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  • Colbert Bump: Their work on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon gave them a pretty big boost in popularity. Some don't even realize that, in addition to his house band, they're also one of the most respected groups in all of hip hop.
  • Development Hell: End Game, the group’s follow-up to 2014’s …& Then You Shoot Your Cousin, was announced in October 2016 but has yet to see release, due in no small part to Black Thought’s solo commitments.
  • He Also Did: Amir "Questlove" Thompson won an Oscar for producing and directing Summer of Soul, a documentary about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival.
  • In Memoriam: Game Theory pays homage to the late J Dilla, naming its intro after him and using one of his beats in the song "Can't Stop This."

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