Black Thought And Questlove Ink Production Deal With Universal Television

Music artists Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter and Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson are expanding their repertoires in the television industry. According to Deadline, Thompson and Trotter have inked a first-look deal with Universal Television and Universal Television Alternative Studio to create projects through their production company Two One Five Entertainment.

Under the three-year deal, the two will collaborate with Universal Television to develop a variety of non-scripted and scripted programs. The deal comes on the heels of their success with the AMC docuseries Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America which The Roots members executive produced alongside Alex Gibney and Shawn Gee. The series delved into the narratives behind some of hip-hop’s most influential songs. Two One Five Entertainment has a slate of projects that include Black Woodstock which highlights the history behind the 1969 Harlem Cultural & Arts Festival, Soul Train the Musical and Black No More.

Source// NewsOne