Rick James brought streetwise attitude, rock bite, and funk swagger together on Street Songs, helping shape a sound that crossed genres.

Showtime has landed the rights to the documentary on funk legend Rick James who dominated the charts in the early ’80s with hits like “Super Freak” and “Mary Jane.” The documentary, B——n’: The Sound ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rick James is one of the most dynamic, incomparable and multifaceted American musicians of all time — the Godfather of “Punk Funk” ...

A woman claims late R&B star Rick James violently raped her in upstate New York when she was just 15 — and is now suing his estate for $50 million, according to court documents. The unidentified ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A limited series about the late funk musician Rick James is in development at UCP. James’ daughter, Ty James, will executive ...

UCP has put in development Super Freak (working title), a limited series based on the life of musician Rick James, from writer Randy McKinnon (Chambers) and Nick Antosca (The Act, Channel Zero). Ty ...

James, whose brand was excess, died in 2004 at age 56 after years of drug abuse, a stretch in prison, and a career making his personal amalgam of R&B, pop and soul (“It’s like disco and funk eloped,” ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: Rick James was always more complicated than he’s ever been given credit for. While he may have topped the charts with a boisterous mix of funk and disco, he was a rocker ...

A bio-series about singer Rick James is in development at Universal Studio Group's UCP. By Rick Porter Television Business Editor Universal Studio Group’s UCP is tackling another real-life — and ...

*Rick James’ new documentary series entitled: “Bitchin: The Sound and Fury of Rick James” launched Tuesday night on June 15. The series aired at the TriBeCa Film Festival and was filled with many ...