Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Tarik “Black Thought” Trotter of Legendary Hip-Hop Collective The Roots and Two One Five Entertainment Ink First-Look Deal with Universal Television Alternative Studio and Universal Television. The three-year deal covers development on scripted, unscripted and specials programming across television and digital content platforms, expanding The Roots’ 10-year-plus relationship with NBC. “This deal is very important to us as we’ve been content producers and storytellers for our entire career,” said Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson. “A significant investment from Universal Television Alternative Studio and Universal Television in our vision allows us to share these stories on a much larger scale. Tarik and I see this as the next chapter to our careers, and we are very involved in the entire process. I’m directing, Tarik is writing and we both are producing.” #questlove #nbcuniversal #theroots #twoonefive https://www.instagram.com/p/CAI4Phbnvp9/?igshid=b041z3mjt0x2
