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When the legendary Bootsy Collins releases a record, you know it will be a funky party and Album of the Year #1 Funkateer is no exception. Collins maybe ...
Rebelmatic are a creative force to be reckoned with and this is extremely apparent on their new album Black Hole Eats The ...
Funk music was a bold sound that perfectly encapsulated post-civil rights Black Pride. 'We Want The Funk!' tells the story of ...
With a new album arriving, why everyone from the biggest fans to Kamala Harris is calling for a brighter light on Bootzilla.
Murs is a prolific proletarian artist who’s given us heartfelt, earnest verses since he began rapping professionally in the mid-90s. Born Nicholas Carter, the veteran Los Angeles MC is an indie rap ...
"Once you get the funk out there, it's not going back. You can't put it back in the box," says filmmaker Stanley Nelson. His ...
Funk music has been around since the 1960s, developing out of gospel, R&B and soul, with a distinct emphasis on “syncopated ...
The hip-hop concert, for which tickets go on sale April 11, features acts like Atmosphere, Lupe Fiasco and Cypress Hill. Here ...
This brisk 80-minute documentary is a wall-to-wall commemoration of a genre by the people who love it the most.
A new documentary examines the golden age of funk music, when large, often interracial bands lay down syncopated grooves that packed dance floors. John Blake says that today’s pop music, largely ...
‘WE WANT THE FUNK!’ explores the lifespan of the genre and features interviews with George Clinton, Kirk Franklin, Questlove, ...
The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Ken Carson, Lil Yachty and Sexyy Red.