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Okayplayer.

Launched in 1999, Okayplayer is the original progressive music site and maintains its position as the premier digital destination for music and culture connoisseurs worldwide. Okayplayer delivers a full spectrum of groundbreaking coverage that serves as a gateway to multi-faceted cultures and communities. Well established as the gold standard in music media, Okayplayer utilizes its influential voice to define and create the cutting edge content that chronicles sound, culture, film, arts, politics, and more. Okayplayer was first created and launched by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson and Angela "Stress" Nissel in 1998 out of their respective bedrooms in West Philadelphia. The website's official anniversary is February 23, 1999, the same day The Roots released their fourth studio album Things Fall Apart. Okayplayer is committed to defining and amplifying the voices of creators, contemporaries, and the people they inspire.