Funk Music Star Rick James Dies



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Rick James at the BET Awards in June.

LOS ANGELES (Aug. 6) - Funk singer Rick James, best known for the 1981 hit ''Super Freak,'' died Friday, apparently of natural causes, police said.

James, 56, died at 9:45 a.m. at a residence near Universal City, said Officer Esther Reyes, a Police Department spokeswoman.

''He died apparently of natural causes. We learned of his death after responding to a radio call,'' Reyes said.

After his big hit, James' fame began to fade as he became embroiled in legal problems and health troubles.

James was convicted in 1993 of assaulting two women. The first attack occurred in 1991 when he restrained and burned a young woman with a hot pipe during a cocaine binge at his house in West Hollywood. He was free on bail when the second assault occurred in 1992 in James' hotel room.

James was sentenced to more than two years in state prison.

In 1997, he released a new album, but a year later he suffered a stroke while performing at Denver's Mammoth Events Center, derailing a comeback tour.

In 1998 he also underwent hip replacement surgery.

I was just about to post this too, unbelievable... :confused:

R.I.P :(

Originally posted by Aveirenses
I was just about to post this too, unbelievable... :confused:

R.I.P :(

I just posted it..... can a mod lock my therad for me thanks

jesus I was just watching TV about him this morning.. wow. :o


RIP

two threads about this...




RIP

Sorry! but i never heard about him was he famous?
:(

RIP :(

Im Rick James B*atch....

Originally posted by b-ytter
Sorry! but i never heard about him was he famous?
:(

yes, yes he was.

He was Rick James,


BITCH

:( Damn that caught me off guard.

Wasn't Super Freak that song that MC Hammer ripped off that time...?

RIP

Originally posted by :: JJ ::
Wasn't Super Freak that song that MC Hammer ripped off that time...?

RIP

yes

:( RIP, Bitch.

for those who havent seen the chapelle show skit, they must be confused with all the 'bitch' remarks.

he's the greatest bitch that ever lived....


RIP :(

Originally posted by Rob
:( RIP, Bitch.

No RIP from me, anyone who goes to jail doesn't deserve one.

R.I.P:( :(
that sucks

this is crazy :(

Originally posted by Limberopoulos21
No RIP from me, anyone who goes to jail doesn't deserve one.
Bow down to me.

Originally posted by Limberopoulos21
No RIP from me, anyone who goes to jail doesn't deserve one.

What about Martin Luther King, Jr.? What about Ghandi?

Originally posted by :: JJ ::
Wasn't Super Freak that song that MC Hammer ripped off that time...?

RIP

funny, I was listening tot hat song today wondering who sung it :o

RIP rick james.....................bitch................... ..:(

Originally posted by Limberopoulos21
No RIP from me, anyone who goes to jail doesn't deserve one.

this has got to be one of the most stupid comments ever.

For all the people who are going to repeat the "I'm Rick James, bitch" line, I'd like to say... You're not Dave Chappelle, and you're not funny.

To be honest, I never knew Rick james before Chappelle.

RIP Superfreak

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Originally posted by Brondbyfan
What about Martin Luther King, Jr.? What about Ghandi?

They had a purpose and fought for their rights. People die everyday man, and someone like rick james gets noticed but there are many people who have done greater things for strangers, family and friends and they never get noticed. What i posted was stupid, but obviously I wasn't serious. Now good day I'm off to sleep.

Originally posted by Vagegast
For all the people who are going to repeat the "I'm Rick James, bitch" line, I'd like to say... You're not Dave Chappelle, and you're not funny.

Well, I see your point, but how is quoting Maddox any different than quoting Chappelle?

Maddox has a point. :) And his line hasn't been repeated over and over for the past year.

Cocaine is a hell of a drug.

Originally posted by Vagegast
For all the people who are going to repeat the "I'm Rick James, bitch" line, I'd like to say... You're not Dave Chappelle, and you're not funny.

You suck man.

RIP Rick James. Thanks for teaching the world to bust out on funk.

Originally posted by Hristos
You suckyour mom's toes. No really, I do.*

























*for money

He'll be smoking crack in heaven....

Gawd bless that man.

RIP, even though I've never heard of you and am freaked out that everyone else in the world has. :confused:

NK.

Originally posted by nickclubman
RIP, even though I've never heard of you and am freaked out that everyone else in the world has. :confused:

NK.
people remember him for Dave Chappelle. its really annoying with people remembering "I'm Rick James bitch".

Originally posted by Vagegast
your mom's toes. No really, I do.*
*for money
Toe sucking for money? Dear God....

"f*ck you nigga, f*ck yo damn couch"

"they shouldve never given those niggas money" - chappelle show

:funny:

Originally posted by Limberopoulos21
No RIP from me, anyone who goes to jail doesn't deserve one. Going by that logic.

Nelson Mandela won't get a RIP from you? He went to jail. What kind of f*cking moron are you?

Originally posted by Rob
Going by that logic.

Nelson Mandela won't get a RIP from you? He went to jail. What kind of f*cking moron are you?

I was gonna say Mandela

To quote a black guy at a liquor store I delivered to when I told him:

"That nigger was nothing. He made one huge hit and that was it. He got hooked on drugs, raped a girl and is thrown in prison. And of course, he's somehow "born again." If it wasn't for Dave Chapelle, no one would care about it."