The second installment of Noisemakers featured Questlove of the Legendary Roots Crew. To welcome the musical genius to the stage, Peter’s five minute introduction generated the following reaction from Questlove himself:

Hip hop is so over bloated with this whole masculine tough thing that you can’t even offer a tender moment. Hearing that, I thought I was at my own funeral or something. [laughter] I’m just saying, I’m very.. you know, cats usually can shrug it off. I’ve said those words to people that I’ve admired and you know, they shrug it off. They’re very uncomfortable with it.

I really appreciate that intro. That almost made the last 17 years worth it.

Listen to a sampling of Peter’s appreciation of Questlove’s countless contributions: