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Watch Kenny G and Warren G Combine Smooth Jazz & G-Funk on ‘Kimmel’

Jimmy Kimmel's #MashUpMonday series continued last night (Feb. 24) with a most unlikely pair -- smooth jazz wizard Kenny G and 90s G-Funk rapper Warren G. By Chris Payne Jimmy Kimmel’s #MashUpMonday ...
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Warren G Opens Up About Staying Close to His Fellow Hip Hop Stars in His New Documentary 'G-FUNK'

G-Funk: The Untold Story of Warren G premieres exclusively on YouTube Premium on July 11 Warren G (born Warren Griffin III) is chronicling the rise of “Gangster Funk” in a new YouTube documentary ...
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More than a Sample Size: The Legacy of Funk Music in Hip-Hop

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, ...
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Peter Dinklage Once Played in a ’90s ‘Punk-Funk-Rap’ Band Called Whizzy

In case you weren't there, we give you a brief glimpse of Peter Dinklage ("Game of Thrones") talking about his mid-90s punk-funk-rap party band Whizzy. By Andy Cush The early ’90s were a pretty funky ...