Questlove Celebrates Black Thought’s 50th Birthday By Unearthing Their ‘First Ever Photo’

Questlove has not too long ago celebrated the fiftieth birthday of Black Thought by sharing a really particular photograph on social media.

Taking to Instagram on Wednesday (October 4), The Roots‘ chief paid tribute to his longtime good friend and colleague by sharing the “first-ever” photograph that they took collectively.

“Took endlessly discovering this photograph we took again in highschool in 1988,” he wrote. “Our first ever photograph. I’m not even certain if we had been Radioactivity but. I want I may let these two know the journey that lay forward for them.”

He continued: “Riq was at all times on the cool child part in highschool & im only a dweeb with the flexibility to reflect breakbeats on the lunchroom desk—-so I acquired entry different nerds didn’t. You modified my life by together with me man. I like you for that bro. Welcome to the large league. It’s a trigger for celebration as a result of tomorrow is rarely promised (particularly in our career) Glad 5 a long time across the SON good sir! 10/3/73 & endlessly @BlackThought”

Take a look at the image beneath.

Black Thought and Questlove have actually been via their fair proportion of issues collectively, and most not too long ago, they’ve needed to face down a lawsuit from the widow of Leonard “Hub” Hubbard.

In response to Pitchfork, Black Thought (actual identify Tariq Trotter) and Questlove (actual identify Ahmir Khalib Thompson) have each been accused of violating federal RICO statutes in regard to the administration of the band’s funds.

The late band member’s widow, Stephanie Hubbard, filed a lawsuit in opposition to the 2 males on behalf of her husband’s property in a Pennsylvania federal court docket again in March.

Hubbard’s property alleges that Grand Negaz Inc., the corporate based in 1993 to deal with The Roots’ enterprise ventures, gave the bassist a 17 % share, whereas Black Thought and Questlove every obtained a 35 % share.

There have been additionally related claims made in reference to different entities arrange in 1999 and 2000 to deal with publishing and touring ventures for the group.

The lawsuit additional claims that each Black Thought and Questlove allegedly used their enterprise dealings to arrange different entities for private causes whereas Hubbard continued to stay a stakeholder within the unique aforementioned firm.

Despite the fact that Hubbard left the group in 2007 as a result of a most cancers prognosis, the swimsuit claims he wasn’t compensated per the phrases of the unique settlement and his absent funds had been reportedly utilized to bankroll “different Roots-related initiatives.”

Stephanie Hubbard’s legal professional, Luke Lucas, advised Pitchfork that he needs individuals who did music collectively would “look out for one another.”

“Ms. Hubbard is the widow of an amazing musician and Philadelphia native, an undisputed founding member of an amazing hip hop band,” Lucas mentioned. “Fame shouldn’t deter equity for individuals who made your success potential. There would probably not be a Roots had there not been Leonard Hubbard.”