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âRick carried the banner of black pop over that fertile territory known as funk⌠he was bad, superbad, the baddest of the bad. His orchestrations were brilliant, his shows spectacular.â -David Ritz, Author of GLOW: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF RICK JAMES
Listen to all of Rickâs music right here: found.ee/ListenToRickJames
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âWith Rick, it was when he woke up heâd start working. There were many times where he would go until he couldnât work anymore. During one session, we didnât take a break for 36 hours. He would get a lot of work done.â -Rick Sanchez, engineer for STREET SONGS
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âCOME GET IT! was a triumphant debut, truly the sum of all that had gone before, at the same time as unleashing the rudiments of what would become not only his trademark sound, but also his mantra, his manifestoâhis self proclaimed punk-funk.â -ALLMUSIC
This month, 45 years ago, Rick James released COME GET IT! Whatâs your favorite track from the album?
Listen to it here: found.ee/ComeGetItAlbum
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âThrow Downâ isnât just catchy on accident. The song was a hit on the R&B charts in the late â70s, & itâs still a funk favorite today. The horns and guitar riffs on the track were carefully curated by Rickâa reminder of his impressive skills as a producer as well as a performer.
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âRick James offered an abundance of formulaic funk on THE FLAG⌠sociopolitical smoker âSilly Little Manâ (an angry commentary on the nuclear arms race and U.S./Soviet relations) and the new wave-ish âPainted Pictures,â which describes the type of facades people show the world.â -ALLMUSIC
On this day in â86, Rick released THE FLAG on Gordy Records. The album shows off his signature funk sound, along with a bit of social commentary from Rick.
Listen to it here: found.ee/TheFlag-1
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When #420 is only a week away⌠Light it up, bitches.
Take a video of you toking up and tag #RickJames420 on socials to be shared!
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Thank you to @cargo_santana on Instagram for this awesome art! đ¸
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âYou can't outdo STREET SONGS and I didnât even try. [It] had that special magic that comes with timing and good vibrations and you can't even try to capture that exactly again.â -Rick James
On this day in â81, Rick released his iconic album STREET SONGS. The album was GOLD, and Rick knew it, too. Stream it here: found.ee/StreetSongsAlbum
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Videos from the legendary Rick James!