p-funk
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 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.
Etymology
The etymology of the term P-Funk is subject to multiple interpretations. Read Full BioP-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 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.
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. The liner notes of CD versions of the Motor Booty Affair album suggest that the "'P' stands for 'Pure.'" 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.
Musical characteristics
* spacey synthesizer melodies and washes provided by keyboardist Bernie Worrell and others
* prominent, squelching electric bass lines provided by Bootsy Collins or performed in his style
* jazzy, insouciant horn section arrangements performed by The Horny Horns
* raucous group vocals on songs' choruses alternating with sung or spoken vocals on the verses
* a mixture of funk and rock guitar styles, the latter being more prominent on Funkadelic's recordings
* steady, relatively unobtrusive drumming with few or no drum solos
* lyrics devoted to exposition of the P-Funk mythology, sex and drug-related humor, and sociopolitical satire, often in the context of a concept album
* sophisticated use of multitrack recording technology and studio effects by producer George Clinton
Key P-Funk bands and musicians
* Parliament
* Funkadelic
* Bootsy Collins / Bootsy's Rubber Band
* George Clinton
* Bernie Worrell
* Eddie Hazel
* Garry Shider
* Walter Morrison
* The Brides of Funkenstein
* Maceo Parker
* Parlet
* Fred Wesley
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. 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.
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"). 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. George Clinton can be heard making a guest appearance on the track "Synthesizer" off Aquemini. The track "Prototype" on Andre's The Love Below is reminiscent of some of Bootsy Collins' 1970s P-Funk sex ballads. The track "A Bad Note" that ends Idlewild is a homage to Funkadelic's track "Maggot Brain".[citation needed]
Prince
A key disciple of the P-Funk was Prince, who helped defined the softer side of that 1980s Electro sound. George Clinton's albums The Cinderella Theory and Hey Man, Smell My Finger were issued on Prince's Paisley Park Records label. Clinton appeared as a character in Prince's film Graffiti Bridge, in which the two duetted on the song "We Can Funk". Prince later collaborated with Clinton on the track "Paradigm" from How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent?.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Another key disciple of P-funk are the Red Hot Chili Peppers. They originally started off as a focused P-funk band (their second album, Freaky Styley, was produced by George Clinton himself). Though they have evolved to a more funk rock sound, the influence of P-funk in their music is still quite prominent.
Other P Funk Sampling Hip Hop Artists
* Dr. Dre Most notably "The Chronic, 1992"
* Blueprint (Released an album entitled Blueprint vs. Funkadelic)
* Arrested Development
* Brand Nubian
* EPMD
* Esham
* Digital Underground
* X-Clan
* Snoop Dogg
* Ice Cube
* Jamal Wright
* People Under the Stairs (Member Double K wears a Funkadelic shirt in many live performances, George Clinton also appeared on their track "The Doctor and the Kid")
* The Minutemen (Classified as alternative rock but was very much influenced by P-funk.)
* Redman (Refers to himself as the "P-Funkadelic Devil")
Etymology
The etymology of the term P-Funk is subject to multiple interpretations. Read Full BioP-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 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.
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. The liner notes of CD versions of the Motor Booty Affair album suggest that the "'P' stands for 'Pure.'" 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.
Musical characteristics
* spacey synthesizer melodies and washes provided by keyboardist Bernie Worrell and others
* prominent, squelching electric bass lines provided by Bootsy Collins or performed in his style
* jazzy, insouciant horn section arrangements performed by The Horny Horns
* raucous group vocals on songs' choruses alternating with sung or spoken vocals on the verses
* a mixture of funk and rock guitar styles, the latter being more prominent on Funkadelic's recordings
* steady, relatively unobtrusive drumming with few or no drum solos
* lyrics devoted to exposition of the P-Funk mythology, sex and drug-related humor, and sociopolitical satire, often in the context of a concept album
* sophisticated use of multitrack recording technology and studio effects by producer George Clinton
Key P-Funk bands and musicians
* Parliament
* Funkadelic
* Bootsy Collins / Bootsy's Rubber Band
* George Clinton
* Bernie Worrell
* Eddie Hazel
* Garry Shider
* Walter Morrison
* The Brides of Funkenstein
* Maceo Parker
* Parlet
* Fred Wesley
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. 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.
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"). 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. George Clinton can be heard making a guest appearance on the track "Synthesizer" off Aquemini. The track "Prototype" on Andre's The Love Below is reminiscent of some of Bootsy Collins' 1970s P-Funk sex ballads. The track "A Bad Note" that ends Idlewild is a homage to Funkadelic's track "Maggot Brain".[citation needed]
Prince
A key disciple of the P-Funk was Prince, who helped defined the softer side of that 1980s Electro sound. George Clinton's albums The Cinderella Theory and Hey Man, Smell My Finger were issued on Prince's Paisley Park Records label. Clinton appeared as a character in Prince's film Graffiti Bridge, in which the two duetted on the song "We Can Funk". Prince later collaborated with Clinton on the track "Paradigm" from How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent?.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Another key disciple of P-funk are the Red Hot Chili Peppers. They originally started off as a focused P-funk band (their second album, Freaky Styley, was produced by George Clinton himself). Though they have evolved to a more funk rock sound, the influence of P-funk in their music is still quite prominent.
Other P Funk Sampling Hip Hop Artists
* Dr. Dre Most notably "The Chronic, 1992"
* Blueprint (Released an album entitled Blueprint vs. Funkadelic)
* Arrested Development
* Brand Nubian
* EPMD
* Esham
* Digital Underground
* X-Clan
* Snoop Dogg
* Ice Cube
* Jamal Wright
* People Under the Stairs (Member Double K wears a Funkadelic shirt in many live performances, George Clinton also appeared on their track "The Doctor and the Kid")
* The Minutemen (Classified as alternative rock but was very much influenced by P-funk.)
* Redman (Refers to himself as the "P-Funkadelic Devil")
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Childish Gambino Lyrics
Daylight
I wake up feeling like you won't play right
I used to know, but now that shit don't feel right
It made me put away my pride
So long
You made a nigga wait for some, so long
You make it hard for boy like that to go on
I'm wishing I could make this mine, oh
If you want it, yeah
You can have it, oh, oh, oh
If you need it, ooh
We can make it, oh
If you want it
You can have it
But stay woke
Niggas creepin'
They gon' find you
Gon' catch you sleepin' (oh)
Now stay woke
Niggas creepin'
Now don't you close your eyes
Too late
You wanna make it right, but now it's too late
My peanut butter chocolate cake with Kool-Aid
I'm trying not to waste my time
If you want it, oh
You can have it (you can have it)
If you need it (you better believe in something)
We can make it, oh
If you want it
You can have it, ah!
But stay woke (stay woke)
Niggas creepin' (they be creepin')
They gon' find you (they gon' find you)
Gon' catch you sleepin' (gon' catch you sleepin', put your hands up on me)
Now stay woke
Niggas creepin'
Now don't you close your eyes
But stay woke (ooh, ah)
Niggas creepin'
They gon' find you (they gon' find you)
Gon' catch you sleepin' (gon' catch you, gon' catch you, ooh)
Now stay woke
Niggas creepin'
Now don't you close your eyes
How'd it get so scandalous?
Oh, how'd it get so scandalous?
Oh, oh, how'd it get, how'd it get
How'd it get so scandalous?
How'd it get so scandalous?
How'd it get so scandalous?
But stay woke
But stay woke
Lyrics © A SIDE MUSIC LLC D/B/A MODERN WORKS MUSIC PUBLISHING, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Bootsy Collins, Donald McKinley Glover II, Gary Cooper, George S. Clinton Jr., Ludwig Emil Tomas Goransson, William Earl Collins
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