Curtis Mayfield Videos

metalschemist Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - Hear, hear! White, private-school boy when this song came out. Just thinking about it in class made me feel so COOL.

hilltopboots Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - Curtis never really got the credit for being the true genius that he was. But he was a hitmaker from gospel to funk to jazz. RIP.

closetome Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - Curtis is the bomb!

Pnaylicious Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - Curtis is superflyyy!!!

backintheday1 Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - Rap is the de-evolution of the 70's black power movement. Curtis Mayfield was the Socrates of Black Power music and modern day young black men would do well to recieve his wisdom.

hazeleyes171 Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - I LOVE YOU CURTIS!!! RIP

go2class Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - well here's my top 10 best soul music voices after serious analyzing(In my opinion)1. David Ruffin2. Marvin Gaye3. Curtis Mayfield4. Otis Redding5. Al Green6. Eddie Kendricks7. Smokey Robinson8. Sly Stone9. Harold Melvin10.Bobby Womack/Jerry Butler (TIE)

Slip1k Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - awesome!

rjam1974 Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - no one played that whaling guitar sound like mayfield

wmichswingers Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - I agree to a large extent, but not all rap should be discounted-- Public Enemy, Grandmaster Flash (The Message) and Queen Latifah, for example, try to open eyes and have a positive, empowering message.

Nozz1986 Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - this still is the number one song to get high on!

roknrol06 Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - what the hell does "the Socrates of Black Power music" mean? I don't really see how that's a fitting comparison...

1001Line1001 Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - hahaha no shit man, finally somebody that understands!

1001Line1001 Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - hahaha no shit man, finally somebody that understands!

Louisiplaya Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - total agreeance. after you are high though, you gotta play pusherman. crucial

zappadead13 Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - Curt has more talent in his spit than puff daddy & all that crap on the radio nowadays

accidentsboy1987 Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - Mayfield and Bobby Womack were trying to deliver the same message. Take this song and run it alongside 'across 110th street' by womack and you will see the similarities. The harlem drug ring i.e the council of seven were responsible for empowering african-americans in the wrong way, these guys were like 'it's cool, but there is more to us than just the dope'

accidentsboy1987 Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - you could argue that with a lot of these artists that 'no junk no soul' applies, but mayfield and womack both cleaned up and were just as talented. Shame about David Ruffin really

itsareligionofpeace Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - Great music- stands up very well 30 years later.Though the subject is rough, inner city life, and yes it's morally ambiguous - celebrates the life of drug pushers, hate Whitey, Black exploitation films, but the soul, music talent is there for all to see. Compare this great music to today's Black African American music - Rap/Hip Hop. Rap stinks - no musical talent, no message, no soul, just ignorant, talentless punks shouting, can't even understand the words. We should sterilize Rap singers.

abyssoner Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - thanx to my fathers and grandfathers their generation.

eric2181965 Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - As the late, Barry White would've said Sho' you right!!! But it sho' would be nice to know what was the greatest soundtrack Issac Hayes "Shaft" or Curtis Mayfield's "Superfly" both in my opinion are DAMN good. They stand the test of time.

ikariss77 Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - You've probably never heard real hip hop.

eyikoluvsandy Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - Not all hip hop is like that. Actually a lot of it DOES have a message. Listen to Lupe Fiasco. Listen to Common. Outkast. Nas. Listen to people freestyle. And THEN you can try and comment on what rap is. But to say that all Rap "stinks"...? As ikariss77 said, you've probably never heard REAL hip hop. You don't even know what hip hop is.

Oscar2098 Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - Boy, do I miss the Flip wilson Show! The theme song was rhythmically comparative to The Streets of Philadelphia & the theme from UFO.

nidgybaby Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - in a word "DUDE" Does anyone know exactly how he died....