Funk legend George Clinton was arrested in Tallahassee, Florida after police allegedly witnessed him drop a crack pipe while sitting in a gas station parking lot. Police said they noticed a man sitting in the passenger seat of a car around 2 a.m. Saturday morning. When the officer approached the car, the 63-year-old Clinton allegedly tried to hide the pipe by dropping it. When asked by the officer if he was concealing any dangerous items, police claim Clinton allegedly responded "I’ve got a little cocaine.” Clinton was arrested and charged with drug possession and was bonded out of jail shortly after the incident. Clinton launched his career as a member of The Parliments, which later became Parliament and Funkadelic and then P-Funk. Clinton’s music has largely influenced hip-hop music. A publishing company that owns the majority of Clinton’s work sued over 800 record labels in 2001 for using the Funkster’s music without permission.
Funk legend George
Clinton was arrested in Tallahassee, Florida after police allegedly witnessed
him drop a crack pipe while sitting in a gas station parking lot.
Police said they
noticed a man sitting in the passenger seat of a car around 2 a.m. Saturday
morning. When
the officer approached the car, the 63-year-old Clinton allegedly tried to hide
the pipe by dropping it.
When asked by the
officer if he was concealing any dangerous items, police claim Clinton allegedly
responded "I’ve got a little cocaine.”
Clinton was arrested
and charged with drug possession and was bonded out of jail shortly after the
incident.
Clinton launched
his career as a member of The Parliments, which later became Parliament and
Funkadelic and then P-Funk.
Clinton’s music
has largely influenced hip-hop music. A publishing company that owns the majority
of Clinton’s work sued over 800 record labels in 2001 for using the Funkster’s
music without permission.
