Amir Questlove–Thompson

trying to find relatable content to his lyrics because a lot of his music is very self-confessional and very relatable, kind of in a way that Dylan was also affecting music with his songs at the time. And I guess Sly wound up being the unofficial spokesperson for black people.

trying to find relatable content to his lyrics because a lot of his music is very self-confessional and very relatable, kind of in a way that Dylan was also affecting music with his songs at the time. And I guess Sly wound up being the unofficial spokesperson for black people.

Yeah. There is a nun in a new, new, new, new, new, new, new.

Yeah. There is a nun in a new, new, new, new, new, new, new.

Yeah. There is a nun in a new, new, new, new, new, new, new.

It was risky. Yeah, it was risky because, again, this song is released right on the edge of the razor. There's always a time in American history, and today is no different. There's always a time in American history where we're just right on the edge, right on the precipice of a kind of...

It was risky. Yeah, it was risky because, again, this song is released right on the edge of the razor. There's always a time in American history, and today is no different. There's always a time in American history where we're just right on the edge, right on the precipice of a kind of...

It was risky. Yeah, it was risky because, again, this song is released right on the edge of the razor. There's always a time in American history, and today is no different. There's always a time in American history where we're just right on the edge, right on the precipice of a kind of...

Explosive end result, you know, and for someone to sort of come in waving a proverbial like white flag, that's a risky thing because, you know, one, we do see the evidence of the abuse that's given. But it's also like who's going to be the first person to kind of come to half court, right?

Explosive end result, you know, and for someone to sort of come in waving a proverbial like white flag, that's a risky thing because, you know, one, we do see the evidence of the abuse that's given. But it's also like who's going to be the first person to kind of come to half court, right?

Explosive end result, you know, and for someone to sort of come in waving a proverbial like white flag, that's a risky thing because, you know, one, we do see the evidence of the abuse that's given. But it's also like who's going to be the first person to kind of come to half court, right?

You know, to the 50-yard line, who's going to cross the aisle and, you know, start a kumbaya moment and sort of dismantles whatever conflicts that we have? And that's the role that Sly's music played. Whereas...

You know, to the 50-yard line, who's going to cross the aisle and, you know, start a kumbaya moment and sort of dismantles whatever conflicts that we have? And that's the role that Sly's music played. Whereas...

You know, to the 50-yard line, who's going to cross the aisle and, you know, start a kumbaya moment and sort of dismantles whatever conflicts that we have? And that's the role that Sly's music played. Whereas...

know the messaging of his music was always encouraging always you know a cheerleader of of justice and a cheerleader of positivity um and unfortunately uh even though the music spoke of that optimism Inside, he was sort of falling apart at the seams because there is a pressure of or a burden, which is why we call it the burden of black genius.

know the messaging of his music was always encouraging always you know a cheerleader of of justice and a cheerleader of positivity um and unfortunately uh even though the music spoke of that optimism Inside, he was sort of falling apart at the seams because there is a pressure of or a burden, which is why we call it the burden of black genius.

know the messaging of his music was always encouraging always you know a cheerleader of of justice and a cheerleader of positivity um and unfortunately uh even though the music spoke of that optimism Inside, he was sort of falling apart at the seams because there is a pressure of or a burden, which is why we call it the burden of black genius.

There's a burden when one puts themselves in that position where they often have to come up with the solutions or the answers to why society is the way it is.

There's a burden when one puts themselves in that position where they often have to come up with the solutions or the answers to why society is the way it is.

There's a burden when one puts themselves in that position where they often have to come up with the solutions or the answers to why society is the way it is.