SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) (2025)

A Questlove Jawn

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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Cast

	Sly Stone	As: Self
	André 3000	As: Self
	George Clinton	As: Self
	D'Angelo	As: Self
	Vernon Reid	As: Self

Storyline

Tagline:	A Questlove Jawn
Certification:	R

Details

Genres: Documentary, Music

Language: English

Release Date: 23 January 2025

Country: US

Runtime: 112m

Company Credits

Company: MRC Non-Fiction, Stardust Films, Two One Five Entertainment, Network Entertainment, MRC

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Cast

	Sly Stone	Self
	André 3000	Self
	George Clinton	Self
	D'Angelo	Self
	Vernon Reid	Self
	Chaka Khan	Self
	Nile Rodgers	Self
	Rose Stone	Self
	Jerry Martini	Self
	Freddie Stone	Self
	Greg Errico	Self
	Cynthia Robinson	Self
	Larry Graham	Self
	Rustee Allen
	Q-Tip	Self
	Clive Davis	Self
	Jimmy Jam	Self
	Terry Lewis	Self
	dream hampton	Self
	Ruth Copeland	Self
	Phunne Robinson
	Sylvester Stewart Jr.
	Dick Cavett	Self
	Ed Sullivan
	David Letterman
	Mike Douglas
	Questlove	Self
	Prince	Self (Archival Footage)
	Grace Slick
	LL Cool J
	David Kapralik
	David Froelich
	Janet Jackson
	Connie Chung
	Al DeMarino
	Bobby Womack
	Suzanne de Passe

Directed By

Questlove

Director

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Production Crew

	Questlove	Executive Producer
	Zarah Zohlman	Executive Producer
	Shawn Gee	Executive Producer
	Common	Executive Producer
	Derek Dudley	Executive Producer
	Shelby Stone	Executive Producer
	Derik Murray	Producer
	Joseph Patel	Producer
	Brian Gersh	Executive Producer
	Jon Kamen	Executive Producer
	Dave Sirulnick	Executive Producer
	Ali Pejman	Executive Producer
	Kent Wingerak	Executive Producer
	Paul Gertz	Executive Producer
	Amit Day	Executive Producer

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