The Makings of Curtis Mayfield’, which is premiering at SXSW, features interviews with Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige and John Legend.

Early on in "The Makings of Curtis Mayfield," H.E.R., the 27-year-old R&B pop star who directed the film and appears in it as its interviewer and tour guide, offers a telling observation about her ...

Blige stating that “Curtis Mayfield was the soundtrack to inner-city living.” He was, of course, widely sampled by the hip-hop world. The film confronts the devastating accident that took ...