When it comes to the business of defining funk, controversy abounds. Fans and critics will go point by technical point, but we went straight to the source. The simple truth about funk is that it is a rhythm-based entity, rooted in the rawest of beats, and built up from there in a traditionally stripped-down style. Funk as a genre finds its foundation in the Meters, who serve as catalyst and yardstick for everything thereafter. Joseph "Zig...