What does The Coli think about James Brown?

[cheek100]

Mr Dynamite

 

[WesCrook]

Blueprint

Owned his own music , didn’t give a fukk about people in the industry , the creator of hip hop basically and told blacks to own your shyt unfortunately nikkas never listen and still getting fukk by labels today

I wouldn't be surprised if he met up with Berry Gordy's shady ass at some point early in his career about a possible signing......and JB told him to kick rocks.

 

[Complexion]

One man can make a difference... In almost every situation this has proven to be the case.

 

[Dafunkdoc_Unlimited]

Most important Black musician in history.

Michael Jackson is Second.​

 

[Buddy]

I see people dropping 'The Godfather' and I still don't think that serves proper justice on his impact.
Modern music as we know it does not exist without him.... You really gotta think of him in the same vein as Beethoven or Mozart, etc but he's too contemporary for people to get it.

Plus...

 

[BornStar]

I would If he was alive would this thread be different

I know thecoli doesn't like or praise anyone

 

[zayk35]

He's not a branch on a tree, he is the tree.

 

[OG Talk]

He was to Richard Nixon as Kanye is to Trump.

Nobody cares or remembers in 2022.

Is this what you are alluding to OP?

 

[Macallik86]

Mixed bag. Anyone who has seen his Tales from the Tour Bus episode knows he's a hot wire. He even shot up the club on some Shyne shyt

Spoiler: Don't click unless you got an hour to spare

 

[Canada Goose]

This is one of my favorite James Brown songs..

 

[Po pimp]

OP basically want y'all to discuss James Brown bootstraps mentality.

He was to Richard Nixon as Kanye is to Trump.

Nobody cares or remembers in 2022.

Is this what you are alluding to OP?

Supporting Nixon was probably the least worst of what he did. I have no issue with James Brown being celebrated. He deserves to be. I’m just trying to understand why some people on this site are selective about when they choose to care about morals.

 

[Wildhundreds]

Supporting Nixon was probably the least worst of what he did. I have no issue with James Brown being celebrated. He deserves to be. I’m just trying to understand why some people on this site are selective about when they choose to care about morals.

Probably the same reason nikkas want to pick and choose when to take social ques from "old heads".. The generational division amongst blacks will be our demise.. And its slowly, but definitely surely, destroying us..

 

[O³ (O cubed)]

Former criminal, woman beater, cheated his band members from their importance of their musical contributions (never gave them credit even though most ideas came via jamming), very right wing and drug user.

But James Brown's contribution to music is unparalleled. Tried to help black people, opened businesses and have them jobs to his own detriment.

It's a complicated legacy.

 

[Wildhundreds]

Former criminal, woman beater, cheated his band members from their importance of their musical contributions (never gave them credit even though most ideas came via jamming), very right wing and drug user.

But James Brown's contribution to music is unparalleled. Tried to help black people, opened businesses and have them jobs to his own detriment.

It's a complicated legacy.

"white people do it too".

 

[O³ (O cubed)]

"white people do it too".

Huh?