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Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson - Musician With his Pentax *ist DL, Thompson adds photography to his lengthy list of artistic pursuits. As drummer for hip-hop act The Roots, DJ, and in demand producer (amongst other roles), Ahmir ?uestlove Thompson wears many hats.  With his Pentax *ist DL, Thompson adds photography to his list of pursuits. Article rating: 8.20

Ahmir ?uestlove Thompson is a hip hop renaissance man.  Whether he is acting as drummer, DJ, producer, engineer, journalist, or any of his any other various capacities, Thompson is solidifying his place as an icon of hip hop culture.  Hailing from Philadelphia, he attended the Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts, where he formed The Roots with classmate and friend Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter.  Since then, the group has gone on to be one of the most influential of the past decade, winning a Grammy Award in 2000 for Best Rap Performance by a Group of Duo with their single "You Got Me".  Their 2002 album Phrenology was also nominated for best album.  Thompson produced  D’Angelo’s Grammy-Award winning Vodoo album, and has appeared on records by John Mayer, Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake, Joss Stone, and is currently the musical director for the Dave Chappelle show on Comedy Central.

Recently, Thompson took his Pentax *ist DL around with him while in New York for a Downbeat Magazine cover shoot as well as a roadtrip with some friends.  The resulting images show off that his photographic eye is just as good as his musical ear.

© 2006 Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson

 

© 2006 Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson

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	Hey, Got some nice pics there. as an aspiring photo student its cool to see "celebrities" takin good pics and spreadin the photography love. anyways cool pics, i approve, art is art no matter what medium. :) Posted by: britnee Nov 21, 2006 @ 10:15 AM EST
	Hey dudes, thank you for the great concert in Hamburg last night (24Th Nov. 06)!!! I guess you'd liked more people to now the lyrics of your songs but it's quite hard for us to get everything from them. Take care and keep on! peace Steven Posted by: Steven Nov 25, 2006 @ 5:22 PM EST
	Great shot, keep reachingfor the moon Posted by: Michael C Feb 28, 2008 @ 10:59 PM EST

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