Artist	Song
Willie Hutch	Theme of Foxy Brown
from Foxy Brown (1996)
Curtis Mayfield	Short Eyes / Freak, Freak, Free, Free, Free
from Short Eyes (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2006)
Billy Preston	Slaughter (From Slaughter)
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Billy Preston (2002)
Rudy Ray Moore	Human Tornado
from Dolemite (2006)
Willie Hutch & The Temptations	Inside You
from The Last Dragon (2001)
Joe Simon	Theme from Cleopatra Jones
from Joe Simon: Greatest Hits - The Spring Years (1997)
Willie Hutch	Foxy Lady
from Foxy Brown (1996)
Edwin Starr	Easin' In
from The Very Best of Edwin Starr (1998)
James Brown	Sexy, Sexy, Sexy
from James Brown: The 50th Anniversary Collection (2003)
Isaac Hayes	Bumpy's Lament
from Shaft (2006)
Isaac Hayes	A House Full of Girls
from Double Feature (Three Tough Guys & Truck Turner) (2006)
James Brown	People Get Up and Drive Your Funky Soul
from Motherlode (2003)
Booker T. & The MG's	Tank's Lament
from Uptight (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) [Remastered] (2006)
Isaac Hayes	Be Yourself
from Shaft (2006)
Roy Ayers & Roselle Weaver	Coffy Baby
from Coffy (2001)

Comment:

With its chattering guitars, conga rhythms, and staccato strings, "Theme of Foxy Brown" rips right into hyperdrive while Willie Hutch's grab-you-by-the-throat tenor waxes poetic about the film's lead, played by Miss Blaxploitation herself, Pam Grier. Over Johnny Pate's splashy, brassy, big band arrangement for the theme to [i]Brother on the Run[/i], Adam Wade's hickory-smoked baritone half-chides, half-warns lead character Brother about the ticking time bomb lurking in his immediate future. And speaking of time, fans of Booker T. & The MG's will instantly recognize "Tank's Lament" from the movie [i]Uptight[/i], because the tune is a slowed down, lounged up version of their Top 10 hit "Time Is Tight." But don't stop here; part of the joy of blaxploitation is discovering that even a regrettable movie may conceal a kernel of musical genius within.

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