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5 most anticipated moments at Funk Fest 2018
Funk Fest has become a staple of the summer music festival season. The traveling festival will make its way to Atlanta this weekend with a mix of live hip-hop and R&B performances. The festival will take place from Saturday and Sunday at Wolf Creek Amphitheater in College Park, Georgia. Here are the five most anticipated moments at…
Read MoreFunk Fest 2016 Atlanta photos
Check out images from the best moments of Funk Fest Atlanta 2016. The festival featured T-Pain and the Nappy Boyz, Snoop Dogg, Goodie Mob and the Dungeon Family, and Naughty By Nature. Goodie Mob’s performance was a highlight for the crowd. Thirty minutes into the set, the atmosphere intensified as Cee Lo and the rest…
Read More5 things we learned from Snoop Dogg’s performance at Funk Fest 2016
Day one of the 2016 Funk Fest was held at Atlanta’s Central Park on May 13. The event, sponsored by Pepsi and AT&T, included performing legendary artists Naughty By Nature, T-Pain, Goodie Mob and Snoop Dogg. Headlining the event was rapper Snoop Dogg, whose performance was perhaps one of the most anticipated by audience members.…
Read More5 most interesting moments from Goodie Mob’s performance at Funk Fest 2016
Goodie Mob, the legendary hip-hop collective and Atlanta natives, made a huge imact on the first day of Pepsi’s annual Funk Fest. The group, which formed in 1991, consisting of members Cee Lo, Khujo, T-Mo, and Big Gipp, were all present except for Khujo, who they paid homage and respect to during their set. To start the…
Read More10 things to know about Pepsi Funk Fest in Atlanta
One of Atlanta’s biggest summer festivals will take place on May 13 and 14 at Central Park. The Pepsi Funk Fest will feature some of the biggest names in music as well as Atlanta legends such as TLC, Babyface, and Goodie Mob. Here are 10 things you need to know about the festival prior to arrival. 1.…
Read Morev: 8Ball & MJG, Erykah Badu talk Funk Fest highlights
The annual Funk Fest tour made a stop in Atlanta and many premier artists hit the stage. Rolling out gathered reactions from some of the performers, including 8Ball & MJG and Erykah Badu.
Read Morev: Floetry talks reunion at Atlanta Funk Fest
Marsha Ambrosius and Natalie Stewart talk about reuniting and the love they get from their fans.
Read MoreErykah Badu, Doug E. Fresh, and 8 Ball & MJG take over Funk Fest in Atlanta
The Funk Fest remains one of the top summer festival tours in the nation. The tour recently made its way to Atlanta’s Wolf Creek Amphitheatre where Erykah Badu, Doug E. Fresh, 8 Ball & MJG, Rakim and Floerty were the headlining acts for day two of the festival. Backed by a live band, Southern rap…
Read MoreErykah Badu closes Funk Fest with mesmerizing performance
There is an urban legend that suggests that Erykah Badu has the power to mesmerize anyone who stares into her eyes for too long. Allegedly, it’s the same power that caused André 3000 and Common to switch up their respective styles after dating Badu. Although there isn’t much substantial evidence to support this urban legend,…
Read MorePepsi, Funk Fest giving away $2,500 scholarships starting May 2015
Funk Fest, a production of Variety Entertainment, announced a partnership with non-profit organization Lifting As We Climb (LAWC), to award $50,000 in scholarships to deserving students, with support from Pepsi in all markets. Scholarships in the amount of $2,500 will be awarded to two students in each of the cities that Funk Fest will tour…
Read Morev: Inside ‘rolling out’; a closer look at Funk Fest 2014
Bobby Brown, New Edition Headline Funk Fest in Atlanta (Video and Photos)
New Edition took audience members down memory lane at the 2012 Funk Fest in Atlanta. The prolific boy band were the headliners of the festival which included opening performances by SWV and Dougie Fresh. New Edition, noticeably without Bobby Brown, opened with their hits “If It Isn’t Love” and “You’re Not My Kind of Girl”…
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