81 reactions · 17 shares | Rick James' second album, Bustin' Out of L Seven, was released in 1979 on Gordy Records, including the hit single 'Bustin' Out (On Funk)', which reached the top ten on the R&B charts. The album's title references the slang term L7, meaning 'square', as heard in the song's opening lines, 'Well, alright, you squares, it's time you smoked, Fire up this funk and let's have a toke', where the L and 7 form a square. | Mark Hall | Facebook