After a short visit to our nation's capital I'm back to my daily grind. It's been said that with every birth there is a sacrifical death. So while Diddy and his baby momma were blessed with baby twins, the rest of the world grieved the death of the "Godfather of Soul" James Brown. Brown, a legend, pioneer of the music game and fellow SC native, had a tremendous impact on hip hop. You can thank Mr. Brown for Public Enemy's "Welcome to the Terrordome", Eric B. and Rakim's "Paid in Full", Pete Rock & CL's "T.R.O.Y" and many other hip hop classics. While you're thanking him, don't forget that this is the same man the introduced the world to "The Funky drummer" which is possibly the most sampled break beat in hip hop history. Rest in peace, James Brown.
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