![]() ![]() Handsomely dressed for the surprisingly cool breezes of June with an emerald green cape and a gem-encrusted vest-shirt-and-tie ensemble, Hill started her set by promoting the 25th anniversary of her 10 million-plus selling “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” (“I love saying those words,” she shouted) before launching into husky-voiced renditions of “Everything Is Everything” and a jaunty “Superstar.” The end of the second night of the Roots Picnic got a huge surprise when Saturday headliner Lauryn Hill welcomed one-time Fugees bandmates Wyclef Jean and Pras Michél for a brief, but impactful reunion of the hit-making R&B-hip hop trio. Lauryn Hill surprises the Picnic with a mini-reunion of Fugees Most surprising about the comic portion of the program were the guests that Chappelle had on stage – “Saturday Night Live” Weekend Update co-anchor Michael Che and one-time Daily Show icon Jon Stewart, who ended his set with anti-gun jokes about the paperwork of buying AR-15 rifles being easier than adopting pets. Madison Cawthorn and his Filipino-American wife. While keeping on the pro-trans tip in relation to one-time University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas (“Let the bitch swim”), Chappelle saved disses for disabled North Carolina U.S. As for Chappelle, despised by the trans community for his rough comedic treatment, he barely stuck to his part of the mean-edged bargain. When Black Thought wasn’t smartly speed-rapping his way through the “Rage is Back” freestyle and his part of “You Got Me” (with guitarist Kirk Douglas doubling impressively as vocalist), the ensemble was a churning combine of insistent rhythm (Questlove, together with percussionist Stro Elliot and bassist Mark Kelley) and dexterous heavy riffing from Douglas and sousaphone player Tuba Gooding Jr. The Roots were tight and briskly inventive. For the 2023’s Roots Picnic’s first-ever indoor arena show at Philly’s Wells Fargo Center, Chappelle and the Roots co-headlined the nighttime jam for the band’s only full showcase of the weekend. ![]() ![]() Along with Questlove (and John Mayer for a cover of the “Diff’rent Strokes” theme song) guesting on Comedy Central’s “Chappelle Show,” and the band taking part in the 2005 movie “Dave Chappelle’s Block Party,” Chappelle was scheduled for 2018’s Roots Picnic until inclement weather dashed all comic hope. Here are the seven best moments of the Roots Picnic 2023:ĭave Chappelle joined by the Roots, Jon Stewart and Michael CheĬontroversial comedian Dave Chappelle and the Roots have long been collaborators. (To be fair, Diddy and the Roots were a headline pairing until the rapper-mogul pulled out at the last minute and Usher picked up the Picnic torch.) By weekend’s close, the 2023 iteration of the Roots Picnic wound up being its most thoroughly engaging, and surprise-filled festival. The Roots also ceased its usual practice of the full band backing the weekend’s headliners, until its surprise pairing with Lauryn Hill’s set-ending mini-reunion with her fellow Fugees, Wyclef Jean and Pras Michel. For 2023, The Roots expanded its Picnic beyond grass (and its usual two-day schedule) with an additional pre-Mann nighttime event in an indoor arena with comedy as its lead, headlined by friend and collaborator Dave Chappelle. ![]()
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