Funky Man

E119687

"Funky Man" is a hip-hop track by Dee Dee King, the rap alter ego of Ramones bassist Dee Dee Ramone, showcasing his experimental foray into rap music in the late 1980s.

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Funky Man canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hip hop track ⓘ
musician ⓘ
song ⓘ
stage name ⓘ
alterEgoOf Dee Dee Ramone ⓘ
artist Dee Dee King ⓘ
associatedAct Ramones ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
describedAs experimental foray into rap music ⓘ
genre hip hop ⓘ
rap ⓘ
hasArtistPreviousGenre punk rock ⓘ
hasArtistPrimaryBand Ramones ⓘ
hasCulturalContext late 1980s crossover between rock and rap ⓘ
hasLyrics true ⓘ
hasMusicVideo true ⓘ
hasRapAlterEgoOf Dee Dee Ramone ⓘ
hasRecordingArtistBirthName Douglas Glenn Colvin ⓘ
hasRecordingArtistRapName Dee Dee King ⓘ
hasRecordingArtistStageName Dee Dee Ramone ⓘ
hasStyleCharacteristic humorous lyrics ⓘ
old-school hip hop influence ⓘ
simple drum machine beats ⓘ
spoken-word style rapping ⓘ
hasSubject self-presentation as a “funky” character ⓘ
intendedAudience popular music listeners ⓘ
isExperimentInGenre rap by a punk musician ⓘ
language English ⓘ
medium audio recording ⓘ
vinyl record ⓘ
memberOf Ramones ⓘ
musicalArtistNationality American ⓘ
musicalKey unknown ⓘ
notableFor Dee Dee Ramone’s transition from punk to rap ⓘ
occupation bassist ⓘ
partOf Dee Dee Ramone solo career ⓘ
performer Dee Dee King ⓘ
recordedBy Dee Dee King ⓘ
releaseDecade 1980s ⓘ
releasePeriod late 1980s ⓘ
vocalPerformanceBy Dee Dee King ⓘ

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Dee Dee King → notableSong → Funky Man ⓘ