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P-Funk & Boogie

The mothership landed and the bass never quit.

Flash Light by Parliament — cover art

Tear the roof off. George Clinton's P-Funk empire and the early-'80s boogie that grew out of it — talkbox bass, horn stabs, and grooves so deep they'd be sampled into the next two decades of hip-hop. Parliament, Zapp, Cameo, and the Gap Band running the dance floor.

On the playlist

Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)
Parliament1976
One Nation Under a Groove
Funkadelic1978
(Not Just) Knee Deep
Funkadelic1979
More Bounce to the Ounce
Zapp1980
You Dropped a Bomb on Me
The Gap Band1982
Early in the Morning
The Gap Band1982
Give It to Me Baby
Rick James1981

Did you know

  • Zapp's 'More Bounce to the Ounce' (1980) is one of the most-sampled records in hip-hop history.
  • Parliament's Mothership — a giant spaceship stage prop — landed on stage every night of the P-Funk Earth Tour.

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