow. Yeah, multi-Grammy award-winning Ben Kane. Wow. That's amazing. I didn't even know that. Well, she hasn't won a Grammy yet, but she has been the support of the roots for the past years. Her name is Tina Ferris. Questlove, Quastonian, Shmary.

I can't believe you're 50. years old, dude. You can I. I remember you guys coming to UCLA and me being scared to talk to you, thinking that you were mean, which you are, ultimately. But like, what is the best story? I love being on tour with you as my solace when I was fucking up with everybody else, and I could run to you and you'd be like, see, that's how them niggas is.

Or if you let them know, you know how to do something. They're going to keep asking you. And true to form, I have been doing things ever since. But I really appreciate your support and your belief and you're seeing made larger than I see myself. And I just want to keep rocking with you for the next 50 years. So I love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love you from the top of my heart until the whales fall. off. Happy birthday. A win is a win. A win is a win. I don't care what you're saying.

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and TikTok Podcast Network on TikTok. Tina Ferris, ladies in the middle. Tina with the voice, I thought I was a house bone challenge for it. Fonte, when she first sent the audio, I was like, I'm going to be dreaming about you for nights. Like, she had a lot.

She had Barry White's background. I was like, wait a minute. Yeah, we should put some music behind that. She had her EQ all set up Right. Yeah, but I mean, like I said, there's a long list of folks, you know, Mir who have come up in life. Thank you, Tina Ferris.

I appreciate that. Because people don't know that Tina was actually like, isn't Mirr. Tina was like a fan, right? Like back of the day in school at UCLA. Yes, we met Tina when she was at UCLA. And we got cool with her and we realized that she's more organized than people that are, you know, training to be tour managers. And, you know, she, look at her now.

She's tour managed everyone. Everybody. Everyone. Yeah. Name it. Lauren Hill. Chris Rock. Anderson.

DeAngelo. Everyone. Just literally everyone. Yeah. Speaking of people who have definitely come up in the world, I don't know if this dude. I mean, will he be the president of Live Nation Urban if not for meeting a man named? Ami. Not a dude.

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Happy birthday, dog. Happy 50th birthday. O.G. You know, there's so many stories that that I could share that I could tell. But you know what? I want to get fired. So I would just say that. I admire your selflessness, not selfishness, selflessness.

You're probably the most selfless individual that I know quite honestly. You have such a big heart. You have blessed so many people in these 50 years. You've literally changed the trajectory of people's lives, their families for generations to come. I being one of them, right? So I want to thank you for that. will forever be blessed for all of the blessings that that you bestowed upon upon so many people.

I hope you enjoy your day. I hope you enjoy your 50th year. And, you know, let me know how that feels because, you know, I won't be there for a while. Do he mean like months? He meant a while. When he said a while, he's like months. I'm older than Sean G, but Sean G is definitely my dad. Like, I take pride in the fact that I don't say what had happened was to a lot of people.

people, but most of my phone calls with Sean is like, all right, all right, this is what happened. So, you know, he's always waiting for the, the hustle. But crisis management. Exactly. I appreciate Sean for not sharing with the world. My many fuck-ups. Oh, I think I have another life that you change.

And fortunately for us, this is Steve's nemesis. Ladies and gentlemen. Here we go. The woman who makes a couple of appearances on Quest Love Supreme. Oh, God. A friend of the show. You guys are Sarah to speak? I hate being on camera even when I'm filming myself.

I would only do this for you, Amir. Happy birthday. I know a million in one stories that would embarrass the hell out of you. But I will keep them to myself because it's your birthday. I will just say you are the type of person that would send a thousand gallons of suit to someone. house if they're sick or car service if they're stranded or make someone laugh until their stomach hurts, especially if they're having a bad day and you're the best, most special, generous person

that anyone could hope to have in their life. And as far as family that you get to choose, I would choose you every time. I love you. Happy birthday. Oh, and here's her meet. He is so kind of love. I love you. I love you. Sarah. She's so cute. Too cute. Steve, how can that be your nemesis? Oh, they do not like each other.

Y'all got to stop this Jew on Jew crime, man. Be an example to your race. That's right. You'll fight your own people. I was about to say, the one thing I miss the most about working at 30 Rock now is that there's no more Steve Zera argument.

That's like the best part about going there. Yeah, man. Wow. But wow, that's amazing. Zara cried on her first day at work. There's no crying in baseball, but she cried on the first day at work. Doesn't she cry like every day? No, man.

She runs the world with an iron fist, boy. And again, I'm in all these movies. And again, she's a boss. Remind people that Zara came into your life as, as an assistant, right? Like, was she a page? She was an intern at Fallon. Okay. She was an intern at Fallon.

Right. And now she is the manager of your film division. Yeah, the film division. So all the movies I'm directed and anything I've done on screen do with the television, Zara is that person that takes the meeting. So she's coming a long way. One more person that life has changed. You have changed life and they are a part of your team.

And they'd be pissed if I didn't play their video because when you met her, I believe was she a bartender and a receptionist? And now she lives out here with me. Hold on. Who? Here we go. Hey, Amir, happy birthday. So one of my favorite Amir stories is, of course, grounded in our decades-long battle against one another in Scrabble.

You being maybe the only person I know who's more competitive than me. And 2006, you take me to a Grammy party at Prince's house. Now, keep in mind, I had been bartending in Philly just six months before you gave me. me this amazing career opportunity. So we're in Prince's Living Room, playing Scrabble, and boom, I put up S-E-X, triple word score, plus the adjoining word. I got like a bazillion points, and you're like, no, you can't play that word here. Our host is religious.

This is inappropriate. Although I still, to this day, contend, you just didn't want to lose in front of A-List Hollywood, me. and truthfully. Thank you so much for believing in me. Thank you so much for all of the opportunities. I'm so grateful and honored to be part of this journey with you. You champion me and so many others.

We all love you so much. This is why you're our son's godfather and why I'm so grateful to really, really love you. Happy, happy birthday, Amir. Damn, she got kids now if y'all can't tell. And a dog. And a dog. And a dog.

And a dog. Damn. Yeah, man. I know I tell the story about Scrabble, but she, I did not fire her over a Scrabble game. Yeah. That was someone else. So, Don, she does your DJing. Dawn is my DJ.

Yes. She's been my DJ manager since 1999. Yes. Oh, wow. Wow. She also used to be my role dog when we would be rolling with you at certain places. You don't remember. This is when we were friends a long time ago.

Okay, so moving on. Here you go. Always got to put something. Welcome to the fourth hour of today's show, ladies. No, no, no. Okay, so now we're done with the, you know, the heavy lifting of who you've evolved into beautiful people. Oh, I'm sure folks want to hear from certain folks who have you been affiliated with and are your. brother. Amir, how do you feel

about your birthday happening on the inauguration day of a new president? Yeah. You know, it's bittersweet because four years ago, everyone was depressed when he was

coming into office until everyone was angry that day. And then four years and eight years before that, when Obama first went in, nobody remembered, except for Laia because Laia and I share the same birthday. This is actually Laia's birthday as well.

So, yes. Another year. Nobody sent in any videos about that. That's the next hour. That's the Laia video hour. Yeah, let me, why you're searching for my next ambush, my love bush. Oh, yes. Love bush.

You see how you have evolved? You see how you can do those little sexual end you? We at the florist now. Well, I meant love and this being a love fest. No, I like love Bush. I was trying to make a, I forget when you combine words together, what it is. Anyway, yes, Laiaia, I really, yeah, thank you, Laiya, because it's also Lai's birthday as well. And, you know, I love, I've, I've known Laiya since.

No. Okay, can we rewrite the narrative of this? story. I'm sorry, and I'm sorry for the sound effects because you know what, it's a very innocent story. I just know that it can be perceived to sound other ways, and it shouldn't do. Yeah, because I wasn't always an old per, like, you weren't. Right. We, what, 94, 93? 93, 93, mm-hmm. 93, 93, uh-huh. And nine and nine is talking. Eighth off the assassin. First of all, how dare you put the out there? I was not dating him. Oh, my God. Amir, you're such a, you know, y'all. Wow. Who? Who?

us once. You caught us walking, you caught us walking down the street. You gave us a ride. That does not mean that I was dating. That's how we first met. You were able to assassins join. No, that's, oh my God. Amir, don't rewrite history. He sounds wonderful. He's so. Every time that you make it seem like. We met in line talking, wanting to talk to Stevie Wonder. We met in the line. Wait, you talked to Stevie Wonder. I know. I know. Okay. So, yes. Lye and I go way. I can not believe you remember that. Of course I remember. It happened once. It was dark. And I was, y'all know, I was walking down the street with Adolf. And I say, ain't no way nobody's going to see me.

And the motherfucking roots pulled up in a van. And I said, ain't this some shit? Yes. It's like, y'all need a ride. Oh, God. Can I ask why his name was Adolph? He sounds like a real catch. Aigelah.

That was his birth name, right? When is that his birth name? I think so, yeah. Get a girl. He had one song called Ghetto Girl. Ghetto Girl. Love of the world. Where's A plus right now?

Oh, we're going to a rapist. That was a C-minus. Wait, let me let this dude tell you happy birthday because I know everybody expected for him to say something anyway. So who? Happy birthday, I'm here. Happy 50th birthday, man. You know, I love you, brother.

You're one of my greatest friends, man. One of my closest friends that I met through this whole thing. And I just been blessed to be able to have you as my boy, is my homie. as my guy. And, man, I just thank you, man. You've done so much for me. From executive producer, just to being there as a friend. I remember I needed, when I was trying to throw a great shindig

for a girlfriend's 30th birthday party, you brought everybody together and just made it happen. And, man, you would be up nights, tired. I remember you fell asleep playing the drums, but you were still playing while he was in the studio. I just love you, man. You bring so much to me to all of us, man. So happy 50th.

birthday, brother. We celebrate me. All right. I love that he don't say her name. Come. Yeah. He was like, You know what? Were you there that night, Steve, in Texas? Where? At Erica 30th? No.

Oh, it was about Erica. Fonte, you didn't know. By the way, he said, you know, my old girlfriend. Nigger, how do you not be the old girlfriend is that nigga guy? No, but yeah, the best part of that night was I mean, Balau was in rare form. Oh, God.

And the best. Rare form tonight. Yes, yes. And the re and very apt reference that you brought up, Fonte, because the only person who I have my eyes on the whole time, Balau was performing was watching Prince. And we did like a 17-minute version of. soul sister and sometimes.

Oh God. Oh, I wish I was there. That's awesome. And it was to the point where Prince actually left VIP and walked to the front of the pit of of like where like the commoners were. And the way that his jaw was dropped,

I knew that he finally saw like the baton passed like someone crazier than him beforeman at that intensive level. It was one of the greatest times of my life watching, watching history pass between a generation. Yeah, yeah. Amir's story, Irving. Go ahead. No, that's fine.

All right. This is a, I got a random one here. It always felt random, but you know, it's funny because Amir had always talked about his link to this couple on this show. And I feel like most of us was like, okay. All right. Whatever. And I'm talking about the Ali's Mahershala and his wife. pronounce her name for me.

Amatoos. Amatoos. She's from Philly. How did you get this? Happy birthday. Happy birthday. Quest love. Oh, my God.

We're here at Happy 50th. Yeah, brother. Congratulations. It's been many different chapters. Happy to still be here and celebrate you. Yeah, I have three small anecdotes, and one includes this person here. You better go. You got 30 seconds left.

Oh, my God. 1999 coming home from college I think it was December 24th 1999 I think Jackie Thompson Happy birthday to you too

And us all going to the movies For Christmas Which was mind blowing Because I'm sitting there Next to Questlove At the movies And I was just like

Oh my God Who does this girl know Who does she not know I met you when I was 14 See me too It's nothing wrong with it Muffucker I was young too

you as one of my bigger brothers. To this day, got one of the best birthday gifts I've ever gotten, which was these mixtapes of soul music. The whole package, that whole cassette or set of cassettes. Yes. Yes.

And have been blessed to share different pockets of time overtime with you. You're talking too long. We love you, brothers. Thank you for having to. Just contribution after contribution. And most importantly, the positive energy, the love, the knowledge, the wonderful nerdiness that you bring into everything that we all love and absolutely respect and just admire.

So thank you, brother. We love you. Happy birthday. Happy birthday. Peace of love, love. Word of. We got to get rehearsal on the show, too. Yeah, we do.

Well, what they didn't share was that. that they help me. Like, you know, when someone makes it at a certain level, like your dream is to do something nice for your mom. Like either get her that house or get her that item. So, you know, my first, my mom, what my mom didn't also share when she was sharing her story was that my dad promised my mom her dream car,

which is the history of weird cars in the Thompson family is nothing new. It doesn't start with my sign on. my mom always wanted a Volkswagen Beetle or a buck or whatever the bug yeah wow

right so when they remade those cars and brought them out I got my mom one but I had this this idea that I said what I want to do is I want to make my mom think that her old car

her broken down car was stolen and then blamaw surprised with the new car so basically Mahershula I somehow got the keys from my mom, gave it to Mearsela. And he's the one that took my mom's car. I parked it way around the corner. So we went to the movies and then get out the movies.

And then, you know, the car's missing. And my mom's like all devastated. And then six minutes later before like we bring the cops and they got to tell the cops. Oh, no, mom, no, no, no. And then suddenly the shiny new bug is. right there and I'm like, Merry Christmas, Mom. This is your, there's like the first gift I ever given her. So I'm a too much.

What a good story. It was. Again, Mararshala and Amita. They told their story in a minute and 20 and it was two of them. Yeah, this is my celebration. They were concise. That was just, an actor does not act.

Okay, so before we get out of, before we wrap, before we finish with all the guests, I got to just two more left, two more left. that I want to run past you. And the next one, Amir, I want you to listen closely to his story. I actually sent this to Fonte ahead of time because it actually answers a lot of questions about the way you acted when we went and visited this person

and interviewed them for QLS. Bill and Steve, y'all will get it once I hit play because y'all too remember how Amir was acting when we went to L.A. to interview this person. Hey, Amir, baby face here. I want to give you a special shout out for your 50th birthday. And I know we're supposed to tell a special story. So here's the story I want to tell.

Years ago, when I met you, we met through a mutual friend of ours, Chloe Flower. She was here working at the studio. And she told me that you were coming by. And she told me that you were the biggest fan of mine. You were a huge fan. You knew everything. You knew everything about me. And you would love me.

And he loves you. And so I said, well, that's great. great because I'm a big fan of his too. So I want to meet him. Tell him come in the studio. She said, no, he's just going to stop at the corner and pick me up. So I walked down to the car and to the gas station

to meet you. And so Chloe gets in the car. And I looked down and I say, oh my God, look at that. That's Questlove. It's Questlove. And you look at me and you go like, what's up? Whatever. I'm like, that can't be the mirror that's a big fan.

And I'm supposed to know. all my stuff. He didn't. Quest Love and Amir must be two different people. For the long time, I thought Quest Love and Amir were two different people. I had no idea, you were the same person. And that was,

and I didn't really know until we did the podcast together. Damn. You actually do kind of know the stuff I've done. And I was a fan of yours, and you were a fan of mine. So it all worked out ultimately. So I want to wish a happy birthday to Amir and Questlove. Happy 50th birthday.

Babyface moonlighter He moonlights at lefty guitar center Holy shit Right right right Rewing back to when we was at L.A. And me and Fonte was all excited singing up singing to shoot him up bang bang song And you was like he was like no no guys no chill

She'd be professional right right I was like what is it? So what's what's you in baby face? You just want you want him to just think you cool or what's it? You know what it is? I nerded out on someone and it kind of went south and you know cool you're overcompensated when you met baby face

look okay I'll say that maybe I kind of freak Q-tip out back in like 93 when we was first making do you want more and then it kind of got back to me like yeah you were in the amount man like But that was back in 93. You got money now. Don't know anybody. You get nerd out whoever there you want to. Ain't nobody going to tell you to stop.

Nigel, you're going to tell you to stop. I'm like, I think after that moment, I just, I just, I turned it down by a bajillion whenever I realized that you, you won't get kicked out the club if you just act cool. So. But, you mean, you ain't nerd out since $93. That's a lot of shit that you got held inside. I know it was some other people that you met that you was like,

yo. There's some people that still think like, you know, sometimes you got to keep them at bay. Like, you know. Okay. Okay. Okay. Yeah.

Yeah. Yeah. You know. But it's, you know, it's the rule. It's the rule. Like, wow. That's really crazy. I was just,

honestly. I was too nervous to fan out on him. So I was just like trying to be cool. Like, well. Hey, how you doing? Pleasure.

I feel like last but not least is. a person who you have become very close with who has been so gracious as to host us for a record amount of time with his partner of record amount of years. Oh, God. Yes, indeed. Old alert. Old alert. Yes. Now you're half and half. Half what? 50. Oh, I see half and half of a hundred.

Oh, I got you, T. Lewis. I feel you. 50, 50. 50-50. And what's you going to do, 50-50? He's going to make love. That's what his name is. Oh, yeah, that's true. Name got love in it.

Quest love. That's right. You told me his name was going to be at one point in time, no, Quest-Ski. I think he mentioned Questke. He had another one, too, that I can't quite recall, but that's okay. It's better to be on a quest for love, not ski.

Yes, exactly. Absolutely. Too damn cold. Hey, man. Want to wish you a happy, lovely, beautiful 50th. And if you all need any advice on 50, we'll see what we can remember because that was 10 years. Got the scars to prove it. Exactly.

But we love you, man. Love you, brother. Happy birthday. Oh, man. They need to be true to take the season four. That's it. Jimmy and Terry. Spy versus spy?

For real, right? We definitely have to meet that up until they happen. They're amazing. Oh, God. Guys, thank you. You successfully got me to really drop my guard. Yeah, sorry, different from the beginning.

So what? Thank you. Bringing all the flowers. Like the flowers. Yeah, more flowers. And, Amir, just so you don't think I got black ears. What the hell? Happy birthday.

Weird out. Wait, what do you know about this song on you? What? I can only play 15 seconds. Fair use. Oh, wow. I mean, I knew you would like it, so. Yes, I'll make this short because I knew you guys.

Is this the end? Because we didn't tell our stories, but that's fine. Oh, I thought that was the end. I mean, that was the end of their stories. We still here. Okay. Thank you. Okay.

All right. So is everybody telling them we're going to go stories? Is it story time for us? Yeah. You start off, like you. Go ahead. Well, I almost killed Steve so we can start there. Yes, I'll go ahead, Steve.

Tell your story. House of prayers. House of prayers. No, you know. That's just the, that's just one time he tried to kill me. I'm actually about to tell a story about another time where he almost did kill me. The liner notes? No, the, if anyone familiar with the restaurant and the venue, B.B. Kings here in Manhattan,

which is now the phone. No, no. So now, you know, the sticking out. It's been 25 years. I've spent a lot of time hanging out with this guy in one place or another. And when I'm with him, I like to play half security guard, half like, you know, okay, here's what I'm going to do if there's an emergency, whatever, in the back of my mind. And that includes winding staircases, you know, like I'll just, on the side of my eye,

I'm keeping an eye on this dude. If you slip, maybe I can catch him, get a wrist. raise, you know, something like that. But I never actually wanted him to fall directly on top of me. And that's what happened. Dude took a fall down, down the BB King winding staircase on the way downstairs to the venue and just landed right on top of me. And took Steve with him.

Yeah. Took me down. Steve broke my fall. Yeah. And I had luggage. Wait, Steve, weren't we there for a Jody Watley concert? I don't remember much. after you, after you landed on the head.

And I crushed you. I crushed Steve like the 10 man in the whiz. Shit. I mean, can you see it? I mean, what year was this? I don't know. Yeah, it was that year. Okay, all right, okay.

You know, all right. It was that year. I love you on the year. Yo. Who got next? Oh, you done? I'm sorry. No, I mean, I've got plenty of stories,

but I'm saving them off my book. Thank you, Steve. Word, life, Steve. Sugar Network publishing. Yeah, Zara, I think she says those things about you, please. Yes. Steve and Zara know all the bodies. I'll go.

Okay, go. Thank you, Steve. Amir, you and I met working on the Hamilton record, and then you invited me to be on this podcast, to, in fact, be the first person on this podcast, and that was one of the most bizarre nights of my entire life. to the day. But what my story is about is we've seen each other every, like for a while,

like every week for many years. So then whenever I would see you not at a quest love taping, you would not recognize me and reintroduce yourself to me. And this happens all the time. So like I would be at a wedding that you would be DJing. And I'd be like, Amir. And you'd be like, hey man. And I'd be like, hit out your arm.

And I'd be like, it's me. And then the second time, you'd be like, blah, blah, blah. I was like, dude, it's me. He's like, you look like my accountant. And I was like, fair. I was dressed up in the clothes. Every time, Bill, you, you had five major hairstyles in the beard hair. You're like a son's character.

I'm sorry. What are you talking about? You sometimes are in your Marvin Gay hat. Sometimes you're in your fro thing. Sometimes you're in your, what's talking about? In 2020, but yes. Back mate. If you had, if you had a consistent hairstyle for a year, I promise you, I would have known

that was my partner, Bill. Hamilton partner Whatever I mean It was awesome I'm glad Because I thought you were going to get at me For stealing a lot of big birds feathers

Okay Oh well that too We can go into that later But I got a lot of I know where the Muppets are buried All right Fonte Happy birthday

Fonte's your turn Thank you Oh man It's my turn Okay Man I guess for me You know

Our history goes back To that Sorted corner of the internet known as okay player But you know with my group little brother and just the way you champion us and you know man i i just think you know for me um you know i think we was texting other night just on some silly shit i don't even remember what we was talking about but it was just one of these epic amir texts and um and i just remember just thinking

like yo the kid who you know snuck out of school to go by ill-deaf half life you know you know and you know and went left campus illegally you know what i'm saying you know go get this shit. Like he would be freaking the fuck out right now to ever think there was a possibility that me and the mirror would actually have conversations and actually be friends, you know, and that's something that, you know, regardless of the fact that however long I've been doing this podcast and like we've known each other, that's something that I never take for granted. And that's something that I tell people, you know, when I first started doing this, I had to let motherfuckers know up front. Like, listen, I'm not the Questlove

whisperer, okay? You know what I'm saying? Like, I'm not. I'm not. not the quest love plug like you know me and him you know we have a me in the mirror you know have a good relationship and the reason why we're able to keep that good relationship is because i don't come to him with bullshit you know i'm saying and i respect your time and i respect where you are and you know i i just don't be calling you for no frivolous shit you know i mean and and and that means a lot to me and um you know man i just look at just hearing all the stories of all the people that came on and you know it really just makes me think of just how how how thin you And sometimes just the line between success and obscurity is another person believing in you.

And, you know, it really, you know, somebody like Don that was just, you know, she was a bartender and somebody like Tina that was just doing, you know, doing whatever. And now she's become like this huge person. Yeah, you know what I mean? Angie, you know what I'm saying? Like everybody. And, you know, I think just as we get older in life, you know, you 50. I mean, I just turned 42, but, you know, you've definitely been a model for me. And the way I kind of look at my life and career going and defining a legacy,

I don't think a legacy is defined by what you do. I think a legacy is defined by the people that you help. You know what I mean? Because they become your legacy is when other people go on to do great things. And you can say, well, yo, well, you know, this was the dude that put me on, you know what I'm saying? Amir gave me this shot. And you know what I'm saying? I remember my first gig, you know, like those things are important, man.

And so, and it's not a lot of people in the game who will really do that selflessly, as Sean G said, that just can give it and not expect nothing in return, but just, yo, I believe in you. I think you dope. So I'm going to put you on, you know what I mean? And, you know, and that means a lot, man. I never take that for granted. And so I just thank you just for everything, you know what I'm saying, just for bringing me

into your universe as crazy and fucking disorganized as it can be sometimes. But, you know, I. I wouldn't change it for nothing else, brother. And I just thankful for your friendship and your loyalty, man. And, you know, I love you and just wish you 50 more, bro, for real. Yeah. I appreciate it. Thank you.

All right. Let me say something real quick. Oh, boy. So let me say this. Although I've met Amir when I was a teenager, it's been a long, interesting ride. Like, from the moment we met, we clicked. And we just clicked. We had things in common.

and we laughed, we had fun together. And even when I went to college, as you were going on your evolution and the band was growing, you never, never forgot. You come to Atlanta when I was in school in Atlanta. Can I come to the show? Yes, I see a mirror. When I graduated college and I moved to Atlanta, I mean, when I moved to Philly, again, more mirror, growing our relationship and whatnot.

And, you know, it's been a lot of movie trips. There's been a lot of South Street diners. A lot of you falling on to sleep on me in the movies, learned about that. There's been a lot of arguments and fights, you know, and it's funny because to Philadelphia, I was long, took for the longest I was known as the Roots Warrior, don't say nothing bad about the Roots on the radio lie is going to come at you, even if your name is Jay-Z, which I did, because those my boys and I know who the fuck they are. They fucking don't.

Why you ain't doing nothing extra? Use this like MCA. I'm sorry, flashback. There you go. I'm sorry. So, but throughout this ride, you know, it's just been, it's been, it's been, It's been beautiful. And you've just shown me so many things from going to Prince's house to sitting at a table with Jay-Z, Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, and all these people and wondering what I'm doing here.

Oh, I'm chaperone and a mirror on his date. Oh, whatever day gets to be here. But from all those to those moments, whenever I will call you and say, can you come on the radio real quick and talk about this? Can you come on the radio real quick and talk about that? Like, you always did. Well, nine times out of ten, you always did. So for those reasons, because we are born on the same birthday, and we know at our very essence we are two alike,

and that be our problem. Because I will stay being the Lucy to your Charlie. Amir Khalib Thompson, I love your ass, even though I don't like you all the time. Yeah. That is real. Happy birthday to both y'all. That is so La'i. Laia ever.

And before I go, because don't think I ain't smart, okay? Because we all know this. One last thing. Flowers the last flower. The last flower. It's been a long year. And maybe I think it's been a year and a half, but I think all of us on this show

have noticed a very speedy evolution of Amir, Khalip Thompson. And we also know that one of the major reasons for that. Been on that Dick Gregory, huh? And the person keeping him on that Dick Gregory mentally, spiritually, and everything else, she got something to say. Okay. my love, you're the best.

I don't even know what else to say besides you just, you love so hard, you celebrate people, you support them, you do such amazing things for people and being my glasses stylist is one. I mean, I could just spend hours and hours waxing poetic about the beauty of your heart and what incredibly inspiring person you are and the gift of you in my life. But what I would love for the next 50 years, besides just playing like two little wild kids together,

which I'm so looking forward to, is also you being loved and supported and celebrated and honored in the way you've done for so many people for so long. Yes. Everybody. Wow. Give it up for grace. And I just, I want to say this whole effort was an effort,

collaborative effort between grace. A lot of dope women in your life, people don't know that a lot of Amir's village are dope women. There's Tina, there's Don. There's Zara. There's Rebecca. There's Rebecca. There's two Rebacca's.

There's, I mean, and these are all in a diverse group of women. Yes. So thank you to those women for making this happen. And this is just the beginning of your birthday celebration. Thank you. I'm 50. I'm, I trust me. I'm crying on the inside.

I've moved to tears. I just, you know, I want to say one more thing because you all went back and like, oh, told their whole history with Amir. I'm not going to, I can't, it's too long for me to tell you all the different stops that we've had. The dudes hired me for like four different jobs in all these years and got me the Elvis Costello album, the absolute biggest dream come true and all that stuff. Like a million things and you're a great person and this, that, and the other thing.

But I think that of all the people, I might be somebody who's been able to witness firsthand and hear and watch you drum the most hours. And I just want to say, you can help everyone you want to help, but getting that opportunity to watch you do the thing that you're absolutely the best on the planet at, you know, has been really the most special thing to watch you do your magic, you know, for so long. So, you know, you're a great DJ,

and like I said, obviously a great person and a humanist. humanitarian for God's sake, but keep on drumming. Yeah. Thank you, Steve. All right. Guys, I'm really touched to my core. It's, this is probably the most beautiful

birthday. This is probably the most beautiful thing that's ever happened in my adult life. I never had a, wow. I never had an alive funeral or whatever. I was going to say

I was like it might be a little like that Why don't we just called in a live funeral a week? Yeah, here's the bad news We didn't tell you yet You know Dot, dot dot No man I'm really

You know You guys are literally You know When when When When talking to Sean about how to do the show. I mean, I really wanted the people that I look to the most for their opinions and their thought process and just them as humans. Like, I actually love you guys. And

I never get the sentimental. I don't know why I'm so resistant to this. Not resistant, but I don't do this more often. Yes, grace is slowly melting the hard exterior of polar out of me. But thank you so much for organizing this. You know, I appreciate this. I think maybe from being around rich so much, I've somehow decided, okay, I'll do that. Like, just not celebrate too much because I've always come from a place like if you celebrate, then it'll be over. And I never wanted to be over. But, ah, gotcha.

Well, the 40s are over, that's for sure. Thank you, guys. Can I at least wind up my own, a live funeral? Oh, yeah. Sure. Why not? Oh, there's more? No, there's not more, but I had, I had music. Go ahead.

What you got to say? Oh, Jesus Christ. Oh, wow. Wow. Ladies and gentlemen, the next time we do this, I'll be 75 years old. So I love you, Laia. I love you, Bill. I love you, Steve.

I love you, Fontecolo. I love you, everyone that, you know, that said those beautiful words and even those that weren't able to do so, all my friends, all my family out there. I appreciate it. I love you all. And we'll see you on the next go-round of Questlove Supreme. Yes, sir. Happy birthday.

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