The documentary ‘Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)’ explores the meteoric rise and dramatic fall of Sly & The ...

Joseph Patel and 'SLY LIVES!' director Questlove thought it wouldn't be "empathetic" to show Stone on camera Sly Stone wasn’t interviewed for his own documentary, and the creators of the film ...

Phunne Stone reveals the disturbing byproduct of her musician father's debauchery in Questlove's new documentary, "Sly Lives!

(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 ...

(aka The Burden of Black Genius) examines the life and legacy of Sly & The Family Stone, the groundbreaking band led by the charismatic and enigmatic Sly Stone. The film captures the bandâ s ...

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Musician and documentary filmmaker Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson is back to talk about his new Hulu documentary about Sly Stone. It's called SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius).

Greetings! It’s your friend and selector, Marlon, again. Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s joyous, crisply edited and well ...

SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) is a worthy follow-up to the Oscar-winning documentary Summer of Soul, and examines the life and lasting legacy of Sly & The Family Stone. It was the ...

A new Sly Stone album! Well, kinda. His first new release since 1982 is basically a Sly Plays Sly tribute album, in which the reclusive funk genius pairs up with classic-rock "friends" (Ray ...