I was recently a guest on a local radio show called Wefunk here in Montreal. The two theme's of that particular installment were James Brown and Washington D.C. go-go (I was there for the go-go portion of the show, discussing the music and playing some classic cuts). Here is a link to that programme:
WEFUNK - Show 646 - April 29, 2011
I would encourage anyone interested in funk and/or hip-hop to check out the Wefunk archives, which are well catalogued (in terms of content) and can easily be listened to. A great way to expand your funk and hip-hop listening...