You read that right—the bloody freakin’ Wall Street Journal. The publicity blitz for the upcoming Roots album, Rising Down, has clearly entered the take-no-prisoners phase if Questlove is chatting with Establishment press. But we’ll let that sleight pass because the piece is actually quite interesting, a list of the drummer’s favorite albums that have a unifying theme or message. Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, and (perennial Thompson favorite) Prince made the cut.

Who is on your list?