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Funkytown Music, Heaven music. Website. funkypr .com. Luis Raúl Marrero (born January 23, 1974), also known by his stage name Funky, is a Puerto Rican rapper and songwriter. With seven solo albums and multiple jobs as a producer, Marrero is internationally recognized as a hip hop and reggaeton Christian artist. [1]
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- Isaac Hayes – “Theme from ‘Shaft'” Hot 100 peak: No. 1 for two weeks beginning Nov. 20, 1971.
- Wild Cherry – “Play That Funky Music” Hot 100 peak: No. 1 for three weeks beginning Sept. 18, 1976. Listen here.
- Lyn Collins – “Think (About It)” Hot 100 peak: No. 66 for two weeks beginning Sept. 30, 1972. Listen here.
- The Isley Brothers – “It’s Your Thing” Hot 100 peak: No. 2 for one week: May 3, 1969. Listen here.
Luis Raúl Marrero (born January 23, 1974), also known by his stage name Funky, is a Puerto Rican rapper and songwriter. With seven solo albums and multiple jobs as a producer, Marrero is internationally recognized as a hip hop and reggaeton Christian artist.
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- James Brown. Widely known as the Godfather of Soul (and rightfully so) James Brown started his music career in Toccoa, Georgia, as a gospel singer. In the mid-1950s, he gained national public attention as the lead singer of a rhythm and blues vocal group founded by Bobby Byrd called The Famous Flames.
- Sly Stone. Sly Stone is an American musician, record producer, and songwriter who was one of the main American musicians in the 1970s. He was the head of his group called Sly & The Family Stone, and this group was the first multiracial band that gained traction internationally.
- Joe Tex. In the mid-1960s, he began to soar in his career. In 1965, Joe Tex scored 6 top-40 hit singles on the R&B charts. Some of these hits were “S.Y.S.L.J.E.M” and “The Love You Save”.
- George Clinton. George Edward Clinton is an American funk singer, musician, songwriter, record producer, and bandleader. His Parliament-Funkadelic group was first called the distinct band names, Parliament and Funkadelic.
Funky. Luis Raúl Marrero, also known by his stage name Funky, is a Puerto Rican rapper and songwriter. With seven solo albums and multiple jobs as a producer, Marrero is internationally...
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Luis Raúl Marrero, known professionally as Funky, is a 2-time Latin Grammy nominated rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. Marrero was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico and raised in the...