Hearing …
QUESTLOVE
SUPREME
on Pandora
Sierra Kay
W
ith the QuestLove Supreme podcast,
Pandora has truly redeemed itself.
Now, Pandora received my side-eye because
of Beyoncé. It’s not that I don’t like Beyoncé, I
just don’t like her all the time on every station.
The whole point of Pandora to me is to learn
about artists that I’m not aware of.
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson is an author,
musician, producer, and musical historian. He
launched The Roots band with high school
buddy Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter. Many
people may recognize him on as the drummer
of Jimmy Fallon’s house band. QuestLove and
The Roots are Jimmy Fallon’s house band
because they are one of the most phenomenal
bands touring and making music today. Point.
Blank. Period.
So when Pandora recommended QuestLove
Supreme, I gave it a listen. My first episode
was with Chris Rock. Now, it’s hard to have a
bad show with Chris Rock. So I had to listen to
another episode to make sure it wasn’t a fluke.
Episode after episode is full of experiences from
some of the most intelligent, creative musicians.
Listening, week after week, to stories of the
journeys to success is so inspiring.
Jimmy Jam (parts 1, 2 and 3), Roy Ayers and as I’m
writing this, Charlie Wilson. He even branched
out to Angela Rye, a political commentator on
CNN and an NPR political analyst.