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We’re ending Black Music Month on a high note by honoring the 45th anniversary of the BE 100s with a commemorative Spotify playlist compilation. Every song on this playlist of 45 tracks was produced by a record label once featured on our prestigious listing of the top black-owned businesses in the nation. Our 2017 list will be live soon.
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Whether you prefer to “get your groove on” or “drop it like it’s hot,” gather up your crew for a Soul Train Line, because these classic hip-hop and R&B melodies will surely make you want to, as Teddy Pendergrass says, “Get up, get down, get funky, get loose!”
( From The Warriors. Screenshot Source: Hulu)
Songs From Motown:
Founded in 1959 by Berry Gordon, Jr.
- “I Want You Back,” performed by The Jackson 5
- “Got to Be There,” performed by Michael Jackson
- “The Way You Do the Things You Do,” performed by The Temptations
- “I Hear a Symphony,” performed by The Supremes
- “The Tears of a Clown,” performed by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
- “What’s Goin’ On,” by Marvin Gaye
- “Got to Give it Up (Part 1),” by Marvin Gaye
- “Isn’t She Lovely,” by Stevie Wonder
- “Uptight,” by Stevie Wonder
Songs From Philadelphia International Records:
Founded in 1971 by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff.
- “Get Up, Get Down, Get Funky, Get Loose,” by Teddy Pendergrass
- “Love Train,” performed by the O’ Jays
- “When Will I See You Again,” performed by The Three Degrees
- “Me and Mrs. Jones,” by Billy Paul
- “If You Only Knew,” by Patti LaBelle
From Stax Records:
Founded in 1957 by Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton.
- “I’ve Been Loving You,” by Otis Redding
- “ Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song),” by Otis Redding
- “Try a Little Tenderness,” by Otis Redding
- “Sittin on the Dock of the Bay,” by Otis Redding
- “Theme from Shaft,” by Isaac Hayes
- “Hung Up on my Baby,” by Isaac Hayes
- “Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic,” by Isaac Hayes
- “I’ll Take You There,” performed by The Staple Singers
- “Everyday People,” performed by The Staple Singers
- “The Weight,” performed by The Staple Singers
- “Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom),” performed by The Staple Singers
Songs From Sussex Records:
Founded in 1969 by Clarence Avant.
- “Lean on Me,” by Bill Withers
- “Use Me,” by Bill Withers
- “Ain’t no Sunshine,” by Bill Withers
- “If It Ain’t Funky,” by Chuck Brown and The Soul Searchers
- “We the People,” by Chuck Brown and The Soul Searchers
Songs From SOLAR Records:
Founded in 1975 by Dick Griffey and Don Cornelius.
- “Fantastic Voyage,” performed by Lakeside
- “Mary Mack,” performed by Babyface
- “My Kinda Girl,” performed by Babyface
- “Dancing in the Sheets,” performed by Shalamar
- “Rock Steady,” performed by The Whispers
- “No Parking (On the Dance Floor),” performed by Midnight Star
Songs From Def Jam Recordings:
Founded in 1983 by Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin.
- “This Is How We Do It,” performed by Montell Jordan
- “Mama Said Knock You Out,” by LL Cool J
- “Rock the Bells,” by LL Cool J
- “Fight the Power,” by Public Enemy
- “Bring the Noise,” by Public Enemy
- “I’ll Be,” performed by Foxy Brown featuring Jay-Z
Songs From No Limit Records
Founded in 1990 by Percy “Master P” Miller.
- “Wobble Wobble,” performed by the 504 Boyz
- “Lay Low,” by Snoop Dogg, featuring Nate Dogg, Butch Cassidy, Tha Eastsidaz, and Master P
- “My Baby,” performed by Lil’ Romeo