Rick James was crashing ... realized freakery.” In 1978, James released what became his first Top 20 hit, “You and I,” off his “Come Get It!” album for Motown. The album took off ...

He’s Rick James, bitch — and don ... founder Berry Gordy — vividly describes how James, frustrated by disappointing sales for his 1982 album “Throwin’ Down” and its accompanying ...

Funk music pioneer Rick James, famous for the raunchy 1981 hit ... to the salacious vibe James fostered with his concerts, album covers and lyrics. Although his number of Top 40 hits was ...

After years of trying to funk his way to stardom, Rick James ... nearly inimitable albums during the 1970s. “I was like, this is kind of like my concept, rock and funk,” James recalls.

Tracks that funk legend Rick James was working on before his death last August will form the new album "Rick James Forever," due Aug. 16 via Sanctuary. By Billboard Staff Tracks that funk legend ...

Showtime has released a trailer for “Bitchin’: the Sound and Fury of Rick James,” a new documentary ... called the Mynah Birds that recorded and album for Motown. In the 1970s, he utilized ...