Trying to Create Some Funk!!!

Right now I'm in the middle of studying the roots of funk. Right now I've learned that mostly a lot of funk requires a guitar playing riffs and the bass being funky. Also I've noticed that a lot the rhythms funk plays, usually has 1/8th notes on the hi-hat and 2 1/8th notes on 2 and 4 of the beats. Also a lot of music including funk usually has a round out like solo showing the end of the form of one of the parts of the chorus.