Brother Rapp

"Brother Rapp" is a 1970 funk song written and performed by James Brown. It was first released as a two-part single on King Records (K6285) in early 1970, but was quickly withdrawn from sale. It was released again later that year in a mechanically sped-up version that charted #2 R&B and #32 Pop.[1] It also appeared on the album Sex Machine with overdubbed crowd noise, and Brown later rerecorded it in 1973 for the Slaughter's Big Rip-Off soundtrack album. A live version of "Brother Rapp" is included on the album Love Power Peace.

"Brother Rapp (Part 1) & (Part 2)"
Single by James Brown
from the album Sex Machine
B-side"Bewildered"
ReleasedApril 1970 (April 1970)
GenreFunk
Length
  • 3:00 (Part 1)
  • 2:20 (Part 2)
LabelKing
6310
Songwriter(s)James Brown
Producer(s)James Brown
James Brown charting singles chronology
"Funky Drummer (Part 1)"
(1970)		 "Brother Rapp (Part 1) & (Part 2)"
(1970)		 "Get Up I Feel Like Being Like a Sex Machine (Part 1)"
(1970)

In his 1986 autobiography, Brown related the lyrical message of "Brother Rapp" to his support of hip hop music:

I admire the rap and the break dancing and all the stuff coming out of hip hop. A lot of the records are messages that express community problems. Used right, those records could help prevent the riots of the sixties from happening again. If you know how a community feels about things, then you can do something about it... That's what my song "Brother Rapp" is all about. A fella is calling on his lady and protesting at the same time: "Don't put me in jail before I get a chance to rap. Here what I'm saying. When you see me on a soapbox out there complaining, don't lock me up. Sit down and join me." And that's what I'm saying about these records. Let 'em testify. Let the brothers rap.[2]

References
  1. White, Cliff (1991). "Discography". In Star Time (pp. 54–59) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.
  2. Brown, James, and Bruce Tucker (1986). James Brown: The Godfather of Soul, 263. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press.
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