Not sure if it's anything new but if you check out the new Chappelle show season 2 the extra's feature Rick James's side of the Charlie Murphy skit.
Rick James apparently disliked Prince a great deal. The interview shed a new light on James's view on the "pretender" to his throne. James was an awesome cat and all but we all know Prince was able to evolve into the genius/megastar he remains today. It was just interesting to see how James totally shunned prince. ....I still like Rick and all but damn, he was cold on P !

It's called jealousy!

Rick knew (but would never admit) that Prince surpassed him in all aspects. Prince is a far superior musician, writer and person. Rick was just plain jealous because he knew he had nothing on Prince.

Well, duh.

These was always beef between the two of them, and Rick did a lot of it because he was always bad-mouthing Prince.

I love Rick though, missed he is.

Don't know how many folks in Prince Music and More are really aware of Rick and P, because it goes far back. And it appears that many just started getting into P in the late 80's, at the very earliest. But for all of the o.g. P fans that were actually into P before "When Doves Cry", this fued was double sided. Sure, there is no doubt that Rick was jealous of P. Rick later admitted this. But, at the time when P was opening up for Rick, Rick was definately the bigger star. And even in 81 when P released Controversy, Rick was at the top with his huge hit album "Streetsongs". Rick's popularity put heat on Prince to get it up, so to speak. Overall, it was just competition more than anything. Rick had his world as P was building his own. Period. Sure, Rick was the first to openly talk about P in the press, but that was just fanning the flames. Rick knew P was on the rise, so,...They both admired and respected each other as artists, if not as people.

we're well aware of the fact. thank you for repeatin it.

kisscamille said:

i agree totally no offense may rick rest in peace.

"I'M RICK JAMES BI-ATCH!!!"

RIP Rick James

Rick James is a piece of shit. His music is the epitomy of glam-trash. He is not missed!

carrynobanners said:

get hip to some of rick's stuff and you'll know that he was indeed NOT a piece of shit. don't let vainandy see what you said, man...

carrynobanners said:

Idiot.

You say Glam-Trash like it's a bad thing!

carrynobanners said:

that wasn't very nice

blackguitaristz said:

No one is gonna listen to that part BG. Besides just months before he died Rick gave in interview giving Prince props on being an old-schooler who was still keeping the funk alive. But alas, no one is gonna look past the surface to get the real truth.

Didn't Prince steal Denise Matthews away from Rick? I thought I heard that somewhere a long ways back.

I guess I need to watch the third disc of my Chappelle's Show DVD.

blackguitaristz said:

Ur spiel was correct until u got bold.

love

MetroArea said:

Should I say r&b glam trash? I'm down for glam rock, but the braids and warrior outfits James pulled off, what a jack-off

DAMN!!! Where did THAT picture come from???!!?? Never seen that one before.

TheBigBang said:

Well, he's been accused of stealing the idea for Vanity 6 from Rick's Mary Jane Girls.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

That picture is the epitome of why a LOT of brothers in the early days was walking out of P's shows. When my cousin went to see P at The Roxy during his second album, he said that folks were just up and walking out. P was clearing the room!

blackguitaristz said:

What was happening with those silver boots? And ..are those dolphin shorts? Damn. Why, P, why?

Universaluv said:

Also Andre, didn't he have a project called 'The Girls'?

Where-ever the idea came from, who cares - MJGs and V6 were both fierce as fuck!

MetroArea said:

Yeah, Andre's group "The Girls" wasn't up to par with Mary Jane or Vanity 6 though.

blackguitaristz said:

Did they ever release anything?

Gr8muta said:

Well, it all boils down to this, Rick basically felt like he didn't have to be a fan of shit if he didn't want to. Simply, due to the fact that he's been in the buisiness longer than Prince. Plus, Rick gave Prince's career a boast by letting him having an opening spot on tour when he was just starting out and struggling. Furthermore, Rick felt that Prince stole alot of his ideas and used them to his advantage and don't give him credit (which some of P's protogees say he is known to do alot) .
[Edited 5/25/05 21:27pm]

All I know is dat when I'm carryin' both Prince's & R.J.'s CDs in my ride, the funk-dameter so high, other driver's look aroun' like, "Damn! where dat smell comin' from?"

medina said:

I CAN DIG IT!!!

blackguitaristz said:

Ditto....Another thing that must be noted is that Rick resented (and rightly so) how Prince, the light skinned, rock playing, crossover negro received major play on MTV while the more hardcore R&B cat Rick James was barred from the station. There was a huge outcry at one point in '82 in which black artists complained nationally that they were being descriminated by MTV. So along comes Prince, a guy that was just opening up for Rick just two years earlier, getting major airplay with Little Red Corvette as well as the non threatening MJ...That's why he disliked Prince...It wasn't simple jealousy...But in recent years, Rick James has come to respect our boy P...He was even quoted as saying that Prince truely represented the FUNK....But by simply saying it's jealously is doing a disservice to Rick's legacy....
[Edited 5/25/05 18:48pm]

He's ENVEY!!!! Nought said!!!!

LadySMD4 said:

Once again...see above message....

Please!!! Let's just love the music from both artist....

Both brought something to the funk.....

funkpill said:

Cool...But I love both artists' music...That's the reason I posted my statement...to let some of the org cats know that there's always another side to the story...Just because we are Prince fans doesn't mean we have to be bias....