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December 9, 2004

Super Freak

Rick James
September 17, 2004

James' Death Drug Related

Funk legend's autopsy reveals traces of nine drugs
August 6, 2004

Rick James Dies

Funk star remembered for 1981 classic "Street Songs"
March 8, 2002

Rick James Back on the Street

After a stroke, funk legend getting his freak on

Cold Blooded

Extending the Love Boat concept – the more special guests aboard, the better–to recording, Rick James has taken some illustrious companions along on his latest outing, Cold Blooded. And handed some pretty dippy songs to sing, they nearly sink the ship. "Didn't she know the price she had to...

1983 RS: 2of 5 Stars

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Anyone who grew up post-1980s might be excused for thinking that if Rick James didn't exist, the producers of Behind the Music would have had to invent him. James' personal saga, which includes liaisons with shapely starlets, long-term drug abuse, a con-viction for assault, and an onstage stroke during a "comeback" tour, is outlandish enough to make his musical career seem secondary -- and to some...

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