From the golden age of rap to present day, look at (and listen to) some of the most iconic funk samples ever used in hip-hop, and watch WE WANT THE FUNK! on PBS.

Filmmakers Stanley Nelson Jr. and Nicole London didn’t want to do a typical documentary on funk music. What they made is a ...

One of the defining songs of the Parliament-Funkadelic empire, “Flash Light” was a game-changer in funk music. It was Parliament’s first No. 1 R&B hit and a track that showcased the power of ...

These one-hit wonders from the 1970s are still sorely loved hits today, decades after they were first released to the masses.

Funk music started to emerge in black American communities ... most notably Sly & The Family Stone – who hit No. 1 in 1970 with their song Thank You and Family Affair in 1971 – and The ...

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The rock, funk and R&B icon has inspired ... writing numerous songs for his fellow artists and allowing his music to be covered by other performers as well. Some of Prince's successful pieces ...

In 2003 the genre accounted for 15 of the 100 most-played songs on Brazilian ... pronounce as “funky”) as the genre that could alter Brazil’s reputation. “We make music to be heard by ...

“The music was playing, everybody was happy, and some funk song was on. “Some of the people who’d put money in ‘Miles’ said, ‘Oh, man, this ‘Miles’ is great,’” Nelson remembers.