A powerhouse of an individual; who inspired not only his band but, many other musicians to this day. He owned his own private jet and tackled many problems within the black community. He has been sampled hundreds if not thousands of times by Hip-Hop musicians and producers. James Brown: The Godfather of Soul. Get on up!
I'm not sure how I found out about James Brown? Was it Eddie
Murphy doing a parody on Saturday Night Live or was it just James Brown was an icon and a household name? What made me buy or even steal his records? I don't know? Was it the samples used by Public Enemy or Black Sheep rapping, "take the Funky Drummer and give it back to James?" Needless to say here is a bunch of James Brown and related projects I have collected even up to this week. Say it loud!