James Forman professionally known as James Mtume was an American Jazz and R&B musician, songwriter and an activist.
He was born on January 3, 1947, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
James Forman came to prominence as a jazz musician, working with Miles Davis between 1971 and 1975.
Mtume’s R&B group also called Mtume, is best known for the 1983 R&B hit song, Juicy fruit, which has been repeatedly sampled.
James Mtume children: Did James Mtume have kids?
Mtume is survived by his wife, Kamili Mtume, sons, Faulu Mtume and Richard Johnson and daughters, Benin Mtume, Eshe King, Ife Mtume and Sanda Lee.
There is no information about his daughters as they live their lives away from the public.
Mtume was a staple in elective jazz, R&B, hip hop, and film scoring, who utilized his abilities to interface culture and art with politics.
James Mtume was known for 1983’s Juicy Fruit, which was tested by The Notorious B.I.G. in his first official single Juicy in 1994.
Similarly, he celebrated the song’s 35th commemoration in 2018 by getting back to his old neighborhood of Philadelphia.
