The Roots

Hip-Hop Maestro

While serving as the house band for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, the members of The Roots also found time to record their 13th album, Undun, which many are calling their masterpiece. Marlow Stern followed the hardest working man in music, drummer Questlove.

The rapper-turned-author and Rose found common ground while talking about misogynistic lyrics in rap music—so much so that they fist-bumped after Rose complimented Jay-Z on the personal growth in his lyrics.