Curtis Mayfield – Super Fly (Staff Pick!)

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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Curtis Mayfield – Super FlyYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1972, Soul, Funk, Chicago, ILCondition: Ne w Cultural Facts: Political Science: Wrote it as a critique of the drug economy and the glamorization of hustling—using the film’s world to argue against it. Studio Lore: Mayfield ran his own operation (Curtom) and controlled the sessions, a rare level of Black artist ownership in early-’70s soundtrack culture. Media Narrative: The soundtrack often outshone the movie in public memory, becoming a reference point for how music can reframe a film’s meaning. Show more