LOCK DOWN THEATER NIGHT 25

Pam Grier pointing a gun at some fool.

I read in a book today that the Melvin Van Peebles film Sweet Sweetback's Badasssss Song predated Shaft. I had always assumed that Shaft was one of the earliest Blaxploitation films. [Insert apology for possibly offending some people by using the term "Blaxploitation". That's the common term. School me on something better.] Did some digging when I got in and found out that Sweet Sweetback's Badasssss Song was actually the first of the genre. Man, the shit you learn, So, I went back to check the theme song, because it has a cool groove. Then others. And so on. Fast forward and I'm now knee deep in Blaxploitation flicks over at the YouTube. What the fuck, it's been a while.

~ NOTE: ALL MEDIA IS HOSTED BY THE BLOGS & SITES NAMED BELOW ~

Listen:
Luchi De Jesus - Friday Foster Main Title mp3 at Soul Donuts
Dennis Coffey - Love Theme from Black Belt Jones mp3 at Blaxplotation
The Dells - No Way Back mp3 at Soul Donuts
Melvin Van Peebles - Sweetback's Theme mp3 at Oz Good It's actually a pre-fame Earth, Wind and Fire, and composed by Van Peebles
Willie Hutch - Tell Me Why Has Our Love Turned Cold mp3 at Crate Kings
Video:
Blaxploitation flicks at YouTube Tons of them. Tip: Jim Kelly.