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

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

Born in Japan and raised in New York, DJ SARASA is a genre-blending artist whose bicultural roots shape every set—skillfully ...

Tracy Chapman, Björk, Public Enemy and more songs for rabble-rousing and celebrating revolution.

In the vast, ever-evolving soundscape of hip-hop, few acts have held their ground like The Roots, a cultural institution.

BLACK ENTERPRISE acknowledges these musicians, who are no longer with us but have transformed the musical sic culture for ...

Da Brat Released Her Debut Album 'Funkdafied' 31 Years Ago Da Brat Released Her Debut 'Funkdafied' 31 Years Ago ...

From “Atomic Dog” to today’s sound, George Clinton breaks down funk’s influence and why freedom still flows through the ...

Jim Jones has stirred controversy over comments about Nas and allegedly pressing Funk Flex at Summer Jam 2025.

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Aminé, Latto, and Rico Nasty. Of this week’s releases, a sizable portion were diss tracks, exchanged between Ray Vaughn ...

Funk Fest is the ultimate old school R&B/hip-hop outdoor music experience. See what you missed at Louisville's Waterfront Park on Friday night.

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 ...