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Amir “Questlove” Thompson is on video talking about all kinds of stuff for a hour… that ought to be enough, knowing that The Roots co-founder is an insightful societal and music industry commentator.

Questlove talks with DemocracyNow.org about his musical upbringing, stop and frisk, Hip-Hop’s 40th, his book “Mo’ Meta Blues” … and there’s more. Got a clip above. More video footage after the jump below….

‘My first gig was a Radio City Music Hall.’ – Questlove

‘STOP & FRISK’: THE WORLD ACCORDING TO QUESTLOVE BY AMY GOODMAN (AUDIO)