the.com/funk soul
the genre that taught your hips to think and your brain to dance.
the oneJames Brown built it on the downbeat's first note
the bassSlap technique turned bass into lead percussion
the sampleFueled hip-hop's birth, breakbeats looped endlessly
the grooveRepetition over melody, locked tight in the pocket
the spreadBirthed disco, funk-rock, and a thousand basement bands