An American singer, songwriter, and musician, Rick James, who started making music ... he had big hits like Super Freak and Give It to Me Baby. Mary Jane is a soulful ode to marijuana, using ...

“Mary Jane” may be Rick James’ most tender, seductive ballad—masquerading as a love song to a woman, while actually paying homage to his favorite green muse: marijuana. It’s a slow ...

Rick James may be best known for ... plays the sneaky groove “All Night Long.” The 1983 Mary Jane Girls chart-topper was a product of James’ songcraft. The all-girl group itself was a ...

Outside of this film, written and produced by Ice Cube, “Mary Jane” would become ... In 2020, the Hipgnosis Songs Fund acquired 50 percent of Rick James’ music catalog, per Music Business ...

The inimitable Rick James ... as well as his songs with The Stone City Band, his Chromeo-favored productions for Val Young, and chart hits he crafted for the likes of The Mary Jane Girls, The ...

The man behind “Mary Jane” and other urgent funk hits like “Give It To Me” is the subject of Bitchin: The Sound and Fury of Rick James ... Motown and cut four songs.