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Will Smith appears to slap Chris Rock onstage during the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 27, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

The slap that overshadowed the Oscars

Melanie McFarland
Summer of Soul (Searchlight Pictures/Hulu)

This revolution is finally televised

Kenneth Womack
Michael Stipe; Bono (AP/Getty/Salon)

R.E.M. versus U2

Annie Zaleski
Marvin Gaye; Robin Thicke (AP/Nancy Kaye/Chris Pizzello)

Got to give it up for Thicke

Scott Timberg
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Stevie Wonder, left, and Madonna perform a tribute to Prince at the Billboard Music Awards at the T-Mobile Arena on Sunday, May 22, 2016, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) (Chris Pizzello/invision/ap)

Questlove:"Let's not get ugly"

Michael Garofalo
Questlove, Robin Wright (AP/Carlo Allegri/AP/Mario Anzuoni)

Questlove's Robin Wright love

Salon Staff
(Frank Micelotta/invision/ap)

Questlove's Prince devastation

Michael Garofalo
(Frank Micelotta/invision/ap)

Questlove honors dad

Brendan Gauthier
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Questlove on Baltimore riots

Colin Gorenstein
(Instagram/Questlove Gomez)

Salon Staff
Questlove in "Parks and Recreation" (NBC)

Questlove's "Parks" cameo

Anna Silman
(Frank Micelotta/invision/ap)

Questlove on Garner grand jury

Joanna Rothkopf
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Robin Williams (AP/Tina Fineberg)

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(Frank Micelotta/invision/ap)

Prachi Gupta
Dr. Dre (Reuters/Adam Hunger)

Hip-hop's profane victory

Brittney Cooper
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Prachi Gupta
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(AP/Charlie Neibergall)

Bachmann almost got me fired

Ben Greenman, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson
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Prachi Gupta
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Prachi Gupta
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