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Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth

by 24-Carat Black

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Commonly regarded as one of the first-ever concept records of the soul genre, this dark masterpiece combines the lush orchestral arrangements of Isaac Hayes collaborator Dale Warren with Blaxploitation-style funk grooves, resulting in a sound that would rocket it to cult-classic status among DJs and producers who have sampled it for tracks by Kendrick Lamar, Jay Z, Digable Planets, Dr. Dre, and many others.

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released January 1, 1973

2017, © 2017 Concord Music Group Inc.

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24-Carat Black Chicago, Illinois

An american soul collective stemming from Ohio, 24-Carat Black served as the brainchild of Dale Warren. With themes and subjects that erratically alter from song to song, Warren wrote about everything from emotional toil to racial tensions boiling over from the civil rights movement. ... more

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