‘Superfly’ from ‘Super Fly’
Super Fly is a blaxploitation crime drama film that was released in 1972. Ron O’Neal plays Youngblood Priest, who is a pimp and drug dealer trying to quit the illegal drug business. There is also a sequel to the movie called The Return of Super Fly in 1990, and a remake was released in 2018.
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The song Superfly by Curtis Mayfield was released in October 1972, just a few months after the movie came out. The lyrics of the song show the determination and craftiness of the main character. The song’s introduction is so popular that it was used in other songs which you might recognize like Egg Man by the Beastie Boys, Ready to Die by The Notorious B.I.G, and Tilt Ya Head Back by Nelly.