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Chocolate City is a 1975 studio album by Parliament, released by Casablanca Records and produced by George Clinton. Its title refers to Washington, D.C., then a majority-Black city, and the title track imagines Black political power through humor, spoken narration, and speculative appointments to national office. The album documents Parliament's developing P-Funk style and includes "Ride On," "What Comes Funky," and "Big Footin'."
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Why did Parliament call the album Chocolate City?
The title refers chiefly to Washington, D.C., a city with a large Black population and major symbolic political importance in 1975. George Clinton turns the phrase into a humorous vision of Black cultural and governmental power.
Who does George Clinton imagine in the White House on the title track?
The narration imagines Muhammad Ali as president and names figures including James Brown and Aretha Franklin for national roles. The fantasy mixes political frustration, comedy, and P-Funk's emerging science-fiction theater.
Is "Ride On" from Chocolate City?
Yes. "Ride On" is one of the album's substantial grooves and offers a more relaxed counterweight to the spoken political satire of the title track.
Did Chocolate City come before Mothership Connection?
Yes. Chocolate City appeared in 1975 before Mothership Connection, which followed later that year and fully introduced Parliament's famous outer-space mythology.
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