In October 2023, Questlove hosted another game night — this time, Chrissy Teigen, Tyler, the Creator and The Bear actor ...

Most rock star documentaries tell some variation of the same story: The star rises to unforeseen heights — then falls, usually sped along by drugs and other excesses. Sometimes the star gets back up.

Questlove rounded up musical talent to share praises on Sly Stone in the new documentary Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius).

An examination of the life and legacy of Sly & The Family Stone — the groundbreaking band led by the charismatic and enigmatic Sly Stone — captures the band’s rise, reign, and subsequent fadeout while ...

“Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)” is a dazzling and definitive funk-pop documentary. It’s the second “jawn” directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, and he has leveled up from his first, ...

Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson has worked with, played behind, musically directed, and collaborated with the most brilliant Black music talents of several generations as the bandleader of the Legendary ...

A new documentary, “Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius)” dives into his life story, showing how the pressures of stardom repeat themselves over and over for Black musicians.

The film immediately envelops us in band leader Sly Stone’s extraordinary musical talent while asking: “What is the burden of Black genius?” Related Stories Festivals First Sundance Deal ...

about “the burden of Black Genius” (which is also the new film’s subtitle). This documentary, as its title implies, tracks the life, times, and art of Sly Stone, the legendary bandleader of ...

Melodically vital and bracingly frank, Questlove’s uptempo Sundance documentary “Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)” ...