He is at the top of an evolution that in fact started with James Brown.  From James we come to Bootsy Collins, which leads us to Zapp. Out of Zapp steps Bigg Robb out as a solo artist.  After a meeting with soul blues star  Mel Waiters in 2000, Bigg Robb turns toward the traditional Southern Soul, which in a way brings us back to James. James Brown started out with slow gospel influenced blues songs, long before the style was called soul and very long before he developed the funk music.