Soulquarians

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artist collective music collective neo soul collective

Soulquarians were a loose collective of late-1990s and early-2000s neo-soul and hip-hop artists and producers, including figures like Questlove, D’Angelo, Erykah Badu, and J Dilla, known for their experimental, soulful sound and influential work at Electric Lady Studios.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Soulquarians canonical	19
The Soulquarians	4
Soulquarians era	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	artist collective ⓘ music collective ⓘ neo soul collective ⓘ
activePeriodEnd	early 2000s ⓘ
activePeriodStart	late 1990s ⓘ
associatedAct	Slum Village ⓘ Soulquarians-era Common ⓘ D'Angelo ⓘ surface form: Soulquarians-era D’Angelo Erykah Badu ⓘ surface form: Soulquarians-era Erykah Badu The Roots ⓘ
basedIn	Electric Lady Studios ⓘ
characteristic	analog, warm production aesthetic ⓘ collective, non-formal membership structure ⓘ emphasis on groove and rhythm experimentation ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
creativeApproach	fusion of jazz, soul, and hip hop ⓘ live instrumentation in hip hop and R&B ⓘ loose, jam-based studio sessions ⓘ
genre	R&B ⓘ hip hop ⓘ neo soul ⓘ soul ⓘ
influenced	alternative hip hop artists ⓘ contemporary neo soul artists ⓘ
knownFor	collective recording sessions at Electric Lady Studios ⓘ experimental soulful sound ⓘ influential collaborations in neo soul and hip hop ⓘ
locationOfActivity	New York City ⓘ
member	Bilal ⓘ Common ⓘ D'Angelo ⓘ surface form: D’Angelo D’Angelo’s backing band ⓘ Erykah Badu ⓘ J Dilla ⓘ James Poyser ⓘ Mos Def ⓘ Pino Palladino ⓘ Q-Tip ⓘ Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson ⓘ surface form: Questlove Roy Hargrove ⓘ Talib Kweli ⓘ
movement	neo soul movement ⓘ
notableLocation	Electric Lady Studios ⓘ
notableWorkOn	Bilal album "1st Born Second" ⓘ Common album "Like Water for Chocolate" ⓘ D'Angelo ⓘ surface form: D’Angelo album "Voodoo" Erykah Badu album "Mama’s Gun" ⓘ Things Fall Apart (album) by The Roots ⓘ surface form: The Roots album "Things Fall Apart"
recordedAt	Electric Lady Studios ⓘ

Referenced by (24)

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Common Sense → associatedAct → Soulquarians ⓘ

The Light → associatedAct → Soulquarians ⓘ

Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter → associatedAct → Soulquarians ⓘ

Bilal → associatedAct → Soulquarians ⓘ

D'Angelo → associatedAct → Soulquarians ⓘ

I Am Music → performer → Soulquarians ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Soulquarians

All Night Long → associatedAct → Soulquarians ⓘ

Jay Dee → memberOf → Soulquarians ⓘ

Didn’t Cha Know? → associatedAct → Soulquarians ⓘ

James Dewitt Yancey → memberOf → Soulquarians ⓘ

questlove → associatedAct → Soulquarians ⓘ

subject surface form: Questlove

this entity surface form: The Soulquarians

Pino Palladino → memberOf → Soulquarians ⓘ

Pino Palladino → associatedAct → Soulquarians ⓘ

Erykah Badu album "Mama’s Gun" → partOf → Soulquarians ⓘ

subject surface form: Mama’s Gun

this entity surface form: Soulquarians era

Erykah Badu album "Mama’s Gun" → recordedWith → Soulquarians ⓘ

subject surface form: Mama’s Gun

Erykah Badu album "Mama’s Gun" → associatedWith → Soulquarians ⓘ

subject surface form: Mama’s Gun

Bilal album "1st Born Second" → producer → Soulquarians ⓘ

subject surface form: 1st Born Second

Bilal album "1st Born Second" → influencedByMovement → Soulquarians ⓘ

subject surface form: 1st Born Second

1st Born Second → producer → Soulquarians ⓘ

Tariq → associatedAct → Soulquarians ⓘ

subject surface form: Tariq Trotter

this entity surface form: The Soulquarians

Untitled (How Does It Feel) → associatedAct → Soulquarians ⓘ

Like Water for Chocolate (Common) – production and drums → hasContributor → Soulquarians ⓘ

subject surface form: Like Water for Chocolate

Michael Eugene Archer → associatedAct → Soulquarians ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Soulquarians

Michael Eugene Archer → partOf → Soulquarians ⓘ