So how does this affect Chappelle's movie? Damn, just when his career was getting revived amongst a new generation of kiddies.
Funk Singer Rick James Dies in Los Angeles 14 minutes ago LOS ANGELES - Funk singer Rick James, best known for the 1981 hit "Super Freak," died Friday, apparently of natural causes, police said. James, 56, died at 9:45 a.m. at a residence near Universal City, said Officer Esther Reyes, a Police Department spokeswoman. "He died apparently of natural causes. We learned of his death after responding to a radio call," Reyes said. After his big hit, James' fame began to fade as he became embroiled in legal problems and health troubles. James was convicted in 1993 of assaulting two women. The first attack occurred in 1991 when he restrained and burned a young woman with a hot pipe during a cocaine binge at his house in West Hollywood. He was free on bail when the second assault occurred in 1992 in James' hotel room. James was sentenced to more than two years in state prison. In 1997, he released a new album, but a year later he suffered a stroke while performing at Denver's Mammoth Events Center, derailing a comeback tour. In 1998 he also underwent hip replacement surgery. UNITY!!! RIP
Here's a real source: http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/080604dnnatjamesob.4f1640ce.html Funk singer Rick James dead at 56 02:37 PM CDT on Friday, August 6, 2004 Associated Press LOS ANGELES - Funk legend Rick James, best known for the 1981 hit "Super Freak," died Friday, apparently of natural causes, police said. He was 56. James died at 9:45 a.m. at a residence near Universal City, said Officer Esther Reyes, a Police Department spokeswoman. "He died apparently of natural causes. We learned of his death after responding to a radio call," Reyes said. Rick James After his big hit, James' fame began to fade as he became embroiled in drugs and legal problems. James was convicted in 1993 of assaulting two women. The first attack occurred in 1991 when he restrained and burned a young woman with a hot pipe during a cocaine binge at his house in West Hollywood. He was free on bail when the second assault occurred in 1992 in James' hotel room. James was sentenced to more than two years in state prison. In 1997, he released a new album, but a year later he suffered a stroke while performing at Denver's Mammoth Events Center, derailing a comeback tour. In 1998 he also underwent hip replacement surgery.
Damn, I was just watching a rerun of Conan this morning and Jamie Foxx was talking about Rick James breaking his bed at a party recently. RIP Rick.
I was watching him on the BET awards the other night. After presenting an award, he walks back up to the mic and says "...and to the lady backstage who don't know who I am....to that woman.....I just wanna say.....I'm RICK JAMES, b****." Needless to say, the joint went crazy.
I guess his stroke really didn't hurt him as badly as it could have anyone have any info on that? Another question do you guys think his death was drug related? He was pretty old to still be doing coke.
