Amir Questlove–Thompson

Sly's role, Vernon Reed of Living Color kind of painted that role. You know, this marks the first time that a Black singer is kind of stepping out of the roles that we were traditionally playing. You know, before Sly was like, you were strictly singing about love songs, in particular about relationships.

Sly's role, Vernon Reed of Living Color kind of painted that role. You know, this marks the first time that a Black singer is kind of stepping out of the roles that we were traditionally playing. You know, before Sly was like, you were strictly singing about love songs, in particular about relationships.

Sly's role, Vernon Reed of Living Color kind of painted that role. You know, this marks the first time that a Black singer is kind of stepping out of the roles that we were traditionally playing. You know, before Sly was like, you were strictly singing about love songs, in particular about relationships.

You really weren't giving any commentary about everyday life or things that are relatable in the present to the artist, you know, to the audience that you're serving. It's almost like... Music before Sly was almost kind of a fantasy, if you will, like a means to escape your present situation. And Sly kind of uses his music as a means to escape. sell humanity.

You really weren't giving any commentary about everyday life or things that are relatable in the present to the artist, you know, to the audience that you're serving. It's almost like... Music before Sly was almost kind of a fantasy, if you will, like a means to escape your present situation. And Sly kind of uses his music as a means to escape. sell humanity.

You really weren't giving any commentary about everyday life or things that are relatable in the present to the artist, you know, to the audience that you're serving. It's almost like... Music before Sly was almost kind of a fantasy, if you will, like a means to escape your present situation. And Sly kind of uses his music as a means to escape. sell humanity.

And Everyday People is a great example where he's essentially saying that, hey, I breathe air like you do. I bleed like you do. There's some things that we have in common. There's some things that we don't have in common, but we're all the same person. And sometimes, especially during that period, during the civil rights period, especially with that time in which

And Everyday People is a great example where he's essentially saying that, hey, I breathe air like you do. I bleed like you do. There's some things that we have in common. There's some things that we don't have in common, but we're all the same person. And sometimes, especially during that period, during the civil rights period, especially with that time in which

And Everyday People is a great example where he's essentially saying that, hey, I breathe air like you do. I bleed like you do. There's some things that we have in common. There's some things that we don't have in common, but we're all the same person. And sometimes, especially during that period, during the civil rights period, especially with that time in which

Martin Luther King has died and Malcolm X has died and Mecca Evers has died and the Kennedys died and kind of the dream of the civil rights period died. That kind of messaging at the time seemed very necessary for, you know, there was questions in the air like, what do we do now? So Slyde kind of accidentally said,

Martin Luther King has died and Malcolm X has died and Mecca Evers has died and the Kennedys died and kind of the dream of the civil rights period died. That kind of messaging at the time seemed very necessary for, you know, there was questions in the air like, what do we do now? So Slyde kind of accidentally said,

Martin Luther King has died and Malcolm X has died and Mecca Evers has died and the Kennedys died and kind of the dream of the civil rights period died. That kind of messaging at the time seemed very necessary for, you know, there was questions in the air like, what do we do now? So Slyde kind of accidentally said,

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

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

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

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It was risky. Yeah, it was risky because, again, this song is released right on the edge of the razor. Like, there's always a time in American history and, you know, 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 like, you know, a kind of.

It was risky. Yeah, it was risky because, again, this song is released right on the edge of the razor. Like, there's always a time in American history and, you know, 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 like, you know, a kind of.