Guardian Music — From Public Enemy to P Diddy, a new documentary charts how rap became a global phenomenon out of anger, sex and blingIt's 1989 and I'm hangin' tough with my £11.99 skateboard from Argos and a bright yellow Sony Walkman in Stanmore, a leafy suburb of... more info

Detroit Free Press — Big-league names like funk maestro George Clinton, country crooner Vince Gill and pop-metal and reality-show star Bret Michaels are among the headliners announced today for the 2011 edition of Ford Arts, Beats & Eats over Labor Day weekend in downtow... more info

ContactMusic — George Clinton's guitarist is begging fans to help her locate her stolen instrument. Shaunna Hall, who is a member of the funk icon's Parliament-Funkadelic band, has revealed her custom-made guitar was stolen last week (ends05Aug11) from the group's ... more info

TMZ — Filed under: George Clinton, Shaunna Hall, Music The guitarist for George Clinton's famous Parliament-Funkadelic band says she's desperate to get her custom shredstick back after it was stolen last week -- and her HEALTH dep... more info

ContactMusic — Rapper Snoop Dogg will be honoured at the Bmi Urban Awards later this month (Aug11). The Gin and Juice hitmaker will be bestowed with the Bmi Icon title, previously awarded to James Brown, George Clinton, Willie Nelson and Al Green. The event honours... more info

USA Today Music — A man fired a gun at a show, killing one person and wounding three others, police said Sunday. more info

Perez Hilton — Terrible. Last night during the Family Unity in the Park event in Cleveland, Ohio, a gunman fired on the crowd injuring three people and fatally wounding a 16-year-old. The show was part of the current George Clinton/Parliament/Funkadelic U.S. tour. ... more info

Gigwise — Three people were also injured... more info

Detroit Free Press — A fight outside a George Clinton concert in Cleveland turned deadly Saturday night. Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic were the headlining act at the city's Family Unity in the Park festival, according to the Associated Press. more info

ContactMusic — Four people were shot after funk legend George Clinton's concert in Ohio on Saturday (30Jul11). The musician had just completed a performance at the Unity in the Park festival in Cleveland when a large fight erupted outside the venue. A man fired sev... more info