Bootsy Collins Announces New Album 'World Wide Funk', Shares Kali Uchis Collaboration Worth My While
Friday, 25 August 2017
Written by Laura Johnson
Bootsy Collins will release his first album in six years this autumn.
'World Wide Funk' is due out on October 27 and will feature appearances by Chuck D, Buckethead, Eric Gales, Doug E. Fresh, Big Daddy Kane, Musiq Soulchild, Bernie Worrell and Kali Uchis, among others. It follows 2011's 'Tha Funk Capital of the World'.
Speaking about the album, he said:
"I wanted to create a mystical monster that was born between a ‘Pee-hole & a A**hole,’ which automatically smelled fishy and funked up!’ At the same time, it could fit into a radio station format with a little wiggle room. But then ‘Boot-Rapp-A-Fella’ showed up and said that it would be ludicrous to do this. The ‘One’ kindly gave me the Funk Finger and showed me this World Wide Funkateer Drive going on out here, and he said ‘all you have to do is un-dress it.’ So I waved my hands in the air and gave up the funk like I just didn’t care. Then out of the clear blue, my man Brother-Nature showed up to announce that This is the Year of the Funkateer! The Funkateers began chanting, ‘Come back Bootsy, Come back, Come back, Bootsy Come Back.’ Not only do I have bootz on the ground, we got troops getting down, drones in the air and these young disciples were hungry and not a one of them was scared. The vets of Hip-hop, a la cream of the crop, shouted out to retain their gold, made me feel real good once again to know that they still got soul.” Or as his longtime partner in funk George Clinton once put it: ‘Free your mind and your ass will follow!’
Check out Worth My While, featuring Kali Uchis, as well as the record's tracklist, below.
'World Wide Funk' tracklist:
1. World Wide Funk (feat Doug E. Fresh, Buckethead & Alissia Benveniste)
2. Bass-Rigged-System (feat Victor Wooten, Stanley Clarke, Manou Gallo, Alissia Benveniste & World-Wide-Funkdrive)
3. Pusherman (feat Dru Down, BlvckSeeds , Mr. Talkbox)
4. Thera-P (feat Tyshawn Colquitt & Alissia Benveniste)
5. Hot Saucer (feat Musiq Soulchild & Big Daddy Kane)
6. Heaven Yes
7. Ladies Nite (feat MC Eiht & BlvckSeeds)
8. Candy Coated Lover (feat X-Zact, Kali Uchis & World-Wide-Funkdrive)
9. Snow Bunny (feat Tyshawn Colquitt, Snowbunny & World-Wide-Funkdrive)
10. Hi-On-Heels (feat October London)
11. A Salute To Bernie (feat Dr. G. Bernie Worrell)
12. Boomerang (feat Justin Johnson)
13. Worth My While (feat Kali Uchis)
14. Come Back Bootsy (feat Eric Gales, Dennis Chambers & World-Wide-Funkdrive)
15. Illusions (feat Chuck D, Buckethead & BlvckSeeds)
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