Without James Brown there wouldn't have been hip-hop. Without hip-hop I wouldn't have had my ear turned on to all things funk, jazz and soul. Here's to the Godfather of Soul, doin' his thang in heaven.
I've got a new mix up that you may or may not want to check out. In the case of the former, head on over to Stuff (click on link!), look under Aural Prostitution and do what your heart tells you. In the case of the latter, give yourself a hard smack on the back of the head and go sit facing the corner of your room. Only retards will pass up on an opportunity to listen to awesome, quality music. Do you wanna be a retard? Huh? Do ya?