With fellow members Cheryl Cook and Angie Stone, the trio was first female hip-hop act to chart a hit single. By Gail Mitchell Gwendolyn “Blondy” Chisolm — who cofounded pioneering female hip-hop trio ...

Springtime has arrived, which means festival season is in full swing in Tallahassee. The Capital City is also the hometown of George Clinton, widely regarded as the Godfather of Funk and a force in ...

A half-century ago, George Clinton debuted a $500,000 spaceship that turned his live concerts into intergalactic journeys. Here’s how it went down. By Steve Knopper Nearly 50 years ago in New Orleans, ...

The Tigray-born, DMV-raised rapper’s latest album is a dazed survey of personal highs and lows, his stream-of-consciousness flow riding roughshod over his producers’ strangest beats. Save this story ...

As funk music evolved in 1969, the genre continued its blend of R&B, soul, jazz, and blues. But instead of emphasizing chord changes and melody, funk accentuated heavily syncopated beats and rhythmic ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Sonic The Funk Face off against familiar foes from the blue blur´s world in FUNKY rap battles. Watch out for unexpected twists and turn, there’s a lot of ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – One doesn’t have to live in Dayton for long to learn that there’s funk within the city’s roots. Between the Funk Music Hall of Fame & Exhibition Center (also known as the Funk ...

There was no shortage of groundbreaking funk and soul classics in the 1970s. But in 1977, several tracks reflected dance music’s ongoing evolution. Using a combination of old and new production ...

Tallahassee will host the inaugural P-Funk Festival to celebrate George Clinton's 85th birthday. The one-day event will take place on April 11 at The Phipps Farm. George Clinton and ...

“I like so many different types of music and grooves and things, it’s hard for me to put a finger on what ‘my’ music is,” Hampton acknowledged. And that’s something he says came from his upbringing on ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Farley "Jackmaster" Funk is a lifelong Chicagoan, known as the King of House Music. He's also an ardent Chicago Bears fan, and he has a new anthem for this season's Monsters of the ...