Mark Ronson's lengthy discography—which includes his smash solo albums and his production for the likes of Amy Winehouse—doubles as a love letter to swaggering, hooky R&B and hip-hop. His precise arrangements combine the stretched-out funk of New Orleans legends The Meters with the on-a-pin timing of James Brown's backing bands; songs like “Uptown Funk” add Wu-Tang-like bravado to the grooves laid down by ‘80s stalwarts like The Gap Band.