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SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
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SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)

2025
Directed byQuestlove
1h 52m

An examination of the life and legacy of Sly & The Family Stone – the groundbreaking band led by the charismatic Sly Stone – that captures the band's reign while shedding light on the burden that comes with success for Black artists in America.

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D'Angelo
Self
Vernon ReidSelf
Chaka KhanSelf
Nile RodgersSelf
Rose StoneSelf
Jerry MartiniSelf
Freddie StoneSelf
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DocumentaryMusic
STATUSReleased
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Stardust FilmsNetwork EntertainmentMRCRadicalMedia
RATING
6.9

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