Curtis Mayfield's 1972 soundtrack for the blaxploitation film Super Fly hit #1 on the Billboard 200, outselling the film itself and redefining what a movie soundtrack could be. With Freddie's Dead and Pusherman, Mayfield used lush orchestration and wah-wah guitars to deliver the most politically charged soul of the era.

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