Questlove Stars In Video For De La Soul Song That Changed His Life
Questlove is having fun with a pinch-me second after showing within the video for De La Soul’s “Oodles of O’s” — a music he credit with altering his life.
The Roots drummer took to Instagram on Tuesday (October 8) to share a preview of De La’s long-awaited video for his or her 1991 hit, which is about to drop later this month.
The clip comprises footage from the group’s “Oodles of O’s” pop-up donut store in New York City this previous summer time, with cameos coming from Questlove, Common, Masta Ace, Ebro Darden, DJ Tony Touch, actor Rick Gonzalez and others.
Despite his personal illustrious 30-plus-year profession, showing in a video for certainly one of his favourite De La Soul songs was no small feat for Questlove.
“Astral traveling to another earth to tell my 20 year old self ‘remember the first song on the album that floored you so much that you and your friend from high school started getting serious about getting a record deal,’” he wrote on Instagram whereas gushing over the second.
“(good news! you’ll get a record deal in less than 2 years!!!, but nevermind—-your life will truly begin some 31 years FROM THIS MOMENT…..——can ya hang on that long? (I’m just playing, sike im kidding, it’s really going to take you THREE DECADES dawg….
“I know it’s a bi*****tch but at least you’ll be here with us……I mean back in 91 it’s not as rampant but let’s just say after 97? EVERYTHING IS CHANGING ……pssssh you won’t EVEN believe what happens with him!——-wait wait wait you’re messing this up lemme break the news!!!———-YOU are going to be in the video for ‘Oodles Of O’s’!!!!!*
“*you will shoot it some 33 years later after its release but damnit it was worth the wait!”
The full music video shall be launched on October 18.
Questlove lately credited one other rap legend with inspiring him and Black Thought — however in a extra pressing, forward-looking approach.
While interviewing Common and Pete Rock on his Questlove Supreme podcast, the Philadelphia native defined how the pair’s joint undertaking The Auditorium Vol. 1 has motivated him and Thought to complete The Roots’ long-awaited fifteenth album, tentatively titled End Game.
“I believe that this particular album will spark a renaissance,” he mentioned of The Auditorium Vol. 1 earlier than mentioning different anticipated releases from rap veterans similar 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.”
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Quest added: “[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.
“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.”
The drummer then provided an replace on the album’s long-awaited launch, saying: “I know the exact date when I want to release it, and it’s not 2024. But it’s a very seminal 2025 date that will make sense once it comes out.”
It’s potential that Questlove was hinting at January 17, which marks the thirtieth anniversary of The Roots’ aforementioned album Do You Want More?!!!??!
