Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson

Questlove
Questlove in Sao Paulo in 2011
Background information
Birth name	Ahmir Khalib Thompson
Also known as	Questo BROther ?uestion Brother Question Qlove Questlove Gomez
Born	(1971-01-20) January 20, 1971 (age 46)
Origin	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Genres	Hip hop neo soul alternative hip hop
Occupation(s)	Drummer joint frontman percussionist multi-instrumentalist disc jockey music journalist record producer actor
Instruments	Drums keyboards bass guitar percussion turntables vocals
Years active	1987–present
Labels	Okayplayer Def Jam
Associated acts	The Roots Soulquarians J Dilla D'Angelo The Philadelphia Experiment John Mayer Erykah Badu

Ahmir Khalib Thompson (born January 20, 1971), known professionally as Questlove (stylized as ?uestlove), is an American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer, and occasional actor. He is best known as the drummer and joint frontman (with Black Thought) for the Grammy Award-winning band The Roots. The Roots have been serving as the in-house band for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon since February 17, 2014, continuing the role they served during the entire run of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. He is also one of the producers of the Broadway musical Hamilton. He is the cofounder of Okayplayer and Okayafrica. Additionally, he is an adjunct instructor at the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at New York University.

He has produced recordings for artists including Elvis Costello, Common, D'Angelo, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Bilal, Jay-Z, Nikka Costa, and more recently, Al Green, Amy Winehouse, and John Legend. He is a member of the production teams the Soulquarians, The Randy Watson Experience, The Soultronics, The Beat Biters (with producers Just Blaze and 9th Wonder), and The Grand Wizzards.