I think funk has made profound waves into many other genres.
Parliament is funk, Rick James is funk, the Isley Brothers are funk.
Is Dave Mathews funk?
Is Nirvana funk?
Is NWA funk?
Is Snoop Dogg funk?
Is Jack Johnson or ALO funk?
Is Primus funk?
As soon as you start adding dotted quarter and eighth notes in your hook, doubling your one/down beat, adding aggressive bass lines, starting phrases on an up beat, etc, you are verging on funk. Some popular music is linear now, but most modern music is uninteresting without flavors of funk. Most modern music without solid bass is also uninteresting.
Just because people don't call it funk....
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