"Cocaine is a helluva drug"~Rick James 😩😁😄😁

Exactly, you hit the nail on the head. Narcotics did him in.. What's ironic about it. The Legends he mentioned that was a token for MTV,also went on to pass due to some form of Drug abuse. Life is not a joke out here. It's real.

@@garfieldharrison510....Right! DRUGS-prescription or off the corner of ANYTOWN, USA-are eating US alive, from the inside out, and from the top on down! When the shit finally meets in the middle, PLEASE Lord, dont let me be within a 50 mile radius of any of it....💯

Rick James was real period not only drugs mess him up ..the man has been to prison and had a stroke .. damn for Christ sake he been through a rough time in his life way before he even got in the music business but he pushed himself hard to get where he was at he was still way more than a musicial genius ..the man had a gift and he was very smart

That's what I was waiting for in the series.

No disrespect to Prince & Rick, but Mike is the KING.

Rick James And Prince Are Better Song Writers And Better At Playing All Musical Instruments!

michael doesn’t need to play an instrument he IS the instrument

MJ doesn’t need to play instruments. He hires the best to be the best. Sure both of those guys play instruments but their not better then the guys MJ hired for his albums. Further more MJ would sing the rhythms to his musicians and they would play it exactly how he wanted it.

​@@OhioBoneThugzNo disrespect to Mike but if we talk about quality of music, Rick and Prince were LIGHTYEARS ahead of him.

I thought I was the only one. 😂🤣😂🤣🤣

Funny as hell

It's a so real,l talk like that amongst my friends. Lmao

I like it when he says little itty bitty Mutha Fuckha

Me too

I AM HAHAHA

all in my brain bruh!!!

Bruh! Lol I was just thinking "Dave Chappelle sounded just like this nigga." 😂

Rick James was before my time so I thought Dave Chappelle was exaggerating him for comedy. Listening to this, I really do believe that he slapped shit out of Charlie Murphy.

😂😂😂😂

The Rodney’s hear you

😑👊"And this was imprinted in that black head of his for atleast a week"

Unitaaay 😂

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Aye,I caught that palm tree of 🗣SHAAAADE😁😄

BRING THE PAYNE 75 lol

That was so shady, I can see my breath!💨❄💨❄lol

Ikr and that pic they showed made it even more funny lol

Prince never begged or treated MTV to play his videos, that was MTV executive decision, even before Prince videos, MTV was splaying black artists like Eddie Grant, Musical Youth Stevie Wonder, The Specials, Donna Summers, Tina Turner, Hendrix etc. This James comment was out of bitterness and jealousy.

STREET SONGS was Rick's best album, but did you know that a lot of the music on it was Prince? Rick James stoled Prince's pre-programmed synthesizer and used the music from it on the STREET SONGS ALBUM. Teena Marie told the whole story in an interview. On the song GIVE IT TO ME BABY that music is so Prince, lol!!!

@@purpleflowers699 It's true I did hear that story that he confiscated his instruments. Because Prince, programmed his keyboards. When I listen to Street Songs now, I listen with another mind set knowing that he did that. Very incendiary story.

Ive been a Prince fan longer than a Rick James fan - by about a week.. Dont be Shitting on Rick James like he was some fake ass Milli Vanilli or some shit.. if Prince stole Rick's idea of starting an all girl singing group, backed by music Rick wrote - then it was on an Krackin.. and respect the post your commenting about - it has nothing to do with throwing dirt on Rick James - and as Prince is being booed off stage TWICE at the Stones concert in L.A. - Rick James is doing what no other R&B, Funk, Punk Funk, group could do - Sell out the"Fabulous Forum" in L.A. 3 nights in a row - thats Star Power - but then as time went on Prince proved his Ladies High Heels were better than Rick's Hip High Boots

lucky u

Wow, u saw all 3, that's impressive..

Preach 👍🏿

And Michael Jackson

Yes he was. People get so caught up in Rick's party escapades that they forget that he was a dead serious musician.

How bout a Black Person.

"Cocaine is a hell of a drug." - Rick James

Indeed Sister, Best Quote I've Heard Here Recently!

@@regardles1783 Ikr? Because, they DO run somewhat concurrently....js☝️💯😎

you had to love sir Rick James, lolol

Right😁

The sad thing is Rick Micheal and Prince could have made and OWNED their own channel.

@@regardles1783 facts

@@regardles1783 a real version on BET. I bet everyone would've liked it tho

telling being a token closed the door cause if you are a music creator you have to follow rules whether are good or not or you are vanished.....rick failed that and used his nose sniffing more than working producing music.....then got outdated and his videos were cheap like x-rated staff... prince was extreme but smart for glory , MJ was the good guy to obey to rules for a success.. how about rick?

Dude was jeaous lmao "Cause the first thing I am is Black. The second thing I am is a person" Really? That's the quote ya hanging on to? lol

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Jews hate/ are jealous of blacks...

Yeah it was but let's be real here, Rick wouldntve been bitching if it was him being played on MTV and not Prince and MJ. He was just mad cuz he wasn't playing on there so he decided to shit on them.

HARDTRUTH NETWORK SAD BRUH..BECAUSE JESUS IS BLACK

@daddyrichten It might also make more sense from a business/statistical standpoint - there are far more white people in America than black people, therefore you would cater more towards the larger demographic - more people = more money. Music shouldn't be about races - the idea that music by black folks is only for black folks and music by white folks is only for white folks is asinine, but maybe MTV thought that Rick's music would not appeal to white audiences as much as metal and rock. I don't know much of his music, but I'd say that a lot of his music is strongly funk - which MTV probably thought that it would not appeal/resonate with the larger audience - white people. Personally, of the limited stuff that I have heard by him, I did enjoy listening to, although I'm not American, and although I am European - I might not be proper European, since I'm from, what is considered to be, the Balkans. I very much disagree with Rick saying that the first thing he is is black, and the second that he is a person - he is implying that MTV only play Prince and Michael Jackson so that MTV is not perceived or called out as racist (tokenism) - their music videos are played just because they are black (Rick's first thing), and not because their music is considered to be good (thus robbing them of their personality and individuality - Rick's second thing - pushed to the sideline) - if Rick had reversed that order then the claim would be properly aligned with the anti-tokenism "My individuality, character, and personality will not be reduced to a token and I will not be a tool/pawn for tokenism - if they're going to play my music videos just because I'm black, then I will not allow that - and neither should other artists allow that, specifically black ones." - although I think he was either jealous or misguided to say these things and think in this way. Although I might be wrong.

daddyrichten Rick James was rock music. Prince was rock music.

They made money tho. That was a hit in the eighties

Apparently there was one in the works with Dave Chappelle in the lead role but it fell apart after he walked out on Chappelle's Show

Been

Oh yes in deed that w/be hot!!! But who would play him and not make it a parody ?

It would be .............................INTERESTING !!!

@@A-small-amount-of-peas you mean terrance howard..

@Tony The answer is blowing in the wind. We’ve always appreciated and played Bob Dylan. You sound emotional and uninformed. Pull yourself together.

Me too.

Rick James was exactly 10 years older than Prince and Michael Jackson Rick James born February 1, 1948 Buffalo, New York Prince born June 7, 1958 Minneapolis, Minnesota Michael Jackson born August 29, 1958 Gary, Indiana The terrible was downfall decline for Rick James is around 1983 '84 & '85 is when both Michael & Prince were were collecting every major music award for their record breaking hits James just really never duplicate the success when he did after the Street Songs album in fact he only won American Music Award for Street Songs which was his only major music award of any kind of his career. Both Michael and Prince went on to have stellar careers and the two best artists of its generation.

So true. Prince had game and knew the game and what took to be a superstar. Love me some Boy George though he pretty much owned MTV all that air time he got .

Yes! The greatest era in music. Prince, Sade, boy george, George Michael,Micheal Jackson and Rick came before all of that. Great times

prince played with gender to sell be extreme and add controversy. i dont think he was gay ...he way beyond that to be extreme

@Michael Davis your opinion but you are wrong.. he had more pussy than your dreams....and more of that heaven has no virgins now .. so I guess ISIS members wont find pleasure according to their beliefs

Rick James And Prince Never Had A Friendship Rick Don't Like Prince

@@alwanthony6910 I thought prince used to open for Rick

competition and money makes the world goes around

Prince had a huge body of work. But a lot of his work... is average dude. Songs like alphabet street are just trash but to each his own

@@MFjaYWiLL Alphabet Street is not trash, lol. It still holds up as a sparsely constructed pop hit and has one of the funkiest bass lines around

You gotta listen to his earlier records

@@GothJedi I agree you must listen to this over stuff I'm surprised this person says sign of the times and parade mostly everybody gets stuck on Purple Rain. I'm a big press fan and there's some stuff they had they when they first came out of my what is that and now I find myself loving it for example the morning papers from the 7 album I love that damn song, and I didn't like it when it came out. He was ahead of his time, and it takes time to appreciate what he put out it's worth another listen.

Prince was almost too prolific for his own good, he made wayyy too many albums and expected huge promotion for each one, the record business just wasn’t equipped for someone like him

I get what you're saying bro, and VERY TRUE, Michael and Quincy were changing the game, but let's not forget a couple of things though. Like Rick said, if Michael would have said anything pro black at that time, thus killing the notion to the white owned and operated corps like MTV that MJ was "safe and harmless" to the young white audiences, what what would the odds of him ever being able to get the likes of John Landis and Rick Baker ( JL --> director/ RB --> EFX genius of Thriller )? And when they are talking about revolutionizing, remember also about the conversion of the 70's era "big arena " rock to "big hair" rock video (ex. Van Halen, Aerosmith, Guns n Roses, Twisted Sister), daring and risky performers like Madonna, and ESPECIALLY British New Wave whom were taking amazing creative chances (Dire Straits - Money for Nothing, AHA - Take on Me, Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer ). So in retrospect, innovation would have happened with or without MJ and Prince, just being honest. Of course we all know, nothing like Thriller had been done like that, but werewolves and horror things weren't a thing for black folks, so the likes of an Ozzy Osbourne would have definitely "went there", just MJ beat them to it, LOL!

I would say that MJ revolutionized the music video period. I remember other artists of that time being interviewed and they would say, "...And now we HAVE to dance in our videos." A direct result of the popularity/innovation of MJ's music videos.

Lebogang Seleleko us as always

@@garytucker3563 I get what you're saying too.

Also before Thriller, the media were not giving black entertainers a fair platform as was the case with Michael again whom despite having a critically acclaimed album in Off The Wall that was also a commercial success, selling 20 million copies would not even get a cover story on Rolling Stone magazine in 1980. All that turned into motivation for the album that was Thriller.

Michael was the first African American on MTV because he was loved by the Masses. Not because he was a token🤔.Rick was just Jealous point Blank. He was always surrounded by women of none color spewing that "I'm a Black man stuff. I loved Ricks music,why can't people be happy when barriers are broken😣

@@sharmayneharrell495No he wasn't lmao You got Google?!!

@J Crash ... Thank you kindly for the huge compliment on my youthful look, I get it often. However I'm about to be a great grandmother soon and believe in holding up my youthful looks and spirit for as long as I'm granted to. I was born in 1960 and raised upstairs over a tavern as a little girl and listened to music each day before heading off to school and the music didnt stop playing until 2:a.m. the following morn. Music became my first Love and it was Marvin Gaye's songs that wiped a many of my tears away during that time of the experiences I endured being raised up over the bar. So yes, I lived through all those years and still listen to music on a daily basis for without it I believe I would die. So far as for my adding the 90's to my personal opinion of great music ... How can one forget the Priceless 90's songs of some of these music artists and there songs? Whitney Houston ( I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU) Janet Jackson ( THAT'S THE WAY LOVE GOES) R. Kelly ( IBELIEVE I CAN FLY) Maxwell ( TIL THE COPS COME KNOCKING) Michael Jackson ( REMEMBER THE TIME) Sade ( THIS IS NO ORDINARY LOVE) Jodici ( FOREVER MY LADY) Lisa Fischer ( HOW CAN I EASE THE PAIN) Angie Stone ( NO MORE RAIN) Tyrese ( SWEET LADY ) Shai ( IF I EVER FALL IN LOVE ) Mariah Carey ( EMOTIONS ) Faith Evans ( SOON AS I GET HOME) Lauryn Hill ( KILLING ME SOFTLY ) Mary J. Blidge ( REMINESE ) Brandy, Dru Hill, Keith Washington, Boyz ll Men and many more. No, I don't need my head examined, I just have good taste in music ( my personal opinion). If you thought the 90's had no taste, then I respect your personal opinion. However, In spite of our differences, we all can agree on one thing and that is that ... MUSIC IS A PRICELESS THING.

@J Crash It's your personal opinion

@@paperdoll1867 you're truly Beautiful, and very accurate on your opinion. My brother would go to bed,and get up playing Soul,R&B,Gospel, Pop, Hip Hop,Jazz, Country, Funk etc,etc.and many others. The 90's Era had great music and singers. 60's70's 80's and yes the 90's Prince my favorite, shanice Janet Jackson Bow Wow Monica Babyface 2pac Silk Jegged Edge SWV Tracy Spencer Tevin Campbell Teena Marie Rome Joe Tamia and the list goes on and on. Great music of the 90's.

@@anastasiachandler1407 I thank you dearly ... When I think of music, to me it's just like the air I breathe each day ... Music is a part of my Soul, my Spirit, my sanity. To me, music is the sound of everything we do, Something simple as water dripping from a faucet. That's how deep I'm into the sounds of music. To have a gifted talented to sing like a bird is so PRICELESS. If you could pick up a stick and bang it on a can and make a rythum out of it, that's too is PRICELESS to me. When a baby cries out loud for the very first time that's jazz to my ears, believe that. Music artists and their tunes just makes my day and I thank God I was born at a time to witness the first releases of many of their songs ... PRICELESS

Laura Lee Absolutely love your comment! Sharing your experiences and what made you stronger is pure, loving and appreciated. Certainly it has helped others. I wasn’t raised over a bar, had a sheltered life but man ole man I loved music. Born in 1961 and love it all. Rick James, Al Green and so many others but Prince lit my world on fire!