ContactMusic — The Roots star Ahmir UESTLOVE THOMPSON is ensuring Jay Zs newborn daughter is schooled in music history - hes loading up a special iPod for the tot boasting 12000 songs The acclaimed drummer producer DJ and tastemaker is good pals with Jay Z and h... more info

Starpulse — Happy Birthday to: The Office star Rainn Wilson (1966) Linkin Park drummer Rob Bourdon (1979) Sepultura lead singer Derrick Green (1971) The Roots drummer Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson (1971) Gos... more info

Stereogum — MTV reports that President Obama has “a wish list” of campaign supporters for his upcoming 2012 run for re-election and points to a document obtained by The Tennessean. The list includes, among others, Arcade Fire, Vampire Weekend, Jay-Z, The Roo... more info

Guardian Music — The US president wants certain bands to support his campaign – including Jonas Brothers, Arcade Fire and Ricky MartinAccording to a report in a Tennessee newspaper, Barack Obama has sent donors a long wish list of celebrity supporters. Among the 19... more info

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Perez Hilton — LOL!! Tina Fey was working when some co-workers (maybe Alec Baldwin, we're not sure) brought it to her attention that Questlove felt dissed by her. He went on Watch What Happens Live and publicly called her out for brushing him and the rest of The ... more info

411 Mania — He wants her to be a little friendlier... more info

Perez Hilton — Questlove has a beef with Prince, a small one. But he has a big, hearty beef with fellower 30 Rockefeller Plaza tenant Tina Fey. The leader of The Roots says that Tina isn't very nice to the band. What makes it worse for Quest is that they're all fro... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — A series in Sunday Calendar about what Times writers & contributors are listening to right now... If the Roots ever decide to slow down, one of them should write a business book, because over the course of their varied and... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — (Sevens, a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song.) The Roots’ Undun is a concept record – a man’s life told in reverse, starting with the flatlining of his heartbeat and working backward through ... more info