I think the reason people can get along with his music so well is because unlike all the people today doin all digital fake ass sounding music, his music was mostly created using real instruments. He was still making funk music, the only difference was the pacing and the fact that people rapped over it. There was so much talent in every aspect of most of those beats, they're so much more than just the simple, repetative beats you get today, they were musical composistions.