Questlove thought Kendrick Lamar was putting The Roots on blast in one of his 2024 music videos. KDot was in the thick of his heated battle with Drake last year when he dropped the visual for “Squabble Up,” and Quest thought the Compton rapper’s video included a shot at the legendary Roots crew.

Questlove thought Kendrick Lamar was putting The Roots on blast in one of his 2024 music videos. KDot was in the thick of his heated battle with Drake last year when he dropped the visual for “Squabble Up,” and Quest thought the Compton rapper’s video included a shot at the legendary Roots crew.

The iconic drummer revealed as much during his recent appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show.

“I was so shocked because — the way that people told me — I woke up to thirty KDot texts,” Quest explained to host Jennifer Hudson. “I thought, ‘Oh no.’ He just dissed us. I thought it was something else. And they were like, ‘No, he paid tribute to y’all in this video.’”