Carl Cox Injects Club Power Into James Brown’s “Say It Loud - I’m Black and I’m Proud”

Music has a long memory for legends, and few loom larger than Carl Cox and James Brown. They come from different worlds, but their stories rhyme. Brown was The Hardest Working Man In Show Business, The Godfather of Soul, Mr. Dynamite. Cox, in the club universe, earned his own crown as The Three-Deck Wizard, the King of Ibiza, The People’s Choice. Both built their reputations on endurance, discipline, and an almost mythic command of the crowd.

Those legacies now intersect with Cox’s rework of "Say It Loud – I’m Black and I’m Proud," reconnecting the fire of Brown’s 1968 declaration with the propulsion of modern dance floors. Originally released at the height of the civil rights movement, the track was a demand as much as a groove. Cox’s remix doesn’t soften that message. It reframes Brown’s call-and-response vocals and funk backbone inside a driving, club-ready framework that feels urgent, not nostalgic. Listen below.

The release is joined by a new remix from Jason Brown, James Brown’s grandson, adding a personal, multigenerational perspective to this landmark record.

Carl Cox on the project:

“Remixing ‘Say It Loud – I’m Black and I’m Proud’ isn’t about the past – it’s about keeping the fire alive. James Brown laid the foundation, the rhythm, the message, the pride. His legacy still moves dance floors and minds worldwide. This is respect to the Godfather, to Black History, and to the power of music that unites us all.”

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