The drummer-producer and documentarian explains why that theme was central to his film on the funk band Sly and the Family ...

Questlove, who helmed Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius), has paid tribute to the documentary’s subject, Sly Stone, ...

For decades, the music of Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and his band, The Roots, has defied the conventions of hip-hop and soul ...

Questlove calls the late Sly Stone, the subject of his doc 'Sly Lives: aka the Burden of Black Genius,' a 'giant' who 'will ...

While his talent shone brightly, Sly faced the pressure of living up to those expectations, creating a constant conflict ...

Like the DJ he is, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson is highly adept at keeping a lot of things spinning.

Roots co-founder Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter is writing and directing a new narrative film that's billed to "drops ...

Sly Stone, funk pioneer and frontman of Sly and the Family Stone, died Monday at the age of 82, following what his family described as “prolonged battle with COPD and other underlying health issues.” ...

February 12, 2025 • Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson says that telling Sly Stone's story with empathy was a way to open a conversation about Black artists and mental health. February 10, 2025 • In ...

His work looked straight at the brightest and darkest parts of life and demanded we do the same,” wrote Questlove of the late ...

Questlove and Black Thought are working together on a new narrative and immersive film focusing on “Hip-Hop’s soul.” ...

Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson directed the Sly Stone documentary Sly Lives! (AKA The Burden of Black Genius that premiered at ...