Tis Hot Mess History
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The TRUE Story! Why Rick James Was Too Black for MTV
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25:09Now PlayingLailah Lynn's Business of Blogging:
To see the Rick James vs Prince video that I mentioned at the end of this one, click here:
To see the full David Bowie interview with MTV that I mentioned in this video, click here:
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Les Garland wasn’t just any ol’ extra in an Eddie Murphy music video. He was one of the founders and first vice presidents of MTV. And his appearance in the Party All The Time music video was a peace offering to Rick James on behalf of the network.
So, what were they battling about that caused them to have to make up? Well, we’ll have to go to the beginning of the story. So…
Let’s get into another Ti's Hot Mess History scandal!
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