{"id":1974052,"date":"2025-08-22T08:36:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T08:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1974052"},"modified":"2025-08-22T08:36:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T08:36:33","slug":"in-the-groove-mansur-brown-erykah-badu-james-brown-new-music-from-love-spells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/in-the-groove-mansur-brown-erykah-badu-james-brown-new-music-from-love-spells\/","title":{"rendered":"In The Groove: Mansur Brown, Erykah Badu, James Brown + new music from Love Spells"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/shows.audiocdn.com\/s\/wdet\/in-the-groove\/in-the-groove-08-21-25\/embed\/standard-horizontal\/v2\" width=\"100%\" height=\"173\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I started re-reading James McBride\u2019s brilliant book \u201cKill \u2018Em and Leave: Searching for <strong>James Brown<\/strong> and the American Soul,\u201d so I had to start the show with \u201cSay It Loud \u2013 I\u2019m Black and I\u2019m Proud (Pts. 1 &amp; 2)\u201d by the man himself. Plus, a spotlight on jazz guitarist <strong>Mansur Brown<\/strong>, putting <strong>Erykah Badu\u2019s<\/strong> \u201cMama\u2019s Gun\u201d tour on your calendar (which lands at the Fox Theatre on November 20th) and new music discovery from <strong>Love Spells<\/strong> and <strong>Justin Bieber<\/strong> (yes, that guy).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Check the playlist below and listen to the episode for two weeks after it airs using the player above.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper<\/em><\/strong><strong> playlist for August 21, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cSay It Loud \u2013 I\u2019m Black and I\u2019m Proud (Pts. 1 &amp; 2)\u201d \u2013 James Brown<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cHim Belly No Go Sweat\u201d \u2013 Antibalas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cDog It\u201d \u2013 Digable Planets<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cBlack Is\u2026 (feat. 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