James Brown’s influence on hip-hop is legendary. Explore 8 classic rap songs that sampled his grooves — and still sound fresh ...

Sean 'Diddy' Combs auditioned to play James Brown in the biopic 'Get on Up,' a witness in his trial revealed. He lost the part to Chadwick Boseman.

Clyde Stubblefield played drums with James Brown in some of his greatest years and created the endlessly-sampled break on 'Funky Drummer.' ...

Getting into the soulful stylings of the incomparable James Brown? These four songs are essential listening for any fan.

James Brown had a massive impact on Hip-Hop. Now, 310babii's brings the Godfather back for another trip down a soulful lane.

During a recent appearance on the "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" podcast, Brown — an 18-year veteran on the CBS program — lamented about pals Phil Simms and Boomer Esiason, who exited "NFL Today ...

Brown's estate, which has been left the way it was the day the singer died, was purchased for $90 million, according to Billboard. James Brown also heralded as “The Godfather of Soul” and ...

Deborah Riley Draper directed ‘James Brown: Say It Loud,’ the 4-part doc series produced by QuestLove and Mick Jagger. Courtesy ...

James Brown liked Eddie Murphy's celebrity hot tub skit on "SNL" so much that he suggested the comedian play him in a biopic.

In her 2014 memoir, “Cold Sweat: My Father James Brown and Me,” she said she and her sister used to hide under her bed or in a closet when their father would start fighting their mother.

The energy was in the feeling, as the new docuseries James Brown: Say It Loud shows. And the Godfather of Soul wasn’t ever gonna apologize for that.