Their beats became the mothership of hip-hop and dance music. Their live shows were ... the 25 best of the many, many, many P-Funk albums. Some are famed classics, some are cult favorites or ...

Exploring the life and times of Cassiano, the Brazilian artist who pioneered the sounds of funk and soul during the late ...

One of the defining songs of the Parliament-Funkadelic empire, “Flash Light” was a game-changer in funk music. It was ...

I t’s impossible to overstate Bootsy Collins’ influence. Since joining James Brown’s band 55 years ago this month, Collins ...

Music historian and documentarian Questlove outlines subversive messages in Sly Stone and Michael Jackson hits you probably missed.

DJ Funk, the Chicago producer who created and named the subgenre of ghetto house, is dead. He was 54, per The Guardian, though other sources report his birthday as June 20, 1971. DJ Slugo, a ...

Beloved hip-hop artist and the term-coiner of "ghetto house", DJ Funk has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 54 years old.

Throughout the 1970s, the midwest would prove to be a hotbed for great funk music, with the state of Ohio ... Knee Deep” from 1979’s Uncle Jam Wants You album. Keys rang out late as bass ...

The Meters co-founder is content to let Lemmler, Adkins and Houston — who shines on the record — take the forefront on the album of classic New Orleans funk, with some touches of jazz and reggae.