Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rick James is one of the most dynamic, incomparable and multifaceted American musicians of all time — the Godfather of “Punk Funk” ...

Whenever the name Rick James is spoken, some may snicker with laughter, some may sneer with disgust, and others will smile with nostalgia. A new documentary about the late platinum-selling ...

No conversation about American music legends is complete without mentioning Prince and Rick James. Both were masters of their craft in the realm of musical composition, stage presence, artistry, and ...

A woman claims late R&B star Rick James violently raped her in upstate New York when she was just 15 — and is now suing his estate for $50 million, according to court documents. The unidentified ...

Todd Bridges is looking back on one of the more unusual moments from his past struggles with addiction: a drug intervention that involved both Eddie Murphy and Rick James and ended in the most ...

Musician Rick James is a pioneer of the punk-funk genre in the 1970s and 1980s. He held a riveting stage presence with his long braid flying, dressed in spandex and glitter. It was a non-stop octane ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: Rick James was always more complicated than he’s ever been given credit for. While he may have topped the charts with a boisterous mix of funk and disco, he was a rocker ...

A limited series about the late funk musician Rick James is in development at UCP. James’ daughter, Ty James, will executive produce the series, which is under the working title “Super Freak.” No ...

For later generations, Rick James may only be remembered for Dave Chappelle's hilarious portrayal of him on one of his most notable sketches on "Chappelle's Show" called Charlie Murphy's True ...

Singer, songwriter and producer Rick James created a sound like no other in the 1970s and 80s, but his lifestyle, which was a non-stop party would cut his career short. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s ...

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 includes a ...