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3 narrated music-history shows on funk, spanning 1967–2023. Among them: Disco Demolition: What Blew Up?, Stronger: Funk to Future.

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Disco Demolition: What Blew Up?

As anti-disco sentiment boils over at Comiskey Park in 1979, Chic, Donna Summer, and Anita Ward prove the genre's chart dominance, creative innovation, and cultural power, defying prejudice.

Answers: what was the disco demolition riot?

1979 · 10 chapters · 8 tracks

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Stronger: Funk to Future

Kanye West's "Stronger" bridges his soulful sampling past with an electronic future, connecting Edwin Birdsong's 1979 funk to Daft Punk and reshaping hip-hop.

Answers: what did Kanye West sample for the song Stronger?

1979 · 10 chapters · 7 tracks

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Doechii Anxiety samples

Doechii’s viral 'Anxiety' transforms Gotye and Kimbra’s 2011 hit into a raw mental health anthem, showcasing her authentic voice and connecting her Tampa roots to James Brown’s sampling legacy.

Answers: what song does doechii's anxiety sample?

1967–2023 · 10 chapters · 8 tracks

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