Old music: James Brown – Rapp Payback (Where Iz Moses)

James Brown was nearing the end of his creative life when he threw down the gauntlet to the young pretendersRapp Payback is less a song than a full frontal assault on the senses. Recorded in 1980, when James Brown's best work was behind him, it has always seemed to me the sound of a giant throwing down the gauntlet for one last time, a challenge to the young guns of disco, rap and hip-hop who were coming up behind. By the end of the 70s, Brown had lost the core of his backing group to the fre...

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