#mc: mabel davis

[lizzybeth1986]

How many people I ship them with My favorite ship of them My least favorite ship of them

f0r y0ur pm and tf mcs

Omg @grapecaseschoices you chose the two books where I have the most MCs...thank you!! 🤩

Perfect Match

How many people I ship them with.

Hazel was my first MC and at the time I usually only went for one LI per MC. So she always remained a Hayden-only girl. And she's always stayed that way.

Basil and Hawthorne emerged out of my playthroughs for The Hayden Young Project, and certain variations involved dating all the LIs...so I took the plunge into that possibility for the first time. And then realised I loved reading about it!! So I ship both with all the LIs honestly, and in those universes I also have Sloane and Hayden date other people.

Rosemary I'd actually developed the least, and never really thought of anything beyond the one proposal fic I did with her and Heathcliff (Black m!Hayden)

My favourite ship of them

I'm partial to Hayden, so yes I have a soft spot with them and Hayden first 😄 But I also love Basil with Sloane, and Hawthorne with Damien.

My least favourite ship of them

Sigh...Khaan and Damien. Khaan because tbh I really don't think he was needed after the Siren reveal and the help at SF. Damien coz I just don't like him at all, really. I have some of my MCs date him but I'm not going to actively make an effort to conceptualize what that looks like unless I really have to.

The Freshman Series

So I have three MCs!

Jessica Stephen (dates James)

Jade Frias (dates Kaitlyn)

Mabel Davis (dates Becca)

How many people I ship them with.

One each. That was the joy of creating these MCs! I wanted to replay with one LI each time.

My favourite and least favourite ship with them.

I love all three with those particular LIs. I believe I had a Caucasian MC for Zig at one time called Helen but never finished the entire series with her. I think Chris was the only one I didn't create an MC for but I do like him overall as a character.

Perhaps my least fave ship would be Nathan lol I never liked him even when he was "supposed" to be good 😄

Character Asks (would love asks for canon characters too!)

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San Francisco playlist

San Francisco  - my favorite city in the world! The bands, the music, the songs are all here, in this playlist I created. I threw in a bit of Sac and went south by San Jose, Monterrey and up past Sausalito. Can we make it to 250 songs? Let me know what bands/songs I left out.

Have I left out a song or a band in this San Francisco playlist? Let me know! Cheers! 

Play the songs here at this link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-iHPcxymC1-HLG9q5rZLsqs8EYh6bhu- San Francisco

001 The Dillinger Escape Plan w/Mike Patton -  When Good Dogs Do Bad Things 002 Night flight Orchestra - California Morning 003 Quincy Jones - Call Me Mister Tibbs OST (Main Title) 004 James Taylor Quartet - Dirty Harry theme song 005 Faith No More - Seperation anxiety 006 Streets of San Francisco TV show theme song 007 Santana -  Evil Ways 008 High on Fire -  Electric Messiah 009 Metallica - Disposable Heroes 010 Hammers Of Misfortune -  Dead Revolution 011 Buddy Guy -  Hello San Francisco 012 Faith No More - Jungle 013 Isaac Hayes - Shaft 014 Orange Peels  - Back In San Francisco 015 Idris Ackamoor and the Pyramids - Message To My People 016 Thee Oh Sees - The Dream 017 Merle Haggard - Here In Frisco 018 Audrey Horne -  California 019 Journey -  Lights 020 Death Angel -  Hatred United / United Hate 021 Mel Tor Me - Got The Date On The Golden Gate 022 Duke Ellington -  Tourist Point Of View 023 Sons of Anarchy  - This Life (Sons of Anarchy Theme Song) 024 Larry Graham's Central Station - Earthquake 025 LARD - I Wanna Be A Drug Sniffing Dog 026 Machine Head -  California Bleeding 027 Neurosis -  The Doorway 028 KING WOMAN - Utopia 029 Lalo Schifrin - Magnum Force OST  Main Title 030 Forbidden -  Adapt Or Die 031 DBUK - In San Francisco Bay 032 Jack Name - Werewolf Factory 033 John Carpenter - Theme from "The Fog" 034 Khiis - Saboor 035 Richie Havens -  San Francisco Bay Blues 036 Metallica - Battery 037 Autopsy - charred remains 038 ExTREMITY_-_Crepuscular_Crescendo 039 The Otherside -  Streetcar 040 Quincy Jones - Ironside (TV Theme) 041 Megadeth -  Back in the Day 042 Sly and the Family Stone - Stand! 043 Faith No More -  From Out of Nowhere 044 Willie Hutch-Vampin (The Mack OST 045 Orchid -  Mouths Of Madness 046 Lalo Schifrin - Bullitt OST - On The Way To San Mateo 047 Vince Guaraldi - Woodstock's Dream 048 Fantomas -  4-11-05 049 Violation Wound - Fearmonger + State of Alarm 050 Primus - Those Damned Blue-Collar Tweekers 051 The Flower Pot Men - Let's Go to San Francisco (Part.1-2) 052 Bosse-de-Nage - Crux 053 Rod McKuen - The Beat Generation 054 Dionne Warwick - Do You Know The Way To San Jose 055 The Watchers - Sabbath Highway 056 Possessed - the eyes of horror 057 Scott McKenzie – San Francisco (Be Sure to wear flowers) 058 Tower Of Power -  Oakland Stroke 059 Big Trouble In Little China OST - Pork chop express 060 Vio-lence -  Calling In The Coroner 061 Black Oak Arkansas - The Big Ones Still Coming 062 Mr. Bungle - Love Is a Fist 063 VUUR -  The Fire - San Francisco 064 Testament - The Haunting 065 Electronicat - Frisco Bay 066 Y&T - Mean Streak 067 Thee Oh Sees -  Toe Cutter/Thumb Buster 068 Sweet - California Nights - Promo Clip (OFFICIAL) 069 Sadus - Swallowed In Black 070 Chuck Berry - San Francisco Dues 071 Sammy Hagar - Keep on rockin' 072 Fuzz -  Sleigh Ride 073 Otis Redding - Sittin' on The Dock of the Bay 074 Pleasure Leftits - The Gate 075 BL'AST - Sometimes 076 Santana - Samba de Sausalito 077 Acephalix - Upon This Altar 078 Sun Ra    - Lady With The Golden Stockings 079 Chris Isaak - San Francisco Days 080 Pointer Sisters - How Long (Betcha' Got A Chick On The Side) 081 High On Fire -  Carcosa 082 Will Haven -  When The Walls Close In 083 The Coup -  Laugh/Love/Fuck 084 King Khan - Teeth Are Shite 085 Deafheaven -  Irresistible 086 Glitter Wizard -  Blood of the Serpent 087 Jefferson Airplane -  It's No Secret 088 Cannonball Adderley - This Here 089 The Warlocks -  Can't Come Down 090 Squirmy Sax Man - I Still Believe 091 Acid King - Coming Down from Outer Space 092 George Duke - Sausalito 093 The Lost Boys - Cry Little Sister (Theme From The Lost Boys OST) 094 Betty Davis - [They Say I'm Different] He Was a Big Freak 095 Fever Tree - San Francisco Girls 096 The Dillinger Escape Plan w/ Mike Patton -  Pig Latin 097 Build Them to Break - Lucky Strike 098 Montrose - Rock Candy 099 PRIMUS - THE TOYS GO WINDING DOWN 100 Joe Satriani - Big Bad Moon 101 Sleater Kinney - Jumpers 102 GRUESOME - Dimensions Of Horror 103 Sly & the Family Stone - Everday People 104 Huey Lewis and the News - Back in Time 105 Hammers Of Misfortune - 2 17th Street 106 Jerry Fielding - Prologue _ Main Title (The Enforcer OST) 107 Metal Church - The Dark 108 Deftones - Ohms 109  John Lee Hooker - Frisco Blues 110 DRI - Go Die 111 16th & Valencia Roxy Music- Devendra Banhart, What We Will Be 112 MC Hammer - Too Legit to Quit 113 Dead Kennedys-Police Truck 114 Rancid - Adina 115 San Francisco's Shiver - Up My Sleeve 116 Bernard Herrmann - Vertigo OST - The Bay 117 Faith No More - Last Cup Of Sorrow 118 Blackburn & Snow -  Stranger In a Strange Land 119 The Doobie Brothers - What A Fool Believes 120 The Grateful Dead - Sugar Magnolia 121 Cab Calloway - San Francisco Fan 122 The Charlatans - codine 123 Buck Owens - Want To Live In San Francisco 124 Sleep - Dragonaut 125 Death Angel - 5 Steps Of Freedom 126 Neil Young - Heart of Gold 127 Vastum -  Reveries in Autophagia 128 Dead Kennedys -  Moon Over Marin 129 EchoBrain -  Colder World 130 Riz Ortolani    - Lombard Street   131 Waylon Jennings - San Francisco Mabel Joy   132 Con Funk Shun - Confunkshunizeya 133 Chic - Hes the Greatest Dancer 134 Peace Creep - Radio Free Alcatraz   135 ABBA - Santa Rosa 136 Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks - San Fransisco 137 Together Band - California Curl California Girl 138 The Hellers - It's 74 In San Francisco 139 Pat Todd - No Place Like Home 140 Nancy Wilson - I'm Always Drunk In San Francisco (And I Don't Drink At All) 141 Anathema -  San Francisco 142 Blue Cheer -  Fool 143 Exhumed - Gravewalker 144 Darondo - Let My People Go 145 Exodus -  Blood In Blood Out 146 Lalo Schifrin Dirty Harry OST - Scorpios Theme   147 Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues 148 Wild Light - California on my mid 149 Herbie Hancock - Man-child -  Hang Up Your Hang Ups 150 Fantomas -  Spider Baby 151 The Lord Weird Slough Feg -  Headhunter 152 The Animals - San Franciscan Nights 153 Twilight - Dance with Me 154 THE POINTER SISTERS - Yes We Can Can 155 Residents - Hello Skinny 156 CCR HEADCLEANER - Eat This Riff 157 LEON WARE  - Thats Why I Came To California 158 Creedence Clearwater Revival - I Put A Spell On You 159 Comorant - The First Man 160 Bosse-de-Nage  - The Trench 161 Hell Fire - Free Again   162 Riz Ortolani  - Golden Gate Bridge 163 Fleetwood Mac - You Make Loving Fun 164 Uther Pendragon - San Francisco Earthquake 165 Melvins - Zodiac 166 La Luz - California Finally 167 The Wyatt Act - Push 168 Santana - Soul Sacrifice 169 Cheap Trick - On the Radio 170 Electric Wizard -  Venus In Furs 171 Led Zeppelin -  Misty Mountain Hop 172 Tommy Castro - Callin' San Francisco 173 Viscious Rumors - Digital Dictator 174 Ghoul-Off With Their Heads 175 Diesel - Sausalito Summernight (Single Version) 176 Sheila E - A Love Bizarre 177 Starship - Nothings Gonna Stop Us Now 178 Jeffry Osboune - I Really Don't Need No Light 179 Nazareth -  Alcatraz 180 Freak of Nature - Rescue Me 181 Metallica - Crash Course In Brain Surgery 182 10000 Maniacs - Hey Jack Kerouac 183 Faith No More -  Get Out 184  URSA -  Wizard's Path 185 Jefferson Airplane - Aerie (Gang of Eagles) 186 Tower of Power - Just Enough and Too Much 187 Fred Hughes - san francisco is a lonely town 188 Mamaleek - Eating Unblessed Meat 189 Moby Grape - Naked If I Want To 190 Exodus - Metal Command 191 Pig Destroyer - Alcatraz Metaphors 192 the Donnas - You Make Me Hot 193 Hot Tuna - True Religion 194 Heathen - Opiate of the Masses 195 Fanny - Come and Hold Me 196 Sadus - Hands Of Fate 197 Negative Trend - Meathouse 198 Forbidden - Forbidden Evil 199 Spazz - Crush Kill Destroy 200 Testament - The Preacher 201 HEXX - Morbid Reality 202 Vio-Lence - Phobophobia 203 Dead Kennedys - One Way Ticket To Pluto 204 Tom Waits - Get Behind The Mule 205 CRETIN - It 206 RAMONES - Judy Is A Punk 207 Full House - Intro 208 Willie Alexander and the Boom Boom Band - Kerouac 209 Primus - Dirty Drowning Man 210 Wooden Shjips -  Motorbike 211 The Tony Williams Lifetime Ego - Clap City 212 Middle of the Road - Sacramento (A Wonderful Town) 213 Green Day - At the Library 214 Slayer -  Gemini 215 Tetema - Cutlass Eye 216 Defiance - Death Machine 217 Brisco County Jr theme 218 Doug McKechnie - Crazy Ray 219 Ulthar - Furnace Hibernation 220 Mr. Bungle -  ANARCHY UP YOUR ANUS 221 Dirty Ghosts  - Let It Pretend 222 They Might Be Giants - San Francisco (In Situ) 223 Metallica - The Shortest Straw 224 OM - Unitive Knowledge of the Godhead 225 Laaz Rockit - City's Gonna Burn 226 Autopsy - Skullptures 227 Mordred - Spectacle of Fear 228 Sly & the Family Stone - Luv N' Haight 229 Possessed - Seven Churches 230 Machine Head - The Rage to Overcome 231 Thelonius Monk - San Francisco Holiday 232 The Units - The Mission Is Bitchin 233 Del Tha Funkee Homosapien - Mistadobalina 234 Arnocorps - Dead lift 235 The Grateful Dead - The Golden Road 236 DRI - All for nothing 237 Jim Martin - Disco dust 238 Thee Oh Sees - I come from the mountain 239 Death Angel - Discontinued 240 Starship - We Built This City 241 Captured! by Robots - Endless Circle of Bullshit 242 Pins Of Light - My revenge 243 Sun Ra - We Travel the Spaceways 244 Faith No More - caffeine 245 David Lee Roth - Just like paradise 246 San Francisco Fog Horns by Golden Gate Bridge 247 Abscess - Tormented 248 Mortuous - Bitterness 249 Dead Kennedy's - California uber alles 250 Twitch Angry - San Francisco 666 Neurosis - Water Is Not Enough

So, hop on a cable car, grab ice cream at Swenson’s or bark back at the seals down by Pier 39. Catch a Bear’s game at Berkeley and do some squirmy sax moves in the Haight after you down some beers at the Toronado and play my San Fran playlist! Here are the songs in the link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-iHPcxymC1-HLG9q5rZLsqs8EYh6bhu-

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MC Masterpost

So I decided to make a post of my MCs to show you how I’m not joking when I say I have a million. And even while making this I paired down some of the names so every book has a single last name.

Across the Void MCs

Castor Elara - Sol Lincoln - Meridian Orion - Zekei Jay - Kepler Cassi - Titania

America’s Most Eligible MCs

Sage King - Adam - Sweetheart

Lionel - Derek - Sweetheart/Wildcard

Camille - Mackenzie - Villain

Sofia - Jen - Flirt

Baby Bump MCs

Molly Smith (she/they) - Clementine (f!Clint edit) Hope - Myra

Bachelorette Party MCs

Bella English - Aisha Barrett - Ash Bruce - Reed

Big Sky Country MCs

Morgan Davis - Sawyer - Teacher

Jackson - Dallas - Teacher

Romeo (they/she/he) - Juliette - Programmer

Poppy - Asha - Writer

Blades of Light and Shadow MCs

Sun Youngoak - Mal Marcel - Tyril Harlow - Imtura Match - Nia

Bloodbound MCs

Amos Young - Jax Celeste - Lily Gabriel - Adrian Ben (they/them) - Kamilah

Desire & Decorum MCs

Jabari Livingstone - Sinclaire Jia - Harper Jonah - Hamid Adhira - Annabelle

Distant Shores MCs

Kieran Bellamy Magnus Temperance - Charlie

The Elementalists MCs

Elijah Reinhardt - Griffin - Fire att

London - Aster - Earth att

Carlos - Beckett - Wood att

Katie - Shreya - Metal att

Endless Summer MCs

Eric Foster - Sean Lance - Jake Tatiana - Estela Maeve - Quinn

The Freshman MCs

Ransom Wright - Zig Jacob - James Barnabas “Baz” - Chris Donovan (xe/xir) - Becca Artemis - Kaitlyn

The Heist Monaco MCs

Lawrence Evans - Rye Angelo - Fabien Ginny - Eris Phoenix “Nix” - Tillie Harrison - Sonia

Hero MCs

Vincent Long - Kenji Alias: Invincible

Josiah - Grayson Alias: Adonis

Rochelle - Eva Alias: Nemesis

High School Story MCs

Simon Bridges - Michael - Cheer

Taylen - Aiden - Band

Rhys - Caleb - Sports

Callie - Maria - Sports

Blair - Emma - Cheer

High School Story Class Act MCs

Avery Moore (he/they) - Rory Camden - Ajay Lilith - Skye

Home for the Holidays MCs

Joseph Joy - Nick Aella (she/they) - Holly Emmett - Wyatt

It Lives in the Woods MCs

Asher Jones - Andy Xavier - Lucas Keandre - Connor Ember - Ava Devon (they/them) - Stacy

It Lives Beneath MCs

Rothomir Vance - Tom Desmond - Parker Hazel - Danni Rhea - Imogen

Lovehacks MCs

Danny Barnes - Ben Ash - Mark Pepper (they/them) - Leah

Mother of the Year MCs

Darius Day - Thomas Holden - Levi Isabelle - Eiko

Nightbound MCs

Xander Curtis (they/them) - Nik Eryx - Cal Desdemona - Vera Luisa - Katherine

Open Heart MCs

Samuel Valentine - Rafael Zachary - Bryce Dylan - Ethan Reagan - Jackie Spencer - Aurora 🤞

Passport to Romance MCs

Charlie Hayes - Ahmed Aya - Marisa Luna - Sumire Jon - Elliot

Perfect Match MCs

Micah Park - Damien Malcolm - Hayden (male; Scholar) Autumn - Sloane Lizzie - Hayden (female; Adventurer) Oliver - Alana Keith (he/they) - Khaan

Platinum MCs

Noah Harris - Shane Denver - Raleigh Cadence - Avery

Red Carpet Diaries MCs

Nicholas Baker - Seth Nolan - Matt Jesse - Thomas Millie (they/them) - Victoria Athena - Teja

Ride or Die MCs

Jasper Abrams - Logan Owen - Colt Blake (they/them) - Mona

The Royal Masquerade MCs

Margaery Everhart - Guinevere (Hunter) Finley Rosario - August (Kayden)

The Royal Romance MCs

Idris Hughes - Liam Levi - Maxwell Russell - Drake Summer (she/they) - Hana

Save the Date MCs

Graham Hill - Simon George - Justin Mariana - Lindsay

Sunkissed MCs

Bri Kersey - Samson Cole - Nate Mabel - Eliana

Veil of Secrets MCs

Toph Thorne - Grant Cecil - Flynn Amelia - Naomi Cody - Kate

Wishful Thinking MCs

Felix Binder - Jaime Zoe - Anna Conrad (they/them) - Aubrey

[ujamaalive]

Afro-Spaniards are Spanish nationals of West/Central African descent. They today mainly come from Cameroon, Gambia, Mali and Senegal. Additionally, many Afro-Spaniards born in Spain are from the former Spanish colony Equatorial Guinea. Spaniards of Sub-Saharan ancestry originating in Latin America are generally excluded from this definition.

Afro-Spaniard

Total population  Spain 1,045,120 (2016) Regions with significant populations Andalusia, Catalonia, the Balearics, the Canaries, Madrid, Murcia, Valencia Languages Spanish; English, French, Portuguese, various languages of Africa Religion Predominantly Christian (mainly Roman Catholic), Sunni Islam, Traditional African religions, others, nonreligious Related ethnic groups African people, Spanish Equatoguinean, Cape Verdean Spanish, Afro-European

Notable people

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Activists

Antumi Toasijé, historian and Pan-African activist

Artists and writers

Juan Latino, poet and Renaissance humanist

Juan de Pareja, painter

Explorers and conquistadores

Juan Valiente

Juan Garrido

In entertainment and media

Francine Gálvez, journalist

Vicenta Ndongo, actress

Concha Buika, singer

Emilio Buale, actor

Virginia Buika, singer

Frank T, MC and rap producer

Dareysteel, rapper

Desirée Ndjambo, journalist

El Chojin, rapper

Santiago Zannou, film director

Jimmy Castro, actor

Hijas del Sol, music duo

Paloma Loribo, singer

Norberto de Noah, singer and writer

Andrés Montes, journalist

Philanthropists

Bisila Bokoko

Politicians

Dolores Johnson Sastre

Rita Bosaho

Juan Antonio de la Morena Doca, alcalde of Villamantilla

Pedro Oma Nkomi, alcalde of Pampliega

Guillem Balboa Buika, alcalde of Alaró

In sports

Miguel Jones, former football player

Vicente Engonga, football manager and former player

Benjamín Zarandona, retired football player

Venancio José, retired athlete

David Davis, retired handball player

Lauren, retired football player

Rodolfo Bodipo, football manager and former player

Glory Alozie, athlete

Yago Yao, retired football player

Souley Drame, basketball player

Iván Zarandona, football player

Valdo, football player

Rui, football player

Josephine Onyia, athlete

Marta Mangué, handball player

Alfi Conteh-Lacalle, football player

Javier Balboa, football player

Trihas Gebre, athlete

Alemayehu Bezabeh, athlete

Eva Ngui, athlete

Jade Boho, football player

María Bernabéu, judoka

Ruth Ndoumbe, athlete

Mark Ujakpor, athlete

Manuel Onwu, football player

Richard Nguema, basketball player

Godwin Antwi, football player

Jean Marie Okutu, athlete

Stephen Sunday, football player

Rubén Belima, football player

Aauri Bokesa, athlete and basketball player

Iván Bolado, retired football player

José Luis Collins, former basketball player

Serge Ibaka, basketball player

Emilio Nsue, football player

Pedro Obiang, football player

Eddy Silvestre, football player

Joel Johnson, football player

Omar Mascarell, football player

Derik Osede, football player

Jonás Ramalho, football player

Randy, football player

Astou Ndour, basketball player

Keita Baldé Diao, football player

Ilimane Diop, basketball player

Vanessa Blé, basketball player

Mamadou Diop, basketball player

Mamadou Tounkara, football player

Adama Traoré, football player

Iris Junio, basketball player

Larry Abia, basketball player

Sitapha Savane, basketball player

Iñaki Williams, football player

Marcelo Djaló, football player

Pape Cheikh Diop, football player

Nely Carla Alberto, handball player

Alexandrina Barbosa, handball player

Moussa Bandeh, football player

Mohamed Traoré, football player

Yankuba Sima, basketball player

Roberto Tobe, futsal player

Bacari Kambi, football player

Carlos Akapo, football player

Sergio Akieme, football player

Ismael Athuman, football player

Aitor Embela, football player

Igor Engonga, football player

Pablo Ganet, football player

José Kanté, football player

Niko Kata, football player

Josete Miranda, football player

Ana Peleteiro, athlete

Iván Salvador, football player

Boison Wynney, football player

Aridane Hernández, football player

Madger Gomes, football player

Juliet Itoya, athlete

Fátima Diame, athlete

Youba Sissokho, boxer

Gabriel Enguema, boxer

Jael Bestué, athlete

María Vicente, athlete

Joshua Tomaic, basketball player

Sebas Saiz, basketball player

Esteban Obiang, football player

Mujaid Sadick Aliu, football player

Jordi Mboula, football player

Cristopher Moisés, football player

Fátima Diame, athlete

Saúl Coco, football player

Jordan Gutiérrez, football player

Paolo Fernandes, football player

Sergio Hinestrosa, football player

Alberto Edjogo-Owono, former football player

Juvenal Edjogo-Owono, former football player

Juan Epitié, former football player

Rubén Epitié, former football player

James Davis, football player

Ruslan Elá, football player

Óscar Engonga, football manager and former player

Kily Álvarez, football player

Ruth Álvarez, football player

Sergio Barila, football agent and former player

Darwin Echeverry, athlete

Robert Sánchez, football player

Bambo Diaby, football player

Usman Garuba, basketball player

Aitor Ekobo, athlete

Ángel Mañana, basketball player

Óscar Ngomo, basketball player

Sebastián Bacale, basketball player

Riky Mendizábal, basketball player

Gorka Luariz, football player

Mamadou Gassama, handball player

Sekou Gassama, football player

Ángel Binyogba, futsal player

Luis Meseguer, football player

Acoydan McCarthy, basketball player

Adams Sola, basketball player

Federico Obama, football player

Salomón Obama, football player

Salma Paralluelo, athlete and football player

Mabel Okoye, football player

Fatoumata Kanteh, football player

Seth Airam Vega, football player

#AfroSpaniards are #Spanish nationals of West/Central #African descent. They today mainly come from #Cameroon, #Gambia, #Mali and #Senegal. Afro-Spaniards are Spanish nationals of West/Central African descent. They today mainly come from Cameroon, Gambia, Mali and Senegal.

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Rick James

Rick James (born James Ambrose Johnson, Jr. February 1, 1948 – August 6, 2004) was an American musician, composer and actor.

Influenced by singers such as Marvin Gaye and Smokey Robinson, James started singing in doo-wop and R&B groups as a teenager in his hometown of Buffalo, New York. After entering the U.S. Navy to avoid being drafted, he deserted to Toronto, where he formed the rock and R&B band, The Mynah Birds, whose lineup once included Bruce Palmer, Neil Young, and Nick St. Nicholas. James' tenure with the group was interrupted after he was discovered recording with the group in Motown in 1966. Surrendering to military authorities, he served a one-year prison term. Upon release, James moved to California to resume his duties with the Mynah Birds, although the group eventually split. James began a series of rock bands in California and worked with Motown under the assumed name "Ricky Matthews" as a songwriter.

In 1977, he signed with the Gordy Records imprint of Motown as a recording artist, releasing his debut, Come Get It!, in April 1978. The album sold over two million copies and launched his career into the mainstream as a funk and soul artist. His most popular album, 1981's Street Songs, launched him into superstardom thanks to the hit singles, "Give It to Me Baby" and "Super Freak", the latter song becoming his signature song for the rest of his life, and the basis of MC Hammer's biggest hit, "U Can't Touch This"; James eventually sued for back royalties. After being credited as writer of the song, James became the 1991 recipient of a Best R&B Song Grammy for composing the song. Due to this success, James was often called the "king of punk funk", for his mix of funk, soul and underground-inspired rock music. In addition to his own success, James emerged as a successful songwriter and producer for other artists, such as Teena Marie, The Mary Jane Girls, The Temptations, Eddie Murphy and Smokey Robinson.

An addiction to drugs hampered his career by the late 1980s. In the 1990s, his legal troubles, which included kidnapping and torturing two women while under the influence of crack, led him to serve a three-year sentence at California's Folsom State Prison. James was released on parole in 1996 and resumed his musical career releasing the album, Urban Rapsody, in 1997. A mild stroke suffered during a concert in early 1998 interrupted his career for a brief time. James received new notoriety in 2004, when he appeared (as himself) in an episode of Chappelle's Show, in a Charlie Murphy "True Hollywood Stories" segment that satirized James' wild lifestyle. James died later that year from heart failure, at age 56.

Biography

Early life and career

James Ambrose Johnson, Jr. was born on February 1, 1948, in Buffalo, New York, to Mabel (née Sims) and James Ambrose Johnson, Sr. He was one of eight children. James' father, an autoworker, left the family when James was ten. His mother was a dancer for Katherine Dunham, and later ran errands for a Mafia-connected mob, just to feed her family. James' mother would take him on her collecting route, and it was in bars where she worked that James got to see performers such as John Coltrane, Miles Davis, and Etta James perform. James claimed later in the autobiography, Glow, that he lost his virginity at "age 9 or 10" to a 14-year-old local girl, claiming his "kinky nature came in early". James eventually attended Orchard Park High School and Bennett High School prior to dropping out. James was introduced to drugs at an early age and, as a young teen, was busted for burglary. Due to his stints in jail for theft, James entered the United States Navy at 14 or 15, lying about his age, to avoid the draft. During that time, he also became a drummer for local jazz groups in New York City. Due to him missing his twice-monthly Reserve sessions at the USS Enterprise, he found himself ordered to Vietnam.

In 1965, he fled for Toronto, where he made friendships with then-local musicians Neil Young and Joni Mitchell. To avoid being caught by military authorities, James went under the assumed name, "Ricky James Matthews". That same year, James formed the Mynah Birds, a band that produced a fusion of soul, folk and rock music. In 1965, the band briefly recorded for the Canadian division of Columbia Records, releasing the single, "Mynah Bird Hop"/"Mynah Bird Song". At one point, Nick St. Nicholas of later Steppenwolf fame was a member; eventually bassist Bruce Palmer replaced him by the time "Mynah Bird Hop" was recorded. James and Palmer would recruit guitarists Tom Morgan and Xavier Taylor and drummer Rick Mason to form a new Mynah Birds lineup, and soon traveled to Detroit to record with Motown. Before the group began recording their first songs for the label, Morgan left, unhappy about the label's attitude towards the musicians. Neil Young eventually took his place. It was while in Detroit that James met his musical heroes, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder. After meeting Wonder and telling him his name, Wonder felt the name "Ricky James Matthews" was "too long", and instead told James to shorten it to "Ricky James".

After James got involved in a fight with the group's financial backer in Toronto, the Navy was given a tip regarding James' whereabouts and the singer was soon arrested. Afterwards, Motown dropped the band from the label, and James spent a year in prison. After his release, James moved to California where he resumed his musical career. After forming a duo with musician Greg Reeves, Reeves was soon hired to work as a musician for the rock supergroup, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. James returned to Motown as a songwriter in 1968, under the assumed name "Rickie Matthews", and worked with acts such as The Miracles, Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers, and The Spinners. According to James, he briefly got involved in pimp activity during this time, but stopped because he felt he wasn't qualified for it due to the harsh activity and the abuse of women there. Returning to California from Toronto in 1969, James got involved with hair stylist Jay Sebring, who agreed to invest in James' music.

In late 1968, James formed the rock band Salt and Pepper. James and S&P member Ed Roth later were included in Bruce Palmer's solo album The Cycle is Complete. The duo also recorded as part of the group Heaven and Earth in Toronto. Heaven and Earth eventually changed their name to Great White Cane and recorded an album for Los Angeles label, Lion Records, in 1972, though it was later shelved. James formed another band, Hot Lips, afterwards. In 1973, James signed with A&M Records, where his first single under the name Rick James, "My Mama", was released, becoming a club hit in Europe. In 1976, James returned to Buffalo, New York, and formed the Stone City Band and recorded the song "Get Up and Dance!", which was his second single to be released. In 1977, James and the Stone City Band signed a contract with Motown's Gordy Records imprint, where they began recording their first album in New York City.

Solo career

In April 1978, James released his debut solo album, Come Get It!, which included the Stone City Band. The album launched the top 20 hit, "You and I", which became his first number-one R&B hit. The album also included the hit single, "Mary Jane". It eventually sold two million copies, launching James' musical career to stardom, and helping out Motown Records at a time when label fortunes had dwindled. In early 1979, James' second album, Bustin' Out of L Seven, followed the previous album's success, eventually selling a million copies. A third album, Fire It Up, was released in late 1979 going gold. Around that same period, James launched his first headlining tour, the Fire It Up Tour, and agreed to invite the then-upcoming artist, Prince, as well as singer Teena Marie, as his opening act. James had produced Marie's successful Motown debut album, Wild and Peaceful and was featured on the hit duet, "I'm a Sucker (For Your Love)". James was credited with naming Marie, "Lady Tee", on the song, a nickname that stuck with Marie for the rest of her career. The Fire It Up tour led to James developing a bitter rivalry with Prince, after he accused the musician for ripping off his act.

Following the end of the tour in 1980, James released the ballads-heavy Garden of Love, which became his fourth gold record. In 1981, James recorded his best-selling album to date, Street Songs, which like his previous four albums, was a concept album. Street Songs featured a fusion mix of different genres, including rock and new wave, as well as James' brand of crossover funk, enabling James' own style of "punk funk". The album featured hit singles such as "Ghetto Life", the Teena Marie duet "Fire and Desire", "Give It to Me Baby", and his biggest crossover hit to date, "Super Freak", which peaked at number sixteen on the Billboard Hot 100, and sold over a million copies. Street Songs peaked at number one R&B and number three pop, and sold over three million copies alone in the United States. Following up that success, James released two more gold albums, 1982's Throwin' Down and 1983's Cold Blooded.

During this period, envious of Prince's success as producer of other acts including The Time and Vanity 6, James launched the acts Process and the Doo-Rags, and the Mary Jane Girls, featuring his former background singer Joanne "JoJo" McDuffie as the lead vocalist and background performer, finding success with the latter group, due to the hits, "All Night Long", "Candy Man", and "In My House". In 1982, James produced the Temptations' Top Ten R&B hit, "Standing On The Top". In 1983, James recorded the hit duet, "Ebony Eyes", with singer Smokey Robinson. In 1985, James produced another hit for entertainer Eddie Murphy with the song "Party All The Time". That same year he appeared on an episode of The A-Team with Isaac Hayes. After the release of his ninth solo album, The Flag, in 1986, James signed with Warner Bros. Records, which released the album Wonderful in 1988, featuring the hit, "Loosey's Rap".

James' controversial and provocative image became troublesome sometimes. During his heyday, James had presented his songs to the then-fledging music video channel, MTV, only to be turned down because James' music didn't fit the network's rock playlist. James accused the network of racism. When MTV and BET both avoided playing the video for "Loosey's Rap" because of its graphic sexual content, James considered the networks hypocritical in light of them still playing provocative videos by Madonna and Cher.

In 1989, James' eleventh album, Kickin', was released only in the UK. By 1990, he had lost his deal with Warner Bros. and James began struggling with personal and legal troubles. That year MC Hammer released his hit signature song, "U Can't Touch This", which sampled the prominent opening riff from "Super Freak". James and his co-writer on "Super Freak", Alonzo Miller, successfully sued Hammer for shared songwriting credit and all three consequently received the 1990 Grammy Award for Best R&B Song. In 1997, James released Urban Rapsody, his first album since his release from prison on assault charges, and he toured to promote the album. That same year, he discussed his life and career in interviews for the VH1 musical documentary series, Behind the Music, which aired in early 1998. James' musical career slowed again after he suffered a minor stroke during a concert. In 1999, James accepted an offer by Eddie Murphy himself to appear in his film, Life.

Personal life

Relationships and children

James had three children. With Syville Morgan, a former singer and songwriter, he had daughter Ty and son Rick, Jr.

In 1989, James met 17-year-old partygoer Tanya Hijazi. The two began a romance in 1990. In 1993, the couple welcomed the arrival of their only child and James' youngest, Tazman. Following their releases from prison for assaulting Mary Sauger and Frances Alley, the couple married in 1996 and divorced in 2002.

James was very close with Teena Marie, whom he met and began collaborating with in 1979. While James had denied that the two were romantically involved, Teena Marie stated they were romantically involved and engaged "for two weeks". Their professional partnership lasted into 2004, when Marie released her comeback album, La Dona, which included her and James' duet "I Got You". When James died, Teena Marie said she struggled to come to terms with his death.

Notable friendships

James became close friends with Eddie Murphy after the two met in 1981. Following his exit from the United States Navy in 1984, Murphy's older brother Charlie Murphy, whose first post-Navy job was working as security for his famous brother, began hanging out with James, and he bonded with the singer. Murphy would later recall on Chappelle's Show his sometimes strained relationship with James, which helped to revive James' name in the public eye after years of seclusion, following his mild stroke in 1998. James also appeared in the episode recounting his memory of the experiences shared by Charlie, such as starting impromptu fights with him and staining Eddie Murphy's couch with mud.

James was also a friend of fellow Motown acts Smokey Robinson and Marvin Gaye, one of the singers James idolized as a teenager. Additionally, he befriended Gaye's second wife, Janis, and he was godfather of Gaye's daughter Nona. James' relationship with Robinson began shortly after James signed with Motown and, in 1983, the duo recorded the hit "Ebony Eyes."

James also idolized former Temptations lead singer David Ruffin and Ruffin's self-proclaimed uncle, bass vocalist Melvin Franklin, and grabbed at the chance to produce the hit "Standing on the Top" for them in 1982. Before that, the then-current lineup of the group recorded background vocals on two James-associated projects – James' Street Songs (singing "Ghetto Life" and "Super Freak") and Teena Marie's It Must Be Magic (singing on the title track). In "Super Freak," "It Must Be Magic," and "Standing On The Top", James famously shouted out, "Temptations SING!"

Drug abuse and health problems

James' lifelong drug abuse began in his teens, first with marijuana and heroin. James began using cocaine in the late 1960s. His cocaine use became an addiction by the 1980s, and he began freebasing by the end of the decade. James recalled smoking crack cocaine in his Beverly Hills mansion and often had aluminum foil on the windows to escape onlookers.

His drug use led to health issues that impacted his life. In April 1984, he was hospitalized after being found unconscious in the middle of his house by a friend. James claimed he quit cocaine when he entered prison, although cocaine would later be found in his bloodstream following his autopsy.

Legal troubles

The start of the 1990s brought with it a string of bizarre and sometimes horrific troubles for James. His drug use was by this time public knowledge. He was mainly addicted to cocaine and later admitted to spending about US$7,000 per week on drugs for five years straight. In 1993, he and future wife Tanya Hijazi were accused of holding 24-year-old Frances Alley hostage for up to six days although accounts vary on how long she was actually held, tying her up, forcing her to perform sexual acts, and burning her legs and abdomen with the hot end of a crack cocaine pipe, during a week-long cocaine binge. In 1993, while out on bail for that earlier incident, James, under the influence of cocaine, assaulted music executive Mary Sauger at the St. James Club and Hotel in West Hollywood. Sauger claims she met James and Hijazi for a business meeting, but said the two then kidnapped and beat her over a 20-hour period.

He was found guilty of both offenses but was cleared of a torture charge in the crack pipe incident that could have put him in prison for the rest of his life. He served two years in Folsom Prison and lost a civil suit to Sauger, who was awarded US$2 million. He was released from prison in 1996. In 1998, James was accused of sexually assaulting a 26-year-old woman, though charges were later dropped.

Final years

Chappelle's Show

In early 2004, James participated in a comedy sketch on Chappelle's Show, in a segment called "Charlie Murphy's True Hollywood Stories". James and Murphy recounted humorous stories of their experiences together during the early 1980s. During the sketch, James' character, played by Dave Chappelle, utters the now famous catchphrase, "I'm Rick James, bitch!" The sketches were punctuated by James, as himself, explaining his past behavior with the phrase, "Cocaine is a hell of a drug!"

Autobiography and final music projectsAutobiography

At the time of his death, James was working on an autobiography, The Confessions of Rick James: Memoirs of a Super Freak, as well as a new album. The book was finally published toward the end of 2007 by Colossus Books and features a picture of his tombstone.

David Ritz, who had been employed by James to work on the book with him, later said that this version did not truly reflect how the musician wanted it published. In 2014, Ritz published his own, re-edited version, Glow: The Autobiography of Rick James.

Final music projects

He was also supporting Teena Marie's tour of her album La Doña and toured with her in May 2004, playing with her at the KBLX Stone Soul Picnic, Pioneer Amphitheatre, Hayward, California.

Death

On the morning of August 6, 2004, James' caretaker found him dead in James' Los Angeles home at the Oakwood Toluca Hills apartment complex, just outside Burbank. He had died from pulmonary failure and cardiac failure, associated with his various health conditions of diabetes, a stroke, pacemaker, and heart attack. His autopsy found alprazolam, diazepam, bupropion, citalopram, hydrocodone, digoxin, chlorpheniramine, methamphetamine, and cocaine in his blood. However, the coroner stated that "none of the drugs or drug combinations were found to be at levels that were life-threatening in and of themselves".

James was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo, New York. His two-ton, jet black headstone is engraved with the following lyrics to an unreleased song: "I've had it all, I've done it all, I've seen it all. It's all about love – God is love."

Digital releases

James' entire Motown Records back catalogue was released in 2014 on iTunes for the very first time in digitally remastered form. This marks the first time many of his albums have been widely available since their initial release. Physical copies of James' albums, namely Fire It Up, Garden of Love and The Flag, have become rare and highly sought after by fans.

Discography

Studio albums

Come Get It! (with the Stone City Band) (1978)

Bustin' Out of L Seven (1979)

Fire It Up (1979)

Garden of Love (1980)

Street Songs (1981)

Throwin' Down (1982)

Cold Blooded (1983)

Glow (1985)

The Flag (1986)

Wonderful (1988)

Kickin' (1989)

Urban Rapsody (1997)

Deeper Still (2007)

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Rick James (bornJames Ambrose Johnson, Jr. February 1, 1948 – August 6, 2004) was an American musician, composer and actor. Influenced by singers such as Marvin Gaye and Smokey Robinson, James started singing in doo-wop and R&B groups as a teenager in his hometown of Buffalo, New York. After entering the U.S. Navy to avoid being drafted, he deserted to Toronto, where he formed the rock and R&B band, The Mynah Birds, whose lineup once included Bruce Palmer, Neil Young, and Nick St. Nicholas. James’ tenure with the group was interrupted after he was discovered recording with the group in Motown in 1966. Surrendering to military authorities, he served a one-year prison term. Upon release, James moved to California to resume his duties with the Mynah Birds, although the group eventually split. James began a series of rock bands in California and worked with Motown under the assumed name “Ricky Matthews” as a songwriter. In 1977, he signed with the Gordy Records imprint of Motown as a recording artist, releasing his debut, Come Get It!, in April 1978. The album sold over two million copies and launched his career into the mainstream as a funk and soul artist. His most popular album, 1981's Street Songs, launched him into superstardom thanks to the hit singles, “Give It to Me Baby” and “Super Freak”, the latter song becoming his signature song for the rest of his life, and the basis of MC Hammer’s biggest hit, “U Can’t Touch This”; James eventually sued for back royalties. After being credited as writer of the song, James became the 1991 recipient of a Best R&B Song Grammy for composing the song. Due to this success, James was often called the “king of punk funk”, for his mix of funk, soul and underground-inspired rock music. In addition to his own success, James emerged as a successful songwriter and producer for other artists, such as Teena Marie, The Mary Jane Girls, The Temptations, Eddie Murphy and Smokey Robinson. An addiction to drugs hampered his career by the late 1980s. In the 1990s, his legal troubles, which included kidnapping and torturing two women while under the influence of crack, led him to serve a three-year sentence at California’s Folsom State Prison. James was released on parole in 1996 and resumed his musical career releasing the album, Urban Rapsody, in 1997. A mild stroke suffered during a concert in early 1998 interrupted his career for a brief time. James received new notoriety in 2004, when he appeared (as himself) in an episode of Chappelle’s Show, in a Charlie Murphy “True Hollywood Stories” segment that satirized James’ wild lifestyle. James died later that year from heart failure, at age 56. Biography Early life and career James Ambrose Johnson, Jr. was born on February 1, 1948, in Buffalo, New York, to Mabel (née Sims) and James Ambrose Johnson, Sr. He was one of eight children. James’ father, an autoworker, left the family when James was ten. His mother was a dancer for Katherine Dunham, and later ran errands for a Mafia-connected mob, just to feed her family. James’ mother would take him on her collecting route, and it was in bars where she worked that James got to see performers such as John Coltrane, Miles Davis, and Etta James perform. James claimed later in the autobiography, Glow, that he lost his virginity at “age 9 or 10” to a 14-year-old local girl, claiming his “kinky nature came in early”. James eventually attended Orchard Park High School and Bennett High School prior to dropping out. James was introduced to drugs at an early age and, as a young teen, was busted for burglary. Due to his stints in jail for theft, James entered the United States Navy at 14 or 15, lying about his age, to avoid the draft. During that time, he also became a drummer for local jazz groups in New York City. Due to him missing his twice-monthly Reserve sessions at the USS Enterprise, he found himself ordered to Vietnam. In 1965, he fled for Toronto, where he made friendships with then-local musicians Neil Young and Joni Mitchell. To avoid being caught by military authorities, James went under the assumed name, “Ricky James Matthews”. That same year, James formed the Mynah Birds, a band that produced a fusion of soul, folk and rock music. In 1965, the band briefly recorded for the Canadian division of Columbia Records, releasing the single, “Mynah Bird Hop”/“Mynah Bird Song”. At one point, Nick St. Nicholas of later Steppenwolf fame was a member; eventually bassist Bruce Palmer replaced him by the time “Mynah Bird Hop” was recorded. James and Palmer would recruit guitarists Tom Morgan and Xavier Taylor and drummer Rick Mason to form a new Mynah Birds lineup, and soon traveled to Detroit to record with Motown. Before the group began recording their first songs for the label, Morgan left, unhappy about the label’s attitude towards the musicians. Neil Young eventually took his place. It was while in Detroit that James met his musical heroes, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder. After meeting Wonder and telling him his name, Wonder felt the name “Ricky James Matthews” was “too long”, and instead told James to shorten it to “Ricky James”. After James got involved in a fight with the group’s financial backer in Toronto, the Navy was given a tip regarding James’ whereabouts and the singer was soon arrested. Afterwards, Motown dropped the band from the label, and James spent a year in prison. After his release, James moved to California where he resumed his musical career. After forming a duo with musician Greg Reeves, Reeves was soon hired to work as a musician for the rock supergroup, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. James returned to Motown as a songwriter in 1968, under the assumed name “Rickie Matthews”, and worked with acts such as The Miracles, Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers, and The Spinners. According to James, he briefly got involved in pimp activity during this time, but stopped because he felt he wasn’t qualified for it due to the harsh activity and the abuse of women there. Returning to California from Toronto in 1969, James got involved with hair stylist Jay Sebring, who agreed to invest in James’ music. In late 1968, James formed the rock band Salt and Pepper. James and S&P member Ed Roth later were included in Bruce Palmer’s solo album The Cycle is Complete. The duo also recorded as part of the group Heaven and Earth in Toronto. Heaven and Earth eventually changed their name to Great White Cane and recorded an album for Los Angeles label, Lion Records, in 1972, though it was later shelved. James formed another band, Hot Lips, afterwards. In 1973, James signed with A&M Records, where his first single under the name Rick James, “My Mama”, was released, becoming a club hit in Europe. In 1976, James returned to Buffalo, New York, and formed the Stone City Band and recorded the song “Get Up and Dance!”, which was his second single to be released. In 1977, James and the Stone City Band signed a contract with Motown’s Gordy Records imprint, where they began recording their first album in New York City. Solo career In April 1978, James released his debut solo album, Come Get It!, which included the Stone City Band. The album launched the top 20 hit, “You and I”, which became his first number-one R&B hit. The album also included the hit single, “Mary Jane”. It eventually sold two million copies, launching James’ musical career to stardom, and helping out Motown Records at a time when label fortunes had dwindled. In early 1979, James’ second album, Bustin’ Out of L Seven, followed the previous album’s success, eventually selling a million copies. A third album, Fire It Up, was released in late 1979 going gold. Around that same period, James launched his first headlining tour, the Fire It Up Tour, and agreed to invite the then-upcoming artist, Prince, as well as singer Teena Marie, as his opening act. James had produced Marie’s successful Motown debut album, Wild and Peaceful and was featured on the hit duet, “I’m a Sucker (For Your Love)”. James was credited with naming Marie, “Lady Tee”, on the song, a nickname that stuck with Marie for the rest of her career. The Fire It Up tour led to James developing a bitter rivalry with Prince, after he accused the musician for ripping off his act. Following the end of the tour in 1980, James released the ballads-heavy Garden of Love, which became his fourth gold record. In 1981, James recorded his best-selling album to date, Street Songs, which like his previous four albums, was a concept album. Street Songs featured a fusion mix of different genres, including rock and new wave, as well as James’ brand of crossover funk, enabling James’ own style of “punk funk”. The album featured hit singles such as “Ghetto Life”, the Teena Marie duet “Fire and Desire”, “Give It to Me Baby”, and his biggest crossover hit to date, “Super Freak”, which peaked at number sixteen on the Billboard Hot 100, and sold over a million copies. Street Songs peaked at number one R&B and number three pop, and sold over three million copies alone in the United States. Following up that success, James released two more gold albums, 1982's Throwin’ Down and 1983's Cold Blooded. During this period, envious of Prince’s success as producer of other acts including The Time and Vanity 6, James launched the acts Process and the Doo-Rags, and the Mary Jane Girls, featuring his former background singer Joanne “JoJo” McDuffie as the lead vocalist and background performer, finding success with the latter group, due to the hits, “All Night Long”, “Candy Man”, and “In My House”. In 1982, James produced the Temptations’ Top Ten R&B hit, “Standing On The Top”. In 1983, James recorded the hit duet, “Ebony Eyes”, with singer Smokey Robinson. In 1985, James produced another hit for entertainer Eddie Murphy with the song “Party All The Time”. That same year he appeared on an episode of The A-Team with Isaac Hayes. After the release of his ninth solo album, The Flag, in 1986, James signed with Warner Bros. Records, which released the album Wonderful in 1988, featuring the hit, “Loosey’s Rap”. James’ controversial and provocative image became troublesome sometimes. During his heyday, James had presented his songs to the then-fledging music video channel, MTV, only to be turned down because James’ music didn’t fit the network’s rock playlist. James accused the network of racism. When MTV and BET both avoided playing the video for “Loosey’s Rap” because of its graphic sexual content, James considered the networks hypocritical in light of them still playing provocative videos by Madonna and Cher. In 1989, James’ eleventh album, Kickin’, was released only in the UK. By 1990, he had lost his deal with Warner Bros. and James began struggling with personal and legal troubles. That year MC Hammer released his hit signature song, “U Can’t Touch This”, which sampled the prominent opening riff from “Super Freak”. James and his co-writer on “Super Freak”, Alonzo Miller, successfully sued Hammer for shared songwriting credit and all three consequently received the 1990 Grammy Award for Best R&B Song. In 1997, James released Urban Rapsody, his first album since his release from prison on assault charges, and he toured to promote the album. That same year, he discussed his life and career in interviews for the VH1 musical documentary series, Behind the Music, which aired in early 1998. James’ musical career slowed again after he suffered a minor stroke during a concert. In 1999, James accepted an offer by Eddie Murphy himself to appear in his film, Life. Personal life Relationships and children James had three children. With Syville Morgan, a former singer and songwriter, he had daughter Ty and son Rick, Jr. In 1989, James met 17-year-old partygoer Tanya Hijazi. The two began a romance in 1990. In 1993, the couple welcomed the arrival of their only child and James’ youngest, Tazman. Following their releases from prison for assaulting Mary Sauger and Frances Alley, the couple married in 1996 and divorced in 2002. James was very close with Teena Marie, whom he met and began collaborating with in 1979. While James had denied that the two were romantically involved, Teena Marie stated they were romantically involved and engaged “for two weeks”. Their professional partnership lasted into 2004, when Marie released her comeback album, La Dona, which included her and James’ duet “I Got You”. When James died, Teena Marie said she struggled to come to terms with his death. Notable friendships James became close friends with Eddie Murphy after the two met in 1981. Following his exit from the United States Navy in 1984, Murphy’s older brother Charlie Murphy, whose first post-Navy job was working as security for his famous brother, began hanging out with James, and he bonded with the singer. Murphy would later recall on Chappelle’s Show his sometimes strained relationship with James, which helped to revive James’ name in the public eye after years of seclusion, following his mild stroke in 1998. James also appeared in the episode recounting his memory of the experiences shared by Charlie, such as starting impromptu fights with him and staining Eddie Murphy’s couch with mud. James was also a friend of fellow Motown acts Smokey Robinson and Marvin Gaye, one of the singers James idolized as a teenager. Additionally, he befriended Gaye’s second wife, Janis, and he was godfather of Gaye’s daughter Nona. James’ relationship with Robinson began shortly after James signed with Motown and, in 1983, the duo recorded the hit “Ebony Eyes.” James also idolized former Temptations lead singer David Ruffin and Ruffin’s self-proclaimed uncle, bass vocalist Melvin Franklin, and grabbed at the chance to produce the hit “Standing on the Top” for them in 1982. Before that, the then-current lineup of the group recorded background vocals on two James-associated projects – James' Street Songs (singing “Ghetto Life” and “Super Freak”) and Teena Marie's It Must Be Magic (singing on the title track). In “Super Freak,” “It Must Be Magic,” and “Standing On The Top”, James famously shouted out, “Temptations SING!” Drug abuse and health problems James’ lifelong drug abuse began in his teens, first with marijuana and heroin. James began using cocaine in the late 1960s. His cocaine use became an addiction by the 1980s, and he began freebasing by the end of the decade. James recalled smoking crack cocaine in his Beverly Hills mansion and often had aluminum foil on the windows to escape onlookers. His drug use led to health issues that impacted his life. In April 1984, he was hospitalized after being found unconscious in the middle of his house by a friend. James claimed he quit cocaine when he entered prison, although cocaine would later be found in his bloodstream following his autopsy. Legal troubles The start of the 1990s brought with it a string of bizarre and sometimes horrific troubles for James. His drug use was by this time public knowledge. He was mainly addicted to cocaine and later admitted to spending about US$7,000 per week on drugs for five years straight. In 1993, he and future wife Tanya Hijazi were accused of holding 24-year-old Frances Alley hostage for up to six days although accounts vary on how long she was actually held, tying her up, forcing her to perform sexual acts, and burning her legs and abdomen with the hot end of a crack cocaine pipe, during a week-long cocaine binge. In 1993, while out on bail for that earlier incident, James, under the influence of cocaine, assaulted music executive Mary Sauger at the St. James Club and Hotel in West Hollywood. Sauger claims she met James and Hijazi for a business meeting, but said the two then kidnapped and beat her over a 20-hour period. He was found guilty of both offenses but was cleared of a torture charge in the crack pipe incident that could have put him in prison for the rest of his life. He served two years in Folsom Prison and lost a civil suit to Sauger, who was awarded US$2 million. He was released from prison in 1996. In 1998, James was accused of sexually assaulting a 26-year-old woman, though charges were later dropped. Final years Chappelle’s Show In early 2004, James participated in a comedy sketch on Chappelle’s Show, in a segment called “Charlie Murphy’s True Hollywood Stories”. James and Murphy recounted humorous stories of their experiences together during the early 1980s. During the sketch, James’ character, played by Dave Chappelle, utters the now famous catchphrase, “I’m Rick James, bitch!” The sketches were punctuated by James, as himself, explaining his past behavior with the phrase, “Cocaine is a hell of a drug!” Autobiography and final music projectsAutobiography At the time of his death, James was working on an autobiography, The Confessions of Rick James: Memoirs of a Super Freak, as well as a new album. The book was finally published toward the end of 2007 by Colossus Books and features a picture of his tombstone. David Ritz, who had been employed by James to work on the book with him, later said that this version did not truly reflect how the musician wanted it published. In 2014, Ritz published his own, re-edited version, Glow: The Autobiography of Rick James. Final music projects He was also supporting Teena Marie’s tour of her album La Doña and toured with her in May 2004, playing with her at the KBLX Stone Soul Picnic, Pioneer Amphitheatre, Hayward, California. Death On the morning of August 6, 2004, James’ caretaker found him dead in James’ Los Angeles home at the Oakwood Toluca Hills apartment complex, just outside Burbank. He had died from pulmonary failure and cardiac failure, associated with his various health conditions of diabetes, a stroke, pacemaker, and heart attack. His autopsy found alprazolam, diazepam, bupropion, citalopram, hydrocodone, digoxin, chlorpheniramine, methamphetamine, and cocaine in his blood. However, the coroner stated that “none of the drugs or drug combinations were found to be at levels that were life-threatening in and of themselves”. James was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo, New York. His two-ton, jet black headstone is engraved with the following lyrics to an unreleased song: “I’ve had it all, I’ve done it all, I’ve seen it all. It’s all about love – God is love.” Digital releases James’ entire Motown Records back catalogue was released in 2014 on iTunes for the very first time in digitally remastered form. This marks the first time many of his albums have been widely available since their initial release. Physical copies of James’ albums, namely Fire It Up, Garden of Love and The Flag, have become rare and highly sought after by fans. Discography Studio albums Come Get It! (with the Stone City Band) (1978) Bustin’ Out of L Seven (1979) Fire It Up (1979) Garden of Love (1980) Street Songs (1981) Throwin’ Down (1982) Cold Blooded (1983) Glow (1985) The Flag (1986) Wonderful (1988) Kickin’ (1989) Urban Rapsody (1997) Deeper Still (2007)

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Artifact Series M

M.C. Escher's Pen

M.C. Escher's Mirror Ball

MC Hammer's Parachute Pants

M.E. Clifton James's Fake Military Uniform

M.K. "Mahatma" Ghandi's Dhoti *

M.K. "Mahatma" Ghandi's Glasses *

M.K. "Mahatma" Ghandi's Sandals *

M.K. "Mahatma" Ghandi's Spinning Wheel *

M.R. James' Glasses

Ma Jun’s South Pointing Chariot

Mabel Stark's Tiger Hoop

The Maccabee's Menorah

Macbeth's Sword

Mace from the House of Commons

MacGyver's Swiss Army Knife

Madame Alexe Popova's Tea Set

Madame Bobin's Coffin

Madeleine L'Engle's Brooch

Madman Muntz’s Stereo-Pak

Madness-Inducing Chair *

Madrigal Sword Cane

Maeda Toshiie’s Yari

Mae West's Cocktail Glasses

Magdelaine Laframboise's Foxskin Shawl

Magician's Cotton Sheets

Magician's Cufflinks

The Magna Carta

Magnetic Lion Head Ring

Magnifying Glass

Magnus Ver Magnusson's Belt

Maitreya's Purse

Majidae Mic

Makoto Hagiwara's Fortune Cookie

Malachite Ring

Malcolm Forbes Odometer

Malik Nettles' Gun

The Maltese Falcon *

Manco Cápac's Storytelling Cuff Bracelet

Man-Eating Trees

Mansa Musa's Gold Bars

Mama Cass' Ham Sandwich

Manco Cápac's Staff

Man Ray's Camera *

Mandala Tapestry

Mangal Pandey’s Bullet Cartridges

Mao Gong Ding

Maori Warrior Masks

Marble Block from The Papal States

Marble Inscription from Mauslous' Tomb

Marcel Duchamp's "Fountain"

Marcel Marceau's White Gloves

Marcel Proust's Tea Tin

Marcel Vogel's Crystal

Marc Isambard Brunel's Quadrant

Marco Polo's Compass

Marco Polo's Chopsticks

Marcus Aurelius' Sword *

Marcus Tullius Cicero's Ladle

Margaret Cavendish's Inkwell

Margaret D Craighill's Bandages

Margaret Keane’s Sketchbook

Margaret Sanger's Nursing Bag

Margaret Devaney’s Pocketknife

Margaret Hamilton's Broomstick

Margaret Hughes' Stage Dress

Margaret Q. Adams’ Badge

Margaret Mitchell’s Manila Envelopes

Margaret Sanger's Nursing Bag

Margaret Waters’ High Chair

Margarete Steiff's Bear

Maria Montesori's Gloves

Marian Anderson's Hair Pins

Marian Rejewski's Cards

Maria Sibylla Merian's Painting Set

Maria von Trapp's Devotional Scapular

Marie-Angélique Memmie Le Blanc's Bracelet

Marie Antoinette’s Cake Server

Marie Antoinette's Guillotine Blade *

Marie Antoinette’s Hand Mirror

The Marie Celeste *

Marie Curie's Research Papers

Marie Curie's Silver Pendant

Marie Guichon's Red Hood

Marie-Jean-Leon Lucoq's Memento Mori

Marie Laveau's Crucifix *

Marie Laveau's Voodoo Doll *

Marie Rose Ferron’s Nightstand

Marie Tussaud's Wax

Marilyn Monroe's Hairbrush

Marilyn Monroe's White Dress

Marilyn vos Savant's Pen

Marina Raskova’s Polikarpov Po-2

Marion Davis' Scarf

Mark Allen Hicks' Nunchucks

Mark Antokolsky's Mephistopheles

Mark Antony's Roman Aquila

Mark Fischbach's Moustache

Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Mark Twain’s Fountain Pen

Markus Hess’ Oscilloscope

Marquis de Sade's Pillow

Mars' Ancile Buckler Shield

Mars' Axe

Marshall Fields' Chevrolet Impala

Marshall Ratliff's Santa Claus Suit

Marsyas' Aulos

Martha Clarke’s Kaleidoscope

Martha Graham's Ballet Shoes

Martin A. Couney’s Baby Incubator

Martin Fullam's Jacket

Martin Kaylor’s Wallpaper

Martin Laurello's Shirt

Martin Luther King Jr.'s Bible

Martin Luther King Jr.'s Handcuffs

Martin Luther King Jr.'s Shoes

Martin Luther's Cross

Martin Luther's Nails

Martin Waldseemüller’s Construction Gores

Martino da Como's Crock Pot

Marty Cooper's Cellphone

Martyrs of Gorkum Wooden Barn Beam

Maruyama Ōkyo's Paintbrush

Marvin "Marvelous" Hagler's Boxing Gloves

Marvin Heemeyer's Welding Helmet

Marvin Hewitt’s Credentials

Marvin "Marvelous" Hagler's Boxing Gloves

Marvin Middlemark's Rabbit-Ears *

Mary I of England's Dress

Mary I of England's Pearl Pendant

Mary I of England's Tea Cup

Mary Amdur’s Guinea Pig Wheel

Mary Ann Cotton's Apron

Mary Babnik Brown's Hairs

Mary Baker Eddy’s Bible

Mary Baker's Necklace

Mary Bateman’s Eggs

Mary Delany's Embroidery Samples

Mary of Jesus of Agreda's Casket

Mary of Jesus of Ágreda's Rosary Necklace

Mary Magdalene's Cross Pendent

Mary Mallon's Cleaver *

Mary McLeod Bethune's Cane

Mary Poppin's Traveling Bag *

Mary, Queen of Scott's Croquet Mallet *

Mary Shelley's Box Desk

Mary Shelley's Glasses

Mary Shelly's Weathervane

Mary Somerville's Book

Mary Todd Lincoln's Gloves

Mary Wortley Montagu's Floristy Gloves

Mary Worth's Mirror

Marybeth Tinning's Childhood Doll (canon )

The Masakichi Statue

Masao Asano's Racing Car '42'

Masco Brand Pocket Knife

The Mask

Masked Marauders Vinyl Record

Mask of Anubis

Master Sword & Hylian Shield

Mata Hari's Stockings *

Mathias Zdarsky’s Ski Bindings

Matroshka Experiments Mannequin

Matt Smith's Bowtie

Mattel Blue Race Car Toy

Matthew Brady's Shoes *

Matthew C. Perry's Box

Matthew Henson’s Inuit Bird Carving

Matthew Walker's Rigging Rope

Matteo Bandello's Cross

Maui's Fishhook

Maurice Andre's Trumpet

Maurice Chevalier’s Boater Hat

Maurice de Sully's Three Gargoyle Statues

Maurice Koechlin's Original Eiffel Tower Model

Maurice Tillet's Trunks

Maurice Vermersch's Waffle Iron *

Maurice Ward’s Extruder

Mauro Dolce's Seismoloy Chart

Max Baer's Shorts *

Max Keith's Test Bottle of Fanta

Max Lüscher’s Color Cards

Max Manus' Stapler

Max Page's Helmet

Max Schreck's Fake Teeth

Max Sievert's Brass Blow Torch

Max Wertgeimer's Zoetrope *

Max Yasgur's Glasses

Maximilian Grabner's Jacks *

Maxwell Sharpen's Atrocity-Denying Armchair

Maxwell's Silver Hammer

Maya Angelou's Bell

Maya Angelou's Church Hat

Mayan Calendar *

Mayan Divine King's Mask

Mayan Sacrificial Knife

McGuffey's Eclectic Readers

The McNamara Brother's Suitcase

Mean Coach Whistle

Meat-Shaped Stone

Mehmed III's Silken Cord *

Mel Blanc's Pitch Pipe

Mel Brooks’ Hat

Mel Fisher's Diving Mask

Mel Water's Shovel

Melchisédech Thévenot’s Spirit Level

Melvil Dewey's Filing Cabinet

Melvin Dummar's Will

Memorial Fresco of Hanno the Elephant

Memory-Living Victim Shoes

Memory Replacement Pendulum

Menes' Crocodile Scale

Mercy Brown’s Shawl

Merit Badge Sashes from Boy and Girl Scouts of America

Meriwether Lewis’ Bear Trap *

Merry Man Dagger

Meshach Browning’s Turkey Quill

Mesopotamian Bronze Stele *

Metacomet's War Bonnet

Metal Bending Blacksmith Gloves

Metal Ram's Head Drawer Handle

Metal Rooster Statue

Metal Whistling Top

Merle Evans' Cornet

Methuselah's Shawl

Meyer Lansky's Desk Fan *

Mi Fu's Bamboo Scrolls

"Miami Zombie" Rudy Eugene's Bible

Michael Bay's Leather Jacket

Michael Crichton's Rough Draft of Jurassic Park

Michael Durant's Dogtags

Michael Ende's Volume

Michael Fagan's T-Shirt

Michael Faraday's Balloons

Michael Faraday's Horseshoe Magnets

Michael Faraday's Magnetic Stones

Michael Jackson's Glove

Michael Jackson's Red and Black Jacket

Micheal Keaton's "Beetlejuice" Makeup

Michael Larson's Watch

Michael Malloy's Scarf

Michael Meyer's Kitchen Knife

Michael Servetus' Parchment

Michael P. Murphy's Tactical Radio

Michelangelo's Brushes

Michelangelo's Poems

Michel de Montaigne's Desk

Michel de Montaigne's Original Copy of Essays

Michel Lotito's Mineral Oil

Michiel de Ruyter's Crest

Michigan Highway 185 Highway Shield

Michonne's Katana

Mictlantecuhtli Statue

Midori Naka's Kimono

Miguel de Cervantes' Windmill *

Mika Jenkin's Sword and Scabbard

Mike Fink's Rifle

Mike Powell's Track Shoes

Mike Rowe's Ballcap

Mikhail Britnev's Journal

Mikimoto Kōkichi’s Pearls

Miles Davis' First Trumpet *

Milk Drinking Hindu Statues

Minamoto no Yoritomo's Katana

Mind-Refracting Chandalier*

Minecraft Creeper Wind-Up Toy

Minerva's Helm

Ming Vase

Miniature Smith Alarm Clock *

Mining Cart From the Benxihu Colliery Accident

Minnie Pearl's Hat

Minoan Trident *

Minoru Yamasaki's Model of the World Trade Center

Mircale on 34th Street Santa Hat

Mirin Dajo's Rib Bone

Mirra Alfassa's Prayer Rug

Mirror from Kitson *

Mirrors from the Luxor Hotel

Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's Topi Taqiyah and Charpai

Mischa Barton's Handgun

Mischievous Salt Shaker

Miss Belvedere

Miss Chantilly's Fancy Dancing Pump

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Series

Missile from the Zone of Silence

Mitch Hedberg's Glasses

Mithridates VI of Pontus' Cup

Miyamoto Musashi’s Bokken

Miyata Unicycle

Mizzenmast from the Hanging of John the Painter

Moctezuma's Headdress

Model 1890

Moe Howard's Necktie

Mohamed Bouazizi's Gas Can

Mohammad Sidique Khan's Prayer Rug

Molly Williams' Apron

Molotovs from Stalingrad

Momotarō's Peach Pit

Mona Lisa's Wooden Teeth *

Monarch Butterfly Clip

Mongol General's Shortbows

Mongol Paiza

"Monkey" Typewriter

Monopoly Board from the Great Train Robbery

Monte Saldo's Wristband

Montesquieu’s Folding Screen

Montgolfier Brothers' Sackcloth

Mont Saint-Michel Abbey Bell

"Morans" Protest Sign

Mordecai Kaplan's Torah

Morgan Earp's Billiards Cue

Morgan Spurlock's Belt

Moriz Gottschalk's Fairy-Castle Dollhouse *

Morphers

Morphing Cube

Moses' Staff

Mother Jones' Purse

Mother Shipton's Tarot Cards *

Mother Teresa's Rosary

Mound Builder Hoe

Mouse-sized Skateboard

Movie Projector from the Berlin Wintergarten Theatre

Moysan of Blois' Miniature Skull Clock *

Mr. Bean's Teddy Bear

Mr. Creosote's Tie

Mr. Freeze's Freeze Gun

Mr. Mental and Coco's Fezzes *

Mrs. Pac-Man's Bow

Msiri’s Katanga Crosses

MTV VCR

Muhammad Ali's Boxing Gloves *

Muhammad's Ghutrah

Muhammad al-Idrisi's "The Tabula Rogeriana"

Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi’s Bimaristan

Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi's Mortar & Pestle

Mummification Linen

Murderous Car Headlights

The Murder Weapons from Grigori Rasputin's Assassination

Murray Ball's Electric Fence

Murray Becker's Camera

Musician's Fiddle

Musō Soseki's Bamboo Brush Cup

Mutsuhiro Watanabe's Sword

MV Joyita

Myrrha's Noose

Myron of Eleutherae's Bronze Discobolus Discus

Myrtle's Plantation Mirror

Myrtles Plantation's Noose

[lizzybeth1986]

TF MCs for the ask!

Thanks Anon! Someone else has asked me to do Jade (Kaitlyn MC), so I'll shift hers to that ask and do my other two!

JESSICA:

full name and why I chose it: Jessica Phillip. TF was the first Choices series I ever played, and Jessica was often the name I'd use as a teen for my self-insert stories. So that name was the first that came to mind. 

alignment: lawful good

zodiac sign: Leo

favourite movie/TV show: The Crown and the Flame haha. 

weapon of choice: that fancy pen she got in The Senior 

love interest: James Ashton

sexuality: queer

favourite holiday: Christmas. Jessie's father loves making homemade fruit wines (not how James' folks have them made, with barrels and cellars and stuff. Mostly in a bharani with fruit and sugar and yeast and spices, like his mother used to make) mid-year so they'll be perfectly ready for the winter season. James was initially nervous about trying it but found himself loving it. Jessie and James always get a bottle to take home. 

ideal day: cozy, in front of a fireplace, holding a cup of coffee and reading a book. Preferably she and James are nestled together under a blanket.

dream house: anything that also functions as a mini library lmao

favourite mythological figure: Ganesha, esp that little story about the writing of the Mahabharata where the nib of his pen breaks so he breaks off his tusk (he has the head of an elephant) so he can continue writing. "I aim to be that hardcore of a writer", Jessie tells James once. James backs away slowly.

comfort food: Nutella. Straight from the jar. 

description of their favourite outfit: That cute red dress her mum gave her before she left for her London internship

faceclaim:

Amala Paul

MABEL:

full name and why I chose it: Mabel Davis. This one was simple - I've always loved the name and I thought it paired well with Becca. 

alignment: lawful neutral 

zodiac sign: Sagittarius 

favourite movie/TV show: Not exactly a TV show but Buzzfeed Unsolved was pretty high on her list of binge-series'. She loves true crime stories. 

weapon of choice: That drink she "accidentally" spilled on Becca as comeback the day they first met 

love interest: Becca Davenport. The tension is there all through the last half of Mabel's first year but they only get together when she's in sophomore year.

sexuality: bi

favourite holiday: Easter

ideal day: Mabel's a very social person, so her ideal day would involve meeting and talking to lots of people, going out, having fun, lots of dancing. Adventure sports too!

dream house: Bright colours, warm, lots of scented candles. She's crazy about scented candles!

favourite mythological figure: The Muses.

comfort food: Ghanaian jollof rice

description of their favourite outfit: There was this lovely pink and black dress Becca gave Mabel as a thank-you gift for all her help in The Sophomore. That one remains Mabel's favourite outfit for a long, long time to come. 

faceclaim:

Sabina Silverx

[lizzybeth1986]

Didn’t you say that you were replaying the freshman series at one point? If so, how’s it going?

Ah yes! Thank you for asking, reminds me that I have a playthrough left to complete of The Senior (I'm weak for a story that involves a college-going MC doing their thesis 😂).

Okay so...up until now I'd been doing only the James route since he was (still is!) my favourite TF LI. But I always wanted to do a Kaitlyn route so I decided to create a new MC (Jade Frias, Asian MC) for her, and did all 8 books with her. It was an experience!! I know she can be a difficult character to love for some but I absolutely enjoyed her journey and how she eventually grew into this confident young singer who - by the end of the series - was comfortable with her place in the world.

Becca also grew on me during my Jade playthrough, so I eventually made an MC for her as well (Mabel Davis, Black MC). Admittedly I started my Becca playthrough from The Sophomore onwards, and I loved the more-gradual-than-usual progress of that relationship.

I know the latter books aren't seen as very good ones - and for good reasons - but I tend to have a soft spot for them because for all their flaws I think the characters really did blossom and grow in the latter books. I'm planning to do another full playthrough of James' route as well eventually, with my OG MC Jessica. I do miss having that guy as an LI.