James Brown — "I'm a revolutionary. I'm a rebel. I'm a nonconformist."
I'm a revolutionary. I'm a rebel. I'm a nonconformist.
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"I believe in education. I believe in getting your education. Because if you don't get your education, you're going to be left behind."
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About James Brown (1933-2006)
American singer and 'Godfather of Soul' whose 1960s-70s recordings invented funk and shaped hip-hop's rhythmic foundations. Closely associated with Sly Stone (fellow funk pioneer (Sly and the Family Stone)) and George Clinton (Parliament-Funkadelic successor). For an intellectual contrast, see Berry Gordy, Motown founder — Motown made Black popular music palatable for white radio with smoothed-out crossover production; Brown's funk insisted on the raw groove without compromise. The two opposite paths Black popular music took out of the 1960s — Motown polish vs JB raw.