On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk about the Godfather of Soul, Mister James Brown! James Brown is arguably the most influential artist on the birth of soul, funk, and hip hop. Everyone from Justin Timberlake to Public Enemy to Kanye West say they would not be in music if not for James. He was born in the backwoods on a turpentine plantation and then after both his parents abandoned him, he moved in to his aunt’s brothel. He fell into jail, but upon his release he was obsessed with making history as an artist, and he did so. He defined several generations of black music, single-handedly averted a riot in Boston the day MLK was assassinated, and has the most sampled drum beat in all of hip-hop history. If you want to get down with your bad self, this is the one for you.

 

 

Visit Our Sources:

Documentary: Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown

https://www.biography.com/musician/james-brown

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Brown

https://www.notablebiographies.com/Br-Ca/Brown-James.html

https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/james-brown-facts

https://www.thetalko.com/soul-brother-number-1-10-facts-trivia-james-brown/