[link|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_james|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_james]

I just heard it on the news, and the Wikipedia page on Rick James seems to confirm it.

Rick James as parodied by Dave Chappel, which many people tried to emulate, as documented here:
[link|http://maddox.xmission.com/c.cgi?u=chappelle|http://maddox.xmissi...c.cgi?u=chappelle]

Rick James is best known for his "Superfreak" song. I know that I like to listen to his music. He will be missed.

[link|http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/06/rick.james/index.html|http://www.cnn.com/2....james/index.html]