Shonda Clinton (Parliament Funkadelic Vocalist and Tour Manager, P-Funk Fest Organizer)

Overeducated & Underemployed by Feddun

Episode notes

Overeducated and Underemployed features an interview with Shonda Clinton (the “sativa diva”), vocalist and tour manager for Parliament-Funkadelic and George Clinton’s granddaughter promoting the first annual P-Funk Festival (P-Funk Fest) on April 11 at Phipps Farm in Tallahassee, Florida (11am–11pm). Shonda discusses growing up around P-Funk, starting with the band on the 1994 Lollapalooza tour, moving from merch to performing (including a Paris show at the Hot Brass Club) and later tour managing, plus how G-Funk and hip-hop (Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Scarface, Kendrick Lamar, Nas, Rakim) elevated George’s legacy; she recounts a Las Vegas “Paid in Full” event where Dr. Dre credited George Clinton as his key influence. They preview P-Funk Fest as an all-ages, 12-hour, all-day P-Funk family-reunion-style festival with vendors, food, crafts, art/archive  ... 

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