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Thread started 05/15/13 3:47am

peedub

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if tony m had only ever recorded 'johnny'....

...would his legacy be secure?cuz, really, those aren't bad verses...in my opinion.
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Reply #1 posted 05/15/13 6:10am

SuperSoulFight
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No. This annoying "oh oh oh" is by far the most stupid thing Prince ever recorded. And Tony is not even on it.
Tony's raps on Willing & Able and Sexy MF are fine with me.
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Reply #2 posted 05/15/13 6:27am

chopingard

I know i'm in the total minority but I loved Gold Nigga

And Tony M on Gett Off is worth his inclusion in the band

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Reply #3 posted 05/15/13 6:59am

NouveauDance

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But then we wouldn't have Deuce & 1/4 sad

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Reply #4 posted 05/15/13 4:36pm

jonylawson

i LOVE this track

i never hated tony..

i like his work on willing and able...gangster glam...arrogance....johhny....

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Reply #5 posted 05/15/13 4:43pm

TwiliteKid

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jonylawson said:

i LOVE this track



i never hated tony..



i like his work on willing and able...gangster glam...arrogance....johhny....





Indeed. He's got a few clunkers, but I think most of the shit Tony gets is directly related to being on bad songs that Prince wrote.
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Reply #6 posted 05/15/13 5:12pm

jonylawson

chopingard said:

I know i'm in the total minority but I loved Gold Nigga

And Tony M on Gett Off is worth his inclusion in the band

co-sign

however his hard man 'gangsta' shtick on goldnigga is cringeworthy as is the word gank!!!

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Reply #7 posted 05/15/13 5:50pm

chopingard

jonylawson said:

chopingard said:

I know i'm in the total minority but I loved Gold Nigga

And Tony M on Gett Off is worth his inclusion in the band

co-sign

however his hard man 'gangsta' shtick on goldnigga is cringeworthy as is the word gank!!!

On that we do agree.

But as Nouveau Dance said no Tony M means not Deuce and a Quarter which is funky as hell.

I always wondered what Gold Nigga would sound like Instrumental..... Also what where the outtakes?

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Reply #8 posted 05/18/13 4:43am

funksterr

Tony did his job. Did Prince ever need a rapper all over his albums, though? Probably not. Had he used Tony more sparingly, I think public reaction to him would not have been so bad. Tony, Rosie and Prince, even in his more recent rap records, use a rap style straight out of this song.

That was record was H-U-G-E back in the day on black radio stations and I think it's an influence on Prince. But if you think of Tony, Damon, Kirk and Prince, as throwback rappers to hip-hop's orgin point, then they are a lot more tolerable. Of course Prince went on to make "U Make My Sunshine" with Angie B from that song, who was also married to D'Angelo.

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