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ISSUE: November 15, 2009

Articles about Rick James


Run Dmc - 1-1-2006
“Run-DMC had the same kind of impact on the hip-hop generation that Meet the Beatles had on the rock generation,” writes Bill Adler in his liner notes for the new expanded reissue of Run-DMC’s 1984 debut. “It announced a new group, a new sound, a ne...
Article Excerpts:
  • ...clothes, most rappers dressed like exiles from Rick James’s backing band or extras from the...
London Calling - 12-1-2007
The 80s are over, but that doesn't mean Duran Duran is. they've got a new album and lots of things to say. Its not too late for Jay Leno to start pushing the envelope. Plus much more.
Article Excerpts:
  • ... that leads to an idea. What about John Madden as Rick James? “That would be a funny thing to...
The Blues Are Back In Town - 10-1-2003
As a musical genre that’s often overlooked these days, the blues has been singin’ the blues itself. But now some of Hollywood’s top directors aim to put Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, and their musical progeny back on the map. The blues...
Article Excerpts:
  • ...friends and I were more likely to listen to Rick James than Skip James,” he says. By 1993,...
American Way Cover - 11/15/2009