Questlove
Biography
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (born on January 20, 1971), known professionally as ?uestlove or Questlove (also known as BROther ?uestion, Questo or Brother Question), is an American drummer, DJ, music journalist and record producer. He is best known as the drummer for the Grammy Award-winning band The Roots, which is now the in-house band for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. He has produced for artists such as Common, D'Angelo, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Bilal, Jay-Z, Nikka Costa and more recently, Al Green, Amy Winehouse and John Legend. He is a member of the production teams the Soulquarians, The Randy Watson Experience, and The Grand Wizzards.
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Acting (55 movies)
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
2005
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show
2020
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021
Herb Alpert Is...
2020
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
2011
The Legacy of J Dilla
2023
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
2023
Sample This
2013
May The Lord Watch: The Little Brother Story
2023
Hargrove
2022
Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records
2013
Brooklyn Babylon
2001
The Reverend
2022
American Symphony
2023
All Things Must Pass
2015
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
2014
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
2023
Chris Rock Total Blackout: The Tamborine Extended Cut
2021
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
2025
My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
2010
Finding the Funk
2014
Bad 25
2012
Am I Black Enough for You
2009
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2016
Brown Sugar
2002
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
2001
Rock Rubber 45s
2018
Twenty Eighteen Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2018
Downtown Calling
2009
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
2004
Someone Great
2019
Soul
2020
Bamboozled
2000
Boy Band
2019
One World: Together at Home
2020
Before the Music Dies
2006
Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool
1994
Never Too Late: The Doc Severinsen Story
2020
Siempre, Luis
2020
Mr. SOUL!
2018
Devil's Pie: D'Angelo
2019
Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days
2021
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
A Band Called Death
2013
Jay-Z: MTV Unplugged
2001
Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary
2024
Bilal: Live at Glasshaus
2024
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
2024
Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville
2017
September in Brooklyn: The Making of Block Party
2006
We Want the Funk!
2025
I Was Born This Way
2025
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
2025
D'Angelo: Montreux Jazz Festival 2000
2000
Directing (3 movies)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Top Five | 2014 | Original Music Composer |
| Descendant | 2022 | Executive Producer |
| The League | 2023 | Executive Producer |
| A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop | 2023 | Executive Producer |
| SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) | 2025 | Executive Producer |
| Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music | 2025 | Writer |
| Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music | 2025 | Executive Producer |
| I Was Born This Way | 2025 | Executive Producer |