After The Source honored Prince earlier this month with a tribute cover, The Roots’ drummer Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson reacted in a way that was consistent with his social media presence: by posting the cover on Instagram along with 40 reasons why he feels Prince was a hip-hop pioneer:
Here are a few of our favorite reasons:
11. invented the remix (not disco edits, but reimagining the album version)
14. used mad aliases.
19. turned a long music video into a revolution.
29. Parental Advisory was invented because of him.
Do you agree with Questlove? Did he miss anything? What’s your favorite reason? Let us know in the comments.