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
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.
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.
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.
Before I got into Prince and Michael back in the 80's ..I was following Rick's Career. But, he started to lose momentum after Street Songs. What I can say happily is, I had a chance to see all three Michael Jackson , Rick James, and Prince Live in concert. I saw Rick James only once back in 83 in New York. Michael Jackson several times in Europe Live. and Prince once in New York and several times in Europe. In my life time I saw these Legendary Iconic figures do their thing. For that I'am so grateful not everyone can say that. May their souls Rest in Love. I thank them for inspiring my artistic ambitions. I learned a lot from all three.
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
When you heard Dave Chappelles legendary impersonation of Rick James you might have thought his impersonation was exaggerated a little for comedic reasons... but when you hear Rick James talk about MTV you can clearly hear that it was spot on. 😂
1:45 The most sanest statement Rick James ever made in his life: "But I'm not gonna be anybody's token. Cause the first thing I am is Black. The second thing I am is a person".
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?
Also respect to David Bowie(RIP) who called out MTVs' clear racial bent in the 80s. James' perspective on Jackson and Prince carry more weight and validity because he was being directly affected by discrimination. It is sad though that his statements are also tainted by his jealousy of Princes' successes musically, dramatically and in terms of broader appeal.
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.
@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.
Rick was getting high with Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) around this time. My great aunt used to date (sleep and get high with) Rick and showed us so many pictures and told us stories from this time...lord! I wish I was alive back then. I'd be partying with them too! 🤣
Both musical geniuses! Both pushed each other to be better! Awesome competition and can’t be compared RIP to both! Thank you for all the incredible work 🙏🏽
Rick James was competing against two artists of a new and younger generation with Prince and Michael Jackson. Rick had a hard time to accept the reality that he was not part of that generation.
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.
Rick has it right Black 1st....I love Michael and Prince but both didn’t see themselves as Black 1st and both end up getting MASSA’s whip at the end. Like Chapelle said “End up losing your mind dancing on cars outside the courthouse.” I don’t think most Blacks will ever get what Rick meant. That is why you see most of them inside the courthouse singing old spirituals to the judge. “Freedom...Oh my lord...Freedom.
The channel that was revolutionizing the industry was boosted by Michael Jackson's innovative music video production. So who was really revolutionizing the game?
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.
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.
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 .
@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
I had that Eddie Murphy cassette and on certain days we one of my teachers would let us bring in music we’d listen to during study time. I brought that cassette in and started off with “party all the time” and everyone was like “hell yeah dude that shit is hot”. At the time the song was still being heavily played on M-tvand was pretty high on the charts but when the next song started playing them fu
Rick as great as he was was not as prolific as Prince. Rick let drugs and ass mess him up. Prince was VERY clear and focused. He left a huge body of work. However i prefer Rick James music cuz i get him. Prince i never quite understood. Now, Im researching his stuff now though.
@@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
Rosilyn Smith I got Rick James book just so I could read what he was going to say about Prince, lol. There really wasn't any rivalry. Even Teena Marie said it was all Rick. Prince couldn't careless. So there were a lot of lies in that book when it came to Prince and Rick conveniently left out all the embarrassing things that concern him. One big lie was that Prince was sitting down and Rick came up behind him pulling Prince's hair back and shoving a bottle of liquor in his mouth. Rick left out all that stuff having to do with the late Denise Matthews AKA Vanity and Prince. I guess way too embarrassing, because after that happened is when Rick went nuclear to the media about Prince. Rick wouldn't shut up about Prince and Prince didn't say one word about Rick James, which I think drove Rick crazy, lol!!!
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😣
Yall I have tears in my eyes. ... LOL We will never see a REPEAT of these music artist one in a million talents ... THOSE WAS THE DAYS! and fortunately I lived to see the 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, all after those years, they can have all that other crap, mumble jumble, wannabe mess, LOL .... I MISS HAPPY DAYS LIKE THIS!
@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.
@@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!
It makes sense when you look at how Prince and Rick James female groups out there with the Mary Jane Girls vs. Vanity 6. I remember how Vanity tried to disassociate herself from being black and stated she was Canadian (which is true). Hence, led her to have her a role in the movie Action Jackson which is kind of ironic LOL! Prince knew how to promote without even touching the race card. That's why he had commercial success and it spread over to his proteges with Vanity, Apollonia and Sheila E.
I know it seems pretty unnecessary, but the guy who produced this is Mike Judge the creator of Beavis and Butthead. So he just decided to animate it for some reason
Why is it in cartoon form?? Because these people are no longer here or if they are, they are old. They are recreating the scenes of history. There is no footage of Prince and Rick James glaring at each other from off-stage. Only the story of it. There is no footage of Rick and his band seeing Prince for the first time in his pink boots. Only the story of it. They are taking audio from interviews, music video, music, still shots, etc., putting it all together in a complete story, and creating an animated documentary of life on the road of rock stars. And it is very cleverly done. The animation is what ties everything together.
Side note: are you tired of paying 20 - 30$ for a lap dance...start paying ten dollars for a lap dance and by this time next year we will get it down to five. Alright team break!
MTV certainly did not factor in the world domination of black music / causing them to submit to the demand of Prince, Micheal, Lionel Richie, Janet, Sade, and others with out us there was no them....
It's not supposed to be cohesive. These are just like Random clips they want to get you interested in subscribing to Cinemax to watch the full episodes
Rick loved women, weed and cocaine. He loved to party in both Los Angeles and Buffalo he had homes where he'd party like crazy. Cocaine used to flow back then. I always loved Tina, she was smart and incredibly gifted too, she could play guitar too.
@@thomasmuller1 But at the same time... David Bowie pointed out in an interview that there was an issue with musical diversity especially when it came time for spins of Black musicians on MTV in the 80s.
And that is why Prince crossed over because he was not just R&B. He wanted to do it all. It was not for the sake of crossing over. Prince was highly influenced by the music he grew up with and a lot of that was R&R. He did rock as well as R&B and funk.
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Rick was very intelligent, very informed, self aware, and was musically gifted....drugs fucked him up. Period.
"Cocaine is a helluva drug"~Rick James
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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.
“And so is Prince, who probably doesn’t even care” lmao
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.
Everytime he says, "This Lil' Mutha &%#@!"
I just lose it. 😂🤣😂🤣😂😂
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
He did state true facts...during this time Rick, Michael and Prince were battling it out on the charts.
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.
Is anybody else picturing Dave Chappelle doing the Rick James impression while Rick was speaking other than me. Lol
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.
Sure but Prince never punched Charlie Murphy in the forehead leaving a bruise that says "Unitaaay".
😂😂😂😂
The Rodney’s hear you
😑👊"And this was imprinted in that black head of his for atleast a week"
Unitaaay 😂
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Prince was making a 'little' movie to go with his album. Such a priceless way to say that!
Before I got into Prince and Michael back in the 80's ..I was following Rick's Career. But, he started to lose momentum after Street Songs. What I can say happily is, I had a chance to see all three Michael Jackson , Rick James, and Prince Live in concert. I saw Rick James only once back in 83 in New York. Michael Jackson several times in Europe Live. and Prince once in New York and several times in Europe. In my life time I saw these Legendary Iconic figures do their thing. For that I'am so grateful not everyone can say that. May their souls Rest in Love. I thank them for inspiring my artistic ambitions. I learned a lot from all three.
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..
Rest In Peace to Prince & Rick James. Thank you for the timeless music. I'll never forget you both
Preach 👍🏿
And Michael Jackson
"First thing I am is BLACK, second thing I am is a person" 😆😍😘
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
Drugs aside Rick James was the real deal and a legend!
Yes he was. People get so caught up in Rick's party escapades that they forget that he was a dead serious musician.
Cocaine is a hell of a drug
No token shit.. Rest in Power Rick James
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
Every now and then Mike Judge's voice slips closer to Hank and it just cracks me up.
Eddie Murphy sang with much more gusto in his PARODIES than he ever did as a "serious" singer.
Rick was funky as hell, and a legend. Prince was and is MUSIC; end of story!
Right😁
I LOVE Prince and Rick James...
When you heard Dave Chappelles legendary impersonation of Rick James you might have thought his impersonation was exaggerated a little for comedic reasons... but when you hear Rick James talk about MTV you can clearly hear that it was spot on. 😂
1:45 The most sanest statement Rick James ever made in his life: "But I'm not gonna be anybody's token. Cause the first thing I am is Black. The second thing I am is a person".
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
We need a rick James biopic?.
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..
Also respect to David Bowie(RIP) who called out MTVs' clear racial bent in the 80s. James' perspective on Jackson and Prince carry more weight and validity because he was being directly affected by discrimination. It is sad though that his statements are also tainted by his jealousy of Princes' successes musically, dramatically and in terms of broader appeal.
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Rick James and Eddie Murphy =da funniest shit ever😂😂😂
They made money tho. That was a hit in the eighties
I know that's right Rick, I wouldn't won't to be anyone token either!!!
Team Rick on this one. I’ll always love David Bowie for calling MTV out on their racism EARLY.
@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 was jelly asf😂😁😂
Rick James went from admiring Prince to talking shit about him. He saw the genius in Prince so then came the jealousy and envy.
MTV was racist as hell in the 80’s. No doubt about it
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.
Rick , my favorite number 1 singer, his music is my fav ! I love you Rick, gone way to soon. RIP Rick ❤️💚💛💙💜
Prince is the man period.
Y'all sleeping on eddie Murphy's part all the time!
And so is Prince....who probably doesn't even care.....lmao!!!!!
I respect Rick James for keeping it real.
Rick was getting high with Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) around this time. My great aunt used to date (sleep and get high with) Rick and showed us so many pictures and told us stories from this time...lord! I wish I was alive back then. I'd be partying with them too! 🤣
Both musical geniuses! Both pushed each other to be better! Awesome competition and can’t be compared RIP to both! Thank you for all the incredible work 🙏🏽
When I was little would sing that song instead of "Party All The Time" my version was "Potty All The Time ".
Rick James this goes out to you my friend MTV is destroyed and your music rocks to this day
Sad, all three of them gone.
Rick James was an underrated singer. Minus all the freaky mannerisms I was always waiting for him to find Jesus and sing gospel music
Rick James -- "When keeping it real goes Wrong"
Real Music 😃🎧🎤🎶🎵💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕
Rick James was competing against two artists of a new and younger generation with Prince and Michael Jackson. Rick had a hard time to accept the reality that he was not part of that generation.
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.
I love Rick James and Prince.
Rick James is Legendary Prince is Iconic
Rick James was really hurt by Prince for not having his back when he didn't step up for Rick when MTV D-listed him
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
Rick has it right Black 1st....I love Michael and Prince but both didn’t see themselves as Black 1st and both end up getting MASSA’s whip at the end. Like Chapelle said “End up losing your mind dancing on cars outside the courthouse.” I don’t think most Blacks will ever get what Rick meant. That is why you see most of them inside the courthouse singing old spirituals to the judge. “Freedom...Oh my lord...Freedom.
The channel that was revolutionizing the industry was boosted by Michael Jackson's innovative music video production. So who was really revolutionizing the game?
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.
Prince played the White Card and the Gay Card and MTV sucked it up. There was way to much Boy George stuff on MTV.
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 vs Prince on tour would b a smashing hit Movie!
Rick James for a dude that got high he made sense at times.stick to your guns
Rick was smart and eloquent...
There's a David Bowie interview with MTV where he calls out MTV as well.. but they couldn't silence Bowie.
I had that Eddie Murphy cassette and on certain days we one of my teachers would let us bring in music we’d listen to during study time. I brought that cassette in and started off with “party all the time” and everyone was like “hell yeah dude that shit is hot”. At the time the song was still being heavily played on M-tvand was pretty high on the charts but when the next song started playing them fu
Be your own man Rick, don't be token
So much musical brilliance coming from artists in the 1980s. And this is coming from an early '90s baby!
During this entire video, the only thing my brain keeps processing over and over and over again is "Darknisess!"
Rick as great as he was was not as prolific as Prince. Rick let drugs and ass mess him up. Prince was VERY clear and focused. He left a huge body of work. However i prefer Rick James music cuz i get him. Prince i never quite understood. Now, Im researching his stuff now though.
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
And I'm so GLAD that Prince surpassed him.....
What Rick did was straight up bullying . He knew that physically Prince was no match for him. The more he hated the better Prince got.
@@chelsearogers1289I doubt prince was concern about rick. It not the size of a person in a fight its size of fight in that person.
Andre Cymone said Rick and the Stone City Band weren't bullying or punking ANYONE OUT-PERIOD!!
Me, too Prince was a true musical genius!!!!!
Rosilyn Smith I got Rick James book just so I could read what he was going to say about Prince, lol. There really wasn't any rivalry. Even Teena Marie said it was all Rick. Prince couldn't careless. So there were a lot of lies in that book when it came to Prince and Rick conveniently left out all the embarrassing things that concern him.
One big lie was that Prince was sitting down and Rick came up behind him pulling Prince's hair back and shoving a bottle of liquor in his mouth. Rick left out all that stuff having to do with the late Denise Matthews AKA Vanity and Prince. I guess way too embarrassing, because after that happened is when Rick went nuclear to the media about Prince. Rick wouldn't shut up about Prince and Prince didn't say one word about Rick James, which I think drove Rick crazy, lol!!!
R.I.P. Prince, Rick James, and Charlie Murphy! Lol
It's ironic they excluded Rick James on MTV when they had Davie Bowie who was almost the same age as RJ.
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?!!
Yall I have tears in my eyes. ... LOL
We will never see a REPEAT of these music artist one in a million talents ... THOSE WAS THE DAYS! and fortunately I lived to see the 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, all after those years, they can have all that other crap, mumble jumble, wannabe mess, LOL .... I MISS HAPPY DAYS LIKE THIS!
@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!
The concept of Eddie Murphy trying to sing is hilarious.
Rick was a crayon before he was a person.
Prince was making a "lil movie called purple ☔️" lol
Mike judge is a genius.. King of the hill for life!
Purple Rain came out before Party all the time. About 2 years before.
Wishing I was living in the 80s
Prince was already on the Purple Rain Tour when Party All The Time came out
“I’m Rick James, bitch!”...”Yeah, but I’m Prince, muthafucka!”
Party all the time is still a hit today!
They, as performers, and musicians saw it as a battle: but I had albums from each of them and hundreds of other bands.
he sounds like he was a really good speaker.
It makes sense when you look at how Prince and Rick James female groups out there with the Mary Jane Girls vs. Vanity 6. I remember how Vanity tried to disassociate herself from being black and stated she was Canadian (which is true). Hence, led her to have her a role in the movie Action Jackson which is kind of ironic LOL!
Prince knew how to promote without even touching the race card. That's why he had commercial success and it spread over to his proteges with Vanity, Apollonia and Sheila E.
Wow he really speaks that way😂💯❤️🙏🏾
Rick James he wishes TH-cam existed back then so he doesn't have to wait for MTV
When Rick James came on I couldn't stop thinking about the Dave Chappelle impression. 😂😂😂 what did the five fingers say to the face
I never realized how spot on Chapelle's imitation of Rick James was until I watched this video and heard James talk.
Why is this in cartoon form. But it's funny..
I know it seems pretty unnecessary, but the guy who produced this is Mike Judge the creator of Beavis and Butthead. So he just decided to animate it for some reason
@@ChromeTecNina As I continued to watch it I noticed his voice. He's nerrorateing it
I know right but the shit is hilarious
Why is it in cartoon form?? Because these people are no longer here or if they are, they are old. They are recreating the scenes of history. There is no footage of Prince and Rick James glaring at each other from off-stage. Only the story of it. There is no footage of Rick and his band seeing Prince for the first time in his pink boots. Only the story of it. They are taking audio from interviews, music video, music, still shots, etc., putting it all together in a complete story, and creating an animated documentary of life on the road of rock stars. And it is very cleverly done. The animation is what ties everything together.
Arely ever heard of process and the du rags until recently , Morris day and the time are classic
This is funny as hell!! 🤣🤣🤣
I still can't get over the fact that Hank Hill is narrating all this
Look up the Aries Spears mad tv skit of Eddie Murphy and Rick James party all the time..
Omgawshness ur gonna cry laughing😂😂😂😂
This is awesome. Thanks for posting
Shout out rick for standing up for blk ✊
First thing I am is black! ... The second thing I am is .... Jealous! Lol!😂😂😂
Side note:
are you tired of paying 20 - 30$ for a lap dance...start paying ten dollars for a lap dance and by this time next year we will get it down to five. Alright team break!
Boom...1st im black...rick james was the true essence black man. Rip
MTV certainly did not factor in the world domination of black music / causing them to submit to the demand of Prince, Micheal, Lionel Richie, Janet, Sade, and others with out us there was no them....
Its always funny when rick speaks about himself in 3rd person lol
These videos don't really line up very well. You cut it off at one point in one video and picks up somewhere else in the next.
It's not supposed to be cohesive. These are just like Random clips they want to get you interested in subscribing to Cinemax to watch the full episodes
so what?
~I REALLY LIKED: "' RICK JAMES,."'
(He Was Connected To The STREET!)
It’s no secret Rick was jealous.
Rick loved women, weed and cocaine. He loved to party in both Los Angeles and Buffalo he had homes where he'd party like crazy. Cocaine used to flow back then. I always loved Tina, she was smart and incredibly gifted too, she could play guitar too.
For everyone putting the cart before the horse, I have two words... Teena Marie
1:55 if had added " I'm Rick James bitch!!" I'd have lost it
I'm straight hooked!!! 💗
"The first thing I am is black. The second thing I am is a person." That says a lot.
That's why he never reached the popularity of MJ and Prince
@@thomasmuller1 But at the same time... David Bowie pointed out in an interview that there was an issue with musical diversity especially when it came time for spins of Black musicians on MTV in the 80s.
@@vernonhampton5863 MTV was firstly focused on Rock music to get a large audience and guess what ? There isn’t many black rock artists
Was the third thing jealous?🤔
And that is why Prince crossed over because he was not just R&B. He wanted to do it all. It was not for the sake of crossing over. Prince was highly influenced by the music he grew up with and a lot of that was R&R. He did rock as well as R&B and funk.
All I can see and hear is Chappelle..spot on
Dave sounded just like him
rick kicked ass period!!!
Is Hank Hill narrating ?
Yes, Mike judge
Yes, Bob-hee. That Rick James is powered by ... propane!
That Rick James fella sure knew how to make some good music I'll tell ya what
Lol yeah its buttheads older brother. Lol yeah I think mike judge animated it too lol