Mtume landed a smash hit in 1983 with the track “Juicy Fruit,” forever immortalized by Notorious B.I.G.‘s “Juicy” which used samples from the original track. In conjunction with the Red Bull Music ...

James Mtume, the R&B and jazz percussionist, recording artist and producer best known for the 1983 smash “Juicy Fruit” and his work with Miles Davis and other top jazz musicians, has died at the age ...

James Mtume, a percussionist who performed in Miles Davis’ seminal fusion band from 1971 to 1975 and later had hits with his own eponymous group, has died at the age 76. The daughter of Mtume’s late ...

South Philadelphia native James Mtume, a leading light in the world of jazz and R&B from the 1960's onward, has died at the age of 75, his family confirmed on Sunday. Born James Forman, Mtume was the ...

James Mtume, a musician, songwriter and producer who played in Miles Davis’ electric band of the early and mid-1970s before founding the eponymous R&B group whose 1983 hit “Juicy Fruit” became one of ...

James Mtume, a legendary musician who played with greats from Duke Ellington to Miles Davis and was sampled by the Notorious B.I.G., has died He was 76. No official cause of death has been released, ...

In a wide-ranging career, he went from playing percussion with Miles Davis to writing and producing sleek R&B to a long stint on political talk radio. By Jon Pareles James Mtume, the musician, ...

James “Mtume” Forman, who is best known for writing and producing the intergenerational smash hit “Juicy Fruit,” has died. He was 78. No cause of death has been revealed. Forman, who mostly referred ...

James Mtume, the creative force behind the band Mtume, has passed away at the age of 76. According to a Twitter post by a close friend’s daughter, Lisa Lucas, he passed away on Sunday. “So much loss.

Grammy award-winning singer, songwriter, producer and activist, James “Mtume” Forman, is a legend in his own right and a blueprint in our musical lives. His musical catalog consists of jazz, ...

Jazz and funk musician James Mtume is suing Sony Music over music he recorded in the 1970s and 1980s, looking to reclaim the rights for his hit single "Juicy Fruit" and two albums. By Colin Stutz Jazz ...