One Step Ahead by Aretha Franklin
As with many great, classic songs, I grew up listening to the sample as part of a hip-hop beat before ever listening to the original. While Mos Def’s Ms. Fat Booty is one hell of a track, I do prefer, on most days and nights, to listen to Aretha Franklin all the way through.
If like me, you’re into Aretha Franklin and have a penchant for concert films, take a look at Sydney Pollack’s Amazing Grace, where Aretha Franklin records a live album at a Baptist Church in Los Angeles. Take notice of an emotionally enthralled, awestruck Mick Jagger sitting in the front row. I suppose the only good part of celebrity is the ability to access such events.