Not a surprise. I remember first seeing him on some mtv or mtv2 segment and I thought at the time, this guy is intentionally trying to be cool. They were interviewing him in an obvious set chock full of the latest decor from Urban Outfitter's retro 70s collection. People who conform aren't the only ones who are trying to be cool. Everyone knew people in high school who were intentionally trying not to be cool in order to be cool. You can't just present George Clinton's view of it because he came with something fresh(not hip-hop fresh, iceberg lettuce fresh) and he made good music. In the end, shouldn't good music be the ultimate arbiter of this debate. Fuck MTV