- Street Songs · 1981
- Street Songs (Deluxe Edition) · 1981
- Lowrider Funk Jamz Quick Mix (feat. WC, G-Stack, Rick James, The Street People & Lovin' C) - EP · 2022
- Mary Jane (Young Franco Remix) - Single · 2022
- Love Songs And Funky Beats: The John Morales Mixes · 2021
- seVen · 2017
- Boiler Room: Pete Rock in New York, Apr 26, 2013 · 2013
- Co-Stars · 2011
- Seventh Veil · 2008
- '70s Soul Number 1's · 2007
- Hot Sauce · 2007
- Motown Number 1's, Vol. 2 · 2007
- The Big Bang · 2006
Essential Albums
- With 1981’s Street Songs, Rick James slapped a rocker’s edge onto disco’s derriere. Inspired by the Buffalo projects where they grew up, he and the Stone City Band explore a thriving subculture of prostitutes, junkies and hustlers on “Ghetto Life”, while “Mr. Policeman” is one of the first songs to openly address police brutality. James had the guts to go where others wouldn’t dare. With their wired grooves and debauched come-ons, “Give It to Me Baby” and “Super Freak” are more than suggestive—they’re deliriously, defiantly hedonistic.
Music Videos
- 2011
- 2006
- 2006
- 1985
Artist Playlists
- He's...well, you know.
- Their original tunes have been the source material for some of modern music’s biggest hits.
Compilations
Appears On
- T.W.D.Y., Slow Pain, Ronnie Hudson, MC Frosty & DJ Ultralight
More To Hear
- Spinna celebrates 40 years of Rick James' 'Street Songs.'
- The rapper/actor talks Hollywood.
About Rick James
Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Rick James made bold, risk-taking funk and R&B music that—combined with an electric personality—made him an icon. • Born in Buffalo, James joined the Naval Reserve as a teenaer to avoid being drafted into the US Army during the Vietnam War. He later deserted and fled to Toronto. • In 1964, he joined the Toronto R&B-rock fusion band The Mynah Birds, which included future rock superstar Neil Young. • James’ 1978 debut album, Come Get It! featured the R&B smashes "You and I" and "Mary Jane”. • His fifth album, 1981’s Street Songs, spawned two of his signature hits: “Give It To Me Baby” and the raunchy, Grammy-nominated “Super Freak”. • In 1990, MC Hammer sampled “Super Freak” for his hit single “U Can’t Touch This”, which earned both artists a Grammy for Best R&B Song. • Prior to his death in 2004, James re-entered the pop-culture sphere with an appearance on Comedy Central’s Chappelle's Show. The sketch introduced the iconic catchphrase, "I'm Rick James, bitch!"
- HOMETOWN
- Buffalo, NY, United States
- BORN
- 1 February 1948
- GENRE
- R&B/Soul