George Clinton Recalls Hearing De La Soul & Others Sample His Records

George Clinton says “the funk” and recent copyright battle keep him motivated.

by Danielle Harling

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As one of the pioneers of Funk music, North Carolina-born singer George Clinton has worked with and inspired a number of artists. During a recent interview with XXL magazine, the Parliament-Funkadelic lead singer was asked about hearing one of the first Parliament-Funkadelic samples on a Hip Hop song, De La Soul’s 1989 single “Me, Myself And I.”