During the 1970s this fun and futuristic music changed the streets of America with its outrageous fashion, unique vision and streetwise slang. Funk was a celebration of being black, providing a platform for a new lifestyle that was able to unite the black community. Funk was born from the influence of many genres such jazz, R&B, soul, and African grooves. Over the decades it has even influenced the genre of hip-hop. But despite its multiple points of origin, funk is often traced back to the work of one man…James Brown.