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Queen Latifah is the Empress of the Blues

A lover of music, history and culture, film biographies or the biopic, have long been a favorite of mine. While there are a plethora of

July 19, 2014 No Comments

FUNK Ad(d)s Up 2 $ – Part 5 / Exploiting “The King of Pop”

Five years ago at the inception of this Funkalicious blog, I talked about the value and use of FUNK in advertising. My intent was to

July 16, 2014 No Comments

The Inevitable Eminent Legalization of Cannabis

On Monday, July 7th, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Compassionate Care Act. This action made the state of New York the 23rd in the union

July 13, 2014 No Comments

FUNKIN’ PHILLIP SEYMOUR

I didn’t write a tribute or an obituary immediately after he died. Not that much time has passed in the greater scheme of things, but

June 23, 2014 No Comments

FUNKY FATHER’S DAY

The first year I started this blog, I wrote a poem for Mothers https://museumofuncutfunk.com/2009/05/20/funky-mothers-day/. I sent it out to all my friends that are moms

June 15, 2014 No Comments

FUNKIN’ MORTALITY AND LEGACY/ Maya Angelou & Ruby Dee

The loss of National Treasures evokes thoughts of one’s own mortality and legacy. THEY DID THEIR WORK; THEY’VE LEFT THEIR MARKS ON THE PLANET; TOUCHED

June 13, 2014 No Comments

FUNKY DIVAS SHELIA & CHAKA/ PATTI LaBELLE FUNKS UP BROADWAY!

Patti LaBelle is back on Broadway this month! Appearing in the stage production of “After Midnight,” she fills in where Vanessa Williams, Toni Braxton and

June 6, 2014 No Comments

An Open Letter to D’Angelo – insideplaya

Recently my friend Gary Harris, who happens to be a former EMI A&R exec, has been criticized and bashed by several fans and other outlets on the

May 30, 2014 8 Comments

Music Favorites (so far) for 2014

The year is half-way over as summer is upon us. The first five months flew by to me, but since 2012, my thinking has been

May 24, 2014 No Comments

XSCAPE – THE FUNKIN’ POSTHUMOUS MICHAEL JACKSON ALBUM

Earlier this year, I had to put a friend up on the meaning of posthumous — I forget what I was referencing. According to Webster’s

May 24, 2014 No Comments

WTF FORBES! Stay In Your Lane – Dope Female MC’s

Given my last blog and props to T.I.’s latest artist of promise that is Iggy, I felt the need for a follow-up due to Forbes’

May 23, 2014 No Comments

NEW FUNKY MUSIC

There’s a lot of new music out there! Now, all new music isn’t necessarily good or FUNKY, but here’s some that is… acknowledging “Ladies First”,

May 22, 2014 No Comments

The New AIR-Jordans/ The Death of “DETOX”

Dr. Dre is about to get PAID! As the hoopla of Solange assaulting Jay-Z dies down, the glory of the first billionaire rap star is

May 18, 2014 No Comments

Oscar Diversity: The WIN – WIN!!! A Funky Prophecy

Last night was a historical one for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Headed by Cheryl Boone Isaacs, the first African-American to

March 3, 2014 No Comments

NEW FUNKY FOOD FROM TACO BELL & DORITOS

Taco Bell is tired of Micky-D’s raking in all that breakfast dough. So they’ve decided to add breakfast food to their menu!!! While I’m sure

February 27, 2014 No Comments