Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2025 – Funktasy Favorites
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees have been chosen for 2025! With a mix of renowned artists stretching through hip-hop, pop, rock and R&B, the new names to ...
Top 10 Female Artists of 2025
It's time again to celebrate Funktasy’s Top 10 Female Artists of 2025! Last year saw a record-breaking year for female artists, with women topping the music charts for the majority ...
Christian Louboutin – The Iconic Red Sole
Christian Louboutin - it seems like every time there’s a red carpet rolled out, many of Hollywood’s most famous and elite women don a pair of red-bottom high heels to ...
Fashion Photographers – Under-Appreciation within the Fashion Industry
Fashion photographers are, without a doubt, some of the most underappreciated workers in the industry. As a fashion photographer, I’ve witnessed firsthand how the focus of most fashion campaigns, editorials, ...
Mardi Gras – The Musical Heritage and History
New Orleans is a city renowned for its cultural contributions. A friend of mine described it with a smart comparison: “New Orleans is to New York what Bristol is to ...
Sum 41 – A Farewell to One of Canada’s Premier Bands
Grammy-nominated band Sum 41 delivered an electrifying performance with their signature sound at Canada Life Place in London, Ontario, thrilling fans with a robust set of hits and fan favourites. ...
Hip Hop to Pop – Part II
This article is a follow-up to our first piece, “Hip Hop to Pop – Part I”, where we traced hip hop’s early rise—now, we pick up from the 2000s to ...
Kanye Fashion – West Says No to Margiela
In the ever-evolving landscape of fashion, the intersection of music, celebrity, and luxury brands continues to spark conversation. This January, speculation surrounding Kanye West and Maison Margiela sent the industry ...
Hip-Hop Politics – Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show
This past Sunday, Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl 2025 halftime show has quickly become one of the most talked-about—and controversial—performances in recent Super Bowl history. He took the stage with a ...
SNL 50th Anniversary – A Celebration of Iconic Comedy
When Saturday Night Live (SNL) first aired on October 11, 1975, nobody could have guessed the program would become a staple in American entertainment. Created by Lorne Michaels, the show ...
Hip Hop to Pop – Part I
Born in 1973 at a block party in the Bronx, hip-hop has since touched every part of the world and evolved into one of our times' most important cultural forces. ...
Nardwuar – Not Your Average Journalist
It doesn’t matter where you start. Just one interview is all it takes to pull you into Nardwuar’s unforgettable universe. See for yourself in this 2021 interview with J. Cole. ...
Black Is King – Africa’s Reflection Through Music and Fashion
The 2019 reboot of the “Lion King” featured a star-studded cast, ranging from the late James Earl Jones reprising his role as Mufasa to popular singers Childish Gambino (credited as ...
Celebrity Couple Crazes – It’s Time to Rethink Our Fascination
After every major celebrity event comes a tsunami of memes and social media posts that spark conversation between everyone else. Right on schedule, in the days following the Golden Globes, ...
Charli XCX – Redefining Pop and Taking Over the Grammys
2024 was a big year for the music industry, from Taylor Swift’s Eras tour becoming the world’s biggest-grossing tour to the turbulent Kendrick Lamar and Drake feud. While there were ...
