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Lige Curry shares his experiences with Parliament-Funkadelic and discusses the impact of George Clinton on hip-hop.

Parliament-Funkadelic bassist Lige Curry drops by to share incredible stories from his 40+ years on the road with George Clinton, the legendary 1974 night he met the band, and how P-Funk shaped the hip-hop revolution. 👇 SUBSCRIBE for more deep-dive artist interviews In this episode of Overeducated & Underemployed, host Feddun sits down with the powerhouse bassist Lige Curry. Lige reveals behind-the-scenes history of the legendary "P-Funk University", George Clinton's habit of asking band members' mothers for permission to tour, and a massive bombshell from Dr. Dre about how The Chronic and the "Holy Grail" of hip-hop owes everything to George Clinton. Plus, Lige gives us the exclusive scoop on the legendary 2026 trilogy of the Mothership landing at the Essence Festival in New Orleans! 🎸 Support Lige Curry: Website: http://ligecurry.com https://georgeclinton.com/family/lige-curry/ Follow Lige on Instagram & Facebook! https://www.instagram.com/ligedelic/ https://www.facebook.com/lige.curry/ Theme Song by Sloan Brothers : http://open.spotify.com/artist/1Z0YyvTetovciEDRoRNudB New Album By Sloan Brothers: https://sloanbrothers.bandcamp.com/album/love-other-diagnoses Photo by…

People in this episode

Host: Feddun

Guest: Lige Curry

Topics covered

• music history
• Parliament-Funkadelic
• hip-hop revolution
• artist interviews
• behind-the-scenes stories
• 2026 Mothership landing

Keywords

• Lige Curry
• Parliament-Funkadelic
• George Clinton
• hip-hop
• Essence Festival
• The Chronic
• P-Funk University
• music history
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Parliament-Funkadelic, Sloan Brothers, P-Funk University

Books & works: The Chronic, Love Other Diagnoses

Places: New Orleans

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