Rick James Documentary ‘Bitchin: The Sound And Fury Coming Out

Showtime has released the trailer for a soon-to-be-released documentary about music icon Rick James, Bitchin’: The Sound and Fury of Rick James. Directed by Emmy nominee Sacha Jenkins, the film was initially screened at the Tribeca Festival in June. It contains rare footage, never-before-seen videos, and interviews with legendary artists, collaborators, and friends of the “Ghetto Life” artist.

A press release for the documentary described the film as “an intimate yet propulsive look at Rick James, one of rock, funk, and R&B’s most legendary and often underappreciated figure.” The memo added, “the documentary presents a full picture of James’ dramatic rise and fall, focusing in on the ‘Punk-Funk’ music he left behind.

People have this perception of who he is, and some of that perception is probably true,” shared Jenkins in an interview with Jalen Rose for The New York Post. 

He added, “Rick, when he started out, he wanted to be a rock star. So when you look at the configuration, the full realization of the Rick James persona, he took a little from here and a little from there and a little from here, because he was authentic to rock and roll and authentic to soul and authentic to funk. He was able to create this persona that was contemporary to George Clinton and P Funk and all those groups, but very unique to himself.

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