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Questlove Honors ‘Giant’ Sly Stone: ‘His Music Will Echo Forever’

Questlove paid tribute to Sly Stone in a moving post, calling him a 'giant' and reflecting on his enduring musical and cultural legacy.

(aka the Burden of Black Genius), about Stone’s life and has long described him as an inspiration — reflected on the legend’s legacy and enduring impact on music at large. “He dared to be simple in the most complex ways — using childlike joy, wordless cries, and nursery rhyme cadences to express adult truths. Questlove also acknowledged Stone’s battle with addiction and how he “disappeared from the spotlight,” but also how he outlasted his “disciples” and was able to “feel the ripples of his genius return through hip-hop samples, documentaries, and his memoir.”

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