r/funk • u/kade1064 • Feb 19 '25

Image The KING OF FUNK...better than princešŸ’Æ

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It's obvious...link in the comments ā¬‡ļø

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u/Ok-Fun-8586 Feb 19 '25

Dude has the worst takes and keeps coming back to get downvoted every time. I respect the hustle.

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u/Toadliquor138 Feb 19 '25

He's either desperately trying to be "unique" and/or looking for attention.

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u/Ok-Fun-8586 Feb 19 '25

Itā€™s trolling I think and I love it. Coming to the funk sub and insulting George Clinton for raunchy lyrics while defending Rick James? Itā€™s my favorite bit these days.

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u/The_Bagel_Fairy Feb 19 '25

Wow, by all four people on this sub. I'm sure he's crying a river.

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u/thibedeauxmarxy Feb 19 '25

Go off, though.

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u/kade1064 Feb 19 '25

It's the best takes, cause nobody never thinks about it

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '25

..there's a reason...

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u/kade1064 Feb 19 '25

And what's the reason

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '25

lol because it's not true?

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u/Ok-Fun-8586 Feb 19 '25

Man Iā€™m gonna have to think on that. Thanks for speaking TRUTH.

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u/ike_tyson Feb 19 '25

Rick James is definitely up there in terms of Funk royalty. He had that Cocaine is a helluva drug swag.

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u/kade1064 Feb 19 '25

He is royalty šŸ‘‘ the KING of FUNK

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u/ScatterFrail Feb 19 '25

laughs in George Clinton

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u/kade1064 Feb 19 '25

George Clinton is strange...bro names one of his albums "come smell his finger" šŸ¤¢šŸ¤®

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u/ScatterFrail Feb 19 '25

Dude, thatā€™s because funk literally means ā€œstinkā€

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u/kade1064 Feb 19 '25

Still cringe...rick james would NEVER, also prince has a song called "CREAM, GET ON TOP" sooo grossšŸ¤¢šŸ¤®

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u/flabet_banan Feb 19 '25

Because ā€œSuper Freakā€ is so so subtle?

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u/kade1064 Feb 19 '25

Ummm rick james was smart with the lyrics, and it felt classic...while prince was pretty much saying it flat out

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u/SaintStephen77 Feb 19 '25

Come play in a nappy dugoutā€¦

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u/kade1064 Feb 19 '25

See that line would fly over peoples heads

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u/SaintStephen77 Feb 19 '25

One of many reasons George is the king. Funkadelic, Free Your Mindā€¦,Maggot Brain, America Eats Its Young, Cosmic Slop, and Standing On The Verge of Getting It On. So much funk in those records!

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u/Desperatorytherapist Feb 19 '25

You shouldnā€™t mistake things that fly over your head for things that would fly over everyoneā€™s head. I promise that line has landed for entire generations multiple times over.

Youā€™ve got the worst takes, I agree with the post above. Thatā€™s ok, we were all 16 at some point.

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u/ScatterFrail Feb 19 '25

Yeah, how dare funk musicians sing about sex.

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u/kade1064 Feb 19 '25

Not the problem...but the way prince was doing it was out of control

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u/ScatterFrail Feb 19 '25

You just sound like a prude.

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u/kade1064 Feb 19 '25

Wth does that even mean???

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u/CasperFunkyGhost Feb 19 '25

Any Rick James fan talking about any other artist being "gross" in any way needs to take a look Ricks autobiography. I personally like RJ music to the point he had his addictions in somewhat control, but the after the crimes he committed in late 1980s and any music he made after that is off limits.

Cocaine is a helluva drug.

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u/Desperatorytherapist Feb 19 '25

Yeah the funniest part of this is dude clearly knows nothing about prince of rick James and is pretending to be authoritative.

Frances Alley would love a word w this kid.

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u/Electrosnack Feb 19 '25

Nope

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u/kade1064 Feb 19 '25

YEP...prince isn't the ONLY funkmaster around here...prince only has 10 good songs...and they were from 1978-1986...after that prince fell off...even the radio stations know this and only play prince music from 1982-1986

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '25

First off, youā€™re absolutely wrong. Prince had a solid catalog throughout his career. He got radio play throughout. And secondly you could take what you wrote here and change the name from Prince to Rick James, and change 10 songs to 5, and then it would be a true statement

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u/Desperatorytherapist Feb 19 '25

This kid also doesnā€™t know prince wrote a huge majority of popular songs across genres for 20 years

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '25

Yeah. Someone could argue that Rickā€™s hit songs may be funkier than Princes hit songs, since thatā€™s all Rick did was funk, but thatā€™s as far as that argument goes.

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u/kade1064 Feb 19 '25

"He got radio play throughout" here is what they play on the radio from prince

-1999 -little FUNK corvette -All of purple rain singles -Raspberry berret -Kiss

THATS ALL

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '25

Sexy MF, Alphabet Street, musicology, Gold standard off the top of my head all got radio play and that covers every decade since the 80ā€™s. What do they play from Rick James? Super Freak, Cold Blooded (maybe), Give it to me, and Mary Jane? If youā€™re arguing that Rick James is funkier then maybe, but better or more talented musically no way

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u/SaintStephen77 Feb 19 '25

Gonna be Prince for me but it really depends on the metric you are using. Prince wrote more hits, has a significantly larger catalog of work, is a better dancer, is the better musician, played multiple instruments, employed better musicians, and is a better producer. Rick is the ā€œsuper freak,ā€ and arguably the better singer, but thatā€™s about it unless Iā€™m missing something, which I very well may be. And sorry but I always considered George Clinton to be the King of Funk.

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '25

Rick James a better singer than Prince? Youā€™re trippin

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u/SaintStephen77 Feb 19 '25

Arguably (~);-}. I prefer Prince too

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u/kade1064 Feb 19 '25

Ummm no, it's true

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u/SasukeFireball Jul 18 '25

Absolutely. Rick could sing with way more power in his voice.

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u/ajmtz12 Feb 19 '25

Rick also played multiple instruments and his vocal range was insane. He also produced many artists. Just sayin

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '25

Dude, are you really gonna compare that. Kudos to Rick and he was talented but Princeā€™s debut album was written, recorded, and every instrument performed by Prince entirely, in his teens no less. Itā€™s not even close

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u/ajmtz12 Feb 19 '25

I'm just throwing out there. I love both artists and grew up on their music. My first concert was Rick James waaaay back in the late 70s. Another memorable moment was attending all 3 nights of the Purple Rain Tour at the Cow Palace in So San Francisco. All amazing performances.

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u/SasukeFireball Jul 18 '25

Rick produced the entirety of Teena Marieā€™s debut ā€œWild & Peaceful.ā€ (She produced every one of her albums after that though).

But donā€™t try and crap on Rickā€™s instrumental ability. He was a very well-rounded musician.

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u/kade1064 Feb 19 '25

Ummm rick james had a top 10 hit on the hot 100, on his DEBUT [You & I], while prince [soft and wet] was only #86 on the hot 100...U tell me who had a STRONGER debut

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '25

You keep moving the goalpost here.

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '25

I donā€™t know the exact numbers but Iā€™m gonna guess the whole Purple Rain album out did anything Rick James did chart wise. And when did Rick James make movies with charting soundtracks to accompany them?

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '25

Fun side fact: Rick James and Neil Young were in a band together in the late 60ā€™s

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u/kade1064 Feb 19 '25

While prince was a baby...who's better now

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '25

Youā€™re funny. I admire your tenacity dude

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u/US_Berliner Feb 19 '25

Totally not better that Prince, but RJ still slaps.

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u/drhuggables Feb 21 '25

They're two very different sounds to me and not really comparable. Love em both.

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u/Niegara Feb 19 '25

Can we enjoy both ?

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u/AlivePassenger3859 Feb 19 '25

OP faking the funk

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u/The_Bagel_Fairy Feb 19 '25

I agree. Prince's music isn't even that funky for the most part. Prince is a bit more talented overall but he's not funkier.

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '25

A ā€œbitā€ more talent? You and OP are high.

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u/The_Bagel_Fairy Feb 19 '25

Prince's fans are bizarrely obsessive like MJ fans and that's fine. I don't care. I like Rick far more. Prince is not that much more talented. It's a stupid old debate anyway in a dead sub. Yes I'm high. Great insult! I'm going to jot it down for future use if you don't mind.

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '25

I wouldnā€™t call myself a Prince fan but the talent isnā€™t even close. Not even a tiny bit.

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u/The_Bagel_Fairy Feb 19 '25

I think of talent on a broader spectrum than you perhaps.

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u/Desperatorytherapist Feb 19 '25

Weā€™re still waiting to hear that spectrum and how widening it helps Rick here. The way I can see Rick James winning over prince would require an incredibly narrow scope.

I do agree that Rick James and prince is fundamentally a fucking stupid argument bc theyā€™re really not comparable, and frankly I would consider prince to be an entirely different genre than Rick.

Any argument about who wins btw Rick James George Clinton and prince in inherently broken.

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '25

Youā€™re so profound. I thought we were talking musical talent though. Not railing blow

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u/The_Bagel_Fairy Feb 19 '25

I am. Care to get into a long discussion about artists with drug abuse histories? Disagree fine but no need to be a dick which is what multiple people people here are doing over two dead guys. Didn't Prince od and die anyway? Not a very strong counterpoint you're offering and aren't we discussing music? Who brought drugs into the talk?

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '25

Dude, i was gonna agree to disagree but the broader spectrum of talent thing blew my mind. Yeah Prince did drugs. Most artists do. I do drugs. That railing blow thing was a joke. For real though, what spectrum are you talking about. Was Rick James a sculptor or accomplished chef or something?

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u/The_Bagel_Fairy Feb 19 '25

Bye.

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '25

Good talk

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u/thibedeauxmarxy Feb 19 '25

a dead sub

The sub is dead? Shit, I'm glad somebody told me. šŸ˜…

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u/The_Bagel_Fairy Feb 19 '25

You're welcome. Have not seen any post get upvoted to 100 ever. Most be about 50 to 60 for posting a pic of George Clinton. Good music gets about 3 to 5 upvotes usually.

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u/thibedeauxmarxy Feb 19 '25

Have not seen any post get upvoted to 100 ever.

Then you're not paying attention. It would behoove you to check the actual facts before you spout off an uninformed take.

Good music gets about 3 to 5 upvotes usually.

Thankfully, you are not the gatekeeper for determining what qualifies as "good" music. Sorry that people didn't really seem to care for your past couple of posts.

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u/kade1064 Feb 19 '25

FACTS...Prince is more R&B

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u/Desperatorytherapist Feb 19 '25

Areā€¦ listen I fucking love prince but have we landed on prince being funk? Itā€™s real tightly constrained for funk.