The Insane Story Of Rick James

For later generations, Rick James may only be remembered for Dave Chappelle's hilarious portrayal of him on one of his most notable sketches on "Chappelle's Show" called Charlie Murphy's True Hollywood Stories. The sketch portrayed James behaving outrageously, which includes incidents of him slapping Charlie Murphy, who is comedian Eddie Murphy's brother, and calling him "Darkness." The sketch was interspersed with cuts from an interview with the actual Rick James who was trying to explain his past behavior. The sketch is also noted for the singer's quote "Cocaine's a hell of a drug." However, through closer inspection these insane stories of Rick James may not be too far from the truth, and here are the details.