Rest in peace to the Godfather of Soul. There are a few musicians that have a truly lasting and revoloutionary effect on music and this man is one of them. Soul to funk to hip hop, his music resonates and will live on forever.

• Check out ?uestlove’s take on James Brown.
• Soul sides pays tribute and found an awesome Youtube and has an excerpt from an interview done earlier this year.
  • James Brown interview about how Jazz influenced him
  • Soul sides pick of JB Youtubes

• Different Kitchen has a number of posts
• Beware of the blog links to a number of tributes
• Bag of Songs had a number of mp3’s up but exceeded their bandwidth
• Learn how to dance like James Brown
• Honey Soul
• Who Sampled James Brown? more like who hasn’t?

The Hardest Working Man in Show Business aka Mr. Dynamite will be sorely missed but his legacy will live on.

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10 long years so far. Tupac Shakur died on September 13th, 1996 6 days after being shot leaving the Mike Tyson - Bruce Seldon boxing match in Las Vegas. His career was so much more than this fateful night though. From Digital Underground and a cameo in Nothing But Trouble to 2Pacalypse Now, Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. and his role as Bishop in Juice. Honestly I could go on and on about his talent and so far I’ve only made it to 1993.

Pac has to be one of the most proficient entertainers of all time. In only 4 years he released 6 albums, appeared in 7 films, was shot, served time in prison, wrote hundreds of songs, sparked one of the biggest feuds in rap history, topped the Guinness Book of World Records and more. Although, Tupac is most associated with the West Coast, he actually lived on the East Coast until the age of 17. He was born in Harlem and moved to Baltimore at the age of 13 where he met Jada Pinkett (Smith).

Tupac Amaru Shakur is a larger than life figure that has influence hip hop in a such a way that it is almost immeasurable. The depth and breadth of his work, his raw talent, his energy will all be missed for years to come. Rest in peace.

• 2Pac - Brenda’s Got A Baby from 2Pacalypse Now
• 2Pac - How Long Will They Mourn Me from Thug Life Volume 1
• 2Pac - I Get Around (ft. Digital Underground) from Strictly 4 My…
• 2Pac - God Bless the Dead

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