(ThyBlackMan.com) When it comes to funk music royalty, few artists embodied the genre’s flamboyance, power, and unfiltered creativity quite like Rick James. The self-proclaimed “King of Punk ...

I’m Rick James, Bitch James nursed a grudge against ... done than write a hit for Eddie — and stick it in Prince’s ear,” James said. It was about three in the morning.

Ritz's keen ear for his subject's way of expressing himself convinces readers that they're getting, if not the whole truth, at least a raw and authentic accounting of Rick James' life and times.

Rick James’ insane life As his autobiography, “Glow,” proves, Rick James was a Forrest Gump of popular music. 1964 : Helps found an R&B-and-folk band, the Mynah Birds, which eventually ...

and to friends as a fun-loving guy with a devastating musical ear. But how many people know Rick James, the folk-rocker with a Mick Jagger obsession? Yes, James, who died last week at age 56 ...

There are a number of eye-opening revelations in Bitchin’: The Sound and Fury of Rick James, a new documentary on the late funk legend from filmmaker Sacha Jenkins (Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men).

The inimitable Rick James' birthday was Feb. 1. To ride out his month we brought back our temporary takeover of "I'll Take You There," the 24/7 R&B and soul channel from NPR Music. Curated and ...

After years of trying to funk his way to stardom, Rick James finally broke through in 1978 on the back of a pair of dynamite singles: “You and I,” an eight-minute dance-floor workout that ...

They've got the highlights from Rick James' new autobiography, Glow. And they're epic. 1. Among James' hookups: head-spinning Exorcist star Linda Blair, supermodel Iman, Dukes of Hazzard star ...