published by Clarkson Potter Books on April 12, 2016. In 2018, Questlove curated the soundtrack The Michelle Obama Musiaqualogy for Michelle Obama's memoir Becoming. He also released the book Creative Quest, regarding the concept and cultivation of creativity, in April 2018. Questlove's next book, Music Is History, was published in December 2021 by Abrams Image. The book explores popular music through the context of American history over the past fifty years, connecting issues of race, gender, politics, and identity with Questlove's point of view. Filmography Film Television References Further reading External links 1971 births 20th-century American drummers 21st-century American drummers African-American DJs African-American drummers African-American film score composers African-American record producers Alternative hip hop musicians American hip hop DJs American hip hop record producers American male drummers American male film actors American male film score composers American film score composers American male television actors American male voice actors American people of Beninese descent American people of Mende descent Best Original Score Guldbagge Award winners Grammy Award winners Living people Musicians from Philadelphia Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts alumni Record producers from Pennsylvania Shorty Award winners Soulquarians members Sundance Film Festival award winners The Roots members The Tonight Show Band members The Soultronics members Directors of Best Documentary Feature Academy Award winners