Rick James - February 1, 1948 - August 6, 2004

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LEGENDARY MOTOWN ARTIST RICK JAMES PASSES AWAY

Rick James passed away this morning at 9:20 AM in his sleep of natural causes at his Los Angeles home, per his spokesperson. He was 56 years old. He is survived by his 3 children (Ty, Rick Jr., Tazman) and 2 grandchildren (Jasmine and Charisma).

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This middle-aged black guy that lives next door to me was really mourning Rick James today. He sat in a lawnchair in his driveway all day blasting Rick James music over and over while he knocked back several 40s. I can't say it is too shocking, but we all have our heroes I guess.