Mr. Rick James.

http://www.youtube.com/wa...fhf6-Flq6U

Here's the video that MTV banned in 1988: Loosey's Rap

I can't see the video. Why was it banned?

vainandy said:

There's some chicks wearing patent leather in a shower, spraying (and spitting) water on each other?

CinisterCee said:

they banned that?

:clutchthepearls: he didn't diss prince!

Is that all? They never liked Rick anyway because he fought with them a few years ealier.

That was Rick's favorite past-time. He was such a great influence on me when I started shitting on Shitney Houston for fun.

vainandy said:

prince may as well have been rick's ex-boyfriend (the one he hated so much but yet n'still kept his name in his mouth because he still had feelings for 'im) or something, he dissed him so much.

Honestly, I have always wondered if something sexual happened between the two of them on the "Fire It Up" tour because Rick definately seemed like a scorned ex-lover.
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vainandy said:

yeah...as if prince wouldn't put out for the brotha or something.

vainandy said:

Yeah,he was the first major artist to complain about the lack of black artists on MTV.In a sense,it looks like Prince should have thanked Rick James.Shortly after Rick made a big fuss,MTV suddenly added Michael Jackson and Prince to their playlist.

SoulAlive said:

I remember that, he called them a "racist TV network". Still is, even after his death.

WOW this is the 1st time I see a pic of Rick and Prince 2ghether. Does anybody have it?

I remember that. Michael Jackson had to fight like hell to get played on MTV. His record company had to threaten to pull their white acts from the channel before MTV would play him. Rick had fought with them also and there's a rumor that MTV learned of Rick's dislike for Prince and played "1999" just to piss Rick off. It's something to think about because their argument was that MTV was a channel that played rock music but "1999" was funk. "Super Freak" is much more rock sounding than "1999".

vainandy said:

to this day,I think MTV screwed up by not showing "Super Freak".That song is pop with a New Wave feel to it.Same thing with Cameo's "Alligator Woman".

Both of those are much more rock sounding than "1999". Also, with Prince's appearance, he had an appearance that he might could "pass" for white. I know the first time I ever saw him on "American Bandstand", I didn't know what the hell he was.....black or white....as far as straight or gay goes, I said immediately....gay, gay, gay. He knows he did some prancing on that show.

As for Rick and Cameo, on the other hand. There was no question about their race.