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Funk also found its way to other hip-hop subgenres, including new jack swing, a funky brand of R&B with a twist. Female performers like Mary J. Blige, TLC, SWV, and Janet Jackson held this genre down.
The song is widely credited as birthing electro-funk/Hip-Hop due to its amalgamation of multiple styles. It also introduced the Roland TR-808 drum machine, paving the way for electro-funk, dance ...
Elements of funk music persist in hip-hop, contemporary jazz and in school marching bands. “Uptown Funk,” the 2014 hit by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars, is a prominent example of funk’s ...
Hip-hop has now reached a point where it dominates the mainstream more than pop music, but what is the biggest album in the ...
Fifty years of hip-hop were celebrated Friday as the 2023 Funk Fest returned for a fifth year to downtown Louisville.. The first act of the night, Big Daddy Kane, had just taken the stage as music ...