Some of hip-hop’s biggest names found themselves at the center of a new legal dispute. A copyright lawsuit alleged that two ...

YUKON, Okla. (KFOR) — Although Express Ranch announced it will be dispersing the cattle herd in the fall, the Funk family says they don’t plan on selling the land. Those living near the ranch have ...

The design for train tracks hasn’t changed much over the last 200 years, and jagged stones are essential to its success. Train tracks may be a seemingly simple innovation, but that means that each ...

Emerging between Philadelphia and Nashville, indie-pop trio Besphrenz comprises three childhood confidants finding the thrill in lo-fi, nostalgic, and playful song craft. Adding two new gems to their ...

As a young man growing up in Compton, Lonnie Jordan had to work to find the sounds he loved. He’d walk around, adjusting the dial on the far left-hand side of the radio band, until he located the spot ...

If one were forced to pinpoint hip-hop‘s essential pivot in its over 50-year story, it’d be hard to argue against Def Jam Recording’s founding in 1984. Birthed in the Black and working-class South ...

Funk music has been around since the 1960s, developing out of gospel, R&B and soul, with a distinct emphasis on “syncopated bass lines and steady, infectious drum grooves,” according to one ...

If there was a Mount Funkmore for the greatest funk bassists, Marcus Miller’s face and trademark porkpie hat would be sculpted into that musical monument. Miller honed his musical chops during funk’s ...

Funk allowed Black musicians and their audiences to shapeshift and speak truth to power—even while speaking in tongues. But as Stanley Nelson and Nicole London’s documentary WE WANT THE FUNK! reveals, ...

The rich tapestry of soul and funk music from the late 1960s to the early 1980s offers a treasure trove of tracks that, while perhaps not achieving mainstream acclaim, possess the depth and groove ...

The Ohio Players is one of many funk groups from Dayton that took off in the 1970s and '80s. In the mid-1960s, James Brown was creating a new style of music — funk. Instead of turning elaborate ...

Whatever the reason, there are many things you can do to get out of a funk. Vectorium/ Shutterstock Are you feeling worn out? Struggling with lingering sadness, anxiety or feelings of indifference? If ...