Series
James Brown: Say It Loud
Documentary
Traces the incredible trajectory of Brown’s life and career from a 7th grade drop-out arrested and jailed at the age of 16 for breaking into a car in the Jim Crow-era South, to an entertainment legend whose groundbreaking talent and unique perspective catapulted him to become a cultural force.
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Seasons & episodes
1Making a Life for Myself19 Feb 2024 · 42m · ★ 7.0Rising 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.
2The Most Powerful Black Man in America19 Feb 2024 · 42m · ★ 8.0Aligning 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.
3Life in the Raw20 Feb 2024 · 43m · ★ 8.0Amidst 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.
4Big As Big Can Be20 Feb 2024 · 43m · ★ 6.0As 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.
Details
- First aired
- 19 Feb 2024
- Last aired
- 20 Feb 2024
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- A&E
- Episodes
- 4
- Votes
- 2 on TMDB
Cast
James BrownSelf (archive footage)- DDeanna BrownSelf - James Brown's Wife
- YYamma BrownSelf - James Brown's Daughter
Bootsy CollinsSelf
Chuck DSelf
Al SharptonSelf
QuestloveSelf
Mick JaggerSelf
LL Cool JSelf
Alan LeedsSelf- JJason KingSelf
- CChristian McBrideSelf
- JJeffrey HarlestonSelf
- RRas BarakaSelf
