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Funk
Named after a slang word for "stink," funk was indeed the rawest, most primal form of R&B, surpassing even Southern soul in terms of earthiness. It was also the least structured, often stretching out into extended jams, and the most Africanized, built on dynamic, highly syncopated polyrhythms. As such, it originally appealed only to hardcore R&B audiences. The groove was the most important musical element of funk -- all the instruments of the ensemble played off of one another to create it, and worked it over and over. Deep electric bass lines often served as main riffs, with an interlocking web of short, scratchy guitar chords and blaring horns over the top. Unlike nearly every form of R&B that had come before it, funk didn't confine itself to the 45-rpm single format and the classic verse/chorus song structure. Funk bands were just as likely to repeat a catchy chant or hook out of the blue, and to give different song sections equal weight, so as not to disrupt the groove by building to a chorus-type climax. In essence, funk allowed for more freedom and improvisation, and in that respect it was similar to what was happening around the same time in blues-rock, psychedelia, and hard rock (in fact, Jimi Hendrix was a major inspiration for funk guitar soloists). More in Rap, Hip-Hop, R&B: Funk | Hip-Hop | R&B | Rap | Soul | Urban Sort by: Newest | Oldest | Alphabetical 
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Rock 2 Stop by Jonathan Vincent Music ID: 17537 
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00:55 $12.99 (A) or $39.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| An upbeat funky track with saxes that leads into a mellow groove.... | ||
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Juicy Booty by Randy Lamont Jones Music ID: 16829 
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00:29 $1.99 (A) or $1.99 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Mellow Groove, Electronic Flava, Reflective, Street, Urban, Flow, Life, Real, Hood, Faith, Black ... | ||
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Feel Good by Randy Lamont Jones Music ID: 16828 
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00:29 $4.99 (A) or $9.99 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Groovy, Electronic urban track with retro funky groove. Good bumper for an amiated series.... | ||
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Hustle Baby by Randy Lamont Jones Music ID: 16827 
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00:30 $1.99 (A) or $1.99 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Up beat funkadelic track. Great for 1970's cop chases. Tight funky drums and bass.... | ||
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Dr. Smooth by Randy Lamont Jones Music ID: 16826 
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00:30 $4.99 (A) or $9.99 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Smooth Groove, Electronic Flava, Reflective, Street, Urban, Hood, Inner-City, Pop, Funky... | ||
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Big Money by Randy Lamont Jones Music ID: 16825 
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00:30 $4.99 (A) or $9.99 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Up beat Funk, Electronic Flava, Reflective, Street, Urban track featuring organ.... | ||
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Big Daddy by Randy Lamont Jones Music ID: 16144 
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01:46 $1.99 (A) or $4.99 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Funky, Electronic Flava, Reflective, Street, Urban track with a nice mellow flow.... | ||
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Groove Flower by Lee FitzSimmons Music ID: 15548 
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02:11 $99.95 (A) or $99.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Funky groove track that has some really cool live guitar sounds and a recurring breakdown...... | ||
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Work, Work by Chris Williams Music ID: 15473 
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00:31 $5.00 (A) or $100.00 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Work!... | ||
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Samson by Chris Williams Music ID: 15468 
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01:32 $5.00 (A) or $100.00 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Oooh yeah!!... | ||
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Slappin' the Monkey by Lee FitzSimmons Music ID: 15191 
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02:34 $99.95 (A) or $99.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Catchy funk based groove with syncopated clav and a unique rap vocal...... | ||
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Funky city by Dan Foster Music ID: 15039 
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03:03 $59.00 (A) or $79.00 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Funk piece emulated by brass section, gtr, solid bassline ala Earth wind and fire, James Brown. lively, happy, melodic.... | ||
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The Spy Game by Bjorn A. Lynne Music ID: 14970 
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02:19 $29.95 (A) or $79.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Secret Agent or Spy Thriller material featuring funky riffs, horn sections and the unmistakable melodies of international mystery and intrigue. Inspired by James Bond 007 and other spy thriller films.... | ||
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Evasive Target by Bjorn A. Lynne Music ID: 14960 
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03:12 $29.95 (A) or $79.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Funky, hectic, spy thriller or crime caper bed track. Urban funk, secret agent feel. Good as chase or battle sequence in film etc.... | ||
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Espionage by Bjorn A. Lynne Music ID: 14959 
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03:12 $29.95 (A) or $79.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Cool, slick and slightly retro styled, the sound is inspired by classic TV detective series and spy films, setting the scene for danger, crime, mystery, police, international agents and beautiful ladi... | ||
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Chase the Mob by Bjorn A. Lynne Music ID: 14955 
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06:14 $29.95 (A) or $79.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Electro-funk track with stabbing synthesizers, undercover detective type horns, retro style funk drums and a funky bass riff. Has a certain debonaire, undercover spy, crime or police chase feel. ... | ||
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Watching My Step by Krystal Chastin Music Music ID: 14878 
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02:22 $27.50 (A) or $55.00 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| intense funky rock groove. Classic 1970's sound ala cheech and chong. Fire it up!... | ||
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Steppin' Out by Krystal Chastin Music Music ID: 14877 
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04:06 $27.50 (A) or $55.00 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| stabbing rock guitar moves the action forward. 1970's rock sound. Muttenchops and marlboros.... | ||
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Boogie On The Corner by Krystal Chastin Music Music ID: 14874 
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02:59 $27.50 (A) or $55.00 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Funky guitar and bass roll you down the highway back in the 1970. The chevy capri has only one hubcap.... | ||
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Street Hustler by Krystal Chastin Music Music ID: 14872 
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03:40 $27.50 (A) or $55.00 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Short skirt, high heels and WAY too much makeup. 5th street is alive tonight!... | ||
