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This Curtis Mayfield Song DOESN'T ACTUALLY EXIST
Everybody knows the song "Diamond in the Back" by Curtis Mayfield. You know the one that goes "Diamond in the back, sun roof top, diggin' the scene with the gangsta lean..."?
Well, I'm here to tell you that this song DOES NOT EXIST and Curtis Mayfield NEVER recorded it.
Today, we're going down a rabbit hole. How did this happen? If this isn't Curtis Mayfield, who is it and why does everyone think it's him? And as we find answers, we just might find more questions.
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