Questlove confronts the 'burden of Black genius' in a new Sly Stone documentary
- Posted on February 10, 2025
- By NPR
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Questlove confronts the 'burden of Black genius' in a new Sly Stone documentary
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In SLY LIVES!, Questlove documents the genius of a funk trailblazer — and the pressure Sly felt as a Black artist. "Sly will be ... the first domino in a long list of people that will self-sabotage."