Some of the best funk songs of all time sound just as fresh as they did when they came out decades ago, which is beyond rare.

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

A new documentary examines the golden age of funk music, when large, often interracial bands lay down syncopated grooves that ...

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 ...

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.

And a new documentary from PBS — “We Want the Funk!”— serves as a timely demonstration of how artistic moments and political ...

Filmmakers Stanley Nelson Jr. and Nicole London didn’t want to do a typical documentary on funk music. What they made is a fun, interesting, entertaining ride through the genre.

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 ...

"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 ...

If there was a Mount Funkmore for the greatest funk bassists, Marcus Miller’s face and trademark porkpie hat would be sculpted into that musical monument. Miller honed his musical chops during ...