Prince's rap-style in the trax "Dead On It" from The Black Album & "Face Down" from Emancipation strikez me as similar. Which song do U like better?

They don't sound the same to me at all.



'Dead on It' actually has a deliberately quirky goofiness to it that's meant to convey a sense of mockery.


Face Down is industry catchup fodder.

Face Down !!!

FACE DOWN!

Face Down

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optimus said:

oh hell yes


there it is

Imago said:

That's not an option!

Lock opened.
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Face down.

Face Down. Love the video. Wasn't he still cussing, then?

Im torn because while Face Down has that god awful "face down" chorus, it has one of his best lines, the cold blooded "for those who know the number and dont call....fuck all y'all"


But DOI isn't really much of anything, its endearing because its part of the classic era.

Face Down

Dead On It is a piece of shit. Face Down is as well but a smaller piece.

so Face Down

Face Down.

"Dead On It" is my choice! - I don't know why you guys seem to dislike this great song,

I didn't liked it at first listening, it took a while for me, maybe you guys just have to listen some more,

I consider the whole Black Album a classic, the track I like the least is the instrumental 2 Nigs United...

Face Down is good, but the production is too much plastic, too synthetic imo.

Shubidua... dead on it
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face down is the shit, for sure, but gotta go with dead on it, just cuz it's on the black album and that's my shit . "my bed's a coffin...dracula ain't got shit on me..."

D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-Dead On it!

DEAD ON IT !

Face Down

Didn't like it much at first, but the live version on the NYC tape, and the 12" mixes converted me.

Imago said:

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"Face Down" is every bit as parodic as "Dead On It". Better actually, since it's not as direct attack against rap / hip-hop (see kids: back in the old days we used to call it "rap", in case you were wondering).

I like dead on it but prefer face down.

strangely, they are both songs that i never really liked, and not just because they're supposed to be in the 'rap' genre.

if i had to choose, i'd say 'Dead On It'
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Face Down

Dead On It seems like he was trying to make a joke, but it just came off really corny

Face Down - Prince expressing himself in a hip-hop style. It's funny and his anger and pain come through loud and clear. The music is funky, though a bit polished and studio slick.

Dead On It - Prince mocking the hip-hop culture to a wicked beat. I used to hate the song because I didn't get the joke. It took a while for me to realize that this is Prince at the peak of his powers showing his bad-ass greatness. This is when Prince was ahead of his audience. To this day folks still don't get it. His vocals are relaxed, his timing is perfect, the joke is hilarious and the music as they say on the Black Album is 'slammin'.

IMO, both are awful songs. Face down is the lesser of two evils.

bboy87 said:

Face Down!

xlr8r said:[quote]Im torn because while Face Down has that god awful "face down" chorus, it has one of his best lines, the cold blooded "for those who know the number and dont call....fuck all y'all"

that's the reason i love it so much...i was going thru some shit and some "friends" up and left. i would call them and leave that phrase on their voicemails

Rinluv said:

He's never been able to pull off the hip hop sound. He improved by the time around Come but it still didn't work for him

Dead On It sounds like he missed the plot completely

Dead On It scores a 10 out of 10.
Face Down scores a 10 out of 10.