During a Q&A following a screening of the documentary 'SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)', the producer explained why he and director Questlove decided it wouldn’t be “empathetic” to ...

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

Sly Stone's three children discuss their relationship with their father in the new documentary 'Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius), which is now streaming on Hulu.

“Sly Lives” is about Sly Stone, but it’s really about this burden of Black genius. The Dilla story is about a man who affected time — both in his music and in the life he lived. At one ...

(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 his next project(!).

(aka The Burden of Black Genius). It's his latest film, about the captivating 1970's funkmaster Sylvester Stewart, better known as Sly Stone. "I always thought the highlight of Sundance was spinning a ...

(aka The Burden of Black Genius),” reunites him with collaborator Questlove to explore not just the meteoric rise of Sly Stone, but the weight of Black excellence itself. The film, now streaming ...

Growing up, Sly Stone’s daughter wanted to be just like the star in every way. Phunne Stone is sharing the dark side of her childhood in a new Hulu documentary, "Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of ...

Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s evolution from musician and DJ to podcaster and award-winning filmmaker has been remarkable. His latest film, “Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius),” explores the l ...

Questlove’s follow-up to ‘Summer of Soul’ is a darker film that explores the question through the famous frontman of Sly & the Family Stone “SLY LIVES! (a.k.a The Burden of Black Genius ...

“The Burden of Black Genius” is what follows in a parenthetical ... we were invited to behold a more purely arresting portrait of Sly and the Family Stone, from 1969, by this same director ...