As of now I'm bout to slap ANYONE that claims we "forgot" so and so, say it again, and you'll get a Homey D. Clown slap to your noggin!

HOMEY DON'T PLAY THAT!

AND I DID SAY LYN COLLINS! LMAO! Guess I gotta quote myself again. God, if the ORG is famous for anything besides snobbery and famdom, it's people forgetting to read threads carefully. I know so because I admit to it.

Timmy84 said:

I SAID THIS PROBABLY TWO DAYS AGO!!!!! READ! And someone else mentioned them too.

So much for "oh why you forgot them". Negro please. You lost this round, Blaque.
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madhattter said:

DerekH said:

These are good choices, but how about this for the 4th year (in no particular order):

1.Chic
2.Cameo
3.Gap Band
4.Zapp/Roger

I see I got a lot of response to this topic, but some of y'all are missing the true point. This is not a contest to see who gets in first. Second of all, I said 6 first inductees. Not 8 or 10. Please read what I said. Also, this rule is simple, I just put a starting list out on the table. Whatever you guys suggest or put on the list, the majority percentage rules overall. Since some of you guys like to expand this list then I would too. I would add 4 more to this list which would make 10 total. Are you happy now? Good. By the way, I created this topic and who gets in ultimately depends on me. And I see there's a lot of Prince haters on this subject on a Prince fan base line. Unbelievable! Anyway, the last 4 noms are:

7. Rick James
8. The Isley Brothers
9. Cameo
10. The Bar-Kays

LoDog said:

I don't see how not considering Prince a primary FUNK ARTIST when he goes out of his way at times to be anything but is somehow "hating" on him. Funk started in the 60s-70s, not the 80s. Prince's earliest work wasn't groundbreakingly funky. Soft N Wet was funky but not compared to a lot of other artists' songs at the time. He deserves a mention, just not top 6. Sorry but he's not.

BlaqueKnight said:

That is why I would put Rick James in the Funk HOF ahead of Prince.

LoDog said:

Not a bad list at all! However, I would choose The Meters ahead of Prince but that's it.

Making of a list is a tough job because we are bound to drop out several important acts. I might be tempted to even mention Bootsy Collins seperately, even when he's already a part of the Parliafunkadelicment thang and James Brown's band.

I agree with your top 10 except for Prince. I'm not a Prince hater, he just doesn't belong in the top 10. There are too many important bands/artists that had albums before he even received a contract.

red hot chili peppers
zapp and roger
lakeside
james brown
cameo
curtis mayfield

ABBA

xlr8r said:

xlr8r said:

lafleurdove said:

He he. Well, they were funky, there is no bout-a-doubt-it! But not really a funk group, eh?

mallia franklin
chaka khan
sheila horne

MrGravyLumps said:

I was just effin with LoDog...he doesn't like ABBA so much

Funk inspired everyone in music at the time and if you sonsabitchs don't put Herbie on this list, someone's gonna get cut.

No Dyke & the Blazers either? I forgot some still think Disco was FUNK...

Slave2daGroove said:

Herbie - 1 of Miles' disciples. Of course! Miles wuz the 1 who inspired Herbie 2 play the Fender Rhoades while he wuz in the band. Check this interview out around the 4:17 mark.

Ms. Betty Davis definitely deserves a nod, no question, as well as my man, Jimi! Check her out around 5:02. Like Sly, James, & Jimi, Betty also influenced Jimi.

Slave2daGroove said:

I listed The Blazers on the first page.

LoDog said:

We not hating on Prince, he just shouldn't be inducted the first go around.

Smittyrock70 said:

Oh my, thanks for sharing the clip! And from then on, Hancock of course became a freak of technology and sounds got every possible latest gadget he could.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

If we were "hating" on Prince, he would've been an "afterthought" and he sure as hell ISN'T! But to me Prince is not one of the first names to come up when you say "FUNK". Plus Prince is a mixed bag of SOUNDS anyway so to put him in one box is actually mis-valuing him IMHO.

And Miles Davis was like Prince. A man whose sounds were a mixed bag and after all he's known internationally as a "jazz legend". He's also a legend of "fusion" music. So technically I wouldn't put him in there either.

I fully agree!!!!!

Timmy84 said:

he is a "mixed bag" of sounds but his influence on funk in the 80s is undeniable.

minneapolisFunq said:

True lol just saying though.