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Super Freak is a Funk act. Their sound grew out of Melvin Franklin. Those roots explain a lot about how Super Freak arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Rock Your Baby, You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) and We Are Family, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Big Sean, MC Hammer, JAY-Z, Nicki Minaj and Black Eyed Peas, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 9 connections around Super Freak, reaching back through Melvin Franklin and forward to Big Sean. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
"Super Freak" is a 1981 single produced and performed by American singer Rick James. The song, co-written by James and Alonzo Miller, was first released on James' fifth album, Street Songs (1981) and became one of James' signature songs. "Freak" is a slang term for the sexually adventurous, as described in the song's lyrics, "She's a very kinky girl / The kind you don't take home to mother". Rolling Stone magazine ranked the song number 477 in its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in 2004, number 481 in 2010, and number 153 in an updated list in 2021. The song was nominated for the Grammy for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance at the 1982 Grammys. The song has been sampled by MC Hammer in 1990, Jay-Z in 2006, and Nicki Minaj in 2022.
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Super Freak connections
Super Freak grew out of Melvin Franklin, shares an orbit with Rock Your Baby, You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) and We Are Family, went on to shape Big Sean, MC Hammer, JAY-Z and Nicki Minaj. 9 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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