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Music

Rick James

R&B / Soul figure in the Pantheon cultural record.

Genre
R&BSoul
RJ

The Cultural Record

Discography

F
Fire It Up1979
R
Rick James Forever2020
EP & Mixtape
C
Come Get It!1978
D
Deeper Still2007
B
Blow1982

Rank History

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Often Compared To

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#2

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#3

R&B / Soul — Cultural icon