Illadelph Lap Dance?: Questlove Says The Roots Were Discovered At A Philadelphia Strip Club

May 11, 2022

Listen: I’ve been an avid fan of The Roots since the release of the band’s fourth album Things Fall Apart. I’ve since made purchases on their whole 14-album catalog, attended three of their live shows and have even made an honest attempt at regularly watching Jimmy Fallon’s late-night show since they are the house band. I thought I knew everything about The Roots—until Questlove revealed that they were discovered after performing at a strip club.

According to Page Six, the drummer and recent Oscar winner recalled during an episode of Luminary podcast Til This Day with Radio Rahim that prior to the 1993 debut band’s first album, Organix, the band found most of its success through the “Ivy league route, playing college frat parties,” or by playing “a talent night for rap groups at this strip club called the Princess Lounge at North Philly.”

Now, of course, the former wouldn’t surprise anyone—but the latter? That’s just wild. 

From Page Six:

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