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===1980sβ1990s=== Collins released two 1980 albums, his first "solo" album ''[[Ultra Wave]]'', and ''[[Sweat Band]]'', on George Clinton's Uncle Jam label with a group billed as Bootsy's Sweat Band. He also was credited for co-producing the debut of P-Funk spinoff [[Zapp (band)|Zapp]]. In 1984, he collaborated with [[Jerry Harrison]] of [[Talking Heads]] to produce "[[Five Minutes (Bonzo Goes to Washington song)|Five Minutes]]", a dance record sampled and edited from [[Ronald Reagan]]'s infamous "[[We begin bombing in five minutes]]" speech. The record was credited to "Bonzo goes to Washington" (also referenced in the 1985 [[Ramones]] song "[[Bonzo Goes to Bitburg]]", derived from Reagan's starring role as Professor Peter Boyd in the 1951 comedy film ''[[Bedtime for Bonzo]]''). After a nearly five-year hiatus, he had a comeback in 1988 (with some help from producer [[Bill Laswell]]). ''[[What's Bootsy Doin'?]]'' flaunted a new sound that foreshadowed the 1990s, such as the dance floor smash "Party on Plastic". Laswell introduced Collins to Herbie Hancock, resulting in ''[[Perfect Machine]]'' (1988). The techno-funk they recorded featured turntables for scratch appeal, and the smoothly-stylized vocals of [[Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner]] of chart-topping [[Ohio Players]]. These were the first of many collaborations between Laswell and Collins on many albums and projects, with the prolific producer using Bootsy mainly as a bassist but sometimes as a [[rhythm guitar]]ist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jazztimes.com/features/lists/before-after-bill-laswell/|title=Before & After with Bassist and Producer Bill Laswell|first=Brad|last=Farberman|website=JazzTimes.com|date=April 25, 2019|access-date=October 15, 2019}}</ref> In 1988, Collins appeared as a guest artist to play bass on [[Keith Richards]] and The X-Pensive Winos album [[Talk Is Cheap|''Talk is Cheap'']]. Also in 1988, Collins also has a cameo appearance in rapper [[Eazy-E]]βs music video for [[We Want Eazy]]. In 1989, Collins played bass on and produced several tracks of [[Malcolm McLaren]]'s album ''[[Waltz Darling]]'', credited to Malcolm McLaren and the Bootzilla Orchestra. In 1990, Collins collaborated with [[Deee-Lite]] on their biggest hit "[[Groove Is in the Heart]]", and he contributed additional vocals. Although he also appeared in the music video playing the bass, the bassline in the song is actually a sample of a [[Herbie Hancock]] song called "Bring Down the Birds". Bootsy's Rubber Band became the de facto backing musicians for Deee-Lite during a world tour. The Rubber Band also recorded the EP ''[[Jungle Bass]]'', their first recording in 11 years. In 1992, he joined with guitarist [[Stevie Salas]] and drummer [[Buddy Miles]] to form the funk-metal fusion group [[Hardware (band)|Hardware]]. The trio released one album, ''[[Third Eye Open (Hardware album)|Third Eye Open]]'', before disbanding. In the same year, Collins played bass guitar on the first [[Praxis (band)|Praxis]] album (produced by Laswell): ''[[Transmutation (Mutatis Mutandis)|Transmutation]]'', alongside fellow Parliament-Funkadelic member Bernie Worrell, [[Bryan Mantia]] and [[Buckethead]]. Bootsy's New Rubber Band formed in 1994, releasing ''[[Blasters of the Universe]]'' and also put forth the following live release "[[Keepin' dah Funk Alive 4-1995]]", recorded over two nights in Tokyo. [[File:Bootsy_Collins-04.jpg|thumb|Collins performing in 1998]] In 1995, Collins played in the remake of [[Jimi Hendrix]]'s "[[If 6 Was 9]]", for Axiom Funk, a Funkadelic-like one-off supergroup produced by Bill Laswell and featuring (Funkadelic members) George Clinton, Bernie Worrell, Collins, (the guitar of the late) Eddie Hazel, Gary Shider and Laswell. The group released only one album (''[[Funkcronomicon]]''), and the song also appeared in the soundtrack of the movie ''[[Stealing Beauty]]''. He also featured on Jon B's song "Simple Melody" from his debut album, "[[Bonafide]]". Collins collaborated with [[Del McCoury]], [[Doc Watson]] and [[Mac Wiseman]] to form the [[GrooveGrass Boyz]]. They produced a fusion of [[bluegrass music|bluegrass]] and funk.
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