It’s not everyday you get to have a funk jam session with a living legend. I have been fortunate enough before to see some true greats get down on the one. There’s Thundercat at Roots Picnic and ...

If you ain’t know, the funk truly resides in Kalisway’s heart and it’s a big one at that. The Toronto native has been basking in a bevy of good news since her newly released Special K EP earned rave ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Dynasty may not have received the same mainstream saturation as some of their R&B and funk contemporaries, but for those who know, their discography is pure gold. Emerging from the ...

The Song That Changed My Life is a segment that gives us the chance to talk with some of our favorite artists about the music that made them who they are today. This time around we're joined by ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Full Force is one of those rare musical collectives that managed to balance the art of producing hits for others with the ability to craft their own catalog of memorable tracks.

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 funk’s ...

Funk music has been around since the 1960s, developing out of gospel, R&B and soul, with a distinct emphasis on “syncopated bass lines and steady, infectious drum grooves,” according to one ...

“We Want The Funk!,” a journey through the history of funk music, premieres at 9 p.m. Tuesday, April 8 on ThinkTV/PBS. Directed by Stanley Nelson and Nicole London, the film chronicles funk music from ...

With President Donald Trump waging war on the arts, via his control of the Kennedy Center and his ongoing attacks on museums nationwide, the power of artistic resistance has been on my mind. And a new ...