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James Brown: Say It Loud

8.0/ 1020242h 50m

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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The cast

Faces behind the story

James Brown

James Brown

Self (archive footage)

Deanna Brown

Self - James Brown's Wife

Yamma Brown

Self - James Brown's Daughter

Bootsy Collins

Bootsy Collins

Self

Chuck D

Chuck D

Self

Al Sharpton

Al Sharpton

Self

Questlove

Questlove

Self

Mick Jagger

Mick Jagger

Self