Actor and singer Kobe Brown plays the younger Rick James, born James Ambrose Johnson Jr. and actress and singer Chontelle Moore is amazing in her role as Momma Johnson, the mother of Rick James.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Kobe Brown, a Grand Rapids native who came from humble beginnings at GR's Circle and Civic Theatres, is currently playing a young Rick James in "Super Freak: The Rick James ...