This has been floating around for a while, the Sudanese-born musician Ahmed Gallab (Sinkane) just played a slew of CMJ shows, his impossibly terrific debut Mars is out tomorrow on DFA and this particular track is the best theme for a '70s blaxploitation movie that never was that I've ever heard.

The famously reclusive D'Angelo graced the stage of tonight's BET Awards. It was the first time he had been on TV in a dozen years. After doing a bit of his signature, "Untitled (How Does It Feel)," he ripped into a groove called "Sugar Daddy" and let it ride for a while. It's a fantastic performance in its own right, and it's really a good thing for pop culture to have funk of so dank a grade be the most talked about piece of music for a second. D'Angelo is back to solve all of our problems, all hail.

You might know that Tom Hanks has a gangsta-rapping son at Northwestern University who goes by the name Chet Haze. How did someone so white bread as Tom Hanks produce a kid like Chet Haze? He offered a possible explanation on the Ellen DeGeneres Show today.

NASA is holding a contest to name the "wakeup songs" played during the last-ever Space Shuttle missions. You can submit an original composition, or pick from a list of songs. The problem: They all suck. The solution: These 10 tracks.

The bassist for the Gap Band, Robert Wilson died Sunday in Palmdale, Califfornia of an apparent heart attack at age 53. "My brother Robert was a bad boy on the bass," Charlie Wilson said in a statement.

Yesterday's post on Surra de Bunda, a Brazilian dance move in which a female rapidly buffets a man's face with her rear, brought a wealth of new information. Chiefly: Surra de Bunda does not mean "ass licking" but "butt fighting."

South Africa may have its problems, but President Jacob Zuma's wedding ceremony ain't one. Zuma married his third(!) current wife yesterday. He has 19(!) kids. He is president(!), as we mentioned. Bonus dancing Zuma pic below!

We encourage anyone struggling with the definition of "Funky" to click to enlarge this vintage ad. HINT: Rhinestones, Tulip™ slick paints, and sparkling jackets all play a prominent role in The Funk. [Vintage Ads via Copyranter]

I'm truly disappointed that after all this time, Phish Phans still cannot successfully conceal their stash. Cops confiscated $1.2 million in various drugs at three Phish shows in Virginia last weekend. Hide it, hippies!

There is a profound sadness about this clip of Hillary Clinton "dancing" to James Brown at a senior citizens exercise class. [CBS]