"Chocolate City" is a song by the Parliament, the lead track of their Chocolate City from 1975. It was also released as a two-part single, the first from the album. The project emerged during a pivotal period in African-American cultural history, coinciding with the Black Power movement and growing urban political consciousness. The song, serving as the album's cornerstone track, cleverly celebrates cities with significant Black populations, using the metaphor "Chocolate Cities" to represent centers of African-American culture and influence. The geographic f… read more
"Chocolate City" is a song by the Parliament, the lead track of their Chocolate City from 1975. It was also released as a two-part single, … read more
"Chocolate City" is a song by the Parliament, the lead track of their Chocolate City from 1975. It was also released as a two-part single, the first from the album. The project… read more
Parliament is an American funk band formed in the late 1960s by George Clinton as part of his Parliament-Funkadelic collective. Less rock-oriented than its sister act Funkadelic, Parliament drew on science-fiction and outlandish performances in their work. The band scored a number of Top 10 hits, including the million-selling 1976 single "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)", and Top 40 albums such as Mothership Connection (1975). Clinton dissolved the band in the early 1980s. Reformed in January 2018, the first new Parliament release in 38 years was "I… read more
Parliament is an American funk band formed in the late 1960s by George Clinton as part of his Parliament-Funkadelic collective. Less rock-oriented than its sister act Funkadelic, Parliament… read more
Parliament is an American funk band formed in the late 1960s by George Clinton as part of his Parliament-Funkadelic collective. Less rock-oriented than its sister act Funkadelic, Parliament drew on science-fiction and outlandish perfor… read more