Shaun Boothe - Unauthorized Biography Of James Brown lyrics

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May third, 1933<br />

James Brown is born - stillborn delivery<br />

Revived by resuscitation<br />

His childhood was nothin amazin<br />

Abandonned at 4<br />

Mama took a dash for that door<br />

Guess it's hard bein that poor<br />

Raised by his aunt in Augusta,<br />

Georgia. 16 wound up cuffed up<br />

Armed robbery<br />

Spend three years state property <br />

But at least he ate properly<br />

Locked up he joined a band called the Flames<br />

And reconnected with his gospel roots<br />

Leadin the band was a man by the name Bobby Byrd <br />

And his family helped get Brown parolled<br />

After countless shows on the Chitlin Circuit<br />

The Flames agreed and James became lead<br />

Switchin from gospel to R&B<br />

Their first song released was 'Please, please, please'<br />

That was '56<br />

Two years later they had a 1 hit<br />

See they ain't never seen feet that quick<br />

Or the elaborate theatrics that he patented<br />

Like the cape routine<br />

Even the way he screamed <br />

Became a part of his personal trademark<br />

But he wasn't nationally known<br />

Till after he released the Live at The Apollo LP<br />

In '63 but originally<br />

The label didn't see it sellin, they was like 'Why chance it?'<br />

So he financed it<br />

And before you knew it, it was gigantic<br />

Credited for turnin gospel to soul <br />

then soul to funk<br />

when his band emphasized the One<br />

Had 'em screamin 'I'm Black and I'm proud!'<br />

From old to young<br />

Told his people don't hold your tongue<br />

That was '68 in the summer<br />

Before that we was callin eachother colored<br />

In '72 the Black leader<br />

Was asked to score the film Black Ceasar<br />

Which was about Black mobsters and so<br />

In fun they called him the Godfather of Soul<br />

And he stuck with it<br />

Just tellin you how they came up with it<br />

Now with everybody jackin his swagger<br />

From Jackson to Jagger<br />

His influence kept music improvin<br />

Funkmaster<br />

Even Elvis wanted his band for back-up<br />

Two times he revolutionized Black music<br />

Then he did it with rap music<br />

They took his grooves, used them as they own<br />

Searchin his songs like siftin for gold<br />

Ironically the nuggets they did chop<br />

Created the golden era of hip-hop<br />

He ran the whole scene<br />

Had em seachin for that James Brown soul like dope fiends<br />

But it wasn't all rosy<br />

Flattered<br />

But when you don't see proceeds...<br />

It pissed him off <br />

they would get rich and not hit him off<br />

When it's him that they samplin<br />

He didn't hate rap, he just wanted payback<br />

Like "Damn, I made that!" [I'm mad]<br />

But now top of the list is he<br />

The most sampled artist in history<br />

Sampled by nearly every veteran in rap<br />

His mark in Hip-Hop another feather in his cap<br />

The unauthorized biography of James Brown. <br />

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Epilogue...<br />

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Leavin a legacy of over 115 charted hits<br />

And I believe six children<br />

He is considered perhaps the most influencial person<br />

In music history<br />

Not without flaw but who is?<br />

Deceased December 25th, 2006.<br />

Then end<br />