Episode 8 - Director Jack Hill

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Funk, Soul, Pam Grier, Jack Hill & Exploitation !

Blaxploitation is a film genre that emerged in the United States in the early 1970s when many exploitation films were made that targeted the urban black audience; the word itself is a portmanteau of the words "black" and "exploitation." Blaxploitation films starred primarily black actors, and were the first to feature soundtracks of funk and soul music. Variety magazine credited Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song with the invention of the blaxploitation genre, although others concede that because the film was conceived and produced independently and directed by a black filmmaker, the Hollywood-financed film Shaft is closer to being blaxploitation, and thus, is more likely to have begun the genre.

Playlist

Misteur Vallaire track 1

Sic Ric's intro

Curtis Mayfield - Superfly

Blackbyrds - cornbread

Isaac Hayes - Truck Turner

review of Spider Baby

Lon Chaney Jr.. - Spider Baby

Pit Stop review

James Brown - people get up and drive your soul

Betty Davis - Your Mama Wants you Back

Spider Baby sound byte

Betty Davis - Shou-b-doup & cuff him
Pit Stop sound byte

Big Doll House review

Prince - Black sweat

Big Doll House sound byte

Prince - 3121

Big Doll House sound byte 2

James Brown - slaughter's theme

Big Bird Cage sound byte

Big Bird Cage review

Misteur Vvallaire - track 2

Roger Corman interview 1

Five Alarm Funk - Don Mega

Coffy sound byte

Coffy review

Willie Hutch - foxy brown

Coffy sound byte 2

Jb's - Pass the peas

Roger Corman interview 2

Roy Ayers - Aragon

Roy Ayers & Willie Hutch trivia

Jimmy Castor Bunch - Bertha bull boogie

Foxy Brown sound byte

Jimmy Castor Bunch - King Kong

Foxy Brown sound byte 2

Foxy Brown review

Isaac Hayes - Walk on By

Roger Corman interview 3

Booker T and the Mg's - Jelly bread

Switchblade Sisters sound byte

Switchblade Sisters review

Misteur Vallaire - track 3

Switchblade Sisters trailer

Cameo - Funk Funk

Pit Stop sound byte