Artist	Song
Curtis Mayfield	Freddie's Dead (Theme from 'Superfly')
from Superfly (2004)
Isaac Hayes	Theme from "Shaft"
from Shaft (2006)
Bobby Womack & Peace	Across 110th Street
from Across 110th Street (2008)
Marvin Gaye	Trouble Man
from Trouble Man (1998)
Rose Royce	Car Wash
from Pure Funk (1998)
The Four Tops	Are You Man Enough
from Ain't No Woman (Like the One I Got) (1994)
The Staple Singers	Let's Do It Again
from Let's Do It Again - Greatest Hits (2009)
Willie Hutch	I Choose You
from The Mack (1996)
Curtis Mayfield	Pusherman
from Superfly (2004)
Rudy Ray Moore	Dolemite
from Dolemite (2006)
Willie Hutch	Theme of the Mack
from The Mack (1996)
Aretha Franklin	Something He Can Feel
from Sparkle (2008)
The Impressions	Make a Resolution
from Three the Hard Way (2006)
James Brown	The Boss
from Black Caesar (Original Soundtrack) (1992)
Isaac Hayes	Soulsville
from Shaft (2006)
Curtis Mayfield	Superfly
from Superfly (2004)
Willie Hutch	Brother's Gonna Work It Out
from The Mack (1996)
Isaac Hayes	Title Theme (From "Three Tough Guys")
from Ultimate Isaac Hayes - Can You Dig It? (2005)
Love Unlimited Orchestra	Theme from "Together Brothers"
from Together Brothers (1999)
Marvin Gaye	Don't Mess with Mister "T"
from Trouble Man (1998)
Curtis Mayfield	Do Do Wap Is Strong In Here
from Short Eyes (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2006)
The New Birth	Come and Dream Some Paradise (Theme from Gordon's War)
from Greatest Funk Classics (2001)
Aretha Franklin	Sparkle
from Sparkle (2008)
Barry White & Love Unlimited Orchestra	Honey Please, Can't Ya See
from Together Brothers (1999)
The Crystalites	Blacula
from Trojan Suedehead Box Set (2008)
Isaac Hayes	Don't Let Go
from The Best of Isaac Hayes: The Polydor Years (2005)
Isaac Hayes	Main Title "Truck Turner"
from Double Feature (Three Tough Guys & Truck Turner) (2006)
James Brown	Down and Out In New York City
from James Brown: The 50th Anniversary Collection (2003)
Herbie Hancock	Watermelon Man
from The Herbie Hancock Box (2004)
Roy Ayers & Carl Clay	Coffy Is the Color
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Roy Ayers (2000)
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:

Blaxploitation films rolled off the '70s assembly line like an endless convoy of Cadillac Fleetwoods: [i]Shaft[/i], [i]Superfly[/i], [i]Black Caesar[/i], [i]Coffy[/i], [i]Cleopatra Jones[/i], [i]Foxy Brown[/i], [i]Willie Dynamite[/i]. Peacock-plumed and leather-clad men of action and stiletto-heeled, cleavage-revealing women of passion targeted one villain with a Scud missile's ruthless efficiency: the Man — almost without exception a white, obese, cigar-smoking pillar of evil whose three-piece polyester suit fit like a sausage casing. For many of these B-grade cinematic bonbons, the soundtrack far outclassed the film (and in the case of [i]Superfly[/i], even [i]outgrossed[/i] the film). And while the movies are frequently dispatched to the guilty pleasure pile, the music that gave them life reaches out like Blacula from the coffin to grab your ears and leave an indelible mark on your musical psyche. We've gathered some of the genre's classics for your enjoyment . . . but you'll have to supply the popcorn.

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