http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62148&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rssAmong the most popular, successful, flamboyant and notorious funk pioneers, Rick James began his career in Toronto, playing in a group called Mynah Birds, which also included Neil Young and Goldy McJohn (Steppenwolf). James played bass with many different bands before landing a solo deal with Motown in the late 1970s. His reign on the charts started shortly thereafter, thanks to supremely funky singles like "Mary Jane" and "Give It To Me Baby." His biggest hit and signature track was the aptly titled "Super Freak," one of the most popular songs of 1981. Blessed with a unique sound that drew from disco, New Wave and R&B, he was at the top of his game as a solo artist and producer in the early '80s, putting together key albums with the Mary Jane Girls, Teena Marie and Eddie Murphy, among others. His own hits continued with singles like "17" and "Cold Blooded," though the rise of hip-hop and his growing drug dependency soon derailed his illustrious career. James was later convicted of felonies stemming from two coke-fueled assaults on women, and spent several years behind bars in the '90s. Upon his release, he cleaned up his act and went back into the studio, releasing his final LP, <I>Urban Rhapsody</I>, in 1997. Though the album spawned no new hits, he made millions off of rap artists sampling his vast catalog; most notably, MC Hammer liberally borrowed from "Super Freak" for his own mega-smash "U Can't Touch This." In 2004, James was back in the spotlight, thanks to a hilarious skit on the Dave Chappelle show, which coined the pervasive catchphrase "I'm Rick James, bitch!" After releasing 14 solo albums in less than 20 years, and producing many more, James firmly established himself as a funk icon on par with legends like James Brown, Sly Stone and George Clinton. He was working on an autobiography and film about his life when he died of natural causes in August 2004. He was 56 years old. - Brolin WinningFunken720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:28:03 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62148&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss Among the most popular, successful, flamboyant and notorious funk pioneers, Rick James began his career in Toronto, playing in a group called Mynah Birds, which also included Neil Young and Goldy McJohn (Steppenwolf). James played bass with many different bands before landing a solo deal with Motown in the late 1970s. His reign on the charts started shortly thereafter, thanks to supremely funky singles like "Mary Jane" and "Give It To Me Baby." His biggest hit and signature track was the aptly titled "Super Freak," one of the most popular songs of 1981. Blessed with a unique sound that drew from disco, New Wave and R&B, he was at the top of his game as a solo artist and producer in the early '80s, putting together key albums with the Mary Jane Girls, Teena Marie and Eddie Murphy, among others. His own hits continued with singles like "17" and "Cold Blooded," though the rise of hip-hop and his growing drug dependency soon derailed his illustrious career. James was later convicted of felonies stemming from two coke-fueled assaults on women, and spent several years behind bars in the '90s. Upon his release, he cleaned up his act and went back into the studio, releasing his final LP, <I>Urban Rhapsody</I>, in 1997. Though the album spawned no new hits, he made millions off of rap artists sampling his vast catalog; most notably, MC Hammer liberally borrowed from "Super Freak" for his own mega-smash "U Can't Touch This." In 2004, James was back in the spotlight, thanks to a hilarious skit on the Dave Chappelle show, which coined the pervasive catchphrase "I'm Rick James, bitch!" After releasing 14 solo albums in less than 20 years, and producing many more, James firmly established himself as a funk icon on par with legends like James Brown, Sly Stone and George Clinton. He was working on an autobiography and film about his life when he died of natural causes in August 2004. He was 56 years old. - Brolin Winning http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2111235&variant=play&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss Electro-Funk Thu, 1 Jan 1998 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Rick James on Rhapsody Online 2111235 tra.2111235 Rick James art.62148 1.29 Pure Funk alb.301421 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/3/3/3/1323333_170x170.jpg 1998-05-05 00:00:00.0 1998-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Super Freak tra.2111235 203000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2111235&variant=play&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2111235&variant=data&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2136634&variant=play&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss Funk Tue, 25 Sep 2001 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Rick James on Rhapsody Online 2136634 tra.2136634 Rick James art.62148 1.29 Street Songs: Deluxe Edition alb.322630 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/8/3/0/1080380_170x170.jpg 2001-09-25 00:00:00.0 2001-09-25 00:00:00.0 true Super Freak tra.2136634 205000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2136634&variant=play&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2136634&variant=data&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3083808&variant=play&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss Funk Tue, 27 Aug 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Rick James on Rhapsody Online 3083808 tra.3083808 Rick James art.62148 1.29 20th Century Masters: Motown 80's Vol. 1... alb.181949 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/7/5/5/1315571_170x170.jpg 2002-08-27 00:00:00.0 2002-08-27 00:00:00.0 true Give It To Me Baby tra.3083808 248000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3083808&variant=play&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3083808&variant=data&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2837391&variant=play&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss Funk Tue, 18 Jun 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Rick James on Rhapsody Online 2837391 tra.2837391 Rick James art.62148 0.99 Anthology alb.101535 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/7/3/0/1080377_170x170.jpg 2002-06-18 00:00:00.0 2002-06-18 00:00:00.0 true Mary Jane tra.2837391 296000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2837391&variant=play&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2837391&variant=data&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2971518&variant=play&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss Funk Tue, 29 Jan 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Rick James on Rhapsody Online 2971518 tra.2971518 Rick James art.62148 1.29 Hit Me With Your 80's alb.263148 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/6/3/3/1323367_170x170.jpg 2002-01-29 00:00:00.0 2002-01-29 00:00:00.0 true Super Freak (Part 1) tra.2971518 203000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2971518&variant=play&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2971518&variant=data&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3083816&variant=play&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss Funk Tue, 27 Aug 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Rick James on Rhapsody Online 3083816 tra.3083816 Rick James art.62148 1.29 20th Century Masters: Motown 80's Vol. 2... alb.182033 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/7/5/5/1315574_170x170.jpg 2002-08-27 00:00:00.0 2002-08-27 00:00:00.0 true Superfreak tra.3083816 204000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3083816&variant=play&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3083816&variant=data&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2617428&variant=play&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss Funk Tue, 18 Jun 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Rick James on Rhapsody Online 2617428 tra.2617428 Rick James art.62148 0.99 Anthology alb.101535 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/7/3/0/1080377_170x170.jpg 2002-06-18 00:00:00.0 2002-06-18 00:00:00.0 true Fire And Desire (feat. 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http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.800868&variant=play&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss Funk Tue, 25 Mar 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Rick James on Rhapsody Online 800868 tra.800868 Rick James art.62148 0.99 The Ultimate Collection alb.268239 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/2/5/2/1082521_170x170.jpg 1997-03-25 00:00:00.0 1997-03-25 00:00:00.0 true Ebony Eyes - (featuring Smokey Robinson) tra.800868 305000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.800868&variant=play&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.800868&variant=data&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3273691&variant=play&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss Funk Fri, 15 Nov 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Rick James on Rhapsody Online 3273691 tra.3273691 Rick James art.62148 0.69 Street Songs alb.267001 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/6/4/0/1080460_170x170.jpg 2002-11-12 00:00:00.0 2002-11-15 00:00:00.0 true Ghetto Life tra.3273691 260000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3273691&variant=play&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3273691&variant=data&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2837390&variant=play&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss Funk Tue, 18 Jun 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Rick James on Rhapsody Online 2837390 tra.2837390 Rick James art.62148 0.99 Anthology alb.101535 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/7/3/0/1080377_170x170.jpg 2002-06-18 00:00:00.0 2002-06-18 00:00:00.0 true You And I tra.2837390 484000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2837390&variant=play&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2837390&variant=data&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2617427&variant=play&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss Funk Tue, 18 Jun 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Rick James on Rhapsody Online 2617427 tra.2617427 Rick James art.62148 1.29 Anthology alb.101535 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/7/3/0/1080377_170x170.jpg 2002-06-18 00:00:00.0 2002-06-18 00:00:00.0 true Superfreak tra.2617427 205000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2617427&variant=play&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2617427&variant=data&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13954087&variant=play&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss Funk Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Rick James on Rhapsody Online 13954087 tra.13954087 Rick James art.62148 0.99 Gold - Old School Jams alb.13953529 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/7/0/3/1303072_170x170.jpg 2007-04-03 00:00:00.0 2007-01-30 00:00:00.0 true Super Freak (12" Version) tra.13954087 425000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13954087&variant=play&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13954087&variant=data&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3273690&variant=play&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss Funk Fri, 15 Nov 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Rick James on Rhapsody Online 3273690 tra.3273690 Rick James art.62148 1.29 Street Songs alb.267001 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/6/4/0/1080460_170x170.jpg 2002-11-12 00:00:00.0 2002-11-15 00:00:00.0 true Give It To Me Baby tra.3273690 248000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3273690&variant=play&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3273690&variant=data&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26589989&variant=play&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss Funk Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Rick James on Rhapsody Online 26589989 tra.26589989 Rick James art.62148 0.99 Anthology alb.26585986 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/5/2/7/1587254_170x170.jpg 2009-03-10 00:00:00.0 2009-03-10 00:00:00.0 true You and I tra.26589989 482000 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The Definitive Collection alb.9422768 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/2/6/0/1080623_170x170.jpg 2006-03-14 00:00:00.0 2006-03-14 00:00:00.0 true Dance Wit' Me (Part 1) tra.9423708 257000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9423708&variant=play&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9423708&variant=data&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.22651518&variant=play&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss Funk Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:42:56 -0700 Top Tracks by Rick James on Rhapsody Online 22651518 tra.22651518 Rick James art.62148 0.99 Bong Hits alb.22649073 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/1/7/7/1377716_170x170.jpg 2008-08-19 00:00:00.0 null true Mary Jane tra.22651518 295000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.22651518&variant=play&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.22651518&variant=data&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2406341&variant=play&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss Funk Tue, 25 Mar 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Rick James on Rhapsody Online 2406341 tra.2406341 Rick James art.62148 1.29 The Ultimate Collection alb.268239 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/2/5/2/1082521_170x170.jpg 1997-03-25 00:00:00.0 1997-03-25 00:00:00.0 true Give It To Me Baby tra.2406341 247000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2406341&variant=play&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2406341&variant=data&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26590000&variant=play&rws=%2Frick-james%2Ftop-tracks.rss Funk Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Rick James on Rhapsody Online 26590000 tra.26590000 Rick James art.62148 1.29 Anthology alb.26585986 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/5/2/7/1587254_170x170.jpg 2009-03-10 00:00:00.0 2009-03-10 00:00:00.0 true Super Freak tra.26590000 204000 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