Ostensibly it covers the career of Sly Stone, the prodigious musician who, during the late '60s and '70s, generated some of ...

Even by his superproductive standards, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson is having an extraordinarily busy start to 2025.

The Roots drummer, DJ, documentary filmmaker, author, podcast host, and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon bandleader has two new music documentaries in Sly Lives! (a.k.a. The Burden of Black ...

Questlove's new film probes 'The Burden of Black ... Using archival clips, the film charts Sly Stone's rise from a Bay Area DJ to wild years with his band, the Family Stone. It illustrates Stone ...

“Roberta broke boundaries and records. She was also a proud educator.” Musicians and entertainers from Questlove and Tyler, the Creator to Jennifer Hudson issued tributes on social ...

Melanie sounded even more excited earlier in the episode when she learned that the Roots dummer Questlove was her distant cousin. 'He's your DNA cousin,' Gates revealed, explaining that the record ...

Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s evolution from musician and DJ to podcaster and award-winning filmmaker has been remarkable. His latest film, “Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius),” explores the l ...

Questlove did a fantastic job covering the start of Stone’s professional career, including his DJ days and early production, but more time should have been dedicated to exploring Stone’s catalog. SLY ...

That’s the tale this informative Sly & The Family Stone tribute doc tells. That’s the notion created by Oscar-winning filmmaker Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson of Summer of Soul (or…When the Revolution ...

Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson Elvis at last month’s Sundance Film Festival to share what Black genius means to him… and to tease his next project(!).