# Funky President (People It's Bad)

"Funky President (People It's Bad)" é uma canção funk de James Brown. Lançada como single em 1974, alcançou o número 4 da parada R&B. Também aparece no álbum Reality. De acordo com Brown o "funky president" do título se refere ao Presidente Gerald Ford, que sucedeu Richard Nixon na Casa Branca pouco antes da canção ser gravada.
"Funky President" é uma das gravações mais sampleadas de James Browns, principalmente por artistas e produtores de hip hop.

## Músicos

* James Brown - vocais
com banda de estúdio:
* David Sanborn - saxofone alto
* Joe Farrell - saxofone tenor, flauta
* Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis - saxofone barítono
* Pat Rebillot - teclados
* Joe Beck - guitarra
* Sam Brown - guitarra
* Gordon Edwards - baixo
* Allan Schwartzberg - bateria
* Johnny Griggs - percussão
Outros músicos, desconhecidos.

## Samples

* Eric B. & Rakim - "Eric B. Is President"
* N.W.A. - "Fuck Tha Police"
* Guy - "Groove Me"
* Salt-N-Pepa - "Shake Your Thing"
* Public Enemy - "Fight the Power"
* Heavy D & the Boyz - "We Got Our Own Thang"
* Brand Nubian - "All for One"
* Ice Cube - "Jackin' for Beats"
* LL Cool J - "6 Minutes of Pleasure"
* Johnny Gill - "Rub You the Right Way"
* King Tee - "At Your Own Risk"
* Wreckx-N-Effect - "New Jack Swing"
* UMC's - "One to Grow On"
* Kid 'N Play - "Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody"
* Digital Underground - "Kiss You Back"
* Paperboy - "Ditty"
* Run-DMC - "Faces"
* Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth feat. Grand Puba - "Skinz"
* Kris Kross - "I Missed the Bus"
* Guru - "Trust Me"
* DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince - "Summertime"
* Beastie Boys - "Hey Ladies"
* KRS-One - "Outta Here"
* Naughty by Nature - "Hip Hop Hooray"
* MC Breed - "Gotta Get Mine"
* A Tribe Called Quest - "Oh My God"
* Kid 'N Play - "Last Night"
* DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince - "I'm Looking for the One (To Be with Me)"
* Digital Underground - "Wussup Wit the Luv"
* Usher - "Call Me a Mack"
* Black Eyed Peas and Q-Tip feat. Talib Kweli, Cee-Lo Green and John Legend - "Like That"
* Tony! Toni! Toné! - "Feels Good"
* The D.O.C. - "It's Funky Enough"
* Heavy D & the Boyz - "Blue Funk"
* Poor Righteous Teachers - "Rock Dis Funky Joint"
* Del the Funky Homosapien - "If You Must"
* Kanye West, Jay-Z & Big Sean - "Clique"
* Rick Ross feat. Kanye West - "Live Fast, Die Young"
* Pusha T and Kanye West - "New God Flow"
* Kanye West feat. Pusha T - "Runaway (Video Version)"
* Michel'le feat. Dr. Dre - "Nicety"
* Ghostface Killah - "Mighty Healthy"
* Nice & Smooth - "Sex, Sex, Sex"
* Mic Geronimo feat. Ja Rule, Jay-Z, and DMX - "Time to Build"
* DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Outro
* Childish Gambino - "3005"
* DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist - "Funky"
* Sugar Ray - "Falls Apart"
* Yolanda Adams - "Fly Like An Eagle (Medley)"
* De La Soul - "Freedom of Speak (We Got Eight Minutes)"
* De La Soul - "Ghetto Thang"
* LL Cool J - "Fast Peg"
* LL Cool J - "Ain't No Stoppin' This"
* Heavy D and the Boyz - "Gyrlz, They Love Me"
* Logic - "We Get High"
* Cella Dwellas - "Perfect Match"
* Run the Jewels - "Get It"
* Big Sean - "Ashley"
* Spoonie Gee - "Spoonie Is Back"
* The X-Ecutioners feat. DJ Premier - "Premier's X-Ecution"
* Large Professor - "I Juswanna Chill"
* Pete Rock feat. Black Thought and Rob-O - "It's About That Time"
* 2Pac feat. Richie Rich - "Lie to Kick It"
* Lord Finesse - "True and Livin'"
* Logic - "The Spotlight"
* Pete Rock feat. C.L. Smooth - "Da Two"
* Gang Starr - "Gotta Get Over (Taking Loot)"
* A Tribe Called Quest - "Show Business"
* The Offspring - "Original Prankster"
* DJ Kay Slay feat. Fat Joe and 50 Cent - "Free Again"
* Gang Starr - "Knowledge"
* Violadores del Verso - "Mierda"
* Shanice - "I Love Your Smile (Driza Bone Club Mix)"
* Citizen King - "Better Days (And the Bottom Drops Out)"
* Calvin Harris - "C.U.B.A"