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40 Years Ago Rick James’ ‘Street Songs’ Signaled a New Identity for Motown
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40 Years Ago Rick James’ ‘Street Songs’ Signaled a New Identity for Motown

By
​Peter Piatkowski
/ 7 April 2021

Rick James’ ground-breaking Street Songs exposed Motown’s struggle to grow and change alongside the shifting pop music landscape.

I’m Rick James’ Bio, Bitch!
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I’m Rick James’ Bio, Bitch!

By
Mark Reynolds
/ 27 October 2014
The majority of Glow is a blow-by-blow account of the drugs he took and the women he bedded. James either had a great memory, or he took remarkable notes.
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Jamie Lidell: Jamie Lidell

By
Tom Fenwick
/ 19 February 2013
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Dirty Minds Think Alike: The Forgotten Rivalry of Prince and Rick James

By
PopMatters Staff
/ 18 March 2012
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Electric Purgatory: The Fate of the Black Rocker

By
Terrence Butcher
/ 4 March 2010
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Yesterday’s Dreams: Motown in the 1980s

By
David Camak Pratt
/ 28 January 2009

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