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P-Funk

Index P-Funk

P-Funk (also spelled P Funk or P. Funk) is the repertoire and performers associated with George Clinton. [1]

89 relations: André 3000, Aquemini, Arrangement, Arrested Development (group), ATLiens, Bass guitar, Bernie Worrell, Blueprint, Blueprint (rapper), Bootsy Collins, Brand Nubian, Concept album, Dance music, Del the Funky Homosapien, Digital Underground, Disco, DJ Quik, Dr. Dre, Drum solo, Eazy-E, Eddie Hazel, Electric guitar, Electro (music), EPMD, Esham, Flashlight (disambiguation), Freaky Styley, Fred Wesley, Funk, Funk rock, Funkadelic, G-funk, Garry Shider, George Clinton (musician), Get Off Your Ass and Jam, Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker), Graffiti Bridge (film), Hardcore punk, Hey, Man, Smell My Finger, Hip hop music, Horn section, How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent?, Ice Cube, Idlewild, List of P-Funk members, List of P-Funk projects, Maceo Parker, Maggot Brain, Maggot Brain (song), Michael "Clip" Payne, ..., Michael Hampton, Minutemen (band), Mothership Connection, Motor Booty Affair, Multitrack recording, Outkast, P-Funk Mothership, P-Funk mythology, Paisley Park Records, Parlet, Parliament (band), Parliament-Funkadelic, People Under the Stairs, Plainfield, New Jersey, Post-disco, Prince (musician), Psychedelic funk, Public Enemy (band), Record producer, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Redman (rapper), Rock music, Roger Troutman, Sampling (music), Satire, Smithsonian Institution, Snoop Dogg, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, Stadium Arcadium, Stankonia, Synthesizer, The Brides of Funkenstein, The Cinderella Theory, The Horny Horns, Too Short, Walter "Junie" Morrison, X Clan, Zapp (band), 1990s in music. Expand index (39 more) »

André 3000

André Benjamin (born May 27, 1975), better known by his stage name André 3000 (formerly known as André), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actor, best known for being part of hip hop duo Outkast alongside fellow rapper Big Boi.

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Aquemini

Aquemini is the third studio album by American hip hop duo Outkast.

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Arrangement

In music, an arrangement is a musical reconceptualization of a previously composed work.

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Arrested Development (group)

Arrested Development is an American hip hop group that formed in Atlanta in 1988.

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ATLiens

ATLiens is the second studio album by American hip hop duo Outkast.

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Bass guitar

The bass guitar (also known as electric bass, or bass) is a stringed instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, except with a longer neck and scale length, and four to six strings or courses.

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Bernie Worrell

George Bernard "Bernie" Worrell, Jr. (April 19, 1944 – June 24, 2016) was an American keyboardist and composer best known as a founding member of Parliament-Funkadelic and for his work with Talking Heads.

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Blueprint

A blueprint is a reproduction of a technical drawing, an architectural plan, or an engineering design, using a contact print process on light-sensitive sheets.

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Blueprint (rapper)

Albert Shepard, better known by his stage name Blueprint, is an American hip hop musician from Columbus, Ohio.

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Bootsy Collins

William Earl "Bootsy" Collins (born October 26, 1951) is an American musician and singer-songwriter.

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Brand Nubian

Brand Nubian is an American hip hop group from New Rochelle, New York, composed of three emcees: Grand Puba, Sadat X and Lord Jamar, and formerly two DJs: DJ Alamo and DJ Sincere.

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Concept album

A concept album is an album in which its tracks hold a larger purpose or meaning collectively than they do individually.

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Dance music

Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing.

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Del the Funky Homosapien

Teren Delvon Jones (born August 12, 1972), better known by his stage name Del the Funky Homosapien or Sir DZL, is an American alternative hip hop MC, producer and singer.

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Digital Underground

Digital Underground was an alternative hip hop group from Oakland, California.

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Disco

Disco is a musical style that emerged in the mid 1960s and early 1970s from America's urban nightlife scene, where it originated in house parties and makeshift discothèques, reaching its peak popularity between the mid-1970s and early 1980s.

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DJ Quik

David Marvin Blake (born January 18, 1970), better known by his stage name DJ Quik, is an American hip hop recording artist, DJ and record producer.

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Dr. Dre

Andre Romelle Young (born February 18, 1965), better known by his stage name Dr.

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Drum solo

A drum solo is an instrumental solo played on a drum kit.

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Eazy-E

Eric Lynn Wright (September 7, 1964March 26, 1995), better known by his stage name Eazy-E, was an American rapper who performed solo and in the hip hop group N.W.A. Wright is affectionately called "The Godfather of Gangsta rap".

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Eddie Hazel

Edward Earl Hazel (April 10, 1950 – December 23, 1992) was an American guitarist and singer in early funk music in the United States who played lead guitar with Parliament-Funkadelic.

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Electric guitar

An electric guitar is a guitar that uses one or more pickups to convert the vibration of its strings into electrical signals.

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Electro (music)

Electro (or electro-funk).

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EPMD

EPMD is an American Hip Hop group from Brentwood, New York.

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Esham

Esham Attica Smith (born September 20, 1973), best known by his stage name Esham, is an American rapper from Detroit, Michigan known for his hallucinogenic style of hip hop which he refers to as "acid rap".

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Flashlight (disambiguation)

A flashlight is a portable self-contained electric spotlight, also known as a torch.

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Freaky Styley

Freaky Styley is the second studio album by American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released on August 16, 1985 on EMI Records.

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Fred Wesley

Fred Wesley (born July 4, 1943) is an American jazz and funk trombonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as Parliament-Funkadelic in the second half of the 1970s.

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Funk

Funk is a music genre that originated in African American communities in the mid-1960s when African American musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of soul music, jazz, and rhythm and blues (R&B).

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Funk rock

Funk rock is a fusion genre that mixes elements of funk and rock.

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Funkadelic

Funkadelic was an American band that was most prominent during the 1970s.

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G-funk

G-funk, or gangsta-funk, is a subgenre of hip hop music that emerged from West Coast Gangsta rap in the early 1990s, heavily influenced by 1970s funk sound of artists such as Parliament-Funkadelic.

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Garry Shider

Garry Marshall Shider (July 24, 1953 – June 16, 2010) was an American musician and guitarist.

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George Clinton (musician)

George Edward Clinton (born July 22, 1941) is an American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and record producer.

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Get Off Your Ass and Jam

"Get Off Your Ass and Jam" is a song by Funkadelic, track number 6 to their 1975 album Let's Take It to the Stage.

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Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)

"Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)" is a funk song by Parliament.

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Graffiti Bridge (film)

Graffiti Bridge is a 1990 American rock musical drama film written by, directed by, and starring Prince in his fourth and final film role.

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Hardcore punk

Hardcore punk (often abbreviated to hardcore) is a punk rock music genre and subculture that originated in the late 1970s.

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Hey, Man, Smell My Finger

Hey, Man, Smell My Finger is the sixth studio album by American funk musician George Clinton, released October 12, 1993 on Paisley Park Records.

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Hip hop music

Hip hop music, also called hip-hopMerriam-Webster Dictionary entry on hip-hop, retrieved from: A subculture especially of inner-city black youths who are typically devotees of rap music; the stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rap; also rap together with this music.

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Horn section

A horn section is a group of musicians playing horns.

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How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent?

How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent? (How Late Do You Have To Be Before You Are Absent?) is a double album by George Clinton & the P-Funk All-Stars, released September 6, 2005 on Clinton's label The C Kunspyruhzy.

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Ice Cube

O'Shea Jackson Sr. (born June 15, 1969), known professionally as Ice Cube, is an American rapper, writer and actor.

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Idlewild

Idlewild (Idylwild, Idlewyld, Idylwyld, Idyllwyld) may refer to.

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List of P-Funk members

Over the years, Parliament-Funkadelic and the associated P-Funk musical collective, often referred to as the "Funk Mob," have included a tremendous number of musicians and singers.

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List of P-Funk projects

This is a chronological list of projects with significant contributions from P-Funk members.

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Maceo Parker

Maceo Parker (born February 14, 1943) is an American funk and soul jazz saxophonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s, as well as Parliament-Funkadelic in the 1970s.

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Maggot Brain

Maggot Brain is the third studio album by the American funk band Funkadelic.

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Maggot Brain (song)

"Maggot Brain" is a song by the band Funkadelic.

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Michael "Clip" Payne

Michael "Clip" Payne (born William Michael Payne on September 25, 1958 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American musician.

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Michael Hampton

Michael Hampton (born November 15, 1956) is an American funk/rock guitarist.

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Minutemen (band)

Minutemen were an American punk rock band formed in San Pedro, California in 1980.

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Mothership Connection

Mothership Connection is the fourth album by American funk band Parliament, released on December 15, 1975 on Casablanca Records.

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Motor Booty Affair

Motor Booty Affair is an album by funk band Parliament.

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Multitrack recording

Multitrack recording (MTR)—also known as multitracking, double tracking, or tracking—is a method of sound recording developed in 1955 that allows for the separate recording of multiple sound sources or of sound sources recorded at different times to create a cohesive whole.

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Outkast

Outkast (stylized as OutKast) is an American hip hop duo formed in 1991 in East Point, Georgia, composed of Atlanta-based rappers André "André 3000" Benjamin (formerly known as Dré) and Antwan "Big Boi" Patton.

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P-Funk Mothership

The P Funk Mothership, also known as The Holy Mothership, is a space vehicle belonging to Dr. Funkenstein, an alter ego of George Clinton.

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P-Funk mythology

The P-Funk mythology is a group of recurring characters, themes, and ideas primarily contained in the output of George Clinton's bands Parliament and Funkadelic.

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Paisley Park Records

Paisley Park Records was an American record label founded by musician Prince in 1985, which was distributed by and funded in part by Warner Bros. Records.

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Parlet

Parlet was a female spinoff group from P-Funk formed by veteran background vocalists Mallia Franklin, Jeanette Washington and Debbie Wright.

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Parliament (band)

Parliament is a funk band formed in the late 1960s by George Clinton as part of his Parliament-Funkadelic collective.

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Parliament-Funkadelic

Parliament-Funkadelic (abbreviated as P-Funk) is an American funk music collective of rotating musicians headed by George Clinton, primarily consisting of the individual bands Parliament and Funkadelic, both active since the 1960s.

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People Under the Stairs

People Under the Stairs are an American hip hop group from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1997.

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Plainfield, New Jersey

Plainfield is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States, known by its nickname as "The Queen City".

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Post-disco

Post-disco is a term to describe an aftermath in popular music history circa late 1979–1986, imprecisely beginning with an unprecedented backlash against disco music in the United States, leading to civil unrest and a riot in Chicago known as the Disco Demolition Night on July 12, 1979, and indistinctly ending with the mainstream appearance of house music in the late 1980s.

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Prince (musician)

Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and filmmaker.

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Psychedelic funk

Psychedelic funk (or funkadelia) is a music genre that combines funk music with elements of psychedelic rock.

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Public Enemy (band)

Public Enemy is an American hip hop group consisting of Chuck D, Flavor Flav, Professor Griff, Khari Wynn, DJ Lord, and the S1W group.

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Record producer

A record producer or track producer or music producer oversees and manages the sound recording and production of a band or performer's music, which may range from recording one song to recording a lengthy concept album.

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Red Hot Chili Peppers

Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American funk rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1983.

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Redman (rapper)

Reginald "Reggie" Noble (born April 17, 1970), better known by his stage name Redman, is an American rapper, DJ, record producer, and actor.

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Rock music

Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll" in the United States in the early 1950s, and developed into a range of different styles in the 1960s and later, particularly in the United Kingdom and in the United States.

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Roger Troutman

Roger Troutman (November 29, 1951 – April 25, 1999), also known mononymously as Roger, was an American singer, composer, songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist and the founder of the band Zapp who helped spearhead the funk movement and heavily influenced west coast hip hop due to the scene's heavy sampling of his music over the years.

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Sampling (music)

In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a sound recording in a different song or piece.

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Satire

Satire is a genre of literature, and sometimes graphic and performing arts, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, corporations, government, or society itself into improvement.

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Smithsonian Institution

The Smithsonian Institution, established on August 10, 1846 "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge," is a group of museums and research centers administered by the Government of the United States.

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Snoop Dogg

Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. (born October 20, 1971), known professionally as Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, television personality and actor.

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Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below is the fifth studio album by American hip hop duo Outkast.

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Stadium Arcadium

Stadium Arcadium is the ninth studio album by American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers.

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Stankonia

Stankonia is the fourth studio album by American hip hop duo OutKast.

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Synthesizer

A synthesizer (often abbreviated as synth, also spelled synthesiser) is an electronic musical instrument that generates electric signals that are converted to sound through instrument amplifiers and loudspeakers or headphones.

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The Brides of Funkenstein

The Brides of Funkenstein are an American funk musical group originally composed of singers Dawn Silva and Lynn Mabry.

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The Cinderella Theory

The Cinderella Theory is the fifth studio album by American funk musician George Clinton, released August 2, 1989 on Paisley Park Records.

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The Horny Horns

The Horny Horns were a horn section associated with Parliament-Funkadelic and Bootsy's Rubber Band led by trombonist Fred Wesley.

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Too Short

Todd Anthony Shaw (born April 28, 1966) better known by the stage name Too Short (stylized as Too $hort), is an American rapper, record producer, and actor.

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Walter "Junie" Morrison

Walter "Junie" Morrison (1954 – January 21, 2017) was an American musician and record producer.

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X Clan

X Clan (formerly stylized as XCLAN and often incorrectly spelled X-Clan) is a hip hop group from Brooklyn, New York, originally consisting of Grand Verbalizer Funkin' Lesson Brother J, Professor X the Overseer, Paradise the Architect, and Sugar Shaft the Rhythm Provider.

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Zapp (band)

Zapp (also known as the Zapp Band or Zapp & Roger) is an American funk band that emerged from Dayton, Ohio, in 1977.

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1990s in music

Popular music in the 1990s saw the continuation of teen pop and dance-pop trends which had emerged in the 1970s and 1980s.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-Funk

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