In an unexpected somber moment in the new Eddie Murphy Netflix documentary, Being Eddie, the storied comedian opened up about paying for funerals of show biz legends, including musician and producer ...

The world got a strange and funky gift from two icons of completely different worlds in 1988—funk lord Rick James and Roxanne Shanté, the teenage battle rapper from Queensbridge. Their collaboration ...

Young, 80, met James in Toronto in 1966. The "Super Freak" singer was the frontman of The Mynah Birds, and Young played guitar. Bruce Palmer later joined to play bass, then was in Buffalo Springfield.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — On Nov. 29, 2022, Ricardo Mathews — son of legendary funk singer Rick James — was serving time in ...

In his new Netflix documentary Being Eddie, comedy legend Eddie Murphy opens up about the heavy realities behind fame, legacy, and loss. For the first time, Murphy speaks candidly about having to ...

When Rick James’s fourth studio album, Garden of Love, failed to perform as expected, the “Super Freak” singer started to worry about the future of his career. The record barely went gold, and ...

Stokely Williams as Rick James in Je'Caryous Johnson and Ty James presents Super Freak: The Rick James Story. (Photo by Derrel Jazz Johnson for rolling out.) Super Freak: The Rick James Story ...

In the annals of Hollywood intervention stories, few match the surreal chaos that unfolded when Eddie Murphy orchestrated what may have been the most counterproductive drug intervention in ...

The fire and fury of late Motown punk-funk legend Rick James will leap back to life this week when the brand-new stage musical “Super Freak: The Rick James Story” comes to Detroit. Written by ...

Je’Caryous Johnson Entertainment, in collaboration with executive producer Ty James, is proud to announce the latest addition to the cast of Super Freak: The Rick James Story – the incomparable R&B ...