Mallia Franklin was a vocalist with P-Funk

P-Funk

P-Funk is a shorthand term for the repertoire and performers associated with George Clinton and the Parliament-Funkadelic collective and the distinctive style of funk music they performed...

 and was also known as the Queen of Funk. She introduced friends George Clinton

George Clinton (funk musician)

George Clinton is an American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and music producer and the principal architect of P-Funk. He was the mastermind of the bands Parliament and Funkadelic during the 1970s and early 1980s, and launched a solo career in 1981. He has been cited as one of the foremost...

 and Bootsy Collins

Bootsy Collins

William Earl "Bootsy" Collins is an American funk bassist, singer, and songwriter.Rising to prominence with James Brown in the late 1960s, and with Parliament-Funkadelic in the '70s, Collins's driving bass guitar and humorous vocals established him as one of the leading names in funk...

 in 1971. She also brought Ex-Ohio Player, Junie Morrison to P-Funk in 1978.

She sang background on early Parliament

Parliament (band)

Parliament was a funk band most prominent during the 1970s. It and its sister act Funkadelic, both led by George Clinton, began the funk music culture of that decade.-History:...

 and Funkadelic

Funkadelic

Funkadelic was an American band most prominent during the 1970s. The band and its sister act Parliament, both led by George Clinton, began the funk music culture of that decade.-History:...

 albums and became an original member of Parlet

Parlet

Parlet was a female spinoff group from P-Funk formed by veteran background vocalists Mallia Franklin, Jeanette Washington and Debbie Wright. Washington and Wright were the first female members in Parliament-Funkadelic in 1975.-Studio albums:...

 in 1978, where she recorded Pleasure Principle

Pleasure Principle (album)

Pleasure Principle is the debut album by the female P-Funk spin off group Parlet. The album was released in 1978 by Casablanca Records and was produced by P-Funk leader/producer George Clinton. Parlet consisted of Mallia Franklin, Debbie Wright, and Jeanette Washington. The album features heavy...

in 1978 and half of Invasion Of The Booty Snatchers

Invasion Of The Booty Snatchers

Invasion of the Booty Snatchers is the second studio album by the P-Funk spin off group Parlet. Released in 1979, the album saw the exit of Mallia Franklin and the entrance of Janice Evans...

in 1979. Left group to form proposed P-Funk Offshoot, Sterling Silver Starship with Bassist, Donnie Sterling

Donnie Sterling

Donnie Sterling is a musician brought in by Parlet's Mallia Franklin in 1978 as Parlet's band leader and bass player. After writing three songs on Parlet's second album, Invasion Of The Booty Snatchers, Sterling and Franklin both left Parlet in 1979....

.

She appeared with Clinton in Prince's film Graffiti Bridge

Graffiti Bridge

Graffiti Bridge is the title of two related items:*Graffiti Bridge , a 1990 film starring Prince*Graffiti Bridge , a 1990 album by Prince...

in 1990. Her first solo album Funken tersepter was released in Japan in 1995 on P-Vine. She wrote, with Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg

Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school...

, on the 2002 release Suited and Booted.

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