The Flag is the ninth studio album by Rick James, released in 1986. It was his last album on the Gordy Records imprint of Motown Records. James considered The Flag to be a political album.
The album peaked at No. 95 on the Billboard Top 200.
Critical reception
People wrote that James's "strong, supple voice and superb arranging talents are wasted." The Los Angeles Times wrote that the album "is meant to be a return to the hard-core funk sound that established James, and while it’s a step in the right direction, it doesn’t stomp hard enough."