Bootsy Collins releases new Christmas single, rocks Ja'Marr Chase jersey in music video

Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer
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Legendary funk musician and Cincinnati native Bootsy Collins will release a compilation album titled "Funk Not Fight" in 2023.
Legendary funk musician and Cincinnati native Bootsy Collins will release a compilation album titled "Funk Not Fight" in 2023.
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Bootsy Collins, the legendary funk musician from Cincinnati, released a groovy new holiday single and music video today.

The song and video titled "Boot-A-Claus: Here 4-A-Reason," features several artists, including Gary “G7” Jenkins, front-man for the R&B group Silk.

"We call this 'a Boot-A-Claus Christmas celebration,'" Collins, who rocked a Ja'Marr Chase jersey in the video, said in a statement. "We look at this as being the power of the one. No matter what or who you believe in, we come together as one.”

"Boot-A-Claus: Here 4-A-Reason," a holiday single by funk musician and Cincinnati native Bootsy Collins, was released Friday, Dec. 16.
"Boot-A-Claus: Here 4-A-Reason," a holiday single by funk musician and Cincinnati native Bootsy Collins, was released Friday, Dec. 16.

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The song is part of Collins' upcoming compilation album, "Funk Not Fight," which is slated to release in 2023. According to a press release, it aims to promote peace, reduce violence and spread joy through the power of music. The album will feature collaborations with various artists, such as Zapp, Hi-Tek and Steve Lacy.

Click here to listen to Collins' new holiday single.

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