Curtis Mayfield - Pusherman (Official Audio)

Curtis Mayfield - Pusherman from 'Super Fly' (1972)
Subscribe to the Rhino Channel! Rhino.lnk.to/KZbinSubID
Check Out Our Favorite Playlists:
Classic Rock Rhino.lnk.to/YTClassicRockID
80s Hits Rhino.lnk.to/YT80sHitsID
80s Hard Rock Rhino.lnk.to/YT80sHardRockID
80s Alternative Rhino.lnk.to/YT80sAlternativeID
90s Hits Rhino.lnk.to/YT90sHitsID
Stay connected with RHINO on...
Facebook / rhino
Instagram / rhino_records
Twitter / rhino_records
www.rhino.com/
RHINO is the official KZbin channel of the greatest music catalog in the world. Founded in 1978, Rhino is the world's leading pop culture label specializing in classic rock, soul, and 80's and 90's alternative. The vast Rhino catalog of more than 5,000 albums, videos, and hit songs features material by Warner Music Group artists such as Van Halen, Madonna, Duran Duran, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, The Doors, Chicago, Black Sabbath, John Coltrane, Yes, Alice Cooper, Linda Ronstadt, The Ramones, The Monkees, Carly Simon, and Curtis Mayfield, among many others. Check back for classic music videos, live performances, hand-curated playlists, the Rhino Podcast, and more!

[@HeavensGirl-65]

Real instruments being played 🎷🎸🎹🎺🥁🎶💃🏾💃🏾

[@delilahfleharty8393]

No auto tune either!

[@pango-y8j]

100 Percent home-made Music 🍄

[@xaviersarden425]

U f right ! Certified facts 💯 Salute

[@michaelbarras6950]

No doubt, what music today is missing! Real talent!

[@cowboiog5064]

2024 folks 👀🤚🏾

[@israelagalaba5493]

Yaaaas 😄😅. June 20th 2024 over here 🎉

[@shaunNkaidensDAD]

​@@israelagalaba5493the 26th for me... Had to put my girl on 💯

[@thirdlegstalliano]

Thanks for keeping the scene alive

[@reginatheone1]

Thursday July 25 partying 🎉🎉😂

[@EmanuelPhillips-ie2ot]

Man Curtis was before his time. Talented brother. Super fly a master piece. Hands down.

[@thirdlegstalliano]

A true genius

[@scottgove9567]

Look this man is among the top 5 R&B singers all time

[@muskegontribune]

He was a Soul singer, its a difference. This is soul music.

[@brother-dre]

@@muskegontribune Exactly.

[@MrCherizar]

That man , that man is killing them bongos, cheers to Curtis!!!!

[@silverbadgerdrums]

Are those actually Remo Rototoms, rather than bongos or congas? You can hear the pitch bend.

[@jfont5899]

Killing it

[@AnthonyTucker-sl4zj]

Old boy is MURDERING those bongos'!!!

[@celticwriter05]

I played professional percussion for 30 years with a lot of different bands and my jaw is still on the floor after listing to this gentleman.

[@notmebutyou8350]

Yes he is, and brother is killing that bass, too!! 🎸🎸🎸🎸🙂

[@AlterMann57]

Curtis Mayfield was so ahead of his time that we still haven't caught up. He left us way too soon, so heartbreaking.

[@bethwatts2408]

Not only was Curtis Mayfield a musical genius and social commentator but he also surrounded himself with exceptional musicians! Exquisite 🤩🤩🤩

[@malarktaful]

He's Marvin plus

[@wandabeasley3419]

Yes you said it all🙏❤️

[@sterling71evans55]

009u0

[@sterling71evans55]

@@Rob-tx4in 000u

[@sterling71evans55]

@@Rob-tx4in 0

[@edtoo8719]

He was the voice for the streets.

[@jfont5899]

Say it again 👏

[@samuelmuiruri4704]

I have seen a comment that his music and Isaac Hayes provide the sound track ( the soul and heart/substance)to the wire tv serial and it makes complete sense. Drugd, urban decay, destitution,rich drugs dealers. I never thought of that but now it makes sense. I heard Isac Hayes soulville on the house we live in,a drug and prison documentary that David Simon was featured in. Not surprisingly Isaac Hayes and Curtis Mayfield are heavily featured in the wire sounds track

[@alonsogarcia3593]

Across 110 street !!!

[@jetcrews97]

Word G’📚💯

[@chrisnelson3691]

This song is sooo good, the vibe is something else.

[@sunniqueen7244]

That guitar riff just FILTHY with it!!!! 🔥

[@kaushikganguli1091]

Gold standard of early 70s funk.

[@angmcd3634]

still an absolute BANGER anyone who says otherwise is braindead

[@yvettejones4249]

His music, the instrumentals and beats were just addictive.

[@TheChrissy1977]

He’s your pusher man.

[@desisomino]

were => are

[@erickrizan7421]

not to mention all the glorious cocaine

[@kenkovar2647]

guess writing about drugs made the music more addictive!!😎😄😜😆

[@gregmaynor2373]

@@desisomino what?

[@bhagen4292]

This man's influence cannot be overstated. He and Isaac Hayes laid out the blueprint for the TV themes that followed in the 70's

[@CellaMadea]

Yes!!! They did it!!! CellaMadea

[@ginacampbell8766]

Nobody tops Curtis. You can maybe compare him to Marvin.

[@danishsailing4630]

Yes they participated in the elite's plans of culture manipulation that promoted pimps and drug dealers as black heroes, that has been responsible for derailing black society.

[@Sewom79]

You are 💯

[@soultownlansing4746]

Wouldn't have thought of it, seems true.

[@tyronewilliams8344]

By 1972, Curtis Mayfield had already established himself in music as both a creative force and a voice of the people. The Superfly soundtrack was the pinnacle of his creativity. In fact, when you think of Superfly, you can't help but hear the funk of "Pusherman" or the other songs in your head. Eternal props to the great Curtis Mayfield and the brilliant musicians on this timeless classic!

[@tyronescott7712]

Still, listening may 26, 2024. curtis put the soul in soul music.

[@pango-y8j]

With a pinch of Funk 🍄🎷🍄

[@patricksmith4812]

A older cat I worked with turned me on to Curtis Mayfield,he was one of his favorite and now he is one of mine thank you Mr, Earl...............

[@jackspry9736]

RIP Curtis Mayfield (June 3, 1942 - December 26, 1999), aged 57 You will be remembered as a legend.

[@oneeyedpapi8058]

How did he die?

[@jackspry9736]

@@oneeyedpapi8058 complications of type 2 diabetes

[@qualityserviceexperts9996]

Man...I'm 47 now and 57 is really not sounding that old anymore....

[@455SD]

too young

[@dimachesebastian6407]

@@oneeyedpapi8058 for majority his not dead. is alive every time we hit the PLAY button.

[@donnalynn3933]

My bigger sister played this album religiously, I loved it and still do, Soul of R&B, One of the BEST!

[@chrisneyland-tf5tu]

Pusherman and Fred is Dead are my 2 favorite songs on the album. 1972. 52 years ago. It can top raps songs of today's era.

[@blade4trade80]

The lead & bass lines are jammin'...

[@donaldfewell8908]

Everything here is stellar!

[@sigismundjumbo8065]

Social commentator and highly enlightened motivational singer. He's ahead of his time. Really missed him. RIP.

[@karansena]

Master peice.

[@jeremywilson2878]

Sheila E recently did a cover on this song💯🎶❤️

[@dsilkiiereneeharris6166]

Silent life

[@gibbynyc6482]

No...he was not ahead of his time...he was 100% of his time...that's what makes it so good.

[@ronaldjohnson4289]

Hi honey

[@melindadcourts1917]

The Man, The Legend, Curtis Mayfield. All the way real.

[@irmalittle6777]

I am 65 and when I went to the show to see this movie when it came out I fell in love with this song. Love it !!!!

[@DGardn100]

When you went to "the show". That made me smile.

[@vdsilva6806]

Up to 10k turning 65 for the next 14 years. Many of us lived some happy times. Yeah man.

[@lindsayshepherd5345]

Curtis is one Bad Ass mother .. This is dope so so smooth glad am from this era Yea !

[@midnightrider7648]

That rhythm section is great. I have headphones on. Wow!

[@matthewjackson3813]

Master Class by Mr. Curtis Mayfield rock on brother....

[@mvader7188]

My favorite one of his. Bongos from another dimension 😊

[@oldschoolmotorsickle]

Everything came together just right on this album. The production is perfect, again, just right. So tight.

[@ginacampbell8766]

Yaaaaeees

[@mikesanmiguel2954]

👍 ⛰️🌎🐼

[@adizmal]

The single guitar chord strums on the verses, specifically... absolutely unreal dynamics in this song, so understated. Like dude trying to strum so quiet, almost muted at times, yet they still ring out thin and sparse as they are. Love this song's arrangement so much.

[@Ida-Adriana]

Love your in depth review of the sounds

[@raymyslewski9494]

So right. And the wa-wa hits the right times. So much going on with this song. It's more than a song. Lord, lord...

[@chandrafranklin9685]

Preccussions on Fire

[@chandrafranklin9685]

Wow Listen to the words coming out his Mouth ! This is Not about Drugs!!!! Think HIGH

[@UncleSaif]

Masterful

[@light-yearcleaning]

The creativity is just mind blowing. Truly the genius area. Can’t be touched or ever copied

[@crochetinsider]

Brilliant song by Curtis with some truly badass percussion.

[@mooogg]

Agree that groove is seriously potent!🤩🥁😍🎸😊🎶

[@davidedghill8773]

Congas remind me of Santana's Chepito Arias....sick...

[@lindsayshepherd5345]

Yeah ! ! ! Drummer is Dope

[@fuzzytimes187]

Yes!

[@kobie1585]

Yep, that percussion is too killing 👍

[@duanerivera681]

The Man.. No one sounds like this... No one.

[@gdsnuff]

I can see how this music influenced lounge music, I'm sure other genres as well.

[@lindatoliver2267]

He was one of a kind. So talented.

[@alexissixela6914]

Elevators too

[@PedroGarcia-xq7un]

Curtis Mayfield, Issac Hayes, and James Brown are best in the 70s music scores.

[@uwsgrrrl9981]

I wore this album out. I loved the movie & saw it in Spanish in Cali, Columbia in 1974. 😎

[@user-ps55619]

Ahh! Curtis Mayfield! His sounds still reverbate in my head from some half century ago. The understated musician, but a prodigious one none the less. Good 👍 memories. Thanks.

[@michaeljulia5775]

What I dig about this jam here is the percussionist playing both congas and bongos and the way he plays them both together is awesome. Right on.

[@rexx893]

WHEN LISTENING TO THE CONGAS AND TUMBAS,BONGOS ,I WONDER WHO IS PAYING THEM.= MY GUESS WAS A VAGUE BUT CERTAIN GUESS. ONLY A LATINO CAN PLAY LIKE THAT NO OTHER DUDE . SAW THE VIDEO AND YES ,MAYBE PUERTO RICAN . GREAT IN ALL ! MASTER PIECE

[@MrCherizar]

Henry Gibson played congas/bongos/ Black man from Chicago south side/ bad brother!!!

[@anthonybrown6804]

​​@@rexx893 Puerto Ricans get down too But that was a Brother, Brother ✊🏾 ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾 The beat all started in Africa🌍 It's in us

[@charlesobanner5317]

The guys Playing the LIVE INSTRUMENTS ARE REALLY COOKING 🍳 😋 🎉

[@dadada396]

5 course meal ya dig

[@jessehernandez3688]

Great guitar and percussions

[@vj8234]

Everybody needs some congas, timbales, a scratching guitar and a Wah wah pedal in their lives. This man was an underrated genius. Many things to you Curtis Mayfield and Ron O'Neal for bringing your coolness into our lives.

[@haywoodj]

I walk into my warehouse job to his music. I ain't gonna sell you drugs but I will sell swagger.

[@garymcknight7588]

Always loved the bass line!

[@user-sp9kd6ef3t]

Dude on percussion is in the zone.... taking it back to our ancestors and delivering the word

Curtis Mayfield était une des inspirations musicales de Bob Marley ! Et ça s'entend au niveau des percussions !

[@donreid6399]

When I first watched the film 'Superfly', I really thought it was going to be just another Blaxploitation movie. But it was SO much more...and Curtis Mayfield's music really made it incredible!

[@dandyjimbuckley]

Movie was something totally different for its time imo. Love the way it’s shot.

[@stevencoardvenice]

He always sounds so chill, but the bitter sarcasm in all his lyrics lets you know that Mayfield was a very angry man. And angry for good reason. It's an interesting combination

[@rogerrose8220]

Driving snare drumbeat. AMAZING!!

[@kobie1585]

PusherMan....... Although Mr. Curtis is no more with us he's still in our hearts and his songs still keep PUSHING.... 👍👍👍

[@emilianosuraniti4173]

The greatest of all times. Mr Curtis Mayfield. Thanks 4 your sublime music.

[@hanselbaker3068]

GREAT musician! His music and legacy will always be for people to be inspired by and enjoy too! RIP Curtis Mayfield.

[@Giselle62]

masterpiece

[@chuckoverturf6710]

The day when great music was made. The R & B from the 60 70 & 80's. Now that was soul music. It did move the soul. Love it.

[@minustaco42zero24]

I'm so glad my dad had a wide range of music he told me and my brother "hey guys come listen to this song" and that went on for years and Im happy he did because now I have a wide range.

[@pharaohblood4evr]

S.I.P. MR. CURTIS MAYFIELD TOO SMOOTH BEFORE HIS TIME. HOTEP 👑 💪🏿 💯 🙌🏿

[@Goatchild90]

Rest in Peace Curtis Mayfield. One of the best songs in the Popular Music canon.

[@onii-chain]

music like this will never be made again with the state of the music industry today its honestly so sad because nothing sounded better than 70s r&b or disco it cannot be topped

[@sylviaross5722]

RIP, Curtis. ❤❤❤

[@user-nl9jn8rg1h]

Grown Folks Music Classic 💯 Superior Recording Percussion is off the chain You Dig

[@mvhtriple]

Freakin' awesome track! A classic!

[@freethinkerphil]

My early New York City days, 70, 71, 72 and up great times great music and the people were absolutely fucking wild with electricity

[@ebntje]

The class of this soundtrack...

[@lovelovelovemusic1177]

Loving Curtis Mayfield and his Music Forever!Love Always!

[@jamesjackson9196]

Curtis Mayfield yes he's a talented dude

[@MrCharliedub1]

put your headphones on and turn up the volume and enjoy this gold of music from the 70s still cool to in 2024 and a great movie , and the great man himself Curtis Mayfield your music will live for ever RIP :)

[@davidgibson9678]

This was the soundtrack to the movie that changed my brother from a hippie to a player. No joke.

[@mikesanmiguel2954]

Right On 👍✌️

[@shastajustice3753]

an extraordinary artist. love the talking drum in this classic song.

[@leonardcharles59]

Keep pushing it Curtis Mayfield!!!

[@puppyhead6706]

powerhouse performances, amazing music and arrangements. classic.

[@richardscott6437]

Curtis and my favorite Smokey Robinson are the best of the best, my Pastor is from Chicago, she now lives in Harrisburg, Told me she use to play with Curtis Mayfield's sister

[@ojamarharris598]

When music was true,truthful, n from the gut of the blues that was lived everyday n funkadelic times party times

[@user-je5do6jn2f]

GOAT of Proto-Funk and R&B.

[@cookie-gb3xn]

2 bags please...for a generous fee 😂...that line is deep!

[@austinstyles6393]

Nice arrangement and the percussionist is on point!

[@John.Heyman]

Dude had some good music

[@AaronOstwald]

One of the best sopngs ever. Curtis is the man

[@yvettejones4249]

Love all of his songs and my brother in law looked exactly like him, played the piano, wrote songs, sang. He was brilliant.

[@amanishakur3192]

Yvette Jones old school music is the best u dig

[@noahderstand]

The people make the timeless quality in their work. When there is some thing about them their creations endure. Thanks, brother Curtis. Stuff about you I'll never know makes this music, at least in the time of those who remember it, always fresh. I recorded the beginning as a phone ringer ten years ago, now Im doing it again bc it still sounds new and lifts heads with an occasional smile.

[@gregvasser6944]

Vintage music& masterful artist R.I.P Curtis Mayfield.

[@jackleg2007]

I remember first hearing this on a '45 record album back in the last century! Good times.

[@annetteredd2976]

Love Curtis Mayfield

[@epifanioferreira-zq5tr]

Truly a masterpiece

[@user-ie4if7dt3o]

He was the man of all time i hate he is gone RIP Curtis i will for ever play your music 🎶 one of are a kind no one will ever top him 💔

[@elpeepoo6099]

I just got this stuck in my head from the ps2 game narc from when I was like 12 lol.

[@arieswaters]

The 70s baby. Good music

[@aaronboone503]

My Momma bought me the album the same day we went to see Super fly after dinner at the Flaming Ember in downtown Detroit 1972. RIP Momma ❤🌹🤓

[@AnthonyTucker-sl4zj]

Aw MAN,I've never been to"Flaming Embers",but have always wanted to!! 😮

[@reginamee3777]

Detroit Michigan !

[@gavinwilhoit4229]

I remember this off the ps2 game NARC!!! Ahhhhhh good times!

[@Krakkokayne]

"You have the right to shut the fuck up"

[@cassiebarber4669]

you're busted

[@user-zh2ie4hw1t]

He was Amazing Great Artist

[@fasteddie9055]

This is Harlem, NYC music from back in the day. The movie SUPERFLY was a millions of dollars production in the Big Apple. The men wore Superfly hats after that. Curtis is definitely tops ever since his KEEP ON PUSHING LP back in '63.

[@conrathleibrandd1069]

wayback golden oldie...music with soul...footstompin handclapping and just damn good

[@ericflemister1675]

Man this song touch the community in so many ways when it came out. Some of use saw the movie over and over. And everybody got fly back then

[@samircerdan172]

Definitely one of the most swagggg out songs ever !!!!!!!!!!

[@lindatoliver2267]

Musical genius.

[@jd194582]

There’s so much going on in this song it’s beyond dynamic.😊

[@eternaldamnationfilms4962]

Music that needs a real come back! From some real artist of course!

[@user-cb6mp1lx2c]

Curtis sang bars!😮

[@marshareed1438]

First time ever hearing this song. I would have to bet that my boys know this song well 💨 😂

[@rambo2174]

The percussion in the beginning is outstanding. 1974

[@pjharris9331]

Im yo momma im yo daddy im that ninja in the alley....we been rappin pay attention 💯💯💯💯

[@SherriTacos-n2p]

My favorite part is that the dope man is your Friend 💔

[@gloriaallen1917]

These lyrics r the bomb!

[@sublime12201]

Black guys in the 70s were the coolest mf's on earth 💯💯

[@68majortom]

yep some fantastic Music thst still speaking to you today, well my X Lifestyle anyway, great Musicians too! 🙏✌️

[@normanfooteii5300]

I'd like to think we still are. 'Preciate the love

[@ginevrajdeluca6589]

Hell yeah ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@sublime12201]

@@normanfooteii5300 please ...y'all wear dresses today

[@sogravvyproductions4176]

​@@sublime12201at least they still know they are men unlike a lot of yall

[@KJHolliday]

GREATEST SONG OF ALL TIME

[@johnsainz3056]

Great song

[@ginacampbell8766]

Love 💘 how his music 🎶 moved with the times