Funk legend Rick James, best known for the 1981 hit “Super Freak,” died Friday, apparently of natural causes, police said.

James died at 9:45 a.m. at a residence near Universal City, said Police Department spokeswoman Esther Reyes.

“We learned of his death after responding to a radio call,” Reyes said.

(Would it be considered cruel if I paraphrased Chappelle and said 'I'm dead, bitch?' Probably, but then again I never held anyone hostage and burned them with a crack pipe either-mister X)