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George Clinton
Born in Kannapolis, North Carolina.
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Biography
George Clinton was born in Kannapolis, North Carolina and went on to lead Parliament and Funkadelic.
The P-Funk collective produced some of the most inventive and most sampled records in American popular music.
Carolina story
The man who built the most imaginative universe in funk was born in a North Carolina mill town.
Music
Career & impact
P-Funk is one of the primary source codes of hip-hop and modern R&B production.
Sources
This is an original Drake Magazine editorial profile built from verifiable public record. It is not an exclusive interview, and no quotes, awards or recordings have been invented.