Black Thought (The Roots) with Daveed Diggs (Blindspotting)

Black Thought (The Roots) with Daveed Diggs (Blindspotting)

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On the latest episode of the Talkhouse Podcast, two hip-hop stars who have reshaped how we think about the genre – former Hamilton star Daveed Diggs and The Roots’ MC Black Thought – sit down for a fascinating conversation at 30 Rock, recorded after a taping of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Over the course of their talk, the two friends discuss each of their long-gestating projects, Daveed’s movie Blindspotting and Black Thought’s album Streams of Thought, parallels between the current Oakland film explosion and the Philly music boom of the late ’90s, Black Thought’s (pre-Hamilton) dislike of musicals, life-work balance, John Malkovich’s surprising on-set viewing habits, and much, much more. For more filmmakers talking film and TV, visit Talkhouse at talkhouse.com/film. Subscribe now to stay in the loop on future episodes of the Talkhouse Podcast.