April is Jazz Appreciation Month, and Questlove Supreme sits down with a genre legend. Bob James recalls his incredible journey and working with Sarah Vaughan, Creed Taylor, Idris Muhammad, and others. Bob speaks about becoming a beacon for Hip Hop and samplers, and how he has gone from a source to a collaborator with artist like RZA, Talib Kweli, and soon...Questlove. 

April is Jazz Appreciation Month, and Questlove Supreme sits down with a genre legend. Bob James recalls his incredible journey and working with Sarah Vaughan, Creed Taylor, Idris Muhammad, and others. Bob speaks about becoming a beacon for Hip Hop and samplers, and how he has gone from a source to a collaborator with artist like RZA, Talib Kweli, and soon...Questlove.

Questlove Supreme is a fun, irreverent and educational weekly podcast that digs deep into the stories of musical legends and cultural icons in a way that only Questlove and Team Supreme can deliver. Led by Each episode is driven by conversation ranging from the guest’s origins (along with a few never-before-revealed secrets to their success) to their life passions and current projects. This is not your typical interview show. This is about legends and legends in the making bringing their legacy to life in their own words. Previous guests have included Usher, Michelle Obama, Chris Rock, Steve Miller, Maya Rudolph, Weird Al, Chaka Khan, Babyface and many more.

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Bob James

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For Black Music Month, Questlove Supreme is doing a special 30 days of programming from the QLS archives and new episodes alike. Today, we revisit our 2017 conversation with the award-winning, platinum-selling legendary vocalist Chaka Khan. She talks about the special origins of her name, reality-checking Mick Jagger, and how Whitney Houston's cover helped her embrace being "Every Woman."

For Black Music Month, Questlove Supreme is doing a special 30 days of programming from the QLS archives and new episodes alike. Today, we revisit our 2017 conversation with the award-winning, platinum-selling legendary vocalist Chaka Khan. She talks about the special origins of her name, reality-checking Mick Jagger, and how Whitney Houston's cover helped her embrace being "Every Woman."

The award winning, Platinum selling, legendary vocalist Chaka Khan talks about the special origins of her name, reality checking Mick Jagger and how Whitney Houston's cover helped her embrace being "Every Woman."

Black History Month QLS Classic: Chaka Khan

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For Black Music Month, Questlove Supreme is doing a special 30 days of programming from the QLS archives and new episodes alike. There is no place to begin than the Godmother of Black music, Dyana Williams. In this 2020 conversation, Dyana talks about growing up in the Bronx, getting her start in radio as Ebony Moonbeams, and coaching artists like Kanye West, Lil' Kim, and Dave Matthews Band. QLS celebrates Black Music all year, but join us in this honorary programming series.

For Black Music Month, Questlove Supreme is doing a special 30 days of programming from the QLS archives and new episodes alike. There is no place to begin than the Godmother of Black music, Dyana Williams. In this 2020 conversation, Dyana talks about growing up in the Bronx, getting her start in radio as Ebony Moonbeams, and coaching artists like Kanye West, Lil' Kim, and Dave Matthews Band. QLS celebrates Black Music all year, but join us in this honorary programming series.

Godmother of Black music, Dyana Williams, talks growing up in the Bronx, getting her start in radio as Ebony Moonbeams and coaching artists like Kanye, Lil' Kim and Dave Matthews Band.

Black Music Month QLS Classic: Dyana Williams

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While the world may have been introduced to her as Willow Smith, the artist now known as WILLOW is actively transforming into her most authentic self. In a one-on-one, in-studio interview with Questlove, WILLOW describes the growth in her music, the drive in her spirit, and the key parts of the journey along the way. This interview celebrates WILLOW's new album "empathogen" and surrounds it with wisdom about creativity, fame, and perception. 

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While the world may have been introduced to her as Willow Smith, the artist now known as WILLOW is actively transforming into her most authentic self. In a one-on-one, in-studio interview with Questlove, WILLOW describes the growth in her music, the drive in her spirit, and the key parts of the journey along the way. This interview celebrates WILLOW's new album "empathogen" and surrounds it with wisdom about creativity, fame, and perception. 
Photograph by Christian Germoso

WILLOW

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