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PrintableTheOrgerFormerlyKnownAs said:  Damn, I feel just like I did when Roger died.I feel ya. Only difference between the two for me is that I saw Roger a few times in concert (always top class) and never saw Rick. Like someone else said, I am NEVER missing seeing my favorite musicians in concert again. It's scary -- just yesterday, my coworker and I were making plans to see Rick perform at an upcoming festival here in New Orleans. Still in shock. . . 
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EverlastingNow said: Moonwalkbjrain said: ur might b right...but more than likely he'll b remembered for super freak...i mean its in lots of movies and commercials...so yea if he aint remembered for i'm rick james bitch (god 4bid) he'll probly just b remembered as a one hit wonder. which to me is better than being remember for that phrase. There's no way he'd be remembered as a one hit wonder. For one, he had more hits than that. A one hit wonder has one big song, THE END. Rick was on the R & B charts with Give it to me Baby, Cold Blooded, Ebony Eyes, Glow, Standing on the Top, Mary Jane, and productions like In my House for the Mary Jane Girls. I totally agree, but I'm also just referring to the younger generation. Many of them aren't willing to explore music that isn't played in heavy rotation on MTV. I doubt they will do a music video tribute to him. BET and VH1 might, but the majority of young viewers watch MTV. Plus, Rick's last televised appearance before the BET awards was not a positive one of him. I'll always love me some "Mary Jane" and "Super Freak" though. Rick was the man!  SPREAD LOVE UNTIL THE SUN'S FINAL RISE--The Duality a.k.a. "WYNTER SKYE" | |
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I can't Believe it! He was Suppose to Play in Ny and it was Cancelled.. This is Sad.. I Liked his Music.. Drugs gotta be to Blame.. Made him Sick. | |
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It's news like this that makes me glad that Prince is still around doing his thing. That's y i hate it when fans r so damn hard 2 please and r never satisfied.....P should've done this or done that or y he makin a politcal song? Y did P play a messed up aftershow? We better b glad that this 1nce in a lifetime musical genius is still here doin whatever! Just imagine if the news said that it was Prince who died 2day! I loved Rick James music and he will b missed. 1 of the pioneers 4 sho! U,ME,WE!....2FUNKY! | |
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EverlastingNow said: Moonwalkbjrain said: ur might b right...but more than likely he'll b remembered for super freak...i mean its in lots of movies and commercials...so yea if he aint remembered for i'm rick james bitch (god 4bid) he'll probly just b remembered as a one hit wonder. which to me is better than being remember for that phrase. There's no way he'd be remembered as a one hit wonder. For one, he had more hits than that. A one hit wonder has one big song, THE END. Rick was on the R & B charts with Give it to me Baby, Cold Blooded, Ebony Eyes, Glow, Standing on the Top, Mary Jane, and productions like In my House for the Mary Jane Girls. i mean it like most kids my age that i kno only kno super freak. maybe give it to me baby. sometimes mary jane. and rarely fire and desire...until the bet awards...ask any of them about his other songs...ghetto life, standing @ the top, u and i etc etc and their all like hu?. most of the people i kno kno him for that one or two songs. and i kno thats how it is with ALOT of kids my age..i kno he had more than one hit..but other kids my age don't. [This message was edited Fri Aug 6 19:52:13 2004 by Moonwalkbjrain] Yesterday is dead...tomorrow hasnt arrived yet....i have just ONE day...
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On another note, maybe NOW my local stores will carry this on CD. Rick's music lives on.. | |
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Despite the circumstances, this has been an interesting thread. Thanks, Anxiety, for putting it all here...
A few things I'm thinking/feeling/noticing... 1. It is "telling" -- I won't color it positive OR negative, that the FIRST thing I thought about when I heard that Rick was dead was how this was going to affect Dave Chapelle and his catchphrase: "I'm Rick James, bitch!" I mean no disrespect for those of you who were on fire for Rick...I certainly appreciated him...but it goes to show that Dave is hot right NOW. 2. Some of us are skeptical of the "natural causes" announcement, but nobody here has mentioned yet (that I saw), that "natural causes" could still be a heart attack from a body weakened by years of drug use. He needn't have been doing drugs LAST NIGHT to have died from his bad habits. Conversely, a "clean" tag like "natural causes" is, in this case, most certainly influenced by the mistakes in his past. 3. I'm a "media guy" (I teach about this subject and read on it a lot) and am interested in the comments from those of you who are angry that the media is including the negative things from his past in his obituary today. But I'm afraid, and some of you have alluded to this, that all the "average" American knows of Rick James is: "Superfreak," drug addiction, and "I'm Rick James, bitch!" If you know more than this, you are not "average." 4. Isn't it odd how some of these dying legends had projects at the ready? There's a new Ray Charles cd out at the end of this month and it's being touted as one his most solid records in years...now Rick has been working with Kanye West and Chapelle is working on a biopic of him...just bizarre timing. And not the same thing as Tupac. Maybe Rick can log some time in Tupac's heavenly studio to release new material from the grave... I'll stop there...for now. Keith/Kacey | |
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I just saw the story pop up on the Netscape homepage and just shouted "no". This is so sad and so sucky. Everything I've heard from him I've loved. Probably not the best time to go pick up his CDs. While I thought it was kind of cool that he saw a slight comeback among kids due to the Dave Chappelle appearance and impressionation (which I'm sure will never be done again now), I hope that the kids pick up his CDs and records so they can realize why people dig him so much. I'm gonna miss im. His work was not done on Earth and hopefully we will hear his new album sometime soon. Rest in Peace, Rick. [This message was edited Fri Aug 6 20:30:25 2004 by VinnyM27] | |
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RIP. "I would say that Prince's top thirty percent is great. Of that thirty percent, I'll bet the public has heard twenty percent of it." - Susan Rogers, "Hunting for Prince's Vault", BBC, 2015 | |
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 ignorance isnt bliss its....its......its.......a another bit word....... | |
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Moonwalkbjrain said: estelle1981 said:  What's really depressing me more than his death is the fact that many young people don't know anything about him besides what Dave Chappelle put on his show. He'll be remembered by many young music listeners as "I'm Rick James, Bitch!" more than for the amazing music he put out. I was talking to my 10 and 11 year old cousins after Ray Charles died and they were like, "Who is Ray Charles?" I told them about his songs and they didn't have a clue, but when I mentioned the old "Uh, huh" Pepsi commercials, they were like, "Oh!" Sad really. If I ever choose to have any kids, I'm introducing them to every single artist out there. The artist deserves more than to be remembered as just a catch phrase. R.I.P. Rick James. You will be missed. ur might b right...but more than likely he'll b remembered for super freak...i mean its in lots of movies and commercials...so yea if he aint remembered for i'm rick james bitch (god 4bid) he'll probly just b remembered as a one hit wonder. which to me is better than being remember for that phrase. A "one hit wonder"? I don't think so. Rick had a few pop hits (You and I, Dance Wit Me, Give It To Me Baby, and Coldblooded). They weren't as big as Super Freak, but they did well. I am definitely affected by Rick's death for some reason. I guess his music has made a larger effect on my life that I realize. I can remember being 6 years old listening 2 my 8-track of Street Songs. I can remember vividly listening to "Make Love To Me" in my parent's living room admiring the saxophone solo in that song. Hell, "Mr. Police Man" made me aspire 2 be a better piano player. I hope Rick is finally at peace. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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| I am truly devastated. May his soul RIP. yay | |
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June7 said: Now I'm sitting here thinking, who's next? Stevie? Michael? Prince? My heroes are dying. My "musical youth" is disappearing. I don't mean to say that my personal musical heroes are in anyway role models to which you tell your kids to emulate or hope that they follow... for me, they are mine for my very own selfish funky past oriented reasons. I have no problem defending them for MY reasons.... the word "hero" is many things to many people. These are my "heroes". Rick James was my hero. I cried today for him. I will forever remember my "super freaky" days and the fun and funk I had with his music... God bless you Rick...  It's weird I was a white kid growing up in the cold Northeast not too far from Buffalo and I wanted to be Rick James.. He was so cool., and so funky.. I too feel that I've lost some of my childhood today.. ______________________________________________
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R.I.P. Rick I'm not a fan of "old Prince". I'm not a fan of "new Prince". I'm just a fan of Prince. Simple as that | |
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I was just trippin off how my childhood memories are dying off:
John Ritter Dino Conner from H-Town Robert Palmer Isabel Sanford Tupac Biggie John Henson Mr. Noodle's brother Mr. Noodle (from sesame street) William Hanna Chuck Schultz Telly Savalas Curt Cobain All of Force M.D.'s (except one) Jam Master Jay Gregory Hines Shel Silverstein Ronald Reagan John Candy many others that I can't remember right now... ...and now Rick James. Tommorow is not promised to you. What's the point of trying to kill yourself for fortune and fame if you can't take it with you? | |
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RIP RICK JAMES [This message was edited Sun Aug 15 11:21:53 2004 by 1stHalf] | |
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Thanks to those who posted pics, here's a few more:
 RIP   I never met you, but I LOVE you & I will forever!! Thank you for being YOU - my little Princey, the best to EVER do it | |
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Have any of you heard the Rick James album Glow? It seems no one knows it, but I think it's his best album. It hasn't been reissued on CD, it came out in 1985. You guys should really check it out. Personally . I think we are all Boring with No Lives cause all we do is talk about Prince,Criticize and Gossip. I need a Horny Man is what I Need and probably so do most of yas. We are Sexually Frustrated what we R... Amen..!!! - zelaire | |
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WatchThemFall said: Have any of you heard the Rick James album Glow? It seems no one knows it, but I think it's his best album. It hasn't been reissued on CD, it came out in 1985. You guys should really check it out.
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June7 said: I went to work this morning at 7am.
I was completely involved with my work, like most days, to have heard anything other than what goes on at work... Today, at around 4pm, a co-worker told me Rick James had died. It felt like I had been punched in the stomache. I really couldn't believe it. Today, on my way home, I kept hitting the scan button hoping to hear something to confirm this... maybe my co-worker was wrong, huh? I kept searching. I found a station playing "You & I"... I left it there... the DJ said nothing after the song was over... it just went to a commercial as if nothing was wrong. Still... I knew he was dead. During the song, I was getting teary eyed... c'mon Thomas, grab a hold of yourself... I got home and my wife was doing a project she'd been working on for a couple of days... and jammin' to Prince! (I couldn't believe that myself), she was playing "Pink Cashmere" (sp?), she turned around and asked what was wrong... I told her, hey, this is just some horrible news... don't worry it's no one we actually know... but (and then tears were coming out of my eyes) Rick James died today... he was found dead at his home. I actually cried telling her... she was afraid at first cuz she thought a family member had an accident or something. I told her that I couldn't understand my reaction, just that a major piece of my childhood (early teens, etc...) had just passed... I was devastated. She just hugged me. The first Rick James album I bought was "Bustin' Out" and then "Super Freak"...
Now I'm sitting here thinking, who's next? Stevie? Michael? Prince? My heroes are dying. My "musical youth" is disappearing. I don't mean to say that my personal musical heroes are in anyway role models to which you tell your kids to emulate or hope that they follow... for me, they are mine for my very own selfish funky past oriented reasons. I have no problem defending them for MY reasons.... the word "hero" is many things to many people. These are my "heroes". Rick James was my hero. I cried today for him. I will forever remember my "super freaky" days and the fun and funk I had with his music... "You know it's funny how a man can change From a cold-blooded person Thinking he's God's gift to women... Remember how I used to do that. I must have been crazy then... remember when... you used to... love them and leave them?" God bless you Rick... Damn, you made ME cry just from reading your post.
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WatchThemFall said: Have any of you heard the Rick James album Glow? It seems no one knows it, but I think it's his best album. It hasn't been reissued on CD, it came out in 1985. You guys should really check it out.
I remember the song, and the video from, "Glow." The single was a Top 10 R&B hit. Don't recall anything else from the album? | |
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goat2004 said: don't know the details....just heard about it. Another legend is gone...
[color=violet:08106a9611]Hi, folks - Anxy here. Let's try to keep our recollections, thoughts, mourning, tributes, etc. to this thread as much as we can. I've gotten a lot of messages from people who are shocked to discover this news, and I think the best thing for us to do is to have one spot on the site where we can all discuss this loss. Thank you - Anx[/color] I will truly miss Rick James;I remember when my son was a baby his father played Rick James music all the time. He was recently suppose to do a concert here at MSG in NYC but it was cancelled. I was so looking forward to seeing him...he will truly be missed. | |
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June7 said:
I went to work this morning at 7am. I was completely involved with my work, like most days, to have heard anything other than what goes on at work... Today, at around 4pm, a co-worker told me Rick James had died. It felt like I had been punched in the stomache. I really couldn't believe it. Today, on my way home, I kept hitting the scan button hoping to hear something to confirm this... maybe my co-worker was wrong, huh? I kept searching. I found a station playing "You & I"... I left it there... the DJ said nothing after the song was over... it just went to a commercial as if nothing was wrong. Still... I knew he was dead. During the song, I was getting teary eyed... c'mon Thomas, grab a hold of yourself... I got home and my wife was doing a project she'd been working on for a couple of days... and jammin' to Prince! (I couldn't believe that myself), she was playing "Pink Cashmere" (sp?), she turned around and asked what was wrong... I told her, hey, this is just some horrible news... don't worry it's no one we actually know... but (and then tears were coming out of my eyes) Rick James died today... he was found dead at his home. I actually cried telling her... she was afraid at first cuz she thought a family member had an accident or something. I told her that I couldn't understand my reaction, just that a major piece of my childhood (early teens, etc...) had just passed... I was devastated. She just hugged me. The first Rick James album I bought was "Bustin' Out" and then "Super Freak"... Now I'm sitting here thinking, who's next? Stevie? Michael? Prince? My heroes are dying. My "musical youth" is disappearing. I don't mean to say that my personal musical heroes are in anyway role models to which you tell your kids to emulate or hope that they follow... for me, they are mine for my very own selfish funky past oriented reasons. I have no problem defending them for MY reasons.... the word "hero" is many things to many people. These are my "heroes". Rick James was my hero. I cried today for him. I will forever remember my "super freaky" days and the fun and funk I had with his music... "You know it's funny how a man can change From a cold-blooded person Thinking he's God's gift to women... Remember how I used to do that. I must have been crazy then... remember when... you used to... love them and leave them?" God bless you Rick... Damn, you made ME cry just from reading your post. man, I feel u both... | |
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despite the way I feel for Rick James; RIP
people!!! time to get your life in order. u & me, we got mad chemisty | |
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I just found out this morning about this. Man, it was a shock!  I couldn't believe it.
I was actually considering going to see him with Teena Marie and The Time in October. Now I don't even know if that tour will commence.
All morning I've just been thinking about my favorite Rick James jam, "Below The Funk".   "I said PASS THE JOINT!!!!! Give me one mo' hit, I ain't finished with it, I got some mo' to say....."
He was undeniably the master of Punk/Funk. RIP, dude. NEW WAVE FOREVER: SLAVE TO THE WAVE FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE. | |
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very sad indeed... | |
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"The death of loveone reminds u of urself don't it...knowin u could be next at any givein
moment"[/b]~[b]Kieth Murry Love life,Love each other, hug ur children,ur friend,ur lover,ur sister, ur mother, ur wife, ur brother,ur father.All we have is this moment and it's what we do with it that will determine the next.We didn't have 2 wakeup this morning. Thank U Brother Rick 4 sharing ur life with us   | |
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I've got the ballgame on. Before the commercial break they showed a montage of plays set to "Super Freak." Even MLB is paying tribute.  | |
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