When James Brown INCEPTED Hip Hop

James Brown had an influence on early hip hop in many ways, but the most obvious way is how early hip hop DJ’s sampled his music. But was this… purely coincidence? Or was this a calculated move by the Godfather of Soul to GET people to sample his music? Was he trying to expand his Godfather title to encompass other genres of music? Had he tried this before? What does Disco have to do with any of this? Today I’m talking all about James Brown, his influence on hip hop, and how his failed attempt to claim he invented a completely different genre of music set him up to be the Godfather of Hip Hop. Stream the Spotify Listening Guide, which includes every song mentioned in this video: // Follow me on Instagram: // Follow me on TikTok: VINYL In The Jungle Groove: The Original Disco Man: SOURCES Clyde Stubblefield saying he hates Funky Drummer: An incredible video (and terrible audio) of JB talking about Hip Hop and saying “It’s something the lawyers are going to discuss, I’m very happy they love me“: Topics covered: James Brown Godfather of Soul Godfather of Hip Hop Funky Drummer Give it up or Turn it a Loose Get on the Good Foot DJ Kool Herc Grandmaster Flash Early Hip Hop Old school hip hop drum samples hip hop sampling Disco The Original Disco Man Rapper’s Delight Bee Gees Stayin’ Alive Heist In The Jungle Groove I’m Real Public Enemy NWA LL Cool J Digable Planets The Pharcyde