Questlove might be helming a documentary in regards to the iconic group Earth, Wind & Fire — and he picked the proper time to let the world learn about it.
On Saturday, September 21 — the date the group immortalized of their 1978 traditional “September” — Deadlinebroke the information of the doc, and Quest rapidly confirmed it on social media.
The movie, for which no title has been revealed, will reportedly characteristic “exclusive” entry to the group’s archives, and has the assist of the band and the property of EWF founder Maurice White, who died in 2016.
“Having been baptized in the Afrocentric joy river of this powerhouse unit, I’ve learned about them, I’ve learned about us & more importantly, I’ve learned and rediscovered myself in the process. I’m so excited to be part of the process of preserving their positive but very vulnerable and real story of Soul, Self & Struggle,” Quest stated.
In the meantime, the ever-busy Questlove is placing the ending touches on the primary Roots album in a few years — and he credit Widespread and Pete Rock‘s latest project for giving the Illadelph crew the inspiration to bring the long-gestating LP to the finish line.
While interviewing the duo on his Questlove Supreme podcast, Quest explained how Common and Pete’s joint album The Auditorium Vol. 1 has put the battery in his and Black Thought‘s backs when it comes to The Roots’ long-awaited fifteenth LP.
“I believe that this particular album will spark a renaissance,” he stated of The Auditorium Vol. 1 earlier than mentioning different anticipated releases from rap veterans akin to Nas and DJ Premier, Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre, and De La Soul, DJ Premier and Pete Rock.
“Not to be outdone, my band has been sitting on the sidelines watching all this action happening and, you know, it’s made us… I will say that it’s made Tariq [Black Thought] into — the muthafucka wrote seven songs in one day! We have not done that since our second album.”
Later within the episode, Questlove elaborated on the affect that Widespread and Pete Rock’s album has had on Black Thought.
“[I walked into the room] and was like, ‘Yo, dawg. You ain’t gonna believe this but Rash [Common] and Pete made the perfect summit meeting record. No person’s outshining the other person. Everything’s [equal].’ I was just going off about it and I could tell I planted a seed,” he stated.
“But then — I think after the Hollywood Bowl performance that we did — I think that lit something under Tariq. I mean, I can say in the last two weeks, he’s knocked off at least eighty percent.
“I mean, back in, like, Do You Want More?!!!??! days, ‘Riq would write, like, six or seven songs in a setting. This album is definitely, like — it’s probably what he’s working on right now as I speak. It’s inspiring.”
