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For the song, see P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up). " P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up " is a Funk Song by Parliament.

P-Funk (also spelled P Funk or P. Funk) is a shorthand term for the repertoire and performers associated with George Clinton and the Parliament-Funkadelic collective and the distinctive style of funk music they performed. The bands Parliament and Funkadelic cannot be easily separated Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul The P-Funk groups had their heyday in the 1970s and continue to attract new fans thanks both to the legacy of samples they bequeathed to hip hop and the live shows that the bands continue to perform. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. In Music, sampling is the act of taking a portion or sample, of one Sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or element of a new recording Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with

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Etymology

The etymology of the term P-Funk is subject to multiple interpretations. It has been identified alternately as an abbreviation of "Parliament-Funkadelic", "pure funk" or "Plainfield Funk", referring to Plainfield, New Jersey, the hometown of the band's original line-up. Plainfield is a City in Union County, New Jersey, United States. The liner notes of CD versions of the Motor Booty Affair album suggest that the "'P' stands for 'Pure. Motor Booty Affair is an Album by Funk band Parliament. Released in 1978, it contains two of the group's more popular tracks "Rumpofsteelskin" '" The breakout popularity of Parliament-Funkadelic elevated the status of P-Funk to describe what is now considered to be a genre of music in its own right. Fans of this genre of music often refer to it as "The P. "

P-Funk should not be confused with punk funk as pioneered by Rick James and the Stone City Band, although James was clearly inspired by P-Funk. Funk rock (also typed as funk-rock) is a music genre that fuses Funk and rock elements Rick James (born James Ambrose Johnson Jr) ( February 1 1948 &ndash August 6 2004) was an American musician

Musical characteristics

Musical elements that characterize the P-Funk style include:

Key P-Funk bands and musicians

Key P-Funk bands and musicians include:

Followers

The P-Funk sound influenced many musicians that followed, and helped to generate new sounds as well:

DJ Quik

The producer and rapper from Compton DJ Quik is probably the most "funkaholic" artist in the history of rap music. George Bernard "Bernie" Worrell Jr (born April 19, 1944) is an American keyboardist and Composer best known for his work The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the William "Bootsy" Collins (born October 26, 1951 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a Funk Bassist, Singer In a Symphony orchestra the horn section is the group of musicians who play the horn (sometimes referred to as the French horn a brass instrument descended In Music, an arrangement refers either to a rewriting of a piece of existing Music with additional new material or to a fleshing-out of a compositional sketch such The Horny Horns were a Horn section associated with Parliament-Funkadelic and Bootsy's Rubber Band led by Trombonist Fred Wesley. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder A drum solo is an instrumental solo played on a Drum kit. A drum solo may be set or improvised and of any length up to being the main performance The P-Funk mythology is a group of recurring Fictional characters themes and ideas related in a series of Concept albums and live shows primarily from George Satire is often strictly defined as a literary genre or form; although in practice it is also found in the graphic and Performing arts In satire human In Popular music, a concept album is an Album which is "unified by a theme which can be instrumental compositional narrative or lyrical" Multitrack recording ('multitracking' or just 'tracking' for short is a method of Sound recording that allows for the separate recording of multiple sound sources to create In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Parliament was an African American music band most prominent during the 1970s Funkadelic was an African American music band most prominent during the 1970s William "Bootsy" Collins (born October 26, 1951 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a Funk Bassist, Singer Bootsy's Rubber Band was a P-Funk band led by pioneering bassist Bootsy Collins. George Bernard "Bernie" Worrell Jr (born April 19, 1944) is an American keyboardist and Composer best known for his work Edward Earl "Eddie" Hazel ( April 10, 1950 – December 23, 1992) was a pioneering and influential guitarist in early Funk Garry Marshall Shider (born 1953) is an American musician and guitarist Walter "Junie" Morrison or simply Junie Morrison is a musician and producer born in Dayton Ohio. The Brides of Funkenstein was a Funk musical group originally composed of Singers Dawn Silva and Lynn Mabry. Maceo (pronounced 'may-see-oh Parker (born February 14, 1943) is a noted American Funk and Soul jazz Saxophonist, Parlet was a female spinoff group from P-Funk formed by veteran background vocalists Mallia Franklin, Jeanette Washington and Debbie Wright Fred Wesley (born July 4, 1943) is an American Jazz and Funk Trombonist, best known for his work with James Brown David Martin Blake (born January 18, 1970 in Compton, California) better known by his Stage name DJ Quik, is a Rapper He paid homage to the P-Funk in his third album Safe + Sound (1995) with tracks like "Keep Tha 'P' In It".

Dr. Dre

World famous producer Dr. Dre is a great supporter of P-Funk, and in the early 90s brought their music back into popular culture through the extremely heavy P-Funk samples characteristic of his G-Funk records and sound. Andre Romelle Young (born February 18 1965 primarily known by his stage name Dr G-funk, or Gangsta Funk, is a type of Hip hop music that emerged from West Coast Gangsta rap in the early 1990s

Public Enemy

Public Enemy sampled many P-Funk tracks to add power to their polemical 1990s rap albums, including "Give Up The Funk" (sampled in 1992's "Get Off My Back") and "Get Off Your Ass And Jam" (sampled in 1988's "Bring The Noise"), and "Flash Light" (sampled in "911 Is A Joke"). Public Enemy, also known as PE, is an influential hip hop group from Long Island New York, known for its politically charged Lyrics, criticism This page indexes the individual year in music pages 2000s " Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker " is a Funk Song by Parliament. The band's very original and creative use of P-Funk samples not only helped shape the development of hip hop, but its musical innovations were reflected in George Clinton's own later work.

OutKast

Another key disciple is OutKast's Andre 3000, and homages to P-Funk can be seen in the albums ATLiens and Stankonia. Outkast (typeset as OutKast) is a Grammy Award -winning American hip hop duo based out of East Point Georgia, a city André Lauren Benjamin (born May 27, 1975) better known by his Stage name André 3000, is an American Rapper - ATLiens is the second album by hip-hop duo OutKast. It was released on August 27, 1996. Stankonia is a hip-hop album by OutKast, released by La Face Records (a subcorporation of Arista Records, BMG) on George Clinton can be heard making a guest appearance on the track "Synthesizer" off Aquemini. Aquemini is the third Studio album by hip hop duo OutKast, released September 29, 1998 on LaFace Records The track "Prototype" on Andre's The Love Below is reminiscent of some of Bootsy Collins' 1970s P-Funk sex ballads. Speakerboxxx/The Love Below is a Double album by the hip hop group OutKast, released on September 23 2003 on The track "A Bad Note" that ends Idlewild is an homage to Funkadelic's track "Maggot Brain". " Maggot Brain " is a Song by the band Funkadelic. It appears as the lead track on their 1971 album of the same name.

Prince

A key disciple of the P-Funk was Prince, who helped defined the softer side of that 1980s Electro sound. Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American musician Electro ( electro-boogie, electro-funk) is a Genre of Electronic music directly influenced by the use of TR-808 and Funk George Clinton's albums The Cinderella Theory and Hey Man, Smell My Finger were issued on Prince's Paisley Park Records label. The Cinderella Theory is a 1989 Album by George Clinton. The album was released on Paisley Park Records three years after his previous studio Hey Man Smell My Finger is an album by George Clinton. Track listing "Martial Law" - (713 "Paint The White House Paisley Park Records was Prince 's Record label, associated with and funded in part by Warner Bros Clinton appeared as a character in Prince's film Graffiti Bridge, in which the two duetted on the song "We Can Funk". Graffiti Bridge is a Film written directed and starring Prince. Prince later collaborated with Clinton on the track "Paradigm" from 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 the first Album with new studio material by Funk producer

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Another key disciple of P-funk are the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Red Hot Chili Peppers are They originally started off as a focused P-funk band (their second album, Freaky Styley, was produced by George Clinton himself). Freaky Styley is the second Album by Red Hot Chili Peppers, released in 1985 through EMI America. Though they have evolved to a more funk rock sound, the influence of P-funk in their music is still quite prominent. Funk rock (also typed as funk-rock) is a music genre that fuses Funk and rock elements


Other P Funk Sampling Hip Hop Artists

See also

Reginald "Reggie" Noble (born April 17 1970) better known by his Stage name Redman, is an American rapper and 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 This is a chronological list of projects with significant contributions from P-Funk members.
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