-What an amazing day.
We have a new president, everybody.
[ Cheers and applause ]
We have the first female, first black,
first Asian-American Vice President.
[ Cheers and applause ]
I just thought the whole thing was so great.
It was hard not to get emotional just watching that whole thing.
It was perfectly done.
Every performance was top-notch and everything crushed.
Then Amanda Gorman just comes out of nowhere.
I mean, I was like, "What?" And just crushes --
steals the show from what's already a great show, I thought.
and I just thought today was just --
Oh, it was just -- it was a beautiful thing.
But another big deal today --
today is actually Questlove's 50th birthday.
[ Cheers and applause ]
5-0.
♪ Da, da da, da dee dee ♪
Did you think when everyone was cheering about you
when they opened up the windows in New York City this morning?
-I thought it was about me. -Of course, yeah.
-I thought it was about me. -Well, we, uh --
Tariq would like to give you a gift, a birthday present,
if you don't mind, and would like to do it right now.
-Well, I wanted to give you a thoughtful gift
because this is a -- you know, it's a milestone birthday,
and I know mine is coming up soon, too.
[ Laughter ] -Oh, my God!
Oh, my God. [ Laughter ]
-No, so I thought, you know, what could sort of speak
to your love for music and, you know, be a nod
to The Roots and I was thinking question marks
and the heart pins that you wear all the time.
And I said, "If I were gonna design a logo for you,
what would it be?" And I was talking
with my sister, Prit, who is a jewelry designer,
and she said, "Well, you know, there's something
that kind of already exists,
you know, that speaks to all those different things."
And I was -- You know, I'd already been thinking about
getting a sankofa tattoo.
'Cause I was like, if I'm gonna get a facial tattoo,
like, what is it gonna be?"
So I was gonna get this bird on my face that is,
like, the sankofa, which is a word
from the language in Ghana, West Africa,
that speaks to appreciating just your roots.
"Sankofa" means "Go back and get it."
So, normally, when you see an emblem
like the symbol for sankofa,
it's a bird with his feet facing forward,
and his head is facing its back
and it's holding a delicate egg, like, in its mouth.
So I'm gonna get that on my cheek.
So I didn't get that for you, but I realized the other --
the other -- the other symbol for sankofa
is a stylized heart shape.
So I was like, "Wow. What could I do?"
I designed this heart-shaped lapel pin for you
that I want to present you with.
And it's encrusted in rubies with a yellow diamond.
Just take that pouch off the top there.
-Oh, I can't have this part? Okay.
-My birthday was in September, by the way.
[ Laughter ]
-But you didn't turn 50. -Yeah.
That's correct.
-Oh, snap. -Yeah.
-Wow! Oh, this is real?
-Yeah. -Look at that thing.
-Man! -Well, hold it --
Hold it like the heart. -Okay, yes.
-There you go. -Oh, man, thank you.
-And if you look at it on the back, there's an inscription.
It says, "From organics to endgame and beyond.
Brotherly love."
-Aww. [ Applause ]
-Wow! -Happy birthday.
-Thank you. Man...
[ Laughter ] -Aw, come on.
We never do this, like, surprise anyone.
-I know! I was, like, waiting for a cake fight or something.
I'm like, "Oh, this is real! Okay."
-No. -Dude, that is so thoughtful.
-Thank you. -That's amazing, man.
-Yeah. -I didn't --
You were thinking about getting a face tattoo?
-Yeah, I'm still gonna get it. You know, like, the bird
and he's reaching back and the egg, you know.
Probably right around here somewhere.
I don't want the beard to cover it up.
-Yeah. Wow. -Yeah.
-You should do it too, Jimmy. -No, I --
-I mean, you hang out with Post Malone all the time.
-I know. -You guys can --
-Right now, you know how much hair and makeup
I have to go through to cover my face tattoos?
So no one knows? [ Laughter ]
Questlove, I wanted to give you a present, as well,
if I could. Not a big thing, but it's cool.
But I want -- Can we give it to Quest?
-Wow. This -- -Not saying.
But my sister's a jewelry designer, and, uh...
[ Laughter ]
No, no, no, no, no, no! No, no.
All right. So the card -- What does the card say?
-This says 50. -Okay, now you open the box.
-Okay.
♪♪
And do you know what it is?
-No. -What?
This is Morris Day's mirror? -Dude.
-What?! -Dude, I called --
[ Laughter ]
-Oh, man, yo -- [ Laughter ]
Dude, that's Morris Day's mirror.
-Wow. -From "Purple Rain"?
-Yeah. Dude, from Morris Day and the Time.
So I got in touch with Morris Day.
I got in touch with his -- with his manager, his assistant,
and I said, "Look," I said,
"I got an idea for Quest for his birthday."
I go, "He's turning 50.
What can I get this guy who has everything?"
I go, "He would flip out to get this."
So and I said, I go, "Look, he will cherish it
more than a museum will."
I go, "Just anything you ever used in a show or anything,
he would love it." And he texted me back.
And he texted me back, "Ask Jerome."
-Wow. Wow.
-Because you know Jerome is like, "Jerome"!
-Yeah. -And then Jerome comes out,
he goes, "Let me work on something."
Dude, so I had it for, like, three days, and I'm like,
"This is 50, 'cause you are looking into your --
That's what 50 looks like."
-Guys, I'm speechless, really. -Wow.
-Wow. This is amazing. [ Cheers and applause ]
-Look at that. -Yo, I mean, you know...
But listen, listen, since we're talking about gifts,
are those Christian Dior Jordans you got on?
-Yeah, I was gonna say. -I don't really know.
Are they? -Wow!
[ Laughter, cheers, applause ]
-Wow. -Are they good, man?
-I mean, you know... -Yeah, it's cool.
-Just kind of fun. -I like J's, too.
[ Laughter ]
-Well, it's not your birthday yet, you know?
-Well, it was in October. [ Laughter ]
-Anyways, happy birthday, Questlove!
Come on. -Oh, man.
-We love you, buddy. Here's to many, many, many more.