Parliament

With the "Parliafunkadelicment thang," leader George Clinton has succeeded in creating
two distinct identities for one band -- the mystical voodoo of the Funkadelics and the
stabbing, humorous funk of Parliament. While Funkadelic has no discernible influence,
Parliament is more closely attuned to the post-Sly wave. But unlike the Ohio Players or
Commodores, the group refuses to play it straight. Instead, Clinton spews his jive,... More >

That DJ from Chocolate City, or maybe it's the Chocolate Milky Way, keeps the beat going with nothing but his rap, some weird keyboard, and cymbals for stretches of side one. And later produces the galactic "Give Up the Funk" and a James Brown tribute that goes "gogga googa, gogga googa"--only believe me, that doesn't capture it. (Grade: A-)