{"id":671518,"date":"2025-05-26T19:51:46","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T16:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/questlove-thought-kendrick-lamar-was-dissing-the-roots-on-squabble-up\/"},"modified":"2025-05-26T19:51:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T16:51:46","slug":"questlove-thought-kendrick-lamar-was-dissing-the-roots-on-squabble-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/questlove-thought-kendrick-lamar-was-dissing-the-roots-on-squabble-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Questlove Thought Kendrick Lamar Was Dissing The Roots On &#039;Squabble Up&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"body-copy js-entry-text \" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Questlove has admitted that he initially thought that Kendrick Lamar was dissing him and The Roots in his \u201cSquabble Up\u201d video.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on <em>The Jennifer Hudson Show<\/em>, the legendary drummer detailed his reaction to the video which contained an homage to The Roots\u2019 \u201cThe Next Movement\u201d clip.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cI was so shocked because the way that people told me \u2014 I woke up to 30 K. Dot texts. I thought, \u2018Oh no.\u2019 He just dissed us. I thought it was something else. And they were like, \u2018No, he paid tribute to y\u2019all in this video.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Quest went on to say that he <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>reciated the reference: \u201cIt\u2019s an honor, but it\u2019s also a surprise when you see people acknowledging you after all this time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Questlove on Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s Blue Ivy Playlist and How Kendrick Lamar Shocked Him\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NVvR3kxwV0I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Questlove had previously spoken out about Kendrick Lamar\u2019s feud with Drake, criticizing both men for their conduct in the beef.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-player\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ad-background\" src=\"https:\/\/hiphopdx.com\/assets\/img\/DX-City_Silhouette.png\" alt=\"HipHopDX | Rap &amp; Hip Hop News | Ad Placeholder\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-indicator-container\">\n<div class=\"ad-indicator\">AD<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"border\">\n<div class=\"ad-border-top\">\n<div class=\"left-border\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-loading-text\">\n<p>AD LOADING&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"right-border\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-border-bottom\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"vc-player\" class=\"video-player-ad\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-indicator\">AD<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cNobody won the war,\u201d he wrote in an Instagram post. \u201cThis wasn\u2019t about skill. This was a wrestling match level mudslinging and takedown by any means necessary \u2014 women &amp; children (&amp; actual facts) be damned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSame audience wanting blood will soon put up \u2018rip\u2019 posts like they weren\u2019t part of the problem. Hip Hop truly is dead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>TDE boss Punch acknowledged that they had \u201cseen\u201d Questlove\u2019s comments about the feud but there does not appear to be any lingering bad blood between the two camps.<\/p>\n<p>Questlove later acknowledged that the moment compelled him to finish The Roots\u2019 first album in over a decade.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside a screenshot of a viral tweet highlighting the similarities between \u201csquabble up\u201d and \u201cThe Next Movement,\u201d he wrote: \u201cDamn now we GOTTA FINISH THIS LP huh? We back BABY!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Quest followed up with a separate Instagram post thanking Kendrick and further confirming that a new Roots project is happening.<\/p>\n<p>After recounting a \u201csurreal\u201d encounter with a fan in Germany, the drummer wrote: \u201cMy number one love is the music I create in @TheRoots \u2014 that is the fuel to my fire &amp; sometimes if you love something you must set it free. Then if it returns to you it\u2019s real.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat said I wanna thank @kendricklamar for acknowledging something I thought noone saw or cared about. Feeling seen is a great feeling and I dont take it for granted. Yup, new album still coming lol.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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