Questlove fans will soon be able to get their hands on some of his coveted vinyl collection, as he’s set to auction a bunch of records off for charity.
According to a press release (via Hypebeast), Quest has teamed up with livestream shopping platform Whatnot for a live auction this Friday (April 7). Full proceeds will be split between two causes – the Future of Food Entrepreneurship Program, which connects high school students with companies in the sustainable food space; and the Food Education Fund – a non-profit that works with public high school students interested in culinary arts.
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Among Questlove’s records hitting the auction block are James Brown’s 1971 effort Hot Pants, Kool & The Gang’s 1972 LP Music Is The Message, and The Cannonball Adderly Quintet’s 1967 album Why Am I Treated So Bad!, among other classics.
That’s not all, though. One of the bidders will be also be invited to join the legendary musician on a trip to the A-1 Record Shop in New York City for National Record Store Day on April 22.
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With the banner year that Questlove is having, it comes as little surprise that he wants to give back to his fans and the community.
Last month, his long-running Questlove Supreme podcast took home the trophy for Best Music Podcast at the 2023 iHeartPodcast Awards. This followed his huge wins for 2021’s Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) doc, which took home Best Documentary Feature at the 2022 Oscars, followed by Best Music Film at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards a week later.
And not only did the documentary solidify Quest’s spot in the film world, it also helped revive the festival entirely.
More than 50 years later, the Harlem Cultural Festival will return this year under the re-imagined name of the Harlem Festival of Culture (HFC). The annual multi-day outdoor festival will be held at Harlem’s Marcus Garvey Park (previously known as Mount Morris Park), the same place where the 1969 event featured in Questlove’s film — which boasted performances from Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone and more — took place.
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Up next for the Philadelphia native, he’ll executive produce a documentary on James Brown alongside his Roots running mate Black Thought and The Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger. In addition, he’s been been tapped to direct a live-action hybrid adaptation of the 1970 Disney animated classic, The Aristocats.
