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Chocolate City is a 1975 album by the funk band Parliament. It has a theme of love of Washington, D.C., where the group was particularly popular. The album's cover includes images of the United States Capitol, the Washington Monument, and the Lincoln Memorial as well as sticker labeled "Washington DC". Image File history File links ParliamentChocolateCityalbumcover. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Parliament was originally The Parliaments, a doo-wop group based out of George Clintons Plainfield, New Jersey barber shop. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Funk is an African American musical style. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article is about Casablanca, the record label. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... George Clinton (born July 22, 1940) is an American musician and the principal architect of P-Funk. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... Robert Christgau (2007) Robert Christgau (sometimes abbreviated in print to Xgau), born April 18, 1942, is an American essayist, music journalist, and the self-declared Dean of American Rock Critics[1] His first reviews were published by Esquire in 1967. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... PopMatters is an international magazine of cultural criticism. ... Parliament was originally The Parliaments, a doo-wop group based out of George Clintons Plainfield, New Jersey barber shop. ... Up For The Down Stroke is one of P-Funks most well-known songs. ... Mothership Connection is a funk album by Parliament, released in 1975. ... See also: 1970s in music. ... Funk is an African American musical style. ... Parliament was originally The Parliaments, a doo-wop group based out of George Clintons Plainfield, New Jersey barber shop. ... Nickname: Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., in relation to the states Maryland and Virginia Coordinates: , Country United States Federal District District of Columbia Government - Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D) - D.C. Council Chairperson: Vincent C. Gray (D) Ward 1: Jim Graham (D) Ward 2... An album cover is a cover used to package commercial audio recordings such as the printed cardboard covers that were typically used to package 12 gramophone records from the 1960s through to the 1980s when the 12 record was the major format for distribution of popular music. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The Washington Monument at dusk For other Washington Monuments, see Washington Monuments (world). ... The monument, which is on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., is a United States Presidential Memorial built to honor 16th President Abraham Lincoln. ...

Track listing

A 2003 CD reissue of Chocolate City contained three bonus tracks, including alternate mixes of "If It Don't Fit (Don't Force It)" and "I Misjudged You" and the previously unreleased song "Common Law Wife".^[1] Chocolate City is a song by the funk band Parliament, the lead track of their 1975 album of the same name. ... A reissue or re-release is the new or repeated issue of an item. ... In terms of recorded music, a bonus track is a piece of music which has been included on specific releases or reissues of an album. ... Audio mixing is used in sound recording, audio editing and sound systems to balance the relative volume and frequency content of a number of sound sources. ... There are two classes of interpersonal status known today as common-law (or common law) marriage. ...

Music

Chocolate City features the classic P-Funk lineup with George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell, and Eddie Hazel. The Brecker brothers, Michael and Randy, joined the band as did vocalist Glen Goins. Prakash John plays bass on several tracks as well including the title track. P-Funk is an abbreviated, compound name for two bands, Parliament and Funkadelic. ... George Clinton is the name of several notable people: George Clinton (royal governor) (c. ... William Bootsy Collins (born October 26, 1951 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a pioneering funk bassist, singer, and songwriter. ... Bernie Worrell Bernie Worrell (born April 19, 1944) is originally from Long Beach, New Jersey but grew up in Plainfield, New Jersey. ... Eddie Hazel (April 10, 1950 â€“ December 23, 1992) was a pioneering guitarist in early funk music in the United States. ... The Brecker Brothers was the musical duo of Michael (saxophone and EWI) and Randy Brecker (trumpet and flugelhorn), who recorded several commercially successful jazz fusion albums together in the 1970s, 1990s, and 2000s. ... Glen Goins was an incredibly talented singer and musician from the Parliament Funkadelic Funk Mob in the 1970s. ... Prakash John (born August 1, 1947) is a Canadian rock bassist. ...

The album is full of the uptempo funk that the band would be known for as well as the vocal harmonies of The Parliaments. "Let Me Be" draws on jazz as well as gospel influences. The first two measures of Mozarts Sonata XI, which indicates the tempo as Andante grazioso and a modern editors metronome marking: = 120. â€œAndanteâ€ redirects here. ... The Parliaments were an early doo-wop singing group from Plainfield, New Jersey. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Gospel music is a musical genre characterized by dominant vocals (often with strong use of harmony) referencing lyrics of a religious nature, particularly Christian. ...

Chart performance

Chocolate City reached the top 20 of the black album charts in 1975 and reached #91 on the album charts. "Chocolate City", the title track and first single, reached #24 on the black chart and #94 on the Billboard Hot 100 while "Ride On" the second single reached #64 on the black chart.^[2] The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ...

"Chocolate City" theme

The album takes its name from the term "Chocolate City," which had been used to describe Washington, D.C. where blacks had been becoming a majority through migration (as explained in the cover notes included with one recent CD release of the album). The term had been used by Washington's black AM radio stations WOL-AM and WOOK-AM since the early 1970's to refer to the city. Bobby "The Mighty Burner" Bennett, a DJ on WOL, told the Washington Post in 1998 "Chocolate City for me was the expression of D.C.'s classy funk and confident blackness."^[3] The following is a partial list of United States cities and towns in which a majority (over 50%) of the population is African American or Black, according to data from the 2000 Census. ... ...

George Clinton used the concept in the title track using the black domination of the inner city populations as a positive message in contrast to concern over White flight. The lyrics of the song refer to several such "chocolate cities" but focuses on D.C.: "There's a lot of chocolate cities around/We got Newark, we got Gary/Someone told me we got L.A./ And we're working on Atlanta / But you're the capital C.C."^[4] White flight is a term for the demographic trend where working- and middle-class white people move away from increasingly racially mixed inner-city neighborhoods to predominantly white suburbs and exurbs. ... Nickname: Map of Newark in Essex County County Essex Founded/Incorporated 1666/1836 Government - Mayor Cory Booker, term of office 2006â€“2010 Area [1] - City 67. ... â€œGaryâ€ redirects here. ...

Clinton's lyrics referred to Chocolate City as "my piece of the rock" as opposed to the "40 acres and a mule" that slaves were promised after the Civil War. He contrasted Chocolate City with the "vanilla suburbs" of the city, a term first used on the track. 40 acres and a mule is another term for compensation that was to be awarded to freed American slaves after the Civil Warâ€” 40 acres (16 ha) of land to farm, and a mule with which to drag a plow so the land could be cultivated. ...

The lyrics also reflected Clinton's thanks for the capital's strong support for P-Funk, further shown by the album cover showing the Lincoln Memorial and the United States Capitol. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

Other tracks on the album reflecting the influence of Washington are "Let Me Be" drawing from 1970's D.C. gospel and "I Misjudged You" a homage to The Unifics, a Washington R&B ballad group.^[5]

Cultural references to "Chocolate City"

New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin used the term Chocolate City in 2006, a few months after Hurricane Katrina, during a Martin Luther King Day speech (the "Chocolate City speech"). This remark, in which Nagin said that New Orleans "would be a chocolate city once again," led to controversy, with critics accusing Nagin of racism; when Nagin later attended the 2006 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, Stephen Colbert welcomed Nagin to Washington, D.C., "the chocolate city with a marshmallow center and a graham cracker crust of corruption". New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... Clarence Ray Nagin, Jr. ... Lowest pressure 902 mbar (hPa; 26. ... â€œMartin Luther Kingâ€ redirects here. ... The Chocolate City speech is a disparaging nickname which some people have given to the Martin Luther King Day speech by Ray Nagin, Mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 16, 2006. ... Stephen Colbert at the 2006 White House Correspondents Dinner On April 29, 2006, American comedian Stephen Colbert appeared as the featured entertainer at the 2006 White House Correspondents Association Dinner, which was held in Washington, D.C., at the Hilton Washington hotel. ... This article is about Stephen Colbert, the actor. ... Pink marshmallows. ...

At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an independent living group known as Chocolate City at M.I.T. was founded in 1975. Named after the Parliament song, the living group houses 28-30 male students, and is a recognized part of the M.I.T. housing system. According to the living group's^[6], Chocolate City at M.I.T.'s primary purpose is to support its brotherhood and contribute to the global community. "Chocolate City is a brotherhood of MIT students and alumni who identify with Black culture and share common backgrounds, interests, ethnicities, and/or experiences. By cultivating a tradition of social, intellectual, character, and leadership development, the Brothers of Chocolate City exemplify a high standard of excellence which is founded on continual growth. We seek to enrich the MIT and greater global communities by embodying the principles of our brotherhood." The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private, coeducational research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... MIT redirects here. ...

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Parliament-Funkadelic

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v • d • e Members
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees	Jerome "Bigfoot" Brailey • George Clinton • Bootsy Collins • Ray Davis • Ramon "Tiki" Fulwood • Glen Goins • Michael Hampton • Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins • Eddie Hazel • Walter "Junie" Morrison • Cordell "Boogie" Mosson • "Billy Bass" Nelson • Garry Shider • Calvin Simon • Grady Thomas • Bernie Worrell
Other members	List of P-Funk members • Category: P-Funk members

v • d • e Discography
Parliament	Osmium • Up for the Down Stroke • Chocolate City • Mothership Connection • The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein • Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome • Live: P-Funk Earth Tour • Motor Booty Affair • Gloryhallastoopid • Trombipulation • Compilations
Funkadelic	Funkadelic • Free Your Mind...And Your Ass Will Follow • Maggot Brain • America Eats Its Young • Cosmic Slop • Standing on the Verge of Getting It On • Let's Take It to the Stage • Tales of Kidd Funkadelic • Hardcore Jollies • One Nation Under a Groove • Uncle Jam Wants You • The Electric Spanking of War Babies • Connections & Disconnections • By Way Of The Drum • Live: Meadowbrook, Rochester, Michigan 12th September 1971 • Compilations
Bootsy Collins/ Bootsy's Rubber Band	Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band • Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! • Bootsy? Player of the Year • This Boot is Made for Fonk-N • Ultra Wave • The One Giveth, the Count Taketh Away • What's Bootsy Doin'? • Jungle Bass • Save What's Mine for Me • Blasters of the Universe • Lord of the Harvest • Keepin' Dah Funk Alive 4-1995 • Fresh Outta 'P' University • Live in Louisville 1978 • Play With Bootsy • Live In Concert 1998 • Christmas Is 4 ever
Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins	A Whole Nother Thang • Radio Active
Eddie Hazel	Game, Dames and Guitar Thangs • Jams From the Heart • Rest in P
The Horny Horns	A Blow for Me, A Toot for You • Say Blow By Blow Backwards
Bernie Worrell	All the Woo in the World • Funk of Ages • B.W. Jam (Rock the House) • Pieces of Woo: The Other Side • Blacktronic Science • Free Agent: A Spaced Odyssey • Live from Woo-Rope
The Brides of Funkenstein	Funk Or Walk • Never Buy Texas From A Cowboy • Live at the Howard Theatre
Parlet	Pleasure Principle • Invasion Of The Booty Snatchers • Play Me or Trade Me
Sweat Band	Sweat Band
George Clinton/ P-Funk All-Stars/ Parliament-Funkadelic:	Computer Games • Urban Dancefloor Guerillas • You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish • Some of My Best Jokes Are Friends • R&B Skeletons in the Closet • The Mothership Connection - Live from Houston • The Cinderella Theory • Live At The Beverly Theater • Hey Man, Smell My Finger • Dope Dogs • Music From the Motion Picture "PCU" • Mothership Connection Newberg Session • T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M. • How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent?

v • d • e Related bands
"Official" bands	Bootsy's Rubber Band • The Brides of Funkenstein • Children of Production • George Clinton • Bootsy Collins • Funkadelic • Godmomma • The Horny Horns • Parlet • Parliament • The Parliaments • P-Funk All-Stars • The Sterling Silver Starship Band • Sweat Band • Zapp
"Renegade" bands	Mutiny • Quazar

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Pedro Bell • Armen Boladian • James Brown • Children of Production • The C Kunspyruhzy • George Clinton songs • Bootsy Collins songs • "Stozo the Clown" Edwards • Funk • Funkadelic songs • House Party • Rick James • The J.B.'s • Bill Laswell • Overton Loyd • The Night Before • Parliament songs • PCU • P-Funk • P-Funk Earth Tour • P-Funk Mothership • P-Funk mythology • P-Funk projects • Prince • Sly & the Family Stone • Sly Stone

Category: P-Funk

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Music

Chart performance

"Chocolate City" theme

Cultural references to "Chocolate City"

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