In “Sly Lives!” and “Becoming Led Zeppelin,” the divergent expectations faced by White and Black musical artists become ...

Questlove's 'Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius)' asks the question "Is there a burden on Black Genius?" The film's ...

Sly Stone's daughter Phunne recalls imitating her dad using chalk instead of cocaine as a child in the new documentary Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius), now streaming on Hulu.

In his sophomore documentary with Onyx Collective, "Sly Lives! The Burden of Black Genius," Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson ...

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(aka The Burden of Black Genius). The film focuses on Sly Stone, a funk musician who headed up Sly & the Family Stone in the 1960s and 1970s. The group’s hits, including “Everyday People,” “Dance to ...

Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson Elvis at last month’s Sundance Film Festival to share what Black genius means to him… and to tease ...

Questlove’s new documentary aims to dissect the forward-looking brilliance of Sly Stone and his band, but mostly it traces their downward arc. By Wesley Morris When you purchase a ticket for an ...

During the Sundance Film Festival, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson was in his zone at the turntables for the premiere party for Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius). It's his latest film, about the ...

In the first meeting we had, Ahmir said, “I want it to be about Sly, but it should be about something bigger,” and this idea of the burden of Black genius came up. I think he went through that ...

(aka The Burden of Black Genius). The film focuses on Sly Stone, a funk musician who headed up Sly & the Family Stone in the 1960s and 1970s. The group's hits, including "Everyday People," "Dance to ...