Lettuce has been fusing funk with hip-hop, rock, jazz, soul, jam, avant-garde, go-go and a dose of psychedelia since 1992, ...

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.

Without funk, hip-hop wouldn’t have the same sound, energy, or evolution that we know today. In the 1970s, DJs like Kool Herc started using funk tracks at block parties, ...

They've really got a hip-hop mix, especially incorporating the turntables," said Funk 2000 guitarist Chris Waters. Legend, a Bob Marley tribute band, will follow Redemption Haul.

Headliners include BILAL, Digable Planets, Madison McFerrin and Septeto Charambó. The series is every other Wednesday ...

There may be no better case for the power of hip-hop's geographic diversity than Los Angeles, ... Understanding the foundational component of LA hip-hop meant understanding The Funk.

Funk Fest, described as the "ultimate Old School R&B/Hip Hop outdoor music experience," will take place from June 21-22. Doors open at 2 p.m. each day, with music starting at 4 p.m.

The Hip Hop Orchestra Experience is stopping off into the Eisemann Center for the Arts on March 14.(Werner Elmker) Hip-hop and classical music might seem worlds apart, but this orchestra concert ...

Hip-hop and classical music might seem worlds apart, but this orchestra concert works to seamlessly merge the two genres in a way you’ve never experienced before. “The music pulls from both ...