George Clinton Loses Rights to Four Songs in Order to Pay $1 Million Debt

Stemming from a roughly $1.5 million debt, the Prime Minister of Funk himself, George Clinton, has

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Stemming from a roughly $1.5 million debt, the Prime Minister of Funk himself, George Clinton, has subsequently lost the rights to four of his songs: “Hardcore Jollies,” “The Electric Spanking of War Babies,” “Uncle Jam Wants You” and “One Nation Under A Groove.” Hendricks & Lewis now obtain the ability to utilize the audio in whatever way they see fit and of course rake in the coinciding profits. The debt was originally issued by the court three years ago, as $340,000 had been paid since then.

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