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Okayplayer severs ties with CEO Abiola Oke amid allegations; Questlove responds

”We take the allegations that have surfaced very seriously, and we stand with the brave women who came forward,” Okayplayer and OkayAfrica wrote.

Okayplayer Holiday Jam in videos (Sufjan, Raekwon, Reggie Watts & more); Questlove is TIME's "coolest person of 2013"

The night took on a lower-key tone when Sufjan Stevens performed, as he offered up a tender rendition of his song “Holland” while backed and the Roots…

Roots playing Okayplayer holiday party & Robert Johnson's birthday (but not whatever they want on Fallon anymore)

The Roots on the Intrepid (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) The Roots and “special surprise guests” will celebrate the holdays at their 5th Annual Okayplayer Holiday Jam, which goes down at Brooklyn Bowl on Thursday (12/15), followed by the usual Questlove DJ stint shortly thereafter…

Roots Picnic this weekend (stream it), new Little Dragon album in July (and a SBTRKT track now)

DOWNLOAD: SBTRKT – “Wildfire” (Feat. Little Dragon) (MP3) Little Dragon at MHOW in January (more by Brook Bobbins) If you won’t be able to make it out to Philly this Saturday (6/4) for The Roots Picnic, you’re in luck because starting at 1PM a live webcast from the main stage will be streaming on Okayplayer (the website owned by The Roots) and XPN…

A Tribe Called Quest got together (w/ help from Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Hi-Tek & more) @ Knitting Factory in NYC - pics

words & The old Knitting Factory used to be a bastion for independent hip hop in New York City. The new incarnation just took a big step at continuing that legacy, as it hosted one of the most historic hip hop concerts in recent memory…

Reflection Eternal mixtape & a show (on sale) + Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Ghostface and even a Phife Dawg appearance too

Former Blackstar bandmates and continuing collaborators Talib Kweli and Mos Def are keeping up the busy pace they each set in 2009 with even more tour dates and releases to come in the new year…

Erykah Badu vs OkayPlayer commenters - free show tonight

peace, HOW DARE YOU DISRESPECT THE QUEENDOM …AND MY CHILDREN AND MY INTELLIGENCE. ive never been so disgusted in all of my life . there is no other place i used to enjoy more …