James Forman (born January 3, 1946), better known by his stage name James Mtume, is an American jazz and R&B musician, songwriter, record producer, activist and radio personality.
He 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. Mtume the band also had a top-five R&B hit with the single "You, Me, and He".