Premieres Friday, Jan. 27, 2023 at 8:30 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 29 at 2 p.m. on KPBS 2 + Monday, Jan. 30 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS Video app. Hip Hop legends The Roots give an electrifying performance during their residency at the Kennedy Center. Beyond the stage, the band endeavors to inspire others and explore the depths of their creative potential.
Music fans around the world are already starting to compile their year-end lists of best songs and albums from 2022. WYSO Music intern Peter Day brings us his thoughts on a notable release from this summer, a collaborative project by rapper Black Thought and producer Danger Mouse.
Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Joseph Patel traces his success as a professional storyteller to the countless hours he spent as a UC Davis undergraduate at campus radio station KDVS. “It’s where I learned how to form community. It’s where I learned how to tell stories, and where I discovered what I love to do,” Patel ’94 told a UC Davis audience earlier this month. “It’s a straight line from there to here.”
Amir "Questlove" Thompson has revealed he bought a farm in Upstate New York, following in the steps of farmer/rapper Rick Ross in an interview with HipHopDX.