‘WE WANT THE FUNK!’ explores the lifespan of the genre and features interviews with George Clinton, Kirk Franklin, Questlove, ...

Directors Stanley Nelson and Nicole London discuss their new documentary We Want the Funk! on Deadline's Doc Talk podcast.

"Once you get the funk out there, it's not going back. You can't put it back in the box," says filmmaker Stanley Nelson. His ...

The YouTube star PlaqueBoyMax built his following the usual way, livestreaming opinions on music and news. What's unusual is ...

"Until the day I die, it will be the most significant song ever for me," longtime DJ and TV personality Donnie Simpson says in the film. "Because it taught me Black pride." In the mid-1960s ...

DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ kicked off the year with the dreamy banger “Will My Love.” Today, the London producer is following it with the seven-and-a-half-minute rager “Keep Wondering Why.” ...

The Roots' Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson and Talking Heads' David Byrne. What exactly is the funk? "Well, it's funky," says Todd Boyd, a professor at the University of Southern California known for ...

You needn't be a rap fan to have stumbled across music-adjacent characters like DJ Akademiks, a podcaster and YouTuber with nearly 4 million subscribers across his channels, who has become an ...

Welcome to Mixmag's guide to the best mixes of 2025. Each month we’ll be bringing you rolling updates with recommendations of the best DJ mixes shared around the world. Expect selections spanning ...