I wrote recently about some of the most influential artists who brought together punk and funk in their music. It's still quite a thought-provoking and perhaps unexpected fusion of genres.

Raj Gupta / Creative Commons George Clinton. Legendary funk musician George Clinton has filed a lawsuit against music executive Armen Boladian and several of his companies, accusing them of ...

Raj Gupta / Creative Commons George Clinton. Legendary funk musician George Clinton has filed a lawsuit against music executive Armen Boladian and several of his companies, accusing them of ...

The MC moniker is often used by artists in baile funk, also known as Brazilian funk. Even pop trailblazer Anitta, also born and raised in Rio, was known as MC Anitta in her first years in music ...

Parliament-Funkadelic singer George Clinton is suing his former business partner Armen Boladian over "fraudulently" owning 90 ...

Robert Arneson was an American sculptor and ceramicist who is considered the father of Funk Art, the anti-establishment movement that incorporated a mélange of found objects, autobiographical subjects ...

DJ Funk, a Chicago-born musician and producer who coined the “ghetto house,” has died at age 54. Funk, whose real name was Charles Chambers, had been “bravely” battling stage 4 cancer before his death ...

Prior to his death, the musician was battling stage four cancer, according to a recent GoFundMe launched by his family.

The locally rooted, globe-trotting musician and activist shares his wardrobe secrets. Rule No. 1: Be "dance-ready." ...

Gabriela Vallim reflects on the booming interest in baile funk in the UK, and explains the complex social history behind the Brazilian sound and why it's important to recognise its impact as a tool of ...

Legendary ghetto house pioneer DJ Funk has died at the age of 54. Born Charles Chambers, the Chicago-bred producer had stage ...