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HE LOOKS LIKE RIHANNA! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

i can kinda see where he’s coming from but no matter what he does it still wont stop people

I don’t blame Prince not one bit. This is why this man always get my respect. He will not bow down to the Music Devils that steals people’s souls for penny’s on the dollar. Do your thank Your Royal Purpleness!!!

Eh, he’s just on his period. He pulled the same Goodbye Cruel World in regards to rap. Two albums later, guess what’s all over his music? He’ll be back.

LOL, that’s funny…

I remember when he said years ago that he’s going to revolutionize how music is sold and that was going to via the internet, SMH…

PRINCE IS THE REAL KING OF POP, NOT THAT CHILD MOLESTER WACKO JACKO!

seems like a losing battle, one things for sure, we;ve never gone backward technologically, so dead or not, the internet is here to stay

he is way way to full of himself! enough said!

It’s not about being full of himself.

I respect what he’s trying to do.

He works hard to write, create and produce his own music and after putting in the time to make quality music he wants to make sure all of the revenue is coming directly to him.

He’s trying to cut out all of the middle men.

Continue doing you Prince!

I want Prince to be my bff

@Hannibal
7/6/10, 11:01:AM
PRINCE IS THE REAL KING OF POP, NOT THAT CHILD MOLESTER WACKO JACKO!
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STFU!!! This dude Prince is deluded – I’ve never been a fan and, will never be a fan.. His music su.cks to me… Though, I have my problems with Michael Jackson – he’s not on the same level as Prince…. F*ck Prince and, his cartoon top!!

The only question I have is how does he expect to get his latest album exposed to many?

Then again he has an establsihed fan base and if they really want it they will probably buy it.

We shall see.

I’m SMH at the other quotes from him though.

@ Mystyri

That was halirious!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Totally agree.

Awwww. Well why don’t he talk to his master and stop complaining to the public! He just want people to buy his music of course but guess what….. NOT MY PROBLEM! NEXT!!!!!!!!!

well i am one person who will NOT buy his album!

Funny he was one of the first people to sel his music just thru a didgital realease now he deads it…Prince knows something we don’t…

Kudos to Prince! This is why artists of today are BROKE and not selling music the way they use to. Too many people/entities cutting into their revenue and people getting stuff for free via the internet. I don’t blame him one bit.

Quite the challenge for Prince, I have yet to read my Ebony so hopefully he spoke on this topic of technology\music with the interviewer!!!

I love him…

What he means is Black People have a natural affinity for Math and Science and shouldn’t let technology affect the way we use our brain….We’ve become to relaint on sources other than natural ones…hence BP…..Prince produced and wrote his own music and palyed most of the instruments, he should share his money with ?

@NICOLE

F*UCK YOU, TOO! YOU ARE A WOMAN, I DIDN’T GIVE YOU PERMISSION TO SPEAK, SO STFU!

can I speak

PRINCE KNOW SOMETHING HE NOT SHARING WITH US ,…THIS CAT PREDICTED THE 9/11 INCIDENT LONG BEFORE IT HAPPENED,..AND HE SPOKE ON THEM CHEMTRAILS,…THIS CAT MAYBE FUNNY AND GAY LOOKING, BUT HE SPEAK ON SOME REAL DEEP CHIT!

HANNIBAL, you can kiss my black a.ss you hoe a.ss punk!

@shut the fu*ck up

YOU MAY SPEAK, SINCE YOU ASKED! BUT NEXT TIME YOU ASK, YOU MUST ASK LIKE THIS, “MAY I PLEASE SPEAK, MASTER HANNIBAL?”

HANNIBAL- Go tell your mamma to STFU and kiss my black a.ss you hoe a.ss n.igga!

In a way thats smart. Prince is about getting his money the old fashioned way. But then again it just sounds like he’s just being old minded and scared of technology like most people past 50 years of age.

@NICOLE

I’M A THUG, NOT A HOE A*SS PUNK, SO APOLOGIZE TO ME YOU PEASANT! AND WHY AREN’T YOU IN THE KITCHEN WHERE YOU BELONG?!

JUST LIKE PRINCE WENT ALL OUT UP AGAINST THE MUSIC INDUSTRY,..AND SOON AFTER MUSIC AS WE KNOW WAS DEAD ,..HE TRYING TO TELL US THE GOV ABOUT TO SHUT THIS INTERNET CHIT DOWN AS WE KNOW IT ,…AND THATz NOT GOOD FOLKS ,..SOMTHING ABOUT TO HAPPEN!

I get where he is coming from,however the record biz is dead, and now itunes & amazon are the music biz. I mean most people buy all their music from there or download it free from limewire or other sites like it.

@No you din’t
***Madonna is up there with them***

You must be delusional to be madonna aka wackdonna on the same list as MJ.. Wackdonna’s music is trash!!! Tina Turner,Diana “sellout” Ross, Aretha Franklin,Mariah Carey,Cracked up Whitney Houston etc etc are all greater artiste than Madonna…

I LOVE PRINCE&MICHAEL JACKSON!!! MAD LOVE FOR BOTH! R.I.P MJ! PEACE!

Realist- I agree with you 90%, although I’ll always say that MJ was “different” vs weird since the guy was in show business since the age of 5. I could never imagine people chasing you, stalking you, constantly being lied to you, taking money from you, and being ridiculed and persecuted for the world for 20+ years. That would drive the most sane person “insane”. Although we’ll never understand his quirks and lifestyle, I can understand see why that was the best way he knew how to cope with being that famous. Being the most well known person in the world could mess with anyone’s head. Look at what happened to Kurt Cobain. He coudln’t handle fame or fortune, so he killed himself. I say God bless MJ, all the hell he went through on earth and all he wanted to do was entertain people. It’s amazing he lived to be 50 years old, because people of tht stature don’t live past 30. But nonetheless, MJ, Janet, Prince and Madonna will always be be some of the greats.

@Hannibal aka animal aka Homo-nibal
You must be delusional to think Michael Jackson was only good when he was with Jackson 5.. I guess Prince is your homo-partner and, that gay azz weirdo has been dividing & conquering your azzcrack for so long that you can’t differentiate between real musical genius and, a guitarist…

Weirdo and mortal kombat Prince will never have songs like the ones listed below:

- Billie Jean.
- Black or White.
- They Don’t Care About Us.
- Man in the Mirror.
- Beat It.
- Smooth Criminal.
- Earth Song.
- Thriller.
- Dirty Diana.
- Heal the World.
- Remember the time.
- Smooth Criminal.
- Wanna Be Starting Something.
- Human Nature.
- Rock With You.
- Off the Wall.
- Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough.
- Bad.
- P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing).
- Will You Be There.
- The Way You Make Me Feel.
- You Are Not Alone.

Hit me up when Prince makes songs that are greater than the ones I listed above and, when you get his d!ck outta your mouth..

Prince is thinking of the good old days when we use to actually have to get in the car and go the mall and get our music at the record store, or tape it off the radio. Tape recording was the “bootlegging” of my day – LOL.

He cannot fight the internet. As sure as someone buys his cd, 10,0000 of that persons closest social site friends will be partying to it with them less than hour after purchase.

He just sounds like an old man now getting angry at the younger generation and the world for progress. He needs to make peace with technology and work it to his financial advantage.

…..and WHO does his perm??? It’s tighter than a motha******:-) Go ahead Purple Badness!

@REALIST AKA GAYEST!

PURPLE RAIN ITSELF IS BETTER THAN ALL OF MICHAEL’S SONGS COMBINED. YOU MUST HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE LITTLE BOYS MICHAEL TOUCHED, POOR KID.

wow please leave micheal out of this..It’s a business decision prince is very good at what he does..micheal was used then drop like a used rag, he’s life was very hard and sad he had demons that he could’nt handle..rip micheal.GET’EM PRINCE

Joni Mitchelle has dissed music execs; both of these artists are talented and smart. They know of which they speak. As to the “King of Pop” whatever; Why can’t we as black people enjoy the wonderful music both of these talented men made/make; without giving in to toxic competitiveness?

I’m convinced Prince knows EXACTLY what he is doing…he’s always rebelled against the mainstream anyway, and did what the h3ll he wanted to and was still successful. I agree with you Glok, Prince knows something because he did sing about Osama Bin Laden gettin’ ready to bomb years before it actually happened….very strange indeed…

SPEAK Prince! Start buying disks at the stores. We’re sick of Gates and Jobs and Google and the other ITs making all the money.

Prince is a musician….MJ was a glorified novelty act.

Humm I just coped some prince on itunes the other day..

@Marquis

I agree with you about Prince’s artistic ability. But I think comparing him to MJ is like comparing apples to oranges. They aren’t even in the same category when it comes to talent. Prince has the game on lock hands down when it comes to instruments, collaborations, writing lyrics, etc. MJ had the game on lock with his dance moves and performances, and overall entertainment. They are two totally different artists and I think we should be able to enjoy both of them equally without having to make a comparison….

“…. MJ had the game on lock with his dance moves and performances, and overall entertainment…”

@ Caramel Cat

EXACTLY….That’s why I refer to him as nothing more than a “glorified novelty act”.

Hey Illuminate!

I hear you, I am a die hard MJ fan, but you can’t compare his talent to Prince’s genius ability to make MUSIC. I’ve always said Prince was an entity from the future…

Who does his hair? I like that.

Hey Caramel…how have you been?

You can’t deny MJ’s stage presence….Chris
Brown proved how captivating it is just by imitating it on the BET awards (best performance of the night). But, like you stated, compared to Prince (true musician) it’s like comparing apples and oranges. Prince composed music and MJ performed to it.

Caramel Cat

I beg to differ. I’ve seen Prince three times, live, and trust, what he does on stage was light years ahead your typical song n’ dance routines…And lets’ be honest, M.J. dance-wise, was one note at best…Hell, prior to his death, he regurgitated those same tired dance moves he first revealed durin’ that Motown 25th Anniversary Television Special durin’ the 80′s. Chris Brown, Justin Timberlake and Usher dance-wised moved beyond M.J. years ago.

She’s such an undercover brotha

The internet stuff is bravado, but he’s a businessman. He owns his masters and he’s the one that should profit from it. He has shut them down from profiting from his work. Good for him, he said take your bootleggin’ a**es to a record store and pay for it. That’s why they exist. Love that man. lol

Charlie Murphy said prince can rain threes in pumps.

@Illuminate

Agreed!

@Marquis

That’s definitely your opinion. I’ve seen Prince and MJ both live and I will tell you that visually MJ had it on lock. Prince is musically a master at what he does and he always pumps his band up to keep the party going. But I just think they are both in different arenas…

…”Hell, prior to his death, he regurgitated those same tired dance moves he first revealed durin’ that Motown 25th Anniversary Television Special durin’ the 80′s…”

@ Marquis (Peace Brah)

LOL….You ain’t never lie. Vocally there is no competition either. MJ’s voice is strictly monotoned where as Prince can switch octaves effortlessly.

Illuminate

Hey, just keepin’ it real. M.J. artistic-wise has been coasting since OFF THE WALL. I was non-plus with THRILLER, and his subsequent output was just bland and mediocre. I think most folks just got caught up in his cult of personality.

Someone will go out and buy his new album and then put it on LimeWire. He will still loose money. His music will be digital and free.

Marquis

I thought I was the only one that wasn’t impressed with Thriller. It always had a “manufactured” feel to it.

TO ALL THE IDIOTS ON THIS POST TALKING TRASH ABOUT MJ….. YOU ARE ALL RANDOM NOBODIES, WHAT LEGACY WILL YOU LEAVE BEHIND OTHER THAN BEING A WASTE OF SPACE?

Illuminate

What folks don’t know is M.J. reached out to Prince to sing co-lead on “BAD”, and prince sent the song back with a note stating: “NO THANKS! THAT’S THE MOST STUPIDEST SONG I’VE EVER HEARD. TRY AGAIN WHEN YOU’RE SERIOUS”. Needless to say, M.J’S fellin’s was hurt, and they never conversed again.

@Marquis

“NO THANKS! THAT’S THE MOST STUPIDEST SONG I’VE EVER HEARD. TRY AGAIN WHEN YOU’RE SERIOUS”.

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LMAO! Did that really happen?

MICHAEL JACKSON IS THE KING OF MUSIC

…But we’re no bodies with an OPINION, and most importantly, we’re ALIVE to voice/type said OPINION!

SO IN CLOSIN’, SYCHOPHANT, HAVE AN ICE COLD MUG OF STFU!

I believe someone is trying to stay relevant.

Caramel Cat™

Yep, Prince durin’ an interview with the Rolling Stone (or Vibe) revealed that lil’ tidbit. Prior to that, Prince and M.J. met for dinner at the the urging of Quincy Jones, and after the dinner, while drivin’ back with Quincy Jones, M.J. felt that Prince was evil cuz he (Prince) brought a dinner gift in the form of a little jewelry box with an Owl feather and some other trinklets in it. M.J. felt that Prince was tryin’ to put a hex on him.

Someone’s lying on Michael. LMAO

@Marquis

So that must have been where the supposed rivalry originated…

I still go to the store; I want the case

Caramel Cat™

Actually, they didn’t have much a rivalry…Prince had distain for most of contemporaries durin’ the 80′s & 90′s. He only respected Joni Mitchell, Carlos Santana, Kate Bush, Miles Davis and a few others. Prince was a major s.n.o.b. back in the day.

*most of his*

@Marquis

He’s still a s.n.o.b….I’ve always thought that about him, but you can’t deny his impeccable music and talent…

I don’t give a damn what he does, I don’t listen to his music anyway!

And yes, he does appear to be a snob!

@ anewme you said it prince is pretty!!

Thats one pretty muh fcker!

@ReALiSt AKA ReALeSt

Poor child. You must be really young. I won’t jump down your throat, but you should expand your playlist and do more research on Prince. MJ and Prince are dynamic artists and polar opposites.

MJ was a people’s performer. He won over universal audiences with his magical appeal. He is a genius in showmanship and inspirational music.

Prince is a musician’s musician. He is a musical prodigy. He might dance around in lace and spandex, however, his musical artistry is remarkable. Go on youtube and look up “the greatest guitar solo ever” and Prince’s performance at the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame will come up.

I love me some Prince, but the internet is not going anywhere anytime soon. The world is moving in a way so that everyone can access the internet.

So Prince….

” If you can’t beat them, join them.”

WOW SOME OF THE COMMENTS…HEHEHEHE!!!! (Y’ALL NEED TO STOP!!)

Beleive it or not… Prince does NOT own his masters- at least not the ones that made him famous. Warner Bros owns them. That’s why you can purchase his c-l-a-s-s-i-c albums on itunes, but you can’t buy his latest there.

And if relevance was Prince’s biggest worry, he could have stayed at Warners and had a powerful distribution machine working for him. Instead, he chose to take control of his own destiny. You’ll never see him on the used-and-abused-broke-washed-up-artist roll call.

Sounds like a pretty good idea… He is assuming control of his music (new music).

Some other artists should learn from what he is doing. He’s so good (his people) at tracing his music online and shutting it down.

lol @ thise comments. MArquis, you spoke a lot of truth.

@ Chaka1

“MJ was a people’s performer. He won over universal audiences with his magical appeal. He is a genius in showmanship and inspirational music.

Prince is a musician’s musician. He is a musical prodigy. He might dance around in lace and spandex, however, his musical artistry is remarkable. Go on youtube and look up “the greatest guitar solo ever” and Prince’s performance at the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame will come up.”
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100% CO-SIGN

Prince easily compares to MJ. When you factor in that he writes, produces and often plays all the the instruments on his records I would say only Stevie Wonder clearly surpasses him. He records are inconsistent but so too are MJ’s. He’s got dozens of hits.

1 – Kiss
2 – 1999
3 – Do Me
4 – Sign o The Times
5 – If I Was Your Girlfriend (MJ’s got NOTHING to touch this!)
6 – Purple Rain
7 – When Doves Cry
8 – Little Red Corvette
9 – Paisley Park
10 – Raspberry Beret
11 – Alphabet Street
12 – Get Off
13 – Money Don’t Matter 2 Night
14 – Let’s Go Crazy
15 – The Most Beautiful Girl In The World

That’s apart from songs made more famous by other artist like “Nothing Compares 2 U”, “I Fee For You” and “How Come You Don’t Call Me Anymore” and slept on LP-only jams.

Go ur highness!!! The digital gadget breakthroughs do seem to make many of us technology dependent buffoons, who’ll pay for phones and i-gadgetry before responsibly paying for education and/or daily living expenses (i.e., rent, car notes)…

Uhh yeah ok
7/6/10, 16:07:pm
Some other artists should learn from what he is doing. He’s so good (his people) at tracing his music online and shutting it down.

But that goes back to being finacially able to defend your copyrights. An artist of Prince’s stature and financial muscle can hire lawyers to defend his rights. The Ohio Players can’t.

Trey Songz has taken over the “Prince” title now. Trey is the new Prince of pop. The only throne that now belongs to the old Prince (Rogers Nelson) is the one in his bathroom.

Go head nga, cuz I downloaded every single album you ever put out in about a half hour one night. I’m cool. And thanks.

One of the very few artist left that is worth buying! He can get my money anyday.

@Nuprince
what chu smokin on?

WARNING: FELLAS, DO NOT LOOK DIRECTLY INTO HIS EYES!!!! RUN!!!! AND DON’T LOOK BACK!!!!

@LMAOO

I respectfully disagree. Unless it was foul play, Prince’s death would get less television coverage only because his private life is not a circus. No arrests, No animals, No court trials, No drugs, No baby mamas, etc… His music estate would probably be released along with the million unreleased songs he has written. He’s probably worth 1000X more dead.

I wonder what Morris Day, Jessie Johnson, Jerome, Vanity, and Appolonia would wear to the funeral?

@ chaka1
7/6/10, 20:37:pm

@LMAOO

I respectfully disagree. Unless it was foul play, Prince’s death would get less television coverage only because his private life is not a circus. No arrests, No animals, No court trials, No drugs, No baby mamas, etc… His music estate would probably be released along with the million unreleased songs he has written. He’s probably worth 1000X more dead.

I wonder what Morris Day, Jessie Johnson, Jerome, Vanity, and Appolonia would wear to the funeral?

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Purple, oh course.

and prince was not a clean cut guy to most people he was just as weird or “different” as michael if not worst
people just dont care about prince as they do michael
the media could have easily made prince seem like a creepy freak like they did michael the media just chooses who they pick on becuase its about which crazy stories wold make more money and of course micheal was more profitable(the bigger they are the harder they fall)
they had enough s h i t on prince to demonize him like they did MJ

Sounds like Prince has the Computer Blues. OH!

I never quite got that Prince cat he was too girly :his hair, makeup , high heel boots and pants with the booty cut out was too much for me but I did like his early music. Prince is a rare bird but he has a fanbase that’s loyal so if he tours around the world performing his oldies he will still make money that’s why he doesn’t care about I.Tunes having his music he really don’t need them.

“Adore” and “Nothing Compares To You” are classics……

^^^^^c/l/a/s/s/i/cs

Years ago Lil Richard said something hecka crazy but true, “Prince needs to not put so much out at a time he releases albums on top of albums that are still selling, spread it out!” Now present date to me Prince’s music used to be innovative but the recent stuff I have heard was just OKAY…I’m a fan of young Prince stuff but I think Lil Richard was right!

Nicole

COME BACK, NICKI! COME BACK!

YOUR DIRTY LIL’ MARQUIS WANNA

GRIND! GRIND! GRIND! GRIND!

If you really wanna know about prince just go to panachereport.com and read what real entertainers had to say about him.

oh sh*t i looked into his eyes! lol

That’s great Prince. The only way I buy music today is from iTunes and since you don’t have music there I can’t buy it. But I can still download it from limewire and get it for free instead.

amen.

a black man not scared of white media– wow

I SAID AMEN. A BBLACK MANNOT SCARED OF WHITE MEDIA

NO ROBOT!!!

HOW IS THE THE PRISSIEST MAN IS THE ONLY ONE WITH B@LLS ENOUGH TO TAKE REAL ACTION……….

THAT IS REAL ACTION- NOT JUST TALK

I CAN RESPECT A BROTHA 4 THAT!!

I’m the biggest prince fan this side of the universe, however, prince is really beginning to irk me with these tantrums!

I find it ironic that the internet is “played out” and misusing his music, when he was one of the artists that PIONEREED selling music via internet! i guess it’s like creating frankenstein and regretting it later…

Secondly, Prince has to understand that a new generation of people are beginning to listen to his music and if he erases every trace of himself from the internet, how will people get access to him(other than raiding their parents album collection)? I’m an 80′s baby, my pops got me listening to prince as a kid. i have been a die hard fan every since. What bothers me the most is that this doesn’t affect just any old person surfing the net, this affects his FANS! C’mon pa, give your fans a break!

Lastly, this all boils down to EGO! Prince is gonna have to come to terms with the fact that there are things that he cannot control. Artists albums get leaked every day! Legend or not, what makes him any different. Granted, prince is an icon, but the game is the game, technology is the future, and the future is now, period. there isn’t any changing that.

Prince, baby, the internet is not over. Over-saturated, yes, but over? Nope, THINK again!

I agree with Prince in regards to his music. If the public wants it, they have to get up, go to the store, and BUY his album. If he sells his album via ITunes it will not be counted by SoundScan and he will not get money for those album sales.
Fyi..when he got his record contract @ the age of 19, he asked for “full creative and artistic control” and he retained all of his masters…he’s very SMART.

Whether Prince is right or wrong, one must acquiesce in the fact that his ability to operate from without the conceptual box, free from the constraints of industry dogmatism and at times, perhaps reason, is what has kept his career alive..

http://www.themusicvoid.com/2010/07/prince-and-the-yawn-of-digital/

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