In “Sly Lives!” and “Becoming Led Zeppelin,” the divergent expectations faced by White and Black musical artists become ...

Sly Stone's daughter Phunne recalls imitating her dad using chalk instead of cocaine as a child in the new documentary Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius), now streaming on Hulu.

Sly Lives! presents an unflinching portrait of the artist – and the main quandary of the creative process.

(a.k.a The Burden of Black Genius)” is musician and filmmaker Questlove’s follow-up to his magnificent, Oscar-winning 2021 film, “Summer of Soul (… Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be ...

During a Q&A following a screening of SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius), the producer explained why he and director Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson decided it wouldn’t be “empathetic ...

His latest triumph, “SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius),” reunites him with collaborator Questlove to explore not just the meteoric rise of Sly Stone, but the weight of Black ...

The Burden of Black Genius," produced by Disney's Onyx Collective. The documentary on Hulu premiered to widespread critical acclaim at the Sundance Film Festival. It highlights the legacy of the ...

WHAT IT’S ABOUT Once upon a time, there were two kinds of music: Black and white. Or so it seemed until Sly and the Family Stone, a San Francisco band with a mixed-race, mixed-gender lineup ...