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Questlove reflects on life, his career, and the art of music. By Aazim Jafarey   Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson wears many hats (metaphorically, of course; his impressive afro nullifies any need for head decoration): co-founder and prolific drummer of legendary hip-hop band (and Late Night With Jimmy Fallon cornerstone), The Roots, highly-esteemed producer, DJ, music journalist, and more. As a result, his musical knowledge is perhaps unparalleled in both its scope and depth. And yet, on the cover of his brilliant new memoir Mo’ Meta Blues, he is depicted as merely a shadow: his face,...


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By Aazim Jafarey Now that we are approaching the mid-2010s and the “Age of Social Networking” is truly upon us, there is a new barometer for determining the importance of a pop culture event: social networking traffic. If something is small yet still worthy of note it pops up in your timeline – a new Juicy J song, perhaps. If the event is of more widespread significance, it registers as a trending topic, a la #BreakingBad or “THIS SH*T IS FIXED AINT NO WAY” (after the devastating Spurs loss in Game 6). In the case of the power outage at last year’s Super Bowl, multiple trending topics...


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