Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson - Musician
With his Pentax *ist DL, Thompson adds photography to his lengthy list of artistic pursuits.
Rating: 8 / 10
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.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.
britnee
21-11-2006
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. :)Steven
25-11-2006
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 StevenMichael C
28-02-2008
Great shot, keep reachingfor the moonMin
29-11-2008
Gritty. Doesn't feel as though the person taking the shot knows what they're trying to capture as they're taking it. Not consistently anyway. Half there, half not. Probably not a helpful comment. But a gut reaction anyway.Rob
25-02-2010
Interesting photos, as most are to me.