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

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

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 ...

Lauryn Hill, Questlove, Tyler, the Creator, Jennifer Hudson and more remember Roberta Flack with social media tributes.

(aka The Burden of Black Genius). Joseph talks about collaborating on the film with his friend Questlove and how they approached frontman Sly Stone’s rise, and his struggles, with fairness and ...

EXCLUSIVE: Hot off the Sundance debut of Ahmir “ Questlove‘ Thompson’s Sly Lives! documentary and an SNL50 celebration weekend that saw the Roots literally centerstage, the Oscar winner and ...

Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson says that telling Sly Stone's story with empathy was a way to open a conversation about Black ...

The musician and documentary filmmaker Questlove says that music Sly Stone created in the 1960s and 1970s laid the foundation for the pop, R&B and funk sounds we hear today. (NPR/Stephen Paley/Hulu) ...

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

LOS ANGELES -- After winning an Academy Award for his 2021 documentary, "Summer of Soul," Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson returns to On The Red Carpet's Storytellers Spotlight to discuss his sophomore ...

Questlove’s follow-up to ‘Summer of Soul’ is a darker film that explores the question through the famous frontman of Sly & the Family Stone “SLY LIVES! (a.k.a The Burden of Black Genius ...