Rick James was crashing on Stephen Stills’ couch ... Isn’t that the deepest red you’ve ever seen?’” James, fearing the mystery man would bleed to death, woke Stills, who responded ...

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 ...

During his five-decade career as a pop libertine, singer, producer and multi-instrumentalist, James Ambrose Johnson, Jr., a.k.a. Ricky Matthews or Rick James, was reportedly more of a superfreak ...

Whether you’re vibing on vinyl or streaming through your favorite playlist, Rick’s music remains as bold and brilliant as ever. As a music critic, revisiting Rick James is not just a nostalgic ...

The inimitable Rick James' birthday was Feb. 1. To ride out his month we brought back our temporary takeover of "I'll Take You There," the 24/7 R&B and soul channel from NPR Music. Curated and ...

Hip-Hop icon Roxanne Shanté reveals she lived with Rick James for six months at age 16 and now fights to protect young women ...

The Onion: What led you to join the military at such a young age? Rick James: I'd quit school, and I was kind of running around doing nothing, smoking a lot of Mary Jane, and hanging out with my ...

An unidentified woman has filed a lawsuit against the estate of Rick James, claiming the late singer ... but he told me to "shut up and quit moving or I'll cut you". He violently ripped off ...

Jenkins talked with Salon about Rick James and making "Bitchin'." What do you recall about first hearing Rick James, and what did his music mean to you? My dad was a filmmaker, Horace Byrd ...