Rick James was crashing ... sense of humor and a quick mind,” James wrote. “His singing was a little strange, but his facility on the guitar was crazy.” The Mynah Birds were signed to ...

Kerry Gordy, James’ former manager, expands on the feud further: “Rick would go ooh-ooh!, and his audience would go crazy every time he would do that, and Prince would start doing the ooh-ooh!

“Super Freak” funk and soul singer Rick James poses during a 1987 West Hollywood, California photo session | George Rose/Getty Images Rick James was known for his wild antics In 2004, Dave Cha ...

Rick James infamously funked up the legendary label Motown Records. Picture: Getty Images One big surprise comes early in the film when it is revealed that at the beginning of his music career ...

James dodged the Vietnam War draft by heading ... sounded a little dumb — when one of my cats said, “Cut it, Rick.” “You crazy?” I asked. “No man, it’s cool. It’s hypnotic.” ...

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 ...

The film is looking to present a full picture of the “Punk-Funk” icon. Legendary comedian Dave Chapelle helped introduce Rick James to a new generation of music lovers when he famously played ...

Whenever the name Rick James is spoken ... (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Something that James said about his brand of Punk Funk was that playing or singing a wrong note was a good thing ...

An exclusive first look at the Rick James episode of TV One's "Unsung." By Phil Gallo A profile of the late Rick James kicks off TV One’s newest four-episode season of Unsung on Jan. 14.