P-Funk
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A musical genre in its own right, and therefore worth of this individual entry. (To be expanded). See also Parliament Funkadelic, the key proponent band behind P Funk.
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Origins Of The P
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 band's hometown. The breakout popularity of Parliament-Funkadelic elevated the status of P-Funk to describe what is a genre of music in it's own right.Key Bands & Musicians
>>>>Disciples of the P
The P Funk sound influenced many musicians that followed, and helped to generate new sounds as well:Public Enemy
This hip hop outfit sampled many P Funk tracks to add power to their polemical 1990's rap albums, including Give Up The Funk within 1992's Get Off My Back, and Get Off Your Ass And Jam as part of Bring The Noise (2000). The very original and creative use of P Funk samples by Public Enemy not only helped shape the development of hip hop, but was itself reflected in George Clinton's work that followed, and so Public Enemy can be set apart from other P Funk samplinghip hop.Other P Funk Sampling Hip Hop
>>>>Prince
A key disciple of the P Funk was Prince, who helped defined the softer side of that 1980s Electro sound, and who collaborated with George Clinton on the most recent P Funk album.Benjamin Andre from OutKast
Another key disciple is OutKast's Benjamin Andre, and homages to P Funk can be seen in the album Atliens (which refers to Atlantis, as does Parliament's 1976 album The Motor Booty Affair. Also the track Protoype off OutKast's The Love Below is very much reminiscent of some of Bootsy Collins' 1970s P Funk sexballads.
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