{"product_id":"richard-pryor-black-ben-the-blacksmith","title":"Richard Pryor – Black Ben The Blacksmith","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-69debcc5-8434-8332-bcc7-c57ee1dc2214-35\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-88\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] 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wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"82\" data-end=\"135\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"82\" data-end=\"92\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Richard Pryor | \u003cem data-start=\"109\" data-end=\"135\"\u003eBlack Ben The Blacksmith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"137\" data-end=\"243\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"137\" data-end=\"167\"\u003eYear\/Genre\/Sub-Genre\/City:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1978, Comedy, Soundtracks, Peoria \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"245\" data-end=\"302\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"245\" data-end=\"258\"\u003eMatrix #:\u003c\/strong\u003e A-200 \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"304\" data-end=\"353\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"304\" data-end=\"318\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e EX, sounds great, looks great (CC)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"355\" data-end=\"374\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"355\" data-end=\"374\"\u003eCultural Facts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col data-start=\"375\" data-end=\"1058\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1m09nis\" data-start=\"375\" data-end=\"613\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"378\" data-end=\"399\"\u003ePersonal Struggle\u003c\/strong\u003e Pryor turned extreme childhood poverty, abuse, and later addiction into material, which is part of why his comedy could feel brutally personal instead of safely observational. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1oo88im\" data-start=\"614\" data-end=\"841\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"617\" data-end=\"636\"\u003eMedia Narrative\u003c\/strong\u003e By 1978 he was already reshaping stand-up into something rawer and more confessional, making albums like this part of the shift away from old nightclub comedy polish. \u003cspan class=\"\" 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