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The Forgotten Rivalry of Prince and Rick JamesJune 28, 2013 12:39 pmWe know who the KING is, but here's a fun piece on the friendly rivalry between our man Rick and that guy in the purple: http://bit.ly/10DnOvd
Quote of the DayFebruary 9, 2015 7:44 am"There are not a lot of black artists making statements and I think that's wrong, there should be more. So I think me and Prince are opening up that void." - Rick James #BlackHistoryMonthJonathan Takiff, LIVE! This Week, Punk Funk's Man Puts Life to Music MORE
PrinceJanuary 6, 2016 7:09 amNME: "Did Prince's sound have anything to do with [the Cold Blooded sound]?" Rick James: "I don't wanna even talk about Prince." - Barney Hoskyns, NME, 14 April 1 MORE
#WayBackWednesdayMarch 16, 2016 9:55 amWhat could $7.50 get you in 1980? A ticket to the best damn concert in you could ever ask for. MORE
Quote of the DayAugust 10, 2016 9:20 am"Rick James, Roger Troutman, Parliament, Prince, of course... those guys right there really changed the sound of the ’80s. The ripples of their sound is still being felt today." - Fred Wreck MORE
Today in HistoryMarch 14, 2018 7:19 amRick James played the Hampton Roads Coliseum in Virginia on the "Fire It Up" Tour with Prince 38 years ago, today. MORE
WonderfulJuly 6, 2018 12:07 pm"For the album cover, I had my designer custom sew a flowery suit and cape with matching wide-brimmed hat. With a wink to Prince, the basic color of the cover was purple." - Rick on creating the cover art for WONDERFUL, which dropped on this day in '88. MORE