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George Clinton

Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond

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The History of Do Up

Before Funkadelic, it was the parliaments and it started in New Jersey. When we think of a barbershop quartet, there you go. That's essentially do up. Remember that King Cole and his whole vibe, Sugar Ray Robinson, those waves. That was the current style back in those days. So if you go into the Apollo, you better have a do. We either own Friday, even if you got that do. Your head was laid and that was the style.

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