"I’m proud that he’s into the funk and glad him and others are bringing some new funk back," he told HipHopDX.

If you know me. Then you know that i’m a true child of the funk. Like for real. I aspire to the level of creativity that Dr. Funkenstien did. He had like 10 groups at once.

K. Dot's acclaimed sophomore album To Pimp A Butterfly was inspired by and featured funk legend George Clinton on "Wesley's Theory."

jungle boogie (jungle –oft attrib to Hindi jangal + boogie – prob alter of bogle – goblin, object of fear) a 1974 hit by Kool & the Gang, frequently sampled by hip-hop artists, perhaps the funkiest piece of music ever recorded.

Garry Shider, the musical director for George Clinton’s Parliament-Funkadelic band known for wearing a diaper on stage, died June 16th at the age of 56.