"do they even know who he is" ???? You have to go beyond Flavor of love...Public Enemy go download some

Great song. I even like what Public Enemy did with it for their song He Got Game.

I like snoop, but if that's the best he can do without a script...threaten violence against critics between joints...pathetic. And the fact some of you see nothing wrong with his threats because after all, snoops is just a po' black former gang member who can rhyme cat with hat, while O'Reilly is the Big Bad White Meany...ye gods, give it up. You can no more judge me than argue with ingested poison.

The line about Holland? It's called a JOKE...HUMOR, certainly not A-list material, but any kind of humor is Public Enemy #1 to these dour-faced liberal intellectuals trying to save the world. Now if you find my stuff offensive you're an idiot, because almost everyone here has watched Chris Rock and Chappelle and both say far worse and no one calls them on it.

Some of these fellows on the left like to pretend they've never said the word nigger; it's against the edicts of the liberal religion. According to liberals, blacks are inferior and deserving of special help, even though black people have been around for thousands of years longer than the racist democrap party. Remember, Republicans FREED the slaves long before liberals re-shackled the minds of far too many with their poor-me victim nonsense.

Not that any of you deserve an explanation, the reason why I went off on Kanye West is because he's a fking moron; he used the time and money of a well-known rescue organization trying to raise money for victims of a national disaster to wax druggetic in a dumbass tirade against the President, who has no control over the weather. It won't ever be known how many would-be donors he turned off with his idiotic rant, and the only reason libtards support this idiot or are afraid to criticize is because he's melanin-enhanced?

What if Mike Myers had gone off on Jesse Jackson like West did Bush...Myers would've have been crucified by the drive-by media.

The tyranny of a minority--hiding behind a certain peoples, using them as shields for so-called "sensitivity"--is what too many lefties are about.

Remember, I put up with many of the characters around here as well: pro-homicide bombing, Palestinian lovers, unrepentant Stone Age Muslims, obnoxious atheists (do you really think more than 2 people watch 2 minutes of those hour-long Dawkins- fests)? and various assorted Green Day-loving high school seniors.

Believe it or else, I really don't have hatred for anyone here...your opinions are your own.

If I were running VS, I would not ban a single one of you for voicing an opinion. Unlike the PC'ers, I don't fear differences of opinion. And many who cyber-hate me feel about the same. Keep going!

An incredible Japanese documentary on the history of Funk (voice over & subtitles in Japanese, interviews etc in English) - obviously firstly focusing on it's godfather...James Brown, and then:

Part Two - Bootsy Collins
Part Three - Sly & The Family Stone plus
Part Four - Marvin Gaye & P-Funk
Part Five - The Bluenotes, David Bowie!? & Jackson 5
Part Six - Donna Summer, P-Funk's Mothership! & Public Enemy

Plus: prizes for any Sifter who can find James Browns' Funky Drummer...my favourite (and what I was originally looking for when finding all these Funky Sifts!)

Legendary Singer James Brown Dies at 73
By GREG BLUESTEIN 12.25.06, 3:10 AM ET

James Brown, the dynamic, pompadoured "Godfather of Soul," whose rasping vocals and revolutionary rhythms made him a founder of rap, funk and disco as well, died early Monday, his agent said. He was 73.

Brown was hospitalized with pneumonia at Emory Crawford Long Hospital on Sunday and died around 1:45 a.m. Monday, said his agent, Frank Copsidas of Intrigue Music. Longtime friend Charles Bobbit was by his side, he said.

Copsidas said Brown's family was being notified of his death and that the cause was still uncertain. "We really don't know at this point what he died of," he said.

Along with Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan and a handful of others, Brown was one of the major musical influences of the past 50 years. At least one generation idolized him, and sometimes openly copied him. His rapid-footed dancing inspired Mick Jagger and Michael Jackson among others. Songs such as David Bowie's "Fame," Prince's "Kiss," George Clinton's "Atomic Dog" and Sly and the Family Stone's "Sing a Simple Song" were clearly based on Brown's rhythms and vocal style.

If Brown's claim to the invention of soul can be challenged by fans of Ray Charles and Sam Cooke, then his rights to the genres of rap, disco and funk are beyond question. He was to rhythm and dance music what Dylan was to lyrics: the unchallenged popular innovator.

"James presented obviously the best grooves," rapper Chuck D of Public Enemy once told The Associated Press. "To this day, there has been no one near as funky. No one's coming even close."

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I was a huge fan of Public Enemy back in the day and I always thought this SUCKED BALLS.