Rick James - I Would NEVER Work With Prince
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Rest in peace to Michael to Prince and Rick.
Rick James and Prince are both LEGENDS. They cannot and should not be compared. Appreciate and respect both for their music and their style.
Lol they are comparable
Prince and Rick: both made us dance, funked us up, then sexed us down. We loved both in my house. 💜
I was drinking Crystal when they was drinking Koolaid out of roach infested peanut butter jars ~ Rick James
I passed out when he said that. Lmbo
He was cold blooded
Don't talk 2 me about what is hip
Why are you making a mockery out of the death of children who died from drinking poisonous kool aid very cruel & insensitive commentary
Yea that was hilarious 😂
It's a shame these two black geniuses couldn't work together..But know one can deny Rick he had the streets on lock in late 70s early 80s man.Cold Blooded, Ghetto Life Super Freak .come on now
don't forget fire and desire with teena marie and happy with teena and i'm a sucka for ya love..checkout their soultrain performance of sucka 4 ya love on youtube and teena singing don't look back on soul train
Can you say Denise (Vanity) Matthews?
PumaS6.. nothing compared to tina marie lets not act stupid now..🙃
Even micheal Jackson, ego can really fuck people up
@@AA_SE14 he's saying that because the rumor was that Vanity was with Rick when she met Prince.
Rick and Prince put out good music both great artist no question . It's sad that both are gone.
Monica Monroe I agree with you don't know why people compared them so much I have respect for both and I met them both ....
Monica Monroe I didn't like Prince as much. Prince songs are better done by the ladies...
2 much alpha n the room
If Rick had stayed away from drugs his success would have been far better than what it is now.
Carl Anderson what is you talking about if he stayed away from drugs ...Rick James had a successful career with his music he writes produce arranged and does horn section arrangement on all of his songs and has produce for other artist and did some acting so you can't say he wasn't successful in his career ..rick put out some good albums before Street songs
the promise man Because of drugs he spent time in prison for holding a woman hostage. He died from an overdose. Had the drugs not been a secondary focus his career would have been far better and yes he is a legend who faded in the late 80s. Prince and Michael Jackson's careers were a lot longer.
@@carlanderson2468 I agree with the drugs part, Rick's story is one with a slightly sad beginning and sad ending
That’s Kinda like saying if Snoop never smoked weed, he’d be better than what he is. Drugs and alcohol is what fueled Rick to be great in a time where nobody was talking about it. U sound dumb now that I think about it.
@Cherry Never said that, I believe Prince committed suicide using the drugs he was addicted to. He says 3 nights before his death "Don't waste your tears, wait a few days" 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
Prince once stated that "the reason that you can understand me so clear is because there's no smack in my voice"... Rick couldn't say the same thing! Peace.
stupid statement by Prince
@@thestrangemanreturns actually it was a surreal quote from one of his most funkys albums, but hey when somebody says "stupid statement" in a Rick James video, the irony.
@@horrorpowerfilms9481 I know where it's from..and it's still stupid and dogmatic
@@thestrangemanreturns no, it is conceptual and melodic, is a song, not an English class. What's next? trashing The Beatles for their Hey Jude lyrics? LOL!
Heard Rick just fine 🎚
Much respect to Rick for being honest about not being able to relate to Prince the the state of black music/R&B. I dig Prince and Rick but they're totally different people. He didn't sound angry or bitter to me, just honest.
James Richardson, I agree. He actually spoke much truth here.
Agreed. Rick was far more diplomatic about the relationship between him and Prince than he probably was previously.
Also consider that Prince produced and wrote for, and promoted the careers, of ONLY WHITE women (Sinead O'Connor, The Bangles, Sheena Easton, etc). He even produced country-singer Kenny Rogers! When Prince made movies he ONLY chooses WHITE co-stars (see that the movies Purple Rain, Graffiti Bridge, and Under the Cherry Moon all had white/non-black co-lead characters). Rick James produced a diverse group of artists and had white band members (actually started out his career with a Neal Young and an all-white band).
It is obvious that Prince was color-struck, as while Rick James produced Teena Marie (who just happens to be white), the Mary Jane Girls, The Temptations, Smokie Robinson, Eddie Murphy, other than The Time, Prince produced STRICTLY for white artists. In an over 40-year career of producing, I can't name one BLACK FEMALE artist (or black band) that was promoted or produced Prince -- this says a lot!
This is very ironic since it was a black audience (specifically Detroit, MI) established his career and the black female audience essentially broke him into the mainstream. In fact, I've never met a black female who WASN'T a huge Prince fan or obsessed with Prince. NOTE: Early on in his career, Prince even "claimed" Detroit as his "hometown", although I never heard him speak on the many social issues that were impacting Detroit, MI. Going further, at the end of his career/life, Prince had an ALL WHITE FEMALE band...you mean to tell me that Prince never met a sister that could meet his standards on drums, bass, keyboards, or guitar?!? He never met a sister that had a voice that he could produce?!?!
@@DonOneDetroit vanity 6, sheila e, and he wrote for Alicia Keys and other black women as well.
@@DonOneDetroit the co-star in Under the Cherry Moon was Jerome Benton.. Also in Purple Rain alongside with Morris Day. He wrote and produced for Tevin Campbell and Mavis Staples and he had black band members (the NPG dancers, Michael B on drums, Mr Hayes on keyboards, Andre Cymone on bass, Sonny T on bass, Dez on guitar, Rhonda Smith on bass) and both Mavis Staples and Rosie Gaines were a huge part of Prince's bands at the time and he wrote and recorded a lot of material with both of them, and more..
Prince is my favorite, but I have always loved Rick James also. No need to compare them and both have left an enduring legacy on classic r&b/funk. RIP to both.❤️
He is totally right. They don't want R&B from black artists.
Rand B = Soul notes.....☔️❤️🎸
Rick James is ok sometimes but Prince was one of a kind, unique, the ultimate, very reserved, Stayed in his home town, lived in his own world
Love them both, but Prince was that dude!
He respected Prince as an artist but carried a dislike for him to the grave.
Saw Prince open for Rick James in April of 1980. Prince blew Rick James out of the water. Maybe that's why Rick James doesn't want to work with Prince. Not only that, I'm sure he was jealous of Prince.
that, and his drug lifestyle. sounds like George was still partying harder.
kirkg811 That's what Tina Marie said.
reelblack I wonder why Rick James felt compelled to put George Clinton's business out there like that. Everybody knows but he didn't have to say it.
kirkg811 he did the same thing with Zapp they had a better show, he got jealous and cut their time and eventually Zapp left and started their on tour.
so jealous that he actually stole princes' equipment / synthesizer pre sets while on tour ....according to teena marie rick stole a board and used it on street songs....rick was great but Prince can NEVER EVER be touched in any way the amount of talent he had!!!!
Prince stole some. Of Rick's act. Can't blame Rick for being pissed. However Prince did surpass Rick on his own in ALOT of different ways. This shook Rick to his funky core. Rick was the shooting star of funk. But then......along came Prince. Prince was a comet of alot of different genre. Rick's step and shine started burning out. Rick got jealous. , he didn't know how to move forward or change his act up. So Prince passed him up in alot of different ways. Prince was sexy and could dance , Prince had a new look with clothes and hair. Rick stayed stuck , and got real bitter. His big mouth only hurt his own self. When he shot his mouth off about Prince. , all he did was promote Prince by talking about him. Rick wasn't realising that the more he talked about Prince the more he promoted Prince. Prince was younger and newer on the scene . Rick was older school funk. Rick's star burned out as Princes comet swirled into purple oblivion. !!! No one had a chance standing next to Prince. Prince use to be Rick's opening act. ........Prince went far and beond them days. ....prince would not want to work with Rick. Rick had it backwards by saying he wouldn't work with prince. Rick KNEW he had it backwards !!!!!
Rick stole from p funk. he called his sound punk funk. The FUNKADELIC albums experimented with punk ,acid rock and Funk. Rick James just made the sound faster . Rick James even admitted it in a documentary
Facts!!!!!!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼❤️
I love Rick but I sense a lot of jealousy in this interview for Prince. Prince was a very talented musician who arranged, composed, wrote and produced his sin music 🎶
Rick was jealous of Prince he wrote alot of shit about Prince in his book but I love Rick and Prince but Prince was a way better musician
and Prince never trashed anyone, the man had class.
@Shenyae T Please TELL ME, just ONE, one time Prince has trashed anyone publicly. I'll be waiting.
I feel like the people who are saying Rick is bitter clearly haven't listened to the interview but moreso probably just read the title and judged from there and made comments.....the worst thing he said about Prince was they didn't see eye to eye
I Love Prince & RickJames Always!😍😚💔💖
Nerd Boyz why did he steal Prince's equipment?
Rick is speaking the truth. He doesn't sound good at all. He sounds like he was sick. To much abuse on his body. What a shame. He was an awesome talent.
Rest in peace to prince and Rick James they are both world class musicians ☮️
I don't believe that you have to love one and hate the other. Unlike other people I think for myself. I'm a big fan of Rick James and Prince. Rick James made some good points too.
Rick was a very talented singer/musician, i wouldnt take anything away from the contribution he gave the world with his talent. But Prince, lets face it, he was a genius.
Facts
Prince was doing this own thing so I’m sure he wasn’t worrying about no Rick James. He was too busy tearing up them charts with classic hits 🤷🏿♀️
Prince to me is 'Royal' There's none like him! However, we need. not jump to covet Rick James he simply stated he is not a fan of Prince in this particular interview, he did not discredit him in anyway! They both are in a place where none of these worldly issues don't even matter! I am pretty sure Prince was an elevated Soul! Where we go when we transition from here there's no-thing but Love41another!!! So it's pointless to debate on an interview such as this... Focus on 'The 1 Song' Love and Peace everyone
Prince, Rick, and Michael were all masters. I love them all. We miss you guys!!!
Suzanne Baxter .... the three of them are probably jamming in heaven right now.
MJ does not belong in that mix..
@@adacox Nah.. Rick and Prince maybe.. While MJ is watching
Michael Jackson hired people to do things for him, if you want to call that a "master"
@@connyberg5665 exactly definitely leave ....Mikey with his step dad Quincy Jones
What Prince was doing... it was already established before him, but Rick James... He damn near created a whole genre of music of his own!!!
Thank YOU!
I'm a fan of both but "The Minneapolis Sound" started a new trend too and a lot of bands sprung off it's sound = Ready For The World, DreamBoys, The Deele and Z'Looke etc...
Also it was Prince that started R&B bands replacing a brass section with the 2 keyboard player setup because before that no bands were doing that, I feel Rick, Prince and The System were the main artists to take Black Music out of the Disco Era and sprung the Teddy Riley's whom took Black Music through another phase
Rick James and Prince were both children/students of James Brown, Jimi Hendrix and Little Richard. Rick didnt create anything of his own.
@@DetroitIfa That's true but even if Rick did create his own genre, none of the other bands really attempted to copy his sound, most of the bands copied Prince's setup, with two keyboards and groove's like The Time and I believe groups like "Mother's Finest" also influenced Prince, since them like Funkadelic were progenitors of the hybrid Funk/Rock genre, both were without brass and combined the two genres
Also it was George Clinton that gave Prince the idea of splitting the music into two different concepts, like having The Time showcase his R&B/Funk side, like George did with Parliament and the Punk/Rock/Funk he done with The Revolution like George done with Funkadelic
Facts prince was like a Rick James clone... now don't get me wrong prince was a great artist but he stole alot from Rick and never paid homage 💯
i remember Rick at his high point with street songs 1982 he was on top
searaydrivingguy he was but he done better albums ...busting out of L7 and fire it up was the shit
And despite that and setting records and selling out arenas MTV still would not play his music back when MTV was the happening.
@@charliemoonves6113 f--k MTV Rick was great i wish i got to see him in his heyday
It was major! Was only 12 at the time, but I remember how big it was.
I was a fan of Rick James. Brother had it going on, however he was dumb to make a statement like that. Prince was da man. I believe it was just jealousy. To sum it up for me- I liked Rick James but I simply loved Prince. A musical genius. GOAT as far as I am concerned.
Prince, the best Artist of all time
Definitely the most talented
Yes 💜
Rick was speaking truth about life and the industry from his own thoughts and experience. We all know the two didn't see eye to eye, but the interview was not about who was better, him or Prince...damn! I loved Prince too, but some of you MEN are sounding kinda moist and petty.
Raven Speaks exactly
Raven Speaks 100% true bro
Must be a Macklessons listener using the Term Moist..
Dr. King Messanger -like Rick said "don't tell me what's hip", I have been around awhile buddy, so has the term Moist, don't need MacLessons.
I HAVE TO GIVE RICK JAMES CREDIT. HIS GROUP THE MARY JANE GIRLS WERE A FAR BETTER THAN PRINCE's GROUPS VANITY 6 OR APPOLONIA 6. MARY JANE GIRLS HAD GOOD LOOKS AND TALENT. THEIR LEAD SINGER JO JO COULD BLOW VANITY AND APPOLONIA OFF THE STAGE. THE LATTER TWO GOT BY STRICTLY ON LOOKS.
TRUE DAT
@Charles Batts RIGHT, and this is coming from a fan of both Rick James and Prince! I love their both of their musicianship and stage persona, certain songs, etc.😊😊
That's because in reality Vanity, nor Appolonia were really singers, from what I can recollect I think Brenda was the only member who had any real experience being a singer
Facts
Still have my "Cold Blooded" vinyl album, always loved that LP. New York Town, Ebony Eyes, Unity, Doin' It - one of RJ's best albums.
That was my favorite Rick James album. I remember getting it on cassette when I was a Senior in high school and I would wear it out! "Doin' it" is one of my favorite cuts!
@@patg-money225Just found a cassette of Cold Blooded at a thrift store. 👍😎
Rick James had classic hits but Princes career was far more successful. Respect to both men. He’s right about black music from black artists being erased
Alistaire Aubrey, you are absolutely correct, in my humble opinion. From the interview beginning at marker 5:02 through 6:11, Rick James states a salient argument as to why Black music has been strangled before our eyes.
Alistaire Aubrey He’s right but he did cultivate Tina Marie’s career. Love her but Rick is guilty of contributing to the erasure of black from R&B.
Alistaire Aubrey Rick James was equally successful. Both are magnificent one of a kind legends. Leave it at that.
Rick D. George Data shows Rick James net worth was 35 millions, Prince net worth 150 million - 300 million. You can argue against data if you want. Have nothing else to say. The data speaks for itself.
Alistaire Aubrey What does money have to do with any of this? When a fan goes to a concert, the least thing they're thinking about is how much money the performer has. Both men debuted in 1978 they have equal experience & both are pioneers of funk & Glam rock. Rick James went triple Platinum in 1981 & he won plenty of awards as well as peince. If you knew facts, you would know that. But why are you comparing these two anyway? Both men are talented and very creative.
I love Rick James but nobody could do it like the Purple One.
Like Keith said NOBODY
Prince copied a ton of ricks work and ideas. Rick was the true super star of the two.
the purple one was a copycat
@@nan-sea3814 If by "copycat" you mean he copied how to play every instrument then yes.
@@KevinoftheCosmos Fuck are you talking about? Prince could play every instrument and is arguably the greatest electric guitar player ever. Then he wrote and arranged music. He wrote hits for other artists.
What makes him think Prince would have worked with him?
Melanie J prince took what he needed from him and Rick never got over it.
they did work/toured together when Prince was just starting out. Rick was the headliner .
Melanie J ....but that!
Prince use to open for Rick but surpassed him....
Melanie J LOL! Crying laughing at your question..although I loved them both.
I have Rick James' book and he says in his autobiography that he was jealous of Prince. He actually thought Prince was a talented musician. I like RJ's music but I love Prince's music. Rick could've had even more success if he didn't have a severe drug addiction to cocaine & crack cocaine. Plus he was very vocal in the 80s about what was going on in the music industry. Like MTV wasn't playing Black artists music videos and RJ would be very vocal about saying that was messed up. MTV wouldn't play his music videos saying they were too sexual. Which is b.s. They were racist and didn't think Black artists were talented. They saw Rick as a threat. He'd literally cuss them out and do interviews talking about MTV not playing Black artist's music videos.
Angelique Soul rick stood up for black artist who wasn't getting their video nor music played on MTV he felt they we're racist ..if it wasn't for rick speaking out Michael Jackson nor prince video wouldn't be on MTV either ..rick James actually broke the racial barrier so black artist could get airplay
PRINCE DID DRUGS TOO MAYBE NOT AS MUCH BUT C'MON SON WHAT U THINK THE PURPLE HAZE IS
yep even gladys knight mentioned that too about mtv and there was a black guy who worked at mtv and he said when he walked in on his first day at work there they looked at him funny like he was lost excuse me may i help u???mtv has played out now i guess
Wrong...MJ had his record label backing him up. Rick did it for other R & B artists.
Antoine Emory Prince became addicted to pain medicine because of the Non-Stop touring and performing he did for close to forty years. If you worked that hard you'd be aching and paining to.😎
P is a boss HOWEVER he was very, very competitive with ALL. I love him forever #princetafarian
Prince had a longer more successful career and more hits. James was very good but drugs ruined and cut his life too short
Welcome to the Rick James Experience. The reason my voice is so slurred is there is a kilo of coke in my brain.
Prince and Rick were on two different levels. Although I liked Rick. Prince to me, personally, was way more flavorful and will always be. 💜💜💜💜 Rick sounds a little jealous if you asked me. 🤷🏾♀️
💖Rick James : I Would Never Work With Prince.....Prince : I Never Asked U To.💖🎸💖🎤💖🎹💖
Prince was a multi-talented genius..... And so was Rick James.... But I could relate to Rick James better....
But MADD respect to both late great artists....
I loved both of their music.You can't compare. They both were unique sounds its like comparing apples and oranges. Both were sexy.
Robin Henderson that's the truth love both of them
Rick is on his own planet
Just as funky
Probably a better multi instrumentalist
Like his vocals better
But it's a matter of taste at that level
prince has got nothin on rick james.rick james is the best entertainer out of them.
I listened to what Rick was saying so I don't understand ALL the nasty comments... No down right horrible comments and mean..
Rick was honest. He spoke exactly how he felt. He isn't immating Noone. He is an original. Enough said. Don't compare him to Prince. Rick had a beautiful and powerful singing voice.I believe he would have more awesome things if he didn't had his issues. And love Tina Marie's voice, wow. He was honest about his battles, and I respect him for that. Rest in peace Rick, Prince, and Tina.
LOL! Rick told it like it was and held no punches, right or wrong he kept shit REAL and that's something most people don't do. RIP RICK
ya, at least rick admits to his drug problem unlike prince who was a total junkie
????
Rick and Prince never liked each other but I believe a mutual respect was between them both! Both had incredible music and are legends!!! May they both RIP!!!!
Rick James and Neil Young in a band together still trips me out!
Rick always jealous of Prince from 1979 til the day he died. Prince was everything Rick couldn't be. Don't get me wrong...Rick James is funky, but he ain't no Prince. Rick's problem is he couldn't say anything positive about Prince and that's why Rick James is viewed as a hater.
wrong and really wrong
Rick james's music was an amalgamation of rock soul r&b and funk and he was intuned with the urban underworld. The hood related more to Rick James and that urban swagger was the cause of his demise bc he wouldn't crossover but his music did.
Screw crossing over.
Crossing over more than likely stifled Prince creativity.
Because all the mainstream wanted to hear was Purple Rain, and he hated that.
No matter how you slice or dice, it's still the funk.
Damn people hating on Rick a lot down here. While I don't think Rick will never be better than Prince, ya'll gotta respect Rick in his own right. Mary Jane is one of my fav songs of all time. (However I do believe that Rick is kinda into himself a lot. But on a totally different note Rick is right, black music is seeming to sound the same these days. But that's my opinion.)
Both talented artist tremendous musicians both of them are similar
The difference between Rick James and Prince is that definitely the work ethic for sure, Prince just simply rose to a higher level in that department. Those who worked with Prince will no doubt say the same. I'm willing to bet Prince has more unreleased tracks than Rick James has tracks released and unreleased. In fact, Prince was a music prodigy James was not. Prince took the time to learn the work ethic of a James Brown at a young age and ran with it thus the longevity we see with his career. I was born 1970 so I got the chance to see it all, there was more of a comparison between Prince and Michael Jackson than of Rick James. James wouldn't work with prince because he couldn't, there would be a work ethic issue between them. Not saying that Rick never worked hard to get to where he got, but with Prince it's unmatched. What I remember of Rick was great songs good style but from Prince, no one can deny he was greatness.
Rick James stoled Prince's pre-program synthesizer while they were on tour together and used the music from it on his award winning album " Street Songs". So I guess he did work with Prince after all, LOL!!! Even though Prince didn't agree to it, LOL!!!🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎶🎼🎵
Saying they worked together is like saying you and I worked together because we type on the same thread. ;-)
@@onesong2001 💖Hey, I was joking about them working together, lol. I can't understand why Prince didn't do something about it. It would have been so easy with Rick shooting his mouth off about stealing it.💖🎹💖
@@purpleflowers699 I know ☺️Prince didn't deal out justice. He left that to his master.
@@onesong2001 💖So True, and people took full advantage of that his whole life. Even more now that he's gone.💖😞💖😢💖
@Cero Z🧡🖤🧡Michael did actually become an expert at doing the same old worn out dance moves time and time again. You can have the “ Moonwalk “...that someone else invented. I’ll take Prince’s far move original sexy dance moves over mic’s anytime.🧡🖤🧡
Prince use to open for Rick. They just didn’t vibe. He’s not putting him down. Rick & Prince both were Geniuses in their own right. No need to say who was better.
Rick James deserves respect for what he did with music. Prince is in a different category of musical talent all together. The title of this video is just click bait because he really didn’t say anything wrong. They just didn’t see eye to eye. But this is typical of putting black artists against each other. There can be a bunch of white artists sharing the spotlight but the black ones need to fight each other for the space. Gthoh!! They have their own respective places in black music, r&b and funk music history.
Thank you baby ....it’s no competition. Rick is the GOAT💋💯🙏🏾
Not so true, white artists been known to criticize and attack each other. Nirvana dissed Guns N Roses and Pearl Jam. Guns N Roses dissed Pearl Jam. Everyone dissed Limp Biskit. Trent Reznor, Billy Corgan, Dave Grohl, Gwen Stefani, and many others dissed Courtney Love. Even in rap music Eminem and Everlast had beef. Machine Gun Kelly had beef Eminem.
When was this originally recorded? Prince went on to run circles RJ, Pllleeezzz!!!
Word on the street ....Rick stole all of Prince keyboard programs and sounds when they toured together to write the album Street Songs. Thats why Street Songs was so synthesizer ridden because he STOLE Prince's equipment and copied the settings. Prince unlike many musicians was a very good sound engineer..He programmed his drums...his synths....and was the total package.......Not many artists could do that.....Rick had to keep up!
Rick James is right ...There no Great black singers today it's all rap
Rick was very talented, but the drugs is what took him down in the end. He stole Prince's synthesizers and produced "Street Songs" from it, so Prince definitely inspired him. Prince and Rick were from two completely different worlds and both were very competitive. Rest in Peace, Rick & Prince.
There you go everybody I've been saying this for years R&B going white they can never take my black music from me keeping it real
WoW!!!!!!! Rick hit the proverbial nail on the head!! Taking music out of the schools is the reason!! I love Rap but we have lost 2 generations of blk muscians because of rap.Growing up in the blk community you did at least 1 of thse 3 things.Played sports..Sing in Groups or played in a band!!
R.I.P. Rick James. R.I.P. Prince.
I like both of them
It's still the funk...
Rick maryjane girls Tina Marie Prince vanity 6 the time .Great man both they both can play they ass off big up to both men.
Monica Monroe Teena Marie beats everybody in Prince's stable, I'm sorry.
i love Prince all the way and been a fan from day one but i agree, can’t no one touch Lady T, not even Vanity 6 Apollonia 6. Lady T ( Teena Marie) a stand-alone and a raw and pure talent all by herself. Miss her much, May they all rest in peace.
Prince sold records all round the world. Very few people outside of America have heard of Rick James.
So not True. Do the research Rick was playing, Japan, Germany and the UK
@@charliemoonves6113 What a load of rubbish. I’m British, Rick James made NO impact here. ANYONE and EVERYONE claims they made it or are well known in Japan, it’s simply not true, western groups were seen as novelties, no western group was really big in Japan until Wham played there.
Man GTFOH! Rick is world renown
@@hardhitterradio3430 No he’s not. He’s not know at all I’m most countries and if people have heard of him it’s because of Prince. Sadly the same goes for George Clinton.
@@Davidhjrick
Rubbish, black music is well more respected outside of America.
Even if he wasn't known worldwide, who cares.
America is where you go to make it.
America is the New York of the world.
So he didn't really have to leave the United States, to become rich and famous.
Like he once said "Cocaine's a helluva drug..."
I'm not a fan of Prince but I can't deny his musical talent. Rick James and Prince were always in competition with each other; Rick felt that Prince was coping his style at one point. Rick was music genius as well but the music companies stop investing in him....Micheal Jackson came out of nowhere and surpassed Prince and Rick James.
Sounds like a drunk Dennis Rodman
Ja Rule even got hate by the mighty Rick James 😂🤣
We can all get pass Rick was jealous of Prince thing it's well documented but he spoke some real shit about trying to stay away from certain elements of the business. Idk who's doing evil shit but something fishy has been going on in the music industry for a very long time
you have that backward
I love Rick, but I saw him with Prince at the old Atlanta Civic Center when they were both fresh from their debut albums and Prince literally kicked Rick's ass! I still love "em both, but it is what it is.
DEBUT albums??? rick has been around alot longer than prince and was the HEADLINER
@@nan-sea3814 💖It was Prince's first official tour and he kicked Rick's ass.💖
Rick is speaking the truth!! The music industry is shit today!
Absolutely, at the end!
Rick already worked with Prince. He stole his studio equipment and preset Prince’s programming on his ‘Street Songs’ album and it became the biggest album he EVER had. Smh
kcoolmuziq yeah he did!
Yes thats true.
kcoolmuziq Don't forget, Rick was before Prince.
willt2081 That doesn’t excuse what he did to Prince. But karma took care of that nicely.
All I'm saying is Rick laid a blue print for prince because he was much younger when Rick had hits going. But Prince followed and capitalized and took the torch and re-lit it, and Prince was one hell of a musician.
Rest In Heaven Rick James!! We miss you man!! 🤘🏼❤🙏🏼
Sorry guys, but Rick James > Prince, in my opinion.
"Hundalasiliah! The reason my voice is so clear is there's no smack in my brain!"
Prince didn’t want to work with him either. Prince was too fast for his ass 🤷🏿♀️
Sorry Rick, with all the respect 4 Ur music, but who really cares if U would? Fortunately not everybody must love everybody, it‘s a matter of taste. But come on, musically speaken there are light years between them. What I most like of Prince was, that he constantly searched 4 something new. I don‘t see that in no other artist. By the way, George Clinton, the one not only Rick admires, didn‘t have a doubt if 2 work with Prince💜
I meant „that he was constantly SEARCHING....“
You know life is a journey
We do some good things
We er proud of and we do
Some bad stuff we try to
Hide, we will all be judged
If we don't t get it straight
Here while we are alive.
Jealousy is a disease of
The flesh and can come
On anyone of us.
You can see someone get
A blessing and say to your
Self ,.I wish that was me
And get obsessive with
The thought. You know
I think if you do your good and wait on the lord you ll
Get a blessing too.
Rick had a strong voice
It was beautiful. Life and
The other situation he
Found his self in took him
Down .I remember the last
Award show I saw him on,
It was sad to me. Joyce
I’m team Prince all day but why these industry muthafuckas always trying to pit these talented artists against each other 🤔 They did it to Tupac and biggie/lil Kim and foxy brown/Monica and brandy
Rick James was jealous of Prince 💜. Rick James knew Prince was gifted 🎵
I guess rick saw his future and it wasn't good so he gave Prince a hard time and he had the nerve to steal prince's keyboards that was loaded with " off the wall sounds " then sent him a " thank you " note . Those " sounds " ended up on his grammy award STREET SONGS album . To me that was not professional it was jealousy. ... like it or not !😎
💖Are you people really buying that @#$t about Prince stealing from Rick James? And before you say it, I read Rick's book too. Just because it's in a book doesn't make it gospel.
Do you think that Prince stole Rick's style of dressing?! For those of you who weren't around turning that time that was the look of the late 60's and 70's. It's more like who didn't dress that way back than. Just about every rock band was dressing like that and Prince was always changing his look. Prince never ever wore his hair with sparkly cornrows which was Rick's trademark hairstyle. If he had I would be saying " Prince Stole Rick's Hairstyle " right along with the rest of you. On the other hand musician Patrice Rushen also wore her hair in glittery cornrows or braids ( Maybe she stoled that from Rick 😉). Prince at the beginning of his career had a big crush on her. I think he wrote the song I Want To Be You're Lover about Patrice. That wasn't going to happen though, because I think Patrice was into big muscle man at the time, lol.
Oh let me guess. Does this have something to do with putting together a girrrl group? There have always been girl groups. And yes sexy girl groups. Maybe more sexy after Prince got one together, but sexy none the less. Also when Prince signed his record contact in 1977, long before he ever toured with Rick James, he had it added in his contact that he would be able to bring in other acts. Groups, band's and solo performers. Also he would be able to make movies and have complete control over his music. He was the first music artist ever aloud to do that. Rick James was not the originator to putting together groups and bands. If you're looking to give anyone credit for that, even though I'm not sure he was the first give it to Barry White. For his Love Unlimited Orchestra and his all girl group featuring his ex-wife in the girl group Love Unlimited.
Ok what's next? Oh some of you have bought up The Time. I guess you think Prince stole that idea from Rick too. Prince was only aloud to put out one album a year that was under his name. He wanted to release as many as he wanted. The only way that was possible was to release his music through other artists. He released his R&B and funk music through The Time and his Dance, NuWave and pop music through Vanity 6. So once again, nothing to do with Rick. Rick was the one who came up with a male group after The Time. What were they called again? Something about Dewrags?
The Time for the most part were already assemble before their first album was released. Because Prince had already done most of the work. But a lot of the members of The Time were in a band together called something else I don't remember right now before they came to work for Prince. He didn't get them together because of Rick, they were old highschool friends and Prince wanted to give them a break. Not that they ever really appreciated it, but that's how that came about.
Ok, some of you have bought up Rick's back up band as something else you believe Prince stole from Rick. And the wows don't stop. You don't know that all solo performers have back up musicians? You don't know that back up musicians have been giving names from as far back as the 1940's and 1950's big band era? Solo performers name their band's. And two of Prince's favorite artist named their band's. James Brown and Sly Stone for example. But if you're still trying to make Rick a big influencer over Prince's ideas therefore his career, well this one you're just going to have to let go. If someone was the reason why Prince give his back up band a name that someone was his father. He named Prince after his back up jazz band. THE PRINCE ROGERS BAND.
Can we all agree on one thing? Sense a lot of you love pointing out that Rick was around before Prince, then why did it take Prince doing all those things for Rick to finally do something? If Rick wanted to create a girl group and another band he had move then enough time to do it.
Ok I'll give you one think that Prince stoled from Rick James. VANITY💋! She jumped on the back of Prince's motorcycle and they rode off into the🎼 PURPLE RAIN, PURPLE RAIN.🎵💖🛀💖
That was clever of D'angelo it took me a little time but I finally figured out what Brown Sugar was about...he's the ultimate thinking man's musician
Dang prince had beef with everybody back in the day. From Micheal Jackson to the gap band to Rick James. Who else damnit 😂
I like Rick James but Rick was hot, Prince was a legend, 100 years from now Rick James will be a footnote in music history but they will still be playing princes music like they do Beethoven and Mozart now.
Wrong… you must don’t know music. Prince stop making hit's 14 years after Musicology. Then start putting out another 10 bad albums. While, MJ still had hits even from his last album Invincible that still sold over 10 million units.. www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/michael-jackson/5648176/Michael-Jacksons-best-selling-studio-albums.html
Also, Rick James song are still playing use on a lot of TV commercials and movies trailers. I'd never hear any Prince music on TV. So... you look like a idiot not knowing this.
Vision L OK first off I'm talking 100 200 years from now, what Music that was in commercials 50 years ago now? Second I didn't say Rick didn't have any hits or great songs but just that princes music standard test of time and I don't think Rick James music will. Third as far as me not knowing music and being an idiot I have a bachelors degree in music and played in many bands over 30 years so I think I know a little something about music.
I still here Superfreak more than any other Prince song. Rick James was Funk- Prince was Bubble Gum Funk.
Jimmy Fallon Rick James was hot but Prince is a genius. Think about it nobody's even talking about Rick James now but there still talking Prince.
You and your click bait titles. I think always resented Prince’s success. Rick had success on his own and I like him but I think he was insanely jealous of P.
NOT
The truth was that Rick was jealous of Prince. Rick was talented and a great funk musician, but he couldn't hold a candle to his Royal Badness, who was a musical genius, and Rick even knew that himself.
James played multiple instruments, but Prince was ACCOMPLISHED on multiple instruments, and as a guitarist, one of the best ever who could even rival Hendrix. Prince engaged in multiple music genres, r&B, rock, blues, and pop. Rick, a frustrated rock musician, was pigeon-holed in r&b. Prince could even brilliantly fuse the most two popular genres -- rock and r&b -- and make his own style of unique music.
You don't know what your talking about.Just read this archived Jet article from July 26, 1979. It will support my "clown comment."
books.google.com/books?id=pLsDAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
Rick did that too. However, Prince did come out with 10 bad albums after Musicology.
So... he did hit a wall.
The musically genuis is MIchael Jackson performing since 5 discover by Motown and perform for
Michaal had his share of flop albums as well.
Rick james ego & Prince's perfectionist attitude, they probably would have winded up in jail.Yall know they both thought they run *hit. In which they did
At the end of the day money fame don't mean nothing it doesn't bring happiness only temporarily you have to love yourself and have god on your side
The "Neil" he's taking about is Neil Young. Rick was in a band with Neil Young in the late 60's. I can't imagine what that must've sounded like. Hahahaha.
If you read his book you could see he had a jealous respect for Prince and acknowledged that he thought Prince was a genius...but he did not respect Prince as a human being or a a person.
Kelven Dyson, Yes. If you really think about it, and be fair, you can understand why Rick felt this way.
SheisAware Now...well yes..Prince was coming into his own and bringing a new type of funk/punk and performance plus he stole Vanity from Rick so Rick was icing Prince every chance he got...I totally understand that. However, Prince should've kicked his ass for that vodka incident.
Kelven Dyson Rick as human had no room to talk bad about Prince. Rick got in alot of ugly legal trouble over his perverted sex life mixed with cocaine. Rick reminds me of Ike Turner. , he ruined his career over his personal demons. Prince worked and shined all the way to his last day on earth.
Kelven Dyson He did kick his ass without even putting out a effort . He way surpassed old school Rick
dont read glow- read the book rick wrote- thats the real story
I am a Prince STAN, but I also like Rick James, I wish they had worked together. I have to say this hate on Prince was hilarious. He devotes much of hi time in his autobiography hating on Prince. lol
"coke's a helluva drug"
Rick James isn’t even in the same league as Prince in terms of quality, creativity, influence, etc.