![]() ![]() On the 10th anniversary of James’ death at his Los Angeles home, let’s dig out our glittery braids and space boots and celebrate some of the greatest musical moments of this street-song eccentric. ![]() Yet despite all the decadence, James was an undeniably formidable song-maker who created hits for others, scored six Top 40 albums and seven Top 10 R&B singles as a solo act and spawned two deliriously iconic songs (“Super Freak” and MC Hammer’s “U Can’t Touch This”) with just one devilish riff. When Dave Chappelle and Charlie Murphy hilariously characterized “Slick James” (nickname courtesy of P-Funk’s George Clinton) as a goofball with a mean streak who spouted koan-like non sequiturs (“I’m Rick James, bitch!”) and pithy reflections (“Cocaine is a hell of a drug!”), there was little need for hyperbole. Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa is the ultimate destination for gaming and entertainment, featuring more than 2600 electronic games, a popular music venue. Bustin’ Out of L Seven (1978, Gordy) B + Though he’d continue to rack up minor R&B hits, James’ success on the pop charts would wane over the next few years beginning with this disc (he wouldn’t have another Top 40 hit until 1981), but though this album is a bit front-loaded and noticeably tapers off a bit in its back half, it still has its share of minor Rick James classics, namely. Ricky Matthews or Rick James, was reportedly more of a superfreak than any very kinky girl he didn’t take home to mother. ![]() During his five-decade career as a pop libertine, singer, producer and multi-instrumentalist, James Ambrose Johnson, Jr., a.k.a. ![]()
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