"[Rick] James had particular disdain for The High Priest of Pop and accused him of stealing his moves during their joint Fire It Up tour, which would later be known as the Battle of Funk, according to James' 2014 autobiography, Glow (...) You can't take his music seriously (...) Prince was emulating my mic moves like a motherf***er. He was calling out my funk chants and even flashing my funk sign"