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On December 25, 2006, James Brown passed away. Wax Poetics would not exist without JB and his invention of funk, so we juggled a few things and made sure our next issue was in tribute to the man who we are so indebted to. It's our intention to keep the funk alive. R.I.P. James Brown.
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Wax Poetics Issue 22, April/May 2007
Funk diva (and Miles muse) Betty Davis and Bay Area rapper Too Short did things their way; the former suffered the consequences, the latter reaped the benefits. WP celebrates visionaries like Brazilian pianist Joao Donato, conga royalty King Errisson, reedman Ornette Coleman, rapper Pharoahe Monch, and rhythmatist Steve Reid.
