Bootsy Collins Returns With First New Album In Five Years, 'Tha Funk Capitol Of The World,' Out April 26

The #1 Funkateer Of All Time Teams With George Clinton, Chuck D, Snoop Dogg, Rev. Al Sharpton, Dr. Cornel West, Samuel L. Jackson, Musiq Soulchild, Ice Cube And More On Star-Studded Album

Rock & Roll Hall Of Famer and legendary bassist Bootsy Collins, known worldwide for pioneering funk music with James Brown and Parliament Funkadelic, will release his first new album in five years, 'Tha Funk Capitol of the World,' April 26 on Mascot Records. Collins collaborated with fellow P-Funkers George Clinton and Bernie Worrell on the record, along with an all-star lineup of musicians and cultural luminaries including rappers Snoop Dogg, Chuck D, and Ice Cube; actor Samuel L. Jackson; banjo phenom Bela Fleck; the Rev. Al Sharpton; scholar Dr. Cornel West; and guitarists Buckethead and Catfish Collins - Bootsy's late brother. Engineered in part by Dan Monti (Guns n Roses, Metallica), the album also features a tribute to Garry Shider, the late guitarist and musical director of the P-Funk All-Stars.

The album's 16 tracks are sonically rooted in Bootsy's earth-shaking party grooves, but songs like "Freedumb" and "Minds Under Construction" reveal higher ambitions. "There are real messages on this album that I wanted to share," explains Collins, whose soul-deep rhythms and layered melodies are punctuated by lyrics that range from meditations on the nature of truth and spiritual transcendence, to blissed-out joy.

For those of you highly anticipating the album comes a special EPK from Bootsy himself, outlining the process of the recording and much more!