Amir Questlove Thompsons upcoming documentary,Sly Lives!
(aka The Burden of Black Genius), debuted its trailer on Thursday.
The video showcases the bands meteoric rise and the cultural impact of its enigmatic frontman Sly Stone.
We talked a lot about what we were going to do.
And we all quickly realized what Sly was doing when we looked around at each other.
There were race riots going on at the time.
While Questlove directed the new doc, Joseph Patel and Derik Murray serve as producers on the film.
