In the year-long series Sounds Of Blaxploitation, Craig D. Lindsey plays the hits that defined a genre, drawing connections between the music of the moment and the films that gave it a platform. With ...

The beloved neo-soul pioneer and R&B innovator is dead at 51 after a prolonged, personal cancer battle. 15 hours ago On one hand, the movies that tend to comprise this classification were in a ...

Blaxploitation, a film genre that started in the early ‘70s, was known for sex, violence, and ACTION. Some people know it because of the music (cue the timeless “Super Fly” soundtrack by Curtis ...

The Blaxploitation film era is, for better or worse, a cornerstone in the foundation of modern Black history. The subgenre, a portmanteau of Black and exploitation, came at critical time between the ...

Director X's "Superfly" transplants the 1972 Blaxploitation classic from Harlem streets to suburban Atlanta mansions, flips Curtis Mayfield's soul score for Future's hip-hop soundtrack and forsakes ...

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In December 1971, Curtis Mayfield was movin’ on up. After 10 years of writing and recording hits for the Impressions, such as “Keep on Pushing,” “People Get Ready” and “We’re a Winner,” the lead ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. But, here’s the thing. While blaxploitation may not have gone away completely, there seems to be ...