Tune to a hip-hop radio station to the west of Sydney, Australia, during the midday hours each weekday, and you'll hear "Thy.

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the story also traces funk's influences on both new wave and hip-hop. Stanley Nelson is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, MacArthur Fellow, and member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and ...

And the following year, Adina Howard’s “Freak Like Me” (Bootsy’s Rubber Band’s “I’d Rather Be With You”) mixes sexy and funky with some of the best synths ever used in R&B/hip-hop.

That system is getting some good use so far. The club leans towards easy-listening house, R&B, and hip-hop for most of its gigs. Bangkok's Suburb Sound crew took over for a night in February and ...