When the excitement over Detox started up again last year, Dr. Dre even teased his next, next album — an instrumental project called The Planets, with songs inspired by the “personalities of each ...

Parliament’s “Mothership Connection,” released 50 years ago this month, was a rococo musical milestone that bridged funk’s ...

If you like upbeat instrumental music or want to sing or rap over one of this summer's biggest releases, this is for you. If you like upbeat instrumental music or want to sing or rap over one of this ...

Black Milk has one of the liveliest production styles in hip-hop, mixing instrumental funk with loose, chopped beats reminiscent of J Dilla. On his fourth full-length, he keeps the focus rhythmic, ...

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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, ...

Whether you're a producer, vocalist or simply want some new jams to bring to karaoke night, Harris has laid out the LP on a silver platter. By David Rishty Calvin Harris dropped his fifth studio album ...