James Mtume, Whose ‘Juicy Fruit’ Became a Hip-Hop Beat, Dies at 76 In a wide-ranging career, he went from playing percussion with Miles Davis to writing and producing sleek R&B to a long stint ...

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.

James Mtume, Grammy-winning "Juicy Fruit" drum legend, dead at 76. He worked with Duke Ellington, Sonny Rollins, Dizzy Gillespie, Roberta Flack and Lonnie Liston Smith.

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.

James "Mtume" Forman, who is best known for writing and producing the intergenerational smash hit "Juicy Fruit," has died. He was 78.

James Mtume, the legendary jazz and R&B musician, Grammy-winning songwriter and activist, has died. He was 75. Mtume was best known for his band’s 1983 R&B hit “Juicy Fruit.” Less than 10 ...

*Philadelphia native James Mtume is celebrating the 35th anniversary of the release of “Juicy Fruit,” an R&B classic considered one of music’s most influential and sampled songs. For five ...

James Mtume, a jazz musician who went on to form the R&B band Mtume, has reportedly died. Mtume was behind the massive “Juicy Fruit” hit, famously sampled by The Notorious B.I.G.’s “Juicy ...

DJ Evil Dee remixes smash '80s hit, "Juicy Fruit" for Red Bull Music Academy's Festival New York series beat: repeat NYC.

Newark native, Tawatha Agee is a vocalist and songwriter who has recorded over 1,000 songs. She says with James Mtume she co-wrote and sang vocals on the iconic "Juicy Fruit" but she also learned ...

Mtume is best known to the Hip Hop generation for contributing the sample to the Notorious B.I.G.’s crossover hit “Juicy”, which was sampled from his 1983 hit “Juicy Fruit”.

James Mtume, the R&B and jazz musician best known for the 1983 smash 'Juicy Fruit' and his work with Miles Davis, has died.