{"product_id":"rufus-chaka-khan-street-player","title":"Rufus \u0026 Chaka Khan ‎– Street Player","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"82\" data-end=\"250\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"133\" data-end=\"148\"\u003eYear\/Genre:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1978, Funk\/Soul\u003cbr data-start=\"175\" data-end=\"178\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"178\" data-end=\"191\"\u003eMatrix #:\u003c\/strong\u003e AA-1049\u003cbr data-start=\"199\" data-end=\"202\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"202\" data-end=\"216\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e VG, some crackles here and there\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"252\" data-end=\"273\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"252\" data-end=\"271\"\u003eCultural Facts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col data-start=\"274\" data-end=\"953\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"274\" data-end=\"524\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"277\" data-end=\"524\"\u003eReleased in 1978, \u003cem data-start=\"295\" data-end=\"310\"\u003eStreet Player\u003c\/em\u003e arrived at a moment when funk bands were negotiating the pull between dancefloor disco culture and their roots in live, band-driven soul. The album reflects that transition without fully abandoning either world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"525\" data-end=\"734\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"528\" data-end=\"734\"\u003eThe title track later became culturally iconic when its horn break was sampled in early hip-hop and house records, illustrating how late-’70s funk quietly laid groundwork for future dance music movements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"735\" data-end=\"953\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"738\" data-end=\"953\"\u003eBy this point, Chaka Khan was increasingly viewed as a singular star rather than just a band member, and \u003cem data-start=\"843\" data-end=\"858\"\u003eStreet Player\u003c\/em\u003e documents that shift—capturing the tension between collective identity and emerging solo fame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"955\" data-end=\"1029\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"955\" data-end=\"977\"\u003ePrice Suggestions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"977\" data-end=\"980\"\u003eNM: $18–22\u003cbr data-start=\"990\" data-end=\"993\"\u003eVG+: $14–17\u003cbr data-start=\"1004\" data-end=\"1007\"\u003eVG: $9–12\u003cbr data-start=\"1016\" data-end=\"1019\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eG+: $6–8\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"955\" data-end=\"1029\"\u003e1\/3\/26 CC\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Power Plant Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42161069785275,"sku":"","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0095\/4204\/1658\/products\/R-212163-1244570241_jpeg.jpg?v=1638391027","url":"https:\/\/power-plant-records.myshopify.com\/products\/rufus-chaka-khan-street-player","provider":"Power Plant Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}