First concert I remember going to....My uncle was suppose to be babying sitting me, got me in a Rick James/Prince concert getting a contact buzz..... lol
khxml I laugh my balls off when, at the end of this clip, that StoneCity band member says “A lot of people don’t realize that mutherfucka had Rick workin his azz off.” Effing hilarious!
Probably make a good documentary.Might see some rare concert footages as proof who really upstaged who, even though I've always heard that it was Prince.😅😅😅
When that fool said, He's Tiny 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I damn near fell out the chair. And then he had to say his pink heels were "stunning" I damn near died 😆😆😆😆😆, but the Doo rags had to go...🙄🙄🙄😣
Animation as documentary, what genius put this together. Love this! Just found it and to talk about Prince and Rick. Yes this is funky good. Love the artistic drawing textures. This is that King of Hill dude Mike Judge. I see...
In 1980 I went to see Rick James in Chicago on the north side of Chicago. Prince was the opener. I went to see Rick but at the end of the night I was IN LOVE WITH PRINCE. IM STILL IN LOVE WITH PRINCE.
Hugh Cipher I was only about 11 or 12 @ the time, but I don’t even remember these dudes and I was heavy into Prince and Rick. 🤨 Are we absolutely sure this ain’t some made up 💩?
@@curtiswhiteheadjr1322 lmao i feel you but nah...you can buy a "Process and the Doo Rags LP on ebay www.google.com/aclk?sa=l&ai=DChcSEwiV5vvO1qDsAhX1Hq0GHfHmB2AYABAKGgJwdg&sig=AOD64_1GyWGxoE771pEeNVny2D9iiEo3Bg&adurl&ctype=5&ved=2ahUKEwipgu_O1qDsAhWiATQIHTjwBAEQvhd6BAgBEFI
What this video doesnt say is that Prince was cut from the Rolling Stones tour because he was constantly booed by the crowds. Mick Jagger tried to cheer him up by telling Prince how the Stones had taken a lot of shit during their first US tour back in 65.
@@young5ever Those crowds were biker gangs, normal audiences didn't have enough pull to throw stuff without suffering consequences. The law allowed that L.A. audience to get away with it.
they never really took off like The Time did -- Rick also put out albums with just his backing band (The Stone City Band), which did slightly better than the Process stuff
Buddy of mine drove tour buses for many rock bands and got a job working a Prince tour. He was in Paisley Park to do some paperwork and was informed that if he saw Mr. Prince he was not to makes eye contact. Being the smartass that he was he was meeting Prince in the hallway and said "Hello Princey!" Needless to say he was fired immediately but had a hell of a story to tell
@@joannjohnson2481 no you don't get the comment he meant they talk and act like Rick. Prince group didn't talk like Prince or act like him in real life.
Rick was also dating Denise Matthews aka Vanity before Prince. Rick planned on forming his girl group around her. He took her to the American Music Awards as his date, she met Prince that night and left with him. Prince kept Rick tight LOL Rick claims Prince was jacking his style on tour so he allegedly stole Prince's programmed synthesizers and used some of his beats on the album Street Songs.
I read about that...then Rick sent Prince his keys back with a "Thank u" note.. Prince still topped Rick on the charts...ran him over even harder.. Prince tore Rick James tail up!! realtalk!
the promise man A lot of male acts dressed that way in the 1970s. Look at any Rock band back then. Rick was the first person I remember having glittery cornrows though and Prince never wore his hair like that, lol.💜😁💜
Everything about this video is genius! Using animation instead of video, Mike Judge narrating, the behind-the-scenes storytelling, the subject matter (Rick and Prince) and that dude cursing all the time. This is good stuff.
I love both artists, but if you're honest Rick's career was suffering by the time Prince's career took off, and he never looked back after the success of Purple Rain. Prince continued to evolve throughout his career to become the icon he was by the time he left us.
@@spinningbackkick6021 I mean... you right, but Prince is on another level. Only one who could trump him is Michael. Rick James is to Prince, what Prince is to Michael. Even though Prince was arguably more talented than even Mike was.
Rick just didn't have the work ethic or creativity of Prince at his peak -- Prince released at least one album a year, while Rick released one every few years, & the quality went downhill
Did you know in Los Angeles in the years of 1983-85 there were 2 gangs based on Prince and Rick James. The Mods were imaged after Prince and The Rude Boys where imaged after Rick James. They would have these long coats on with either Prince or Rick buttons all over them. Also the hair styles were a lil bit out there as well and they would actually have dance offs or some strange taunting competitions at certain clubs, parties, malls etc.
@@billyjacc all gangs in Los Angeles weren't always into bustin on each other like The Kingz of Dragz, Mobsterz, Lozerz, & Winoz versus the Poserz, Posse and Sex Jerxs. They were into fist fighting from like 1987-1990. And there was 100's of them running around.
I remember that at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago Prince opened for Rick James and that was it. He out performed Rick James and that was it. Rick came out with a sorry ass performance that couldn’t top Prince. The battle was real.
I can't hate on either camp, because my ears, my spirit and my musical collection benefitted from their rivalry. Not just Prince and Rick James, but all of the artists that spun off from them, including Teena Marie, the Mary Jane Girls, the Time, Alexander O'Neal, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and all of their projects including the SOS Band, Boney James (who is still jamming to this day), I could go on and on.
@@kandikane923 Boney James is a bad, bad man! Born James Oppenheim I believe it was Morris Day who gave him his stage name, Boney. He's the only dude that I try to catch in concert whenever he's in town.
Me too Prime Judicator, I try to catch Boney James and Norman Brown whenever they are in my area. Thanks for the little known history fact about the origin of Boney James. I also never new Najee was in Prince’s NPG band for a minute, another badass saxophonist that try see when in my area 😁❤️
rick could have kept up, but there was a lot of bias. mtv changed everything in the music industry as far as exposure, and they wouldn't play rick. besides being outrageous, he didn't have white ppl appeal. there was no bet back then, so it was like blacklisting him. it definitely affected his career and self esteem
I grew up in B-Lo during Price & Rick come up. I actually performed SuperFreak on stage senior day 1981. I saw them both blow up. He never lied when he said most can’t remember who opened for Rick because I don’t remember it was Prince and I was there. Funny too because I had Prince first jam called Soft & Wet lol his negative get freaky days. Prince tours before purple rain was WOW. RIP Rick & Prince rest in paradise.
I was feeling so depressed today and just by chance played this animated video......its been a while I laughed so hard that tears fell from my face.......thank you so much....
I didn't know some of this stuff, till I watched this episode. My first Prince concert was in either 81 or early 82, as The Time had just came out, and opened for Prince. Absolutely incredible show, as The Time performed their entire album! Which was only six songs. This was at the Orpheum Theatre in Boston.
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“He was down here and he had on pink high boots Stunning “😂😂😂😭
Right!?! roflmao
LMAO!
Im dead asf😂😂😂 “....STUNNINGG”
And they called him a DWARF 🤣
Lmfao
Blouses vs The Braids. 😂🤣😂🤣
Game....Blouses 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Okay.... LMAO!!
Hahahah this got me. Thanks
They both looked so GAY!
winner gets the Roasting rights to Charlie.
“We blowing up pyrotechnics and shit, bitches and what not!”
I’m howling down the back of this coffee shop man 😂
Lol true shit
Levi would have a hell of a podcast. 😂
L🤣L
Right lmfao
Prince and Rick James on the same bill..........that is WAY too much funk for one show. Wow.
First concert I remember going to....My uncle was suppose to be babying sitting me, got me in a Rick James/Prince concert getting a contact buzz..... lol
Amen
Finley Hill Jr haha what a babysitter your uncle was lol 😂
My very first concert! I remember it to this day!! You’re right, that was some show!!
I'd pay TWICE to see that
"That little mutherfuker got me working hard." LOL
khxml I laugh my balls off when, at the end of this clip, that StoneCity band member says “A lot of people don’t realize that mutherfucka had Rick workin his azz off.” Effing hilarious!
I fucking DIED after that shit 😵
lol
khxml read this as it was playing.
Lol 🤣🤣
The way Prince turned his head when Rick said, "That little m.f. got me workin hard."🤣🤣🤣
Lol, too cute.
😆😆
😂😂😂😂😂
That's how old school black folks talk lol 😂
I was looking for this Comment because i was about to say that
"He had on pink high heel fuckin shoes.....STUNNING!" 🤣🤣 Levi is a riot! 😆
"Prince was funky..." That's a huge compliment coming from the members of Rick James' band.
Imagine Dave Chappelle doing Prince and Rick James beefing in this.
LMAO!!
That's what I was expecting. Where is this footage from?
@@georgedroy fuck yo post nigga
eyeseer1 yeah too bad Dave Chappelle no longer exists. Something is different about him
I'd have Kat William's short-ass playing Prince and Dave play Rick James...no script, they just improvise. Comedy gold.
r.i.p both legands
B skrillz real talk 💯💯✊🏾✊🏾
Miss these guys
Word 🤲🏾
When you said it I was like "who TF he talking about?"
Then it hit me! These legends are gone, man. Gone for good! Damn, family.
Legandairy indead
"We had 'lit ballerinas' and shit on stage. . . you can't do that!!!"
Levi Ruffin is the best storyteller out of everyone that is a part of the Bus Tales 😂 he cracks me up!
He had me in tears. It was like he was sitting next to you telling the story
Just came here to say the same damn thing!
Hilarious.
Me and a friend of mine want Levi Ruffin to just riff on a podcast series. It would be so popular.
Wow, we had Rick James, Prince, MJ, Roger Troutman, my childhood was awesome!!!!!!!
THINK HARDER Did not.
That would be a major concert featuring those three #rip
@Mac Dreezy Dead dead dead and dead, and that’s a shame. Not to mention Whitney, Luther, sugarfoot and Reese.
@THINK HARDER what are you ranking about? Unless you KNEW them, don’t come here with that crap. Why are YOU here if they worshiped Satan?
@THINK HARDER wtf are you talking about.
He took out all that anger on brother darkness.. damn. #smh
Stefan Gustafsson Thank you for the well-placed Chappelle Show reference. I'm not being sarcastic by the way.
Five fingers to the face. LOL
@@TheTone37 slap! 👋
And now they're all dead 😳
I get the reference.
I love this Rick James & Prince music will never die...R.I.P to them both.
I want to see a movie on Prince and Rick James on tour together.
Probably make a good documentary.Might see some rare concert footages as proof who really upstaged who, even though I've always heard that it was Prince.😅😅😅
You are not alone,I'd love to see it as well.
They finally made one about Freddy, I just hope we don't have to wait decades for documentaries on both of these fine musicians.
Oh my! I screamed when he said he’s tiny.😂😂😂
Lmao me tooo
He's down here with 👡.
🌟 #stunning 🌟
😂🤣😂🤣😂😃😂
😌😆😅😂😌😆😅😂😌😆😅😂😌😆😅😂😌😆
Me too lmao
I laugh at that too and I would not believe prince he was like that
I totally LOVE learning about the background stories behind great music Artists......
Girl, me too!! Love it....puts alot of things in perspective!!!!
Any other good Channels to look up?
Check out VICE channel, they have nice stories too. If u haven’t already
You're pretty!
Me too!!
When that fool said, He's Tiny 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I damn near fell out the chair.
And then he had to say his pink heels were "stunning" I damn near died 😆😆😆😆😆, but the Doo rags had to go...🙄🙄🙄😣
Funny
Animation as documentary, what genius put this together. Love this! Just found it and to talk about Prince and Rick. Yes this is funky good. Love the artistic drawing textures. This is that King of Hill dude Mike Judge. I see...
Yep that dude Mike Judge is a Genius
In 1980 I went to see Rick James in Chicago on the north side of Chicago. Prince was the opener. I went to see Rick but at the end of the night I was IN LOVE WITH PRINCE. IM STILL IN LOVE WITH PRINCE.
Kym Yilmaz That’s exactly what happened to me. Went to see Rick James, March, 1980, fell in love with Prince!!!🤣🤣🤣❤️❤️❤️
I believe it. They need to stop lying on Prince who is still the best live performer almost 3 years after his death. God blessed him to bless us.
Okkkk!!
Bitches be like...
Me too but I'm almost 6ft lol
Game blouses
U want some pancakes...lmao
Hahahaha!!
want some grapes . .?
😭😂😭😂
How about some pancakes? Lol!😂
This is my favorite Mike judge project ever! Especially when he gets to the country side of it so many Legends!
Mike Judge did this????
@@exclamationpointman3852 he did and I'm glad he did it!
@@johnsheetz6639 interesting. I wonder why though
i thought that was his voice!!!! ty!
Nobody tells these stories better than Charlie Murphy on the Dave Chapelle show lol.
Hell yeah 👍
I don’t know, Levi Ruffin is funny as hell and a killer story teller. And Mike Judge Killed this animation
I'm Rick James, bitch! Enjoy yourself! It's a celebration!
These stories are just as entertaining
This isn't the Chappelle Show and Levi is hilarious!
It's good to hear Hank Hill narrating the story
" he's a bad lil mu'fuccer mayne, he was funky" lool
"Process and the Doo Rags" WTF? Rick had to be on coke to think them clowns were gonna stand up to Morris Day and the Time
Hugh Cipher I was only about 11 or 12 @ the time, but I don’t even remember these dudes and I was heavy into Prince and Rick. 🤨 Are we absolutely sure this ain’t some made up 💩?
@@curtiswhiteheadjr1322 lmao i feel you but nah...you can buy a "Process and the Doo Rags LP on ebay www.google.com/aclk?sa=l&ai=DChcSEwiV5vvO1qDsAhX1Hq0GHfHmB2AYABAKGgJwdg&sig=AOD64_1GyWGxoE771pEeNVny2D9iiEo3Bg&adurl&ctype=5&ved=2ahUKEwipgu_O1qDsAhWiATQIHTjwBAEQvhd6BAgBEFI
That's how he supposedly died though. He was know for methamphetamine abuse mostly.
😐
It's Morris Day and The Motherf**king Time 😂🤣
Yeah, that shit was too corny.
I met prince in 98. He is very very very tiny and he was flawless
Omg his glitter hair long shirt era
Precisely why Charlie Murphy thought he could beat him in a 3 on 3! "Game, blouses!"
Man how I miss both of these guys
Yes
That part
Thats all that counts now & all that badass music legacys period !!!
Rick James and prince are both legends ...and i respect that
I don’t believe anyone forgot the opening act if it was Prince, no way.
What this video doesnt say is that Prince was cut from the Rolling Stones tour because he was constantly booed by the crowds. Mick Jagger tried to cheer him up by telling Prince how the Stones had taken a lot of shit during their first US tour back in 65.
@@young5ever Those crowds were biker gangs, normal audiences didn't have enough pull to throw stuff without suffering consequences. The law allowed that L.A. audience to get away with it.
I saw Prince open for the Stones in 1981. I didn't realize I was witnessing history before my eyes.
@Reginald Mathieu your old lol
@@megshimatsu8615 That is freaking awesome.
I could watch a whole episode of just Levi Ruffin telling stories. The man is hilarious
I had never even heard of The Process & Doo Rags until now.
They were corny to Me, the name alone was stupid, even I threw them out of My mind since the 80's
😂😂😂
never heard of the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame either but apparently they're inductees th-cam.com/video/AruLl7TkKpw/w-d-xo.html
they never really took off like The Time did -- Rick also put out albums with just his backing band (The Stone City Band), which did slightly better than the Process stuff
Lmao! Rick tried😂
I could listen their stories all day
Me too!! Purple family 💜
That Doo-Rag video looked like an In Living Color sketch! 🤣
🤣🤣 it did!
Buddy of mine drove tour buses for many rock bands and got a job working a Prince tour. He was in Paisley Park to do some paperwork and was informed that if he saw Mr. Prince he was not to makes eye contact. Being the smartass that he was he was meeting Prince in the hallway and said "Hello Princey!" Needless to say he was fired immediately but had a hell of a story to tell
Prince seemed so mean lol
@@vminajj1267 😂 He did. He seemed mean and stuck up!
If rick claimed that Prince had him working HARD, then Prince definitely UPSTAGED him on that tour. He felt the pressure and got jealous...lol....
Fun competition...now there both up in heaven playing for god.
Competitive. Not jealous. Happens to a lot of people.
It got him on his game. They both sharpened each other.
There is no god!!!! 💯👌😐✌
Competition brings the best out of all involved.
Rick James crew acts just like him. 😆😆
Prince group did the same thing.
Back in the heyday, that's how it was --- they all looked like him & acted like him
They were all from the hood in Buffalo They had the same accent.
@@joannjohnson2481 no you don't get the comment he meant they talk and act like Rick. Prince group didn't talk like Prince or act like him in real life.
We just gonna ignore that Fat Albert was coming out of a Rick James concert @ 2:21?
I know right? Haha
Whob wasb thatb openingb upb? Hey Hey Hey that was Prince!
@@stpaulimdog 😊😁😂
I know right. It's Faaaaat Albert 🤓
LMAO!
I Love these Stories... God Bless Rick James & Prince!!
Rick was also dating Denise Matthews aka Vanity before Prince. Rick planned on forming his girl group around her. He took her to the American Music Awards as his date, she met Prince that night and left with him. Prince kept Rick tight LOL Rick claims Prince was jacking his style on tour so he allegedly stole Prince's programmed synthesizers and used some of his beats on the album Street Songs.
Prince was stealing Rick James style too in from the Fire it up tour
I read about that...then Rick sent Prince his keys back with a "Thank u" note..
Prince still topped Rick on the charts...ran him over even harder..
Prince tore Rick James tail up!!
realtalk!
Prince scooped up Denise!😯
Chile! 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
the promise man A lot of male acts dressed that way in the 1970s. Look at any Rock band back then. Rick was the first person I remember having glittery cornrows though and Prince never wore his hair like that, lol.💜😁💜
@@purpleflowers699 androgynous era
"The process and the do-rags" !!!! I am fucking DONE!!!!! 😂😂😂😂
How about PROCESS AND THE DO
RAGS VS THE TIME 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
😩🤣
We blowed up shit on stage. Fireworks. Pyrotechnics. Bitches and what not 😂😂😂
Both were fun to watch...and hopefully heaven has a room for both!
@MorbidManMusic dont worry about me...worry about you.
@Lucifer Morningstar oh boy here we go again.LMAO
Knowing Prince he was probably like, “Ew. He’s up here too?”😒
This is straight HILARIOUS!!!! 😭😭🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
L😆L
Even though Rick came before Prince, he still inspired him to work hard. I feel God put him on this earth to inspire people through his music 🎼💜💜
The way they called Prince "A little funky Mfkr" 😂😂😂
Everything about this video is genius! Using animation instead of video, Mike Judge narrating, the behind-the-scenes storytelling, the subject matter (Rick and Prince) and that dude cursing all the time. This is good stuff.
Anybody wants some... pancakes??
😆😆😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣😅😅😜😜😝😝
"He had on pink high heel fuckin shoes... STUNNING!!"
2:10 "We blew up shit on stage, pyrotechnics n shit, bitches and whatnot." 😂😂😂
Theses clips are Pure gold!! Rick James . Band members Should be doing stand up comedy !! They are hilarious!!😂😂
My two faves! R.I.P. to the kings! 👑🙏🏾✊🏾
a Prince AND Rick James concert would be so lit.
Folks may not have remembered Prince after the shows, But I have never forgotten either of those dudes! Fun!
Never mind who you thought I was! I'm RICK JAMES, BITCH!
RIP to both of these great legends!! ICONIC!
I like how Rick asked the band what they thought of Prince.
Levi Ruffin had me in the floor rolling 😂😂!
I damn near choked when I heard "Process & The Doo Rags". LOL
I never heard about them before.
Process and The Doo Rags? LOL
@Mister Happy LOLOLOLOL!!!
I remember them slightly. One video and they were gone. Like the Bus Boys.
Right. Wtf?
@@brownin329 Now the Bus Boys were a great group.
@@MrBlackout06 The Busboys we're baddd! They did much better overseas though.
I bet Prince got his sense of style from his father. Pink high heeled shoes...stunning.😆😆😆😆😆
'bitches and what-not" lol lol. Gotta love this dude
The animation likenesses of Prince, Rick James, and others, are off tha chain!!! 🔥🔥🔥
Rip rick james n prince
I love both artists, but if you're honest Rick's career was suffering by the time Prince's career took off, and he never looked back after the success of Purple Rain. Prince continued to evolve throughout his career to become the icon he was by the time he left us.
Rick is also an Icon.
@@spinningbackkick6021 I mean... you right, but Prince is on another level. Only one who could trump him is Michael. Rick James is to Prince, what Prince is to Michael. Even though Prince was arguably more talented than even Mike was.
Cocaine is a hell of a drug.... (but so is Fentanyl)
Rick just didn't have the work ethic or creativity of Prince at his peak -- Prince released at least one album a year, while Rick released one every few years, & the quality went downhill
@@Tarantulisimo Rick had better albums in my opinion! Production was always tight! P had more crossover classical singles though!
I love Prince beyond death and Rick James! This shit was funny though! 😂 😂 ☔️
Sounds like some good competition to me.
They both in Heaven making funky music with Michael
They
Are not in heaven!!
I doubt God wants that in heaven
Shumar Bell If they were funky I’m pretty sure God is funky lol
@@dantedlane2 your right, he wants pedophile priest in heaven..because you know, forgiveness.🙄
@@Lyingking323 Making those confessions too.
I LOVE watching all these episodes of some of the greatest Black Entertainers EVER!!❤❤❤🖒🖒✌
How amazing would it have been to watch Prince and Rick James in one concert!
So great to hear Hank Hill talk about funk. I love this series!!!
The country season is legit too.
*Butthead
Awesome show on Cinemax. The George Clinton episode is amazing. All the episodes rock. "Tales from The Tour Bus"
I think the Bootsy episode was the best. Those acid stories!😂🤣
That story when billy joe shaver shot a guy in the face at a bar is the best story on the show.
I like ALL the eps
Process and the Doo Rags... LMAO!
"He had on pink 👠 fk'n shoes......... ✨stunning✨"
💀🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Ricks keyboard player is so funny. He had me losing it many times in this show
Did you know in Los Angeles in the years of 1983-85 there were 2 gangs based on Prince and Rick James. The Mods were imaged after Prince and The Rude Boys where imaged after Rick James. They would have these long coats on with either Prince or Rick buttons all over them. Also the hair styles were a lil bit out there as well and they would actually have dance offs or some strange taunting competitions at certain clubs, parties, malls etc.
Well I wouldn't call them gangs, as much as I would dance crews. I'm mean, who were they busding on?
@@billyjacc all gangs in Los Angeles weren't always into bustin on each other like The Kingz of Dragz, Mobsterz, Lozerz, & Winoz versus the Poserz, Posse and Sex Jerxs. They were into fist fighting from like 1987-1990. And there was 100's of them running around.
Facts
Meanwhile the Michael Jacksons pull out the popcorn ,sit and watch
Lmaoo Prince was something else! You gotta love him though!
I remember that at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago Prince opened for Rick James and that was it. He out performed Rick James and that was it. Rick came out with a sorry ass performance that couldn’t top Prince. The battle was real.
They both were competing to be the weirdest & wildest on stage 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I can't hate on either camp, because my ears, my spirit and my musical collection benefitted from their rivalry. Not just Prince and Rick James, but all of the artists that spun off from them, including Teena Marie, the Mary Jane Girls, the Time, Alexander O'Neal, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and all of their projects including the SOS Band, Boney James (who is still jamming to this day), I could go on and on.
Boney James? Now that’s my dude. Never knew he came out of of one their camps. Damn all that talent and great music.
@@kandikane923 Boney James is a bad, bad man! Born James Oppenheim I believe it was Morris Day who gave him his stage name, Boney. He's the only dude that I try to catch in concert whenever he's in town.
Me too Prime Judicator, I try to catch Boney James and Norman Brown whenever they are in my area. Thanks for the little known history fact about the origin of Boney James. I also never new Najee was in Prince’s NPG band for a minute, another badass saxophonist that try see when in my area 😁❤️
These two men controlled the funk scene in the 80s.
Levi Ruffin is hilarious 🤣🤣
He would be a good character on The Boondocks
Probably no one could keep up with Prince.Talent and energy personified.
rick could have kept up, but there was a lot of bias. mtv changed everything in the music industry as far as exposure, and they wouldn't play rick. besides being outrageous, he didn't have white ppl appeal. there was no bet back then, so it was like blacklisting him. it definitely affected his career and self esteem
Process and the Do Rags lol
Love the way this was laid out.
The animated prince emerging from the crowd gets me every time...
I grew up in B-Lo during Price & Rick come up. I actually performed SuperFreak on stage senior day 1981. I saw them both blow up. He never lied when he said most can’t remember who opened for Rick because I don’t remember it was Prince and I was there. Funny too because I had Prince first jam called Soft & Wet lol his negative get freaky days. Prince tours before purple rain was WOW. RIP Rick & Prince rest in paradise.
Battle of the blouses 😂😂😂
Hold up: Prince quit the Stones tour, not the other way around.
This is a healthy competition right here...Respect!!~~~~~~
Tru dat!
Exactly, you need people to push you & make you better.
I saw this tour in Tallahassee when I was at FAMU. Yup I am old. #iconic
I love the cartoon version of stories like this.
Prince opened up for Rick James on his Prince LP tour. He opened for the Rolling Stones TWO years later!
Imagine needing fireworks and ballerinas to compete with a little man on stage! haha
"You don't have a monopoly on "ooh ooh!"
- Prince to Rick James
I was feeling so depressed today and just by chance played this animated video......its been a while I laughed so hard that tears fell from my face.......thank you so much....
I didn't know some of this stuff, till I watched this episode. My first Prince concert was in either 81 or early 82, as The Time had just came out, and opened for Prince. Absolutely incredible show, as The Time performed their entire album! Which was only six songs. This was at the Orpheum Theatre in Boston.
So Rick James and prince competed by creating whole new music groups? This shit is like a proxy war 😂
"your welcome" (says charlie murphy right now)
When they played Chicago, the critics really loved Prince and felt James was kind of coasting.