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What Is The Blackest Music?

What Is The Blackest Music?

FromtheGrio Daily, Michael Harriot


What Is The Blackest Music?

FromtheGrio Daily, Michael Harriot

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Length:
11 minutes
Released:
Aug 23, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

"There is no form of American music that Black people didn't create." This episode is going to make you laugh and dance all at the same time. Michael Harriot breaks down the top ten Black people music categories, including "old people music," "fight song music," and more. 
Credits: 
“Turn It Up” Rare Essence and Dj Kool INgrooves, Rare One RecordsRob “R.J.” Folson and Rare Essence
“Congo Drum” The Huck a BucksINgrooves, Sound By CharlieRoy Battle, Joseph Timms, Ricky Yancy
“Burgers and Fries” Charley PrideRCA Records, Sony Music Entertainment Ben Peters, Jerry Bradley, Charley Pride
“Sweet Hour of Prayer”Mahalia Jackson Sony Music Entertainment, Columbia Records Irving Townsend, William Bradbury, W. W. Walford
“The Entertainer”Scott JoplinJohn Stark & Son 
“Knuck If You Buck”Crime MobCrunk Incorporated, Reprise, Warner RecordsLil jay 
“Stagger Lee”Lloyd PriceVictor, RCA Records Ray Lopez, Don Costa
“Meeting In my Bedroom”SilkElektra Records Darrell Allamby
"I Wanna Rock"Uncle LukeLuke Records, Atlantic Records, Lil Joe Records Mike “Fresh” McCray
“Freak It”LathumSo So Def Recordings, Columbia Records, Sony Music Entertainment  Lil Jon, Paul Lewis
“Good Riddance” Green Day Warner Music Group, Reprise RecordsRob Cavallo, Green Day
“Cult of Personality”Living ColourCleopatra Records, Epic Records, CBS Records, Sony Music Entertainment Ed Stasium
“Strokin”Clarence CarterColossal Records, The Orchard MusicClarence Carter
"I Need To Know"Youngboy Never Broke AgainNever Broke Again, Motown Records, Universal Music GroupBJondatrakk, We Love Heavy & D-Roc
"Before I Let Go"Frankie Beverly And MazeCapitol RecordsFrankie Beverly
"Back That Thang Up"Juvenile, Lil Wayne, Mannie Fresh Cash Money Records, Universal RecordsMannie Fresh
“We Fall Down” Donnie McClurkinVerity RecordsDonnie McClurkin
Drumroll sound effect from Pixabay
Additional music and sound effects by Transition Music See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Aug 23, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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How in the world did we get here? Wypipologist Michael Harriot breaks it all down in TheGrio Daily. Imagine your college professor teaching in a barbershop; that's Michael Harriot, wicked humor and smart as hell. The journalist, poet, author, TV writer, and Black Twitter King does not hold back when he explains the systems and issues that affect Black people daily. From white supremacy, police brutality, and gun violence, Michael Harriot is not afraid to say the quiet part out loud.  TheGrio Daily is an original podcast by TheGrio Black Podcast Network.