Review: The Fugees reunite, Lil Uzi Vert, Questlove with the Isley Brothers, Lauryn Hill at the Roots Picnic

On Saturday afternoon during a live version of his Questlove Supreme podcast at the Mann Center, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson hinted that something special was coming late that evening at the Roots Picnic.

They joined Hill for six songs that sent a rush of electricity through the crowd at the end of a 9½-hour day that included performances by Soulquarians & The Isley Brothers, Syd, Lil Uzi Vert, Philly jazz-gospel bandleader Adam Blackstone, reunited Philly rap crew State Property and Washington, D.C., go-go groups Rare Essence and Backyard Band.Miseducation

The six songs the reunited trio did were delivered in joyous, straightforward fashion, with a snippet of “The Score,” followed by “How Many Mics,” “Zealots” and “Ready or Not,” the latter built around Philly soul group the Delfonics’ 1968 hit “Ready or Not Here I Come .” The open-air Park Stage hosted the biggest acts, like Hill and Lil Uzi, the massively popular, winningly off-kilter Philly rapper whose brief, bass-heavy, casually charismatic performance confirmed that they are indeed a “Rockstar.”

During his podcast, Questlove talked about how Diddy, originally scheduled to headline the fest before canceling and being replaced by Usher, had hoped to make his festival entrance lowered from a helicopter. Maybe next year.

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