Funk is a feel it's not necessarily just a genre of music. I hear funk in lots of styles of music from soul disco rock etc. also I hear lots of jazz in soul music like Anita Baker for example. I hear lots of Funk in Rage Against the Machine, etc etc, Reggae in the Police. the lines of genres of music have been blurred for many many years imo. Straight up Funk is JB, Pleasure, Maceo Parker Ohio Players etc. lots of space, listen to Maceo Parkers Cross the Tracks. You couldn't possibly get a more funky track. This is how I feel about funk and it's only my opinion.