James Brown: Say It Loud
Take a look on Brown's legacy with some interviews with friends, family, collaborators and proteges. Also showing his beloved music catalog and includes archival footage that has never-been-seen-before.
Genre: Documentary, Music
Cast:LL Cool J , Mick Jagger , Questlove , Al Sharpton , Chuck D , Christian McBride , Alan Leeds , Yamma Brown , Jason King , Jeffrey Harleston , Deanna Brown , Chris Daniels , Sinead Younge , Larry Brown , Jimmy Jam , Terry Lewis , Dallas Austin , B-Fine
S1.E1 ∙ Making a Life for Myself
Rising from poverty and overcoming abuse in the Jim Crow South, James Brown secures a record deal, electrifies audiences, and breaks down racial barriers; propelling himself into stardom.
S1.E2 ∙ The Most Powerful Black Man in America
Aligning with the civil rights movement, James Brown becomes a cultural force by articulating community pride and political influence, ultimately hailed as the most important Black man in America.
S1.E3 ∙ Life in the Raw
Amidst financial pressures, record company politics, substance abuse, and personal struggles, James Brown found himself on a perilous path, colliding with the law and confronting the threat of revisiting prison.
S1.E4 ∙ Big As Big Can Be
As the godfather of a breakbeat that birthed hip-hop, James Brown's life serves as a crucial call for respect and dignity for Blackness and Black music in America.
