PicklesMcMillan said:

robinhood said:

i figure he's entitled to say whatever he likes. its my choice whether i buy into or not. some things he says ring true for me, other things sound like one of his other personalities stepping up to the plate to bat. the difference is in knowing when he's speaking from his real-self, and when he's just being the puppet, parroting other people's ideas. he's not perfect by a long shot, so it's easy to overlook things he says that don't add up with his own behavior.

lol sounds like your talking to prince right now

if this threads anything to go by, he's busy with his asian girlfriend penning the new version of Ra Ra Ra Ra Ra means I Ruv you Rong time, to be released on the Lainbow cheerdlen CD.. plus bonus trax:

-most beautiful world in the girl

-fuck your sexy mother

-mama's future is a baby

and - Holy Liver

cant wait. its gunna be summer hot.

robinhood said:

if this threads anything to go by, he's busy with his asian girlfriend penning the new version of Ra Ra Ra Ra Ra means I Ruv you Rong time

Scooby-Doo guest rap?

robinhood said:

PicklesMcMillan said:

lol sounds like your talking to prince right now

if this threads anything to go by, he's busy with his asian girlfriend penning the new version of Ra Ra Ra Ra Ra means I Ruv you Rong time, to be released on the Lamebow chur'ren CD.. plus bonus trax:

-He told me that "I'm the most beautiful girl in the world...with the most beautiful voice that he just had to record and make me a CD"... so when will he let me sing in front of an audience and really shine? Bria's "leaked" track!

-Fuck All The Sexy Mothers...they know who they are! Especially, that HatrinaHaterwitz!

-Bria's Future Lawsuit...that the Fams will settle out of court!

and - Holy Shit! What's been going on for the last 10 years? What the hell happened to all of my fans? Larry, you've got some 'splaining to do!

cant wait. its gunna be a hot summer.

Fixed!

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

if this threads anything to go by, he's busy with his asian girlfriend penning the new version of Ra Ra Ra Ra Ra means I Ruv you Rong time, to be released on the Lamebow chur'ren CD.. plus bonus trax:

-He told me that "I'm the most beautiful girl in the world...with the most beautiful voice that he just had to record and make me a CD"... so when will he let me sing in front of an audience and really shine? Bria's "leaked" track!

-Fuck All The Sexy Mothers...they know who they are! Especially, that HatrinaHaterwitz!

-Bria's Future Lawsuit...that the Fams will settle out of court!

and - Holy Shit! What's been going on for the last 10 years? What the hell happened to all of my fans? Larry, you've got some 'splaining to do!

cant wait. its gunna be a hot summer.

Fixed!

now its fixed, seeing as you said all that, not me.

NouveauDance said:

robinhood said:

if this threads anything to go by, he's busy with his asian girlfriend penning the new version of Ra Ra Ra Ra Ra means I Ruv you Rong time

Scooby-Doo guest rap?

Scooby Doo is lookin for a Scarlett Pussy

godswill said:

DesireeNevermind said:

He doesn't seem to fancy the Asian ladies. I've never seen or heard of one in his circle of lusties.

Thats cool to say but for me Prince want to be with everyone thats his right. All ego to the side i love Prince and i'm not fan-atic or stalker i wanted to do research on websites (and felt for the site) you can read this stuff i was honest cause some people wouldn't caRELESS. but in this world everything is turn backwards. ( reading my notes i told you to read)

If you read it came out of love...gain i had a website not promoting . I asked for nothing.. You are all his fans and you see people leave and go. Like a said god has the answer for everything his the judge and the jury. Prince i respect to not be over zealous some people would called it mean or disrepectful. I called it

being very respect to an artist i admire (adore).. I can't read things because this is a fansite and like i posted so times so many have did too. Thats why it is miscommunication because i can't read between the lines.(any more)

Look over the past relationships

Tame would be suit better she adore Prince. (fan)

You can read you know when a fan is a fan...

Or when someone comes with nothing to gain...

Or a stalker you can tell them too. (i know personally i got hurt)

And we have to think that a squirrel looking for a nut at 60 ain't to cool

an as much i wanted to laugh i'm here with my father and he is

like mmm. it's sad to my view point.

you can't live people lives for them, you can only learn as i did.

By looking over the threads is Prince is happy like you said he can have them all but they would

want Prince the performer not the man (he knows that)..But we don't know him so ..

We all laugh when you posted (all the option in the world) because someone is going to make a thread up about Prince wanting a girlfriend . ( usually groupeee) I know you are fan and thats your right to think like this but look over what you wrote.

"we are one and connected so many people used that line.. its humanity for bringing people together.

if he use it for other reasons shame on him. But you are a fan .

just dont see black women(not all) falling for that. You're right because i wouldn't you

should said that no woman should fall for it. But you know people like money and fame

so they really wouldn't care.

.

And you all told Prince one time yourselves that he is getting old. (he stiil looks good).

But this is Prince's life and everyone including me suppose to respect it ...

iI stated my case all was said was true.

As a person please be truthful to your artist God Bless i wanted to say this Yall' are some crazzy

i said this was going to be a hard delete. BE LOVED@copyright

i put that up as a joke under asian woman as usually when you read my post you think chinese.

i'm glad you got the joke. asian woman gotcha!!!!!

^above i meant every word... Things add up all of it all I had to do is post this...

See ya'll but Prince.org everything is serious thats a shame:-( i see some people type crazzy stuff well thats the org

you have been on these computers to long you take things serious. But i still meant every word^ please i guess it's up to the jury but i'm done... I love you..

[Edited 6/15/10 5:12am]

2elijah said:

DesireeNevermind said:

Let's just say...she got a gift from Prince and she did not value it the way she should have.

Okay, Desiree, I think you should leave it at that my sis, don't want to see you get a C&D and it looks like some folks are going fishing for more.. So like orger Babynoz said, the thread went off the train track, so let's get back on it. So what about the interviewers description of Paisley Park, what did you think about it, and also when the Ebony guests were leaving Paisley Park and they said they wondered when Prince was going to release the new music they listened to while they were there?

No worries...your motion is granted and the testimony will be stricken from the record on the basis of being speculative and irrelevant.

[Edited 6/15/10 3:39am]

2elijah said:

babynoz said:

You didn't even call in sick...hell, I got a hostile witness on my hands, not to mention poor Threadbare, (whose name had to be changed to protect his identity), and jury deliberations have degenrated, (predictably), into who P is sleeping with.

Save that one bullet...looks like the deliberations are going well into the night and somebody has to order the pizzas. We don't want a hung jury on our hands.

What?? You mean Threadbare went into the Witness Protection program? Traitor!

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

Hey Babynoz, has the Judge been assigned for this case?

Mr. Mooney was not available so I'm the presiding judge, (see reply 127), although at the rate we're going I may recuse myself from this case and call in Joe Brown.

On top of that, I suspect the bailiff is intoxicated,

2elijah said:

babynoz said:

You didn't even call in sick...hell, I got a hostile witness on my hands, not to mention poor Threadbare, (whose name had to be changed to protect his identity), and jury deliberations have degenrated, (predictably), into who P is sleeping with.

Save that one bullet...looks like the deliberations are going well into the night and somebody has to order the pizzas. We don't want a hung jury on our hands.

What?? You mean Threadbare went into the Witness Protection program? Traitor!

I did no such thing!!! I'm neutral on Prince's racial-philosophical leanings.

After all, he's the same cat who -- when interviewed about the commercialism emerging in his mid-1980s music during his MTV interview in France -- made a joking reference to his cufflinks costing money. That compositional shift, his New Romantics look during Purple Rain, the racial makeup of the Revolution and his lyrical references to Europe -- all those things underlaid his obvious desire for a broader (i.e., whiter) fanbase. And, he got it.

ThreadBare said:

2elijah said:

What?? You mean Threadbare went into the Witness Protection program? Traitor!

I did no such thing!!! I'm neutral on Prince's racial-philosophical leanings.

After all, he's the same cat who -- when interviewed about the commercialism emerging in his mid-1980s music during his MTV interview in France -- made a joking reference to his cufflinks costing money. That compositional shift, his New Romantics look during Purple Rain, the racial makeup of the Revolution and his lyrical references to Europe -- all those things underlaid his obvious desire for a broader (i.e., whiter) fanbase. And, he got it.

I don't know Threadbare, I may have to request to have your Black Discovery card privlieges revoked for one day. We're not trying to have you be a "Witness for the Prosecution" ", no pun intended of course... During this mock trial for the defendant, who we will refer to as the "Majestic One" to protect his identity and likeness, we will not have folks "jumping ship" with so few witnesses for the defendant left.

Now you say witnessed his attempt to reach out to a broader audience, back in the mid 1980x, by going beyond borders, so-to-speak, which proves he believed that he and his music should not be "boxed" or "limited into one category, and forced to play to one demographic. If you recall, in the current 2010 Ebony issue, in more ways than one, my client has stated that people need to realize that black music is not one and the same and neither are black musicians, because they are not a monolithic group, and that, that should be reflected around the globe.

That evidence shows there was no crime committed by my client reaching beyond borders to get his music heard. As far as questions raised to him, by MTV interviewwers in France regarding "commercialism emerging in his mid-1980s music" was he anymore guilty of that than the gangsta rappers of the mid-1980s, "blinging-blinging" their gynormous 150 lb gold chains around their necks" and boasting about it? So my client committed no crime in sharing how expensive his classy cufflinks cost him.

Honorable Judge Babynoz, at this time, I have nothing more to present to the jury, unless the prosecution has something to present. I'd like to hope my client will have his "brothaman pass" reinstated and this case finalized before June 27th, when my client, the "Majestic One" will be honored with a lifetime achievement award from BET on June 27th, according to information about that on another thread here. One more thing, Honorable Judge Babynoz, if witness "Threadbare" tries to jump ship during this mock trial, then I request he loses his Black Discovery charge card privileges for one day. The defense rests.

[Edited 6/15/10 7:32am]

errant said:

Spinlight said:

Prince can liken himself to Ike Turner all he wants. Ike Turner was, amongst many things, a talented man whose troubles surmounted his creativity and his business savvy - thus ruining not only his music career, but his marriages. Do we, as fans with a bit of insight into Prince, consider him of the same troubled calibre? Maybe. He's spiritually conflicted, to say the least, but whether or not his spiritual eccentricities owe to his malformed vision of slavery and CONtracts is - i guess - interpreted by the reader. Thus, some people will excuse him for his outlandish claims and take them as gospel because... Why? He's black and has been repeatedly shunned from the music industry either by the companies themselves or the music buying public (who just doesn't want his current music)?

Prince was given multiple opportunities to rule the music industry with an iron fist and every single time he was given this opportunity, he squandered it in greed, naivete, and professional onanism. He could not bear the burden of really contributing to artists under his control because his ego and his deranged sense of entitlement is extremely off-putting. Humility is something decades-lost on Prince. It is because of this arrogance that has many people have succumbed to the Bizarro World Midas Touch (aka, when he touches their career, it dies). It is also because of this that he has suffered so much in the music industry.

Exec after exec has come forward, producers, engineers, agents, bandmembers, dancers, and other people attached to his entourage at one time or another have all said the same thing. Prince is a genius when it comes to crafting songs, but he is willfully negligent when it comes to his own career and the interests of those he employs, much less his posterity or his dreadfully loyal fanbase.

Stop giving him excuses to rely on. His assertion that Yes Men are toxic is laughable at best. In fact, he has surrounded himself with nothing but Yes Men for the better part of 20 years now and it has slowly eroded his legacy. He will, eventually (if not already) dissipate into the annals of rock history as a genius-gone-wrong who had the world in his hands for a good 10 years and proceeded to pluck the petals away one by one until there was nothing left but his own distorted kingdom of sand.

You can praise him for his humble status at the moment all you want. He isn't humble, though. His spirituality is vanity. His studies of history and henceforth his retelling of it is ironic and hollow. For someone who recites black history like a copy editor at News of the World, he certainly raked in the cash hand over fist while those White Men Who Enslaved Him bent over backwards to accommodate his greedy demands and outlandish threats.

All the while, in his house he lays dreaming of being a paragon of black enterprise as his back catalog rots in antiquity. A fresh, rejuvenated SOTT? Never. A deluxe edition of LoveSexy? Not on his watch. Without his superfluous and insipid remixes and remakes of his torch songs, Prince will have nothing to do with those albums... That is, unless he can entice you to go to his concerts (which become more and more vaudeville as the years go by), by saying this is the last time he will perform them. Or he will hum, plink on the piano, or strum a few bars of a song that is entirely incongruous with his current "religion" just so the hair on your arms stand up in anticipation before chugging into a full version of "Pass the Peas" or "The Christ".... Barf.

Thanks for the interview with Ebony, P. No, really. We needed another dissertation on black poverty and how black people are/were/will be/can be/should be/would be from the mouth of someone who can give away a half assed album for free with a newspaper and still make 2 million dollars while the US government forecloses on the houses of artists like T-Boz (you know, your favorite band, right?) and others.

Physician, heal thyself.

Fantastic post. This should be included in the quotes on the front page.

Spinlight's entire post should just be the front page.

well, i'm glad for Prince's career, no matter what he did or didn't do right, and i'm glad for his interviews, i enjoy hearing the things he has to say, some of them make me laugh, and some of them make me outright cry lol.

i might agree with Spinlight, but in this case there's no need. Prince is a musician, he's not running for president.

-groans- Well, on an upnote, it could have been worse. We all know this. It could have been way, way worse.

And as for his comment pertaining to what keeps him looking so ageless and youthful -- instead of that boojy bullshit he spit, he coulda just been like, "Botox and airbrushing, baby, botox and airbrushing."

Onthereal said:

May I approach the bench? Judge, BET sold out to Viacom. BET co-founder Sheila Johnson said when BET was started it was going to be Ebony magazine on television. Look what BET has become. I can't prosecute the Majestic One. Having a black pass means absolutely nothing in this day and age.

Wow, you and I agree on something, and yes, that was actually mentioned on the BET thread. Bob Johnson took the money and ran.

Spinlight said:

Prince was given multiple opportunities to rule the music industry with an iron fist and every single time he was given this opportunity, he squandered it in greed, naivete, and professional onanism.

Physician, heal thyself.

Lol............I'll try and keep this simple. Prince from day 1 has played the game in a fashion that he sees fit. He is NOT going 2 change anytime soon. If Prince wanted 2 "rule" the music business, he would have. Prince choose a path that suited him. There is a price 2 pay 4 being the "King"..and Prince was smart enough 2 reconize FOOLS gold when he saw it.

All that glitters is NOT Gold.

robinhood said:

PicklesMcMillan said:

lol sounds like your talking to prince right now

if this threads anything to go by, he's busy with his asian girlfriend penning the new version of Ra Ra Ra Ra Ra means I Ruv you Rong time, to be released on the Lainbow cheerdlen CD.. plus bonus trax:

-most beautiful world in the girl

-fuck your sexy mother

-mama's future is a baby

and - Holy Liver

cant wait. its gunna be summer hot.

i will be breath-holding for big good time!

DesireeNevermind said:

He questions the interviewer if they ever heard of the Harlem Renaissance and Black Wall Street, and states that it is more about equality and freedom than skin color,and that "Diversity in Ownership" should be basically be demanded from America's current administration.

I believe his mentioning "Harlem Renaissance and "Black wall Street" was to give the interviewer an idea of the time when many Blacks had their own wealth and how independent they were as well as, having ownership and control of their own businesses.

I felt his asking the interviewr this was a bit insulting to their inteligence and the inteligence of Ebony readers. Ebony has talked about Harlem Renaissance and Black Wall Street before and Ebony readers tend to be a little more sophisticated than say....readers of BLACK MEN and VIBE.

Anyway...I've steered clear of this thread only because P didn't say anything that was new or unexpected. He is clearly in a stage of learning and discovery...I just wish he wouldn't act like we all just came to class for the first time.

I tried replying to this before but I got lost. Something tells me that despite all of Prince's talk about African American issues. he doesn't read Ebony magazine and see what they are talking about unless he is the coverboy. I think that there are very specific black folks that Prince has political conversations with and what is going on outside that little circle of peers is doubtfully something he is made aware of. (In the same way, when talking about religion it's always the same Jehovah Witnesses that studies the Bible with. There are over 7,000,000 Witnesses out there now; I think it's time he widen his study group.

Truth!!!

After just scanning the article what stood out to me was the feeling the interviewer had when Prince entered the room. I could just about feel it when I read that part. He lights up a room and is an inscrutable enigma IMO.

:fireworks:

robinhood said:

PicklesMcMillan said:

lol sounds like your talking to prince right now

if this threads anything to go by, he's busy with his asian girlfriend penning the new version of Ra Ra Ra Ra Ra means I Ruv you Rong time, to be released on the Lainbow cheerdlen CD.. plus bonus trax:

-most beautiful world in the girl

-fuck your sexy mother

-mama's future is a baby

and - Holy Liver

cant wait. its gunna be summer hot.

Cool article with a personal perspective,

Nice pics

and luving the man, Prince prompting people 2 come together as 1

2elijah said:

Honorable Judge Babynoz, at this time, I have nothing more to present to the jury, unless the prosecution has something to present. I'd like to hope my client will have his "brothaman pass" reinstated and this case finalized before June 27th, when my client, the "Majestic One" will be honored with a lifetime achievement award from BET on June 27th, according to information about that on another thread here. One more thing, Honorable Judge Babynoz, if witness "Threadbare" tries to jump ship during this mock trial, then I request he loses his Black Discovery charge card privileges for one day. The defense rests.

[Edited 6/15/10 7:32am]

Lawd,

With regard to Threadbare, the court will withold sanctions until such time as the witness has responded to your motion. Don't worry, the bailiff has him under surveillance.

The case is now in the hands of the jury, who by now should be content with stomachs full of pizza...our jury foreman, WaterInYourBath will review the testimony and the deliberations before counting the votes. He or she will then inform the court when the jury has reached a verdict. The court will make every effort to conclude these proceeding before the BET shindig in honor of the "Majestic One".

Court personnel are prohibited from voting or discussing the case with any members of the jury. Anyone violating the court's order will face contempt charges and could end up spending the night with these guys...

[img:$uid]http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y240/delivertheword/misc/life.jpg[/img:$uid]

The question before the jury is will Prince Rogers Nelson, aka brotha-man P, retain the rights to his "down brotha" pass or shall his pass be suspended for a period of six months during which time he must enter "Soul Brotha Rehab" to have his pass reinstated.

During rehab he will be placed in the custody of Graycap, and must watch Spike Lee movies every night for the entire six months while consuming only corn bread and collard greens. In lieu of his vegan sensibilities, the court will withold the hog maws from the menu.

A yes vote means P is good to go.

A no vote means rehab.

Members of the jury, what say you???

2elijah said:

Onthereal said:

May I approach the bench? Judge, BET sold out to Viacom. BET co-founder Sheila Johnson said when BET was started it was going to be Ebony magazine on television. Look what BET has become. I can't prosecute the Majestic One. Having a black pass means absolutely nothing in this day and age.

Wow, you and I agree on something, and yes, that was actually mentioned on the BET thread. Bob Johnson took the money and ran.

The stipulation between the parties regarding BET is duly noted and an agreed order will be issued.

Unless the prosecution files a "Motion To Dismiss", the case is now in the hands of the jury... lawd help us!

Wait, I thought I was one of the reps. for the prosecution? I'm part of the jury?

babynoz said:

2elijah said:

Honorable Judge Babynoz, at this time, I have nothing more to present to the jury, unless the prosecution has something to present. I'd like to hope my client will have his "brothaman pass" reinstated and this case finalized before June 27th, when my client, the "Majestic One" will be honored with a lifetime achievement award from BET on June 27th, according to information about that on another thread here. One more thing, Honorable Judge Babynoz, if witness "Threadbare" tries to jump ship during this mock trial, then I request he loses his Black Discovery charge card privileges for one day. The defense rests.

[Edited 6/15/10 7:32am]

Lawd,

With regard to Threadbare, the court will withold sanctions until such time as the witness has responded to your motion. Don't worry, the bailiff has him under surveillance.

The case is now in the hands of the jury, who by now should be content with stomachs full of pizza...our jury foreman, WaterInYourBath will review the testimony and the deliberations before counting the votes. He or she will then inform the court when the jury has reached a verdict. The court will make every effort to conclude these proceeding before the BET shindig in honor of the "Majestic One".

Court personnel are prohibited from voting or discussing the case with any members of the jury. Anyone violating the court's order will face contempt charges and could end up spending the night with these guys...

[img:$uid]http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y240/delivertheword/misc/life.jpg[/img:$uid]

The question before the jury is will Prince Rogers Nelson, aka brotha-man P, retain the rights to his "down brotha" pass or shall his pass be suspended for a period of six months during which time he must enter "Soul Brotha Rehab" to have his pass reinstated.

During rehab he will be placed in the custody of Graycap, and must watch Spike Lee movies every night for the entire six months while consuming only corn bread and collard greens. In lieu of his vegan sensibilities, the court will withold the hog maws from the menu.

A yes vote means P is good to go.

A no vote means rehab.

Members of the jury, what say you???

Hog maws....... do they still make those things? And, more importantly, is that really how its spelled?

In recent years, Prince is sounding like the smartest man in pop music. While it was not the best article and interview on Prince that I have read, it did reaffirm my feeling that Prince is my hero. His intelligence and courage to speak clearly and frankly on business, religion, and society. He is his own man - how many people can say that with any truth? A great indicator of the truth is when someone jumps up and doesnt like it - even though they can not deny it. Those who don't like the fact that Prince talks to Ebony or Tavis Smiley or mentions the role of race in the history of the music business, dont like the truth.

What the hell is a hog maw?

Efan said:

errant said:

Fantastic post. This should be included in the quotes on the front page.

Spinlight's entire post should just be the front page.

really? I wouldnt say that.

When did Prince liken himself to Ike Turner?