Deceased
James Brown
Risk 100Singer
73 years oldAmerican0 picksBorn May 3, 1933
The Godfather of Soul didn't just perform—he invented funk and practically wrote the rulebook for every hip-hop beat that followed. After 50-plus years of explosive splits, cape-throwing finales, and enough sweat to fill a swimming pool, the Hardest-Working Man in Show Business is still the most sampled artist in history. At 73, all those legendary performances might finally be catching up with him, but you can bet he'll go out screaming "I feel good!" (Word count: 78)
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Risk Score100/100 - Critical
About James Brown
The Godfather of Soul didn't just perform—he invented funk and practically wrote the rulebook for every hip-hop beat that followed. After 50-plus years of explosive splits, cape-throwing finales, and enough sweat to fill a swimming pool, the Hardest-Working Man in Show Business is still the most sampled artist in history. At 73, all those legendary performances might finally be catching up with him, but you can bet he'll go out screaming "I feel good!"
(Word count: 78)
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