Need to learn to play Funk

[Vimana]

Can anyone tell me some Funk songs I can have influence in playing Funk. I am getting interested in mixing Rap and Metal (flame, I don't care) and I feel mixing Funk and Metal together would be a great place to start.

 

[Triton]

Pain Of Salvation are a band that does a good job of this.

 

[Valerie]

Faith No More and Farmakon mix funk and metal.

 

[sumairetsu]

Stay away from the White Boy Funk bands. Start with Bootsy Collins, Parliament/Funkadelic and George Clinton.