{"id":202607,"date":"2024-09-22T10:13:27","date_gmt":"2024-09-22T08:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=202607"},"modified":"2024-09-21T19:51:37","modified_gmt":"2024-09-21T17:51:37","slug":"questlove-to-direct-earth-wind-fire-documentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/questlove-to-direct-earth-wind-fire-documentary\/","title":{"rendered":"Questlove to Direct Earth, Wind &#038; Fire Documentary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"202608\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/questlove-to-direct-earth-wind-fire-documentary\/questlove-earth-wind-and-fire-split-getty-h-2024\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Questlove-Earth-Wind-and-Fire-Split-Getty-H-2024.webp?fit=1000%2C563&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,563\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Questlove-Earth-Wind-and-Fire-Split-Getty-H-2024\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Questlove-Earth-Wind-and-Fire-Split-Getty-H-2024.webp?fit=540%2C304&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Questlove-Earth-Wind-and-Fire-Split-Getty-H-2024.webp?fit=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Questlove-Earth-Wind-and-Fire-Split-Getty-H-2024.webp?resize=540%2C304&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"304\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-202608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Questlove-Earth-Wind-and-Fire-Split-Getty-H-2024.webp?resize=540%2C304&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Questlove-Earth-Wind-and-Fire-Split-Getty-H-2024.webp?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Questlove-Earth-Wind-and-Fire-Split-Getty-H-2024.webp?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Questlove will direct a new Earth, Wind &#038; Fire documentary, exploring the band&#8217;s lasting legacy, cultural impact, and body of work. The Grammy- and Oscar-winning filmmaker will have exclusive access to the band&#8217;s archives, with support from the estate of Maurice White and the band.<\/p>\n<p>Questlove expressed his excitement, calling the project an opportunity to preserve the band&#8217;s powerful story of soul, self, and struggle. Band members Philip Bailey, Verdine White, and Ralph Johnson are also thrilled to collaborate with Questlove.<\/p>\n<p>The documentary will be produced by Questlove, RadicalMedia&#8217;s Dave Sirulnick, KB White, Arron Saxe, and others, with FIFTH SEASON financing the project. Earth, Wind &#038; Fire&#8217;s enduring career has made them one of the most successful pop bands, with over 90 million records sold and six Grammys.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Questlove will direct a new Earth, Wind &#038; Fire documentary, exploring the band&#8217;s lasting legacy,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-202607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pG6fW-QHR","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=202607"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202607\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=202607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=202607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}