Even by his superproductive standards, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson is having an extraordinarily busy start to 2025. The Roots ...
Questlove’s latest film shifts the focus entirely to Sly. In Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius), the filmmaker uses extensive interviews and archival footage to begin to unravel one of ...
In “Sly Lives!” and “Becoming Led Zeppelin,” the divergent expectations faced by White and Black musical artists become ...
Billboard‘s Deputy Editorial Director Damien Scott spoke with Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson (executive producer and director) and Joseph Patel (producer) of Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black ...
"Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)" came ... Record producer and musician Questlove directed the film, following his Oscar-winning documentary "Summer of Soul." ...
Some of the most striking insights here come from Questlove’s longtime collaborator ... sacrificed at the altar of cocaine. Both Sly Lives! and Sly’s own memoir make clear that his drug ...
Onyx Collective's "Sly Lives! The Burden of Black Genius" is now streaming on Hulu. Watch ABC's On The Red Carpet Storytellers Spotlight interview with Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in the video ...
While Sly was unable to escape the fate of most music icons, in “Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius),” Questlove proves to viewers why Sly’s story is worth telling. Anyone who’s picked up a ...
Sly Lives! presents an unflinching portrait of the artist – and the main quandary of the creative process.
PHILADELPHIA — Even by his superproductive standards, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson is having ... has two new music documentaries in "Sly Lives! (a.k.a. The Burden of Black Genius)", about ...