walked the line between the 2 as well as anyone could have done it... I'd say he did both as bout as well or better than any other person... Super funk and Black soul R&B meeting together in a close to perfect fit..

Rick really wasn't denying the funk as much as he wanted to distinguish himself as doing funk and then some.... coining Punk Funk..that type of thing...

As I've said many times on here...those Balanced albums of that era really show you the true talent of artists and groups..and Rick had that on lock.... Street Songs is looked at as his pennacle, but to me Throwin down showed that he had perfected the formula...