Godfather of Soul
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Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes
We went from its “Godfather of Soul” to 50 cents
We got to give James Brown his props
He implied so brilliantly everything about sex and love.
There was always controversy around the brother
But the world loved this man who changed dance rhythm forever.
And used African polyrhythmic bass lines and improvisation,
Some Cool Funky Shit
Raised dirt black poor
Learned a song and a dance
Changed rhythm line
Yeh! He’s our Godfather