Michael Hampton - King Kong

King Kong is a new solo album from Michael "Kidd Funkadelic" Hampton, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarist and founding architect of the Parliament-Funkadelic sound. Produced by 9-time Grammy winner Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo on his Sound Mind Records imprint, the album arrives July 31, 2026, positioned as a cinematic instrumental work - a retelling of the King Kong story through spoken narration and Hampton's genre-blurring lead guitar.