Rick was the man in the late 70's and early 80's. I loved his stuff back then...PUNK FUNK KING...He was good at what he did(making hard hitting funk hits and mixing it up with some great ballads which finds him laying down some compassionate vocals..hey he has also had a couple of tunes that have been a huge influence on artists...

But clearly, Prince is a musical visionary with loads of creative ideas that has substained him and his career throughout the years...

I think Rick knows that and indeed it is a hard pill for him to swallow...

But both guys have given us some great music...

It's also worth mentioning that Rick 1997 release had some good stuff on it.

Rick is just arrogant and jealous!!!
POINT BLANK!

Prince is far greater an influence and artist

can we say 'GRAMMY' Opener!!!

lol, watch dave chappelle show next wednesday for a hilarious skit on rick james in jail.

NPD313 said:

Can we say "Grammy Opener because Janet fucked up and they needed a big name at the last minute, and Prince ain't doing SHIT these days"?

Come on. Rick is right. That Betcha by Golly shit was HIDEOUS. HORRIBLE. EMBARRASSING. TERRIBLE.

DaDDyPoPPA said:

It means that I messed up and forgot to push U. I got the feeling that you already knew that.

garnis said:

You come in here acting like you're some music expert and say some stupid shit like that?!
Wrong as the day is long!!

sexkitten04 said:

Long before superfreak,there was YOU AND I,and MARY JANE which are far superior songs than superfreak,listen to a good radio station that plays real funk and soul music.

WHAT HAS RICK JAMES DONE LATELY???

gypsyfire said:

Name his hits for me then ??

garnis said:

I know you weren't talking to me Garnis,but dude or dudette... You neva heard Fire and Desire? Cold blooded? Bustin out? Ebony eyes? Give it to me baby? Mary jane? You and I? Stading on the Top? Man I wish I had my Rick James anthology on me.

otan said:

rev'reeend!!!


CRINGEWORTHY. AWFUL. SHOULDNT'VE EVEN BEEN DONE. SHOULDNT'VE EVEN BEEN THOUGHT OF.

fer fux sake, ya'll...some of ya'll honestly think prince can do no wrong.

garnis said:

i thought you were quite knowledgeable about music, what with the way you present yourself 'round here at times...you don't know what hits rick had? honestly??

illimack said:

He barely make a dent in Europe, until MC Hammer came along that is.

Seriously.

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[This message was edited Sun Feb 8 14:13:15 PST 2004 by Marrk]

Marrk said:

What??? You got to be kiddin me. Rick James was a BAD ASS back in the day. You mean you have never been blessed to hear the bass line of "you and I"? Man, you're missing out on some serious funk. You neva heard "mary jane"? You ever seen the move Friday with Ice cube and Cris Tucker? The song that they are playing when Chris is in is room smoking weed is Mary Jane.

garnis said:

some people on this thread seriously need to go back to Funk School and get an education on the artists who ruled back then.Love him or hate him,Rick James was NOT a one-hit wonder by any means.Here's a list of his hits and the peak positions on the charts.Most of these jams have become old school classics...


"You And I" (1978) (#1 R&B/#13 pop)
"Mary Jane" (1978) (#3 R&B/#41 pop)
"High On Your Love Suite" (1979) (#12 R&B/# 72 pop)
"Bustin Out" (1979) (#8 R&B/#71 pop)
"Fool On The Street" (1979) (#35 R&B)
"Love Gun" (1979) (#35 R&B)
"Come Into My Life" (1980) (#26 R&B)
"Big Time" (1980) (#17 R&B)
"Give It To Me Baby" (1981) (#1 R&B/#40 pop)
"Super Freak" (1981) (#3 R&B/#16 pop)
"Ghetto Life" (1981) (#38 R&B/#102 pop)
"Standing On The Top" with the Temptations (1982) (#6 R&B/#66 pop)
"Dance Wit Me" (1982) (#3 R&B/#64 pop)
"Hard To Get" (1982) (#15 R&B)
"69 Times" (1982) (#62 R&B)
"Cold Blooded" (1983) (#1 R&B/#40 pop)
"U Bring The Freak Out" (1983) (#16 R&B/101 pop)
"Ebony Eyes" with Smokey Robinson (1983) (#22 R&B/#42 pop)
"17" (1984) (#6 R&B/#36 pop)
"You Turn Me On"(1984) (#31 R&B)
"Can't Stop" (1985) (#10 R&B/#50 pop)
"Glow" (1985) (#5 R&B/#106 pop)
"Spend The Night With Me" (1985) (#41 R&B)
"Sweet And Sexy Thing" (1986) (#6 R&B)
"Loosey's Rap" (1988) (#1 R&B)
"Wonderful" (1988) (#50 R&B)
"This Magic Moment" (1989) (#74 R&B)


In addition,one of his album tracks---"Fire And Desire" with Teena Marie (1981)---has become a classic slow jam on R&B radio.And he has written and produced many hits for other artists...

"Candy Man" by the Mary Jane Girls (1983) (#23 R&B/#101 pop)
"All Night Long" by the Mary Jane Girls (1983) (# 11 R&B/#101 pop)
"Boys" by the Mary Jane Girls (1983) (#29 R&B/#102 pop)
"In My House" by the Mary Jane Girls (1985) (#3 R&B/#102 pop)
"Party All The Time" by Eddie Murphy (1985)


any questions?

DavidEye said:

i got one...davideye, why you so fly?

"I'm Rick James, bitch!!!"

Just thought I'd throw in some Dave Chappelle humor in.

NWF said:

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Can't wait 'til that one comes on this next week. Chappelle will be doing a "Behind The Music" sketch on Rick James. It's going to being a riot.

cracknbush said:

It's not like Prince is such a peach himself. He's an ass too.
And, I thought "Betcha..." was beneath him to do. Not that it's such a terrible song, but he put nothing of himself into it. Just a karaoke, straight imitation.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

DavidEye said:

Boy, thats pretty impressive. The guy did Super Freak and Hammer went and killed it for him. He licked balls then and licks balls now. Not even top 50 all time. Why even mention the guy?

garnis said:

But you can't really call him a "one-hit wonder",can ya?

This was an interesting topic, only because I use to like Rick James, all my older cousins were into him, and if you grew up around my cousins you would be interested in what they were listening to at that age. My comment is when someone remakes a song like what Prince did with betcha by golly WOW.I was always under the impression that when someone remake a song they are not going to make it sound like the original. Everyone puts thier own twist to it whether you like the remake version or the original that is up to the person listening to it. If Rick James fell out of his chair becuase he thought it was horrible that than is opinon, now as for RicK James If I had a nickel for everytime he made a negative comment towards Prince, I would be a Billionaire not (Millonaire). Ricks whole beef with Prince dates back to Vanity (Denise Matthews) Prince stole her from him at the 1982 Grammys after party. To me I think Rick seeing Prince on the Grammys rehashes old memories.

That's just my 2 cents

rick who?

Basically - Rick James will never ever get over the short time that Prince opened for him back in the eighties on his tour. Prince would smoke the stage every single night and Rick would barely make the show.

I guess that grudge will never end.

Punk!

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Exactly!

XxAxX said:

Watch The Chapelle Show this Wed. if you wanna know.

DavidEye said:

of course he can, because his ignorance causes him to confuse the little he knows with what is actually reality.

saying Rick is a one hit wonder would be like some snot nosed prick who has only heard Purple Rain saying that Prince was a one hit wonder.

I wonder why Prince fans always feel like Prince has to be defended by merely degrading other musicians and their accomplishments, instead of commenting on Prince's accomplishments?