Soul Music icon Frankie Beverly passes away at 77

[Mandizi]

Before I let go is a black summertime bbq/getogether must

R.I.P.

 

[Houston911]

They don’t make music like this anymore.


Sunday cookouts are never going to be the same. It’s crazy that we’re living through the death of black music in real time. In a few years our kids will be thinking everything began and ended with Snoop Dogg.

We gotta keep those memories of our legends alive. Frankie Beverly, Stevie Wonder, Sly Stone, Isaac Hayes, P-Funk, the Isley Brothers, Chaka Khan, Roger Troutman, Marvin Gaye, etc.

(No hate against Snoop—I’m just saying that a lot of his stuff was sampled from George Clinton/P-funk and the Gap Band.)

Those legends and their counterparts played an instrumental role in rap

Thank God these producers parents had em listening to old school shyt

 

[WaveGang]

Wowwww damn

 

[MVike28]

He was a powerhouse

We are losing all the true greats and there is no succession plan in place. None!

 

[Cat piss martini]

R.I.P Thank you Frankie!

 

[SAJ!!]

My older cousins played the hell out of Maze's first album
My uncle was a huge fan of Maze and used to play their albums all the time.

Frankie Beverly really changed the game for music. He and Maze had a perfect balance of smooth grooves and rugged funk.

Rest In Beats, Howard Stanley Beverly aka Frankie Beverly.
And Thank You.

 

[O³ (O cubed)]

Two legends in less than a week.

RIP Frankie Beverly.

His voice reached out to black people Worldwide.

 

[DerrtySouthpaw]

RIP happy feelins one of my favorite songs ever
And the sample gave us one of yo gotti best songs

Skip to 1:06 to avoid that horrible mix

 

[Paper Boi]

this one hits hard brehs.

been vibin and feeling sad at the same time.


legendary. saw them live a few years ago, before covid with my family and it was a fun experience and it was a great show he was performing his ass off for his old age. band was on point too.

 

[Piff Perkins]

I was just thinking....at what point do you think we cease hearing Frankie Beverly & Maze or Kem at black functions? There are certainly 50-70 year old black people still around doing well, enjoying life and keeping cultural shyt like this alive. My parents go to weekend jazz shows all the time and there's always a band playing stuff like that. But when WE hit 50 will it be over, or close?

 

[Nagarjuna]

Rest in power

 

[Ukbrotha]

RIP to a Legend.

 

[TEH]

Rest in Peace

Classic lead singer / legendary group

 

[TEH]

Rest In Peace - cookouts won’t be the same

 

[O.G.B]

R.I.P to the great Frankie Beverly!