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The Chitlin Circuit

May 12, 2022

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Motown group The Four Tops perform their hit single, "Standing in the Shadows of Love." on the British television program 'Ready Steady Go', on Nov. 17, 1966. Left to right: Levi Stubbs, Renaldo Obie Benson, Lawrence Payton, Abdul Duke Fakir. — Motown group The Four Tops perform their hit single, "Standing in the Shadows of Love." on the British television program 'Ready Steady Go', on Nov. 17, 1966. Left to right: Levi Stubbs, Renaldo Obie Benson, Lawrence Payton, Abdul Duke Fakir.BIPS/Getty Images

This week on The Message we're discussing The Chitlin Circuit! You'll hear classics from The Four Tops, Ray Charles, and Johnnie Taylor.

You'll also hear a diamond cut classic from J. Cole, a new track from Kehlani, Megan Thee Stallion, and Kendrick Lamar.

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Kendrick Lamar portrait — Kendrick Lamar
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A man in sunglasses sings and plays piano onstage — Ray Charles sings onstage during a concert in London on May 13, 1963.
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A man poses next to the grille on the front of a Rolls-Royce — Johnnie Taylor, "The Very Best Of" compilation released in 2007.
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The Chitlin Circuit