(ThyBlackMan.com) When it comes to funk music royalty, few artists embodied the genre’s flamboyance, power, and unfiltered creativity quite like Rick James. The self-proclaimed “King of Punk Funk” ...

On Friday (Sept. 27), 50 Cent decided to poke fun at Diddy and Meek Mill by posting an altered version of a Rick James music video with their faces on it. In his Instagram post, which can be viewed ...

Rick James, “punk funk” recording artist, provocateur and a Buffalo native deeply embedded in this city’s lore, was paid rich tribute on Friday night when his Stone City Band played the Tralf. It was ...

The fire and fury of late Motown punk-funk legend Rick James will leap back to life this week when the brand-new stage musical “Super Freak: The Rick James Story” comes to Detroit. Written by ...

DETROIT - There’s a new stage play on the life of a Motown music legend known for songs like “Super Freak” and “Give it to Me Baby.” “Super Freak: The Rick James Story” is about to tour the country ...

Rick James, the self-proclaimed "king of punk funk" whose brash, boisterous, self-destructive life epitomized the title of his greatest hit, "Super Freak," died Aug. 6 at his home near Universal City, ...