[youtube id=”nVL7WUPvjnc”] Bootsy Collins is back with new music after a six-year hiatus. “Ladies Nite” is a song from his forthcoming World Wide Funk which will be his 14th studio album. The video finds an animated Bootsy doing everything from going to the grocery stores to levitating in his bedroom. MC-Eiht, DJ Quik and BlvckSeeds have guest appearances on the song. World Wide Funk will be released October 27th

MF Doom’s Notebook 06 sounds like a something perfect for a  gunfight as he raps about being a murderous emcee. Adult Swim has kept the music from MF Doom’s vault coming every week. Doom is getting ready re-launch his old group KMD with their first recording in more than two decades.

[youtube id=”asP2BHnyUTo”] Prophets Of Rage criticize the White House with a cartoon video for “Hail To The Chief” interspersed with footage of the band. Their self-titled album just came out and they are on tour now.

[youtube id=”QIqbueoLE5w”] Twenty-nine years ago this month Fishbone released Truth and Soul. At the time they were budding punk funk ska band resistant to stereotypes about Black bands that shaped record company’s marketing plans for Black music. Truth and Soul went against the usual expectations of a Black band because Fishbone shamelessly plays multi genres with a mostly punk base. The album is influenced by everyone from Iggy Pop to Curtis Mayfield. Today Fishbone is still against being pigeon-holed and have achieved the status of respected OG Afropunk founders. Frontman and saxophonist Angelo Moore spoke with Riot Fest on the origins of Truth and Soul. Fishbone is on the road right now and Moore has also been making music with The Brand New Step.