Roots' Questlove Weighs In On Controversial Iggy Azalea, Beyonce: Shares Views On Summer's Pop Icons In New Interview

Roots' drummer and Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon star Questlove answers in depth questions about controversial rapper Iggy Azalea and singers Beyonce and Sia a new interview in Time magazine. His new show, SoundClash, premieres Wednesday night on VH1 and Palladia. 

When asked by interviewer Nolan Feeney what he feels is the song of the summer, Questlove admits, it's Iggy Azalea's "Fancy." 

He said, "Here's the thing: the song is effective and catchy as hell, and it works. Just the over-enunciation of "hold you down"? [Laughs] It makes me chuckle because all I can see is my assistant holding a brush in the mirror and singing it."

However, he's on still on the fence regarding the varied opinions he sees on the internet.

"I'm caught in between. And I defend it. I see false Instagram posts like, "She said the N-word! She said the N-word!" I'll call people out - "Yo, don't troll." I know you're ready to give your 42-page dissertation on theGrio about why this is culture vulture-ism. You know, we as black people have to come to grips that hip-hop is a contagious culture. If you love something, you gotta set it free. I will say that "Fancy," above any song that I've ever heard or dealt with, is a game-changer in that fact that we're truly going to have to come to grips with the fact that hip-hop has spread its wings....I'm not going to lie to you, I'm torn between the opinions on the Internet, but I'mma let Iggy be Iggy. It's not even politically correct dribble. The song is effective. I'm in the middle of the approximation of the enunciation, I'll say. Part of me hopes she grows out of that and says it with her regular dialect - I think that would be cooler. But, yeah, 'Fancy' is the song of the summer."

With SoundClash, Questlove hopes to harken back to the days of the Midnight Special, Don Kirscher's Rock Concert and Soul Train by getting artists like Ed Sheeran, Fall Out Boy, Sia and T.I to collaborate live, cover songs and "come out of their culture zones."

We have to admit, as fans of those shows, we're also excited to see what Questlove has under his sleeve!