Now Playing

Curtis Mayfield's Now Playing (2024) compiles ten tracks of socially conscious funk and soul that defined early 70s urban music. The collection captures Mayfield's distinctive falsetto floating over deep grooves, wah-wah guitar, and string arrangements that move between street-level grit and cinematic sweep.

Standout Tracks

• Move On Up: The uplifting anthem with its infectious horn stabs and motivational message
• Superfly: The title track from the iconic blaxploitation soundtrack with its hypnotic guitar line
• Pusherman: The morally complex narrative over a menacing, bass-heavy groove

Mood: socially conscious, cinematic, street soul, driving

Tracklist

1. A1. (Don't Worry) If There's A Hell Below We're All Going To Go (3:27)
2. A2. Move On Up (2:46)
3. A3. Get Down (3:56)
4. A4. We Got To Have Peace (4:46)
5. A5. Freddie's Dead (3:21)
6. B1. Pusherman (5:01)
7. B2. Superfly (3:08)
8. B3. Future Shock (3:39)
9. B4. Kung Fu (3:51)
10. B5. So In Love (5:14)