Questlove directs Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius), a doc about Sly Stone that finds wider import in what it meant when he became a kind of Black Elvis.

(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 ...

SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) follows the 2023 release of Stone's memoir, Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Again) through Thompson's Auwa Books imprint and premieres this month at ...

SLY LIVES! (AKA THE BURDEN OF BLACK GENIUS) - SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) examines the life and legacy of Sly & The Family Stone, the groundbreaking band led by the charismatic ...

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However, there are plenty of others, including other Black artists like D'Angelo ... to catalog here because he is considered a musical genius in that he was a pioneer and he did things that ...

By Tracey Thorn The other night Ben and I watched the new Sly Stone documentary, Sly Lives! (AKA The Burden of Black Genius). Directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, it’s an exploration and ...

Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius) - Trailer (English) HD ...