"Sly's innovative spirit foreshadowed much of what would come in hip-hop," Questlove writes in a new essay for Rolling Stone - Credit: Ron Pownall/Getty Images Sly Stone’s journey highlights the ...

The world lost a major cultural icon on Monday with the passing of Sly Stone. The Sly and the Family Stone frontman was more than just a groundbreaking musician. As one of the first racially ...

The “Untitled Sly Stone Project” is the follow-up film from Thompson, who won an Oscar in March for his directorial debut, “Summer of Soul.” Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson is following up his ...

Sly Stone of Sly and the Family Stone died Monday (June 9) at age 82, and the music community is grieving the groundbreaking funk pioneer. Questlove, who directed the new documentary Sly Lives (aka ...

The music industry is mourning Sly Stone. After news broke that the groundbreaking musician had died at 82 on Monday, stars from Questlove and Chuck D to Clairo and Fatboy Slim shared tributes for the ...

“Before I started the film, I just started with small focus groups. I went to my moms like, ‘Alright, what do you think happened to Sly Stone?’ ‘Oh, man, he was such a genius. Then he started hanging ...

When Sly Stone died in June at the age of 82, one of those mourning him at his funeral was in a unique position to appreciate the full extent of his musical gifts, as a brilliant talent himself – the ...

Sylvester Stewart, better known by his stage name, Sly Stone, has died at the age of 82. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "THANK YOU (FALENTTINME BE MICE ELF AGIN)") SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE: (Singing) I want to ...