i personally think it would b good 4 his career if he did it bcus then more ppl wuld hear his music and mayb he culd come back as the huge hit he used 2 b (& is 2 me).

Ummm...he worked with Eve (another 'mainstream' rapper who uses bad words)...so doesn't that mean he already sold out? If so, then what difference does it make if he works with Jay-Z?

http://www.vh1.com/artist...ince.jhtml
"I'm trying to get a song on there with Prince, then I'm good," Hov disclosed of his plans for his next and supposedly last LP, The Black Album. "I [worked with] Michael Jackson [before], I got that one done. So for Prince to be the last one, I'mma be good."

Lets face it--We all want to see Prince make a major comeback. I turned on the radio today and i hear R kelly on three different radio staions. I wonder how much of a influence prince has have on his music. But Now since Prince has flip the script on everbody the new generation has replace him. Prince is talented and i believe he could come back with a hard cd that would make R kelly and the rest of the wanna be take notes.

zrzrzrzr said:

Lets face it--We all want to see Prince make a major comeback. I turned on the radio today and i hear R kelly on three different radio staions. I wonder how much of a influence prince has have on his music. But Now since Prince has flip the script on everbody the new generation has replace him. Prince is talented and i believe he could come back with a hard cd that would make R kelly and the rest of the wanna be take notes. I have nothing against Kelly but i believe he has taken it to a different level.You have to admit his music does paint a picture if not a graphic image but a suttle one--Much like Prince music did back in the day. It makes you wanna dance, clap, sing whatever. My point is R kelly is the replacement

Actually R. Kelly's style is more compared with Marvin Gaye and Jefferey Osbourne, especially with the sound of his new album (i.e. the last few songs). i really don't think any artist has been able to capture Prince's style and fame to be a replacement.

I hope P doesn't make that move. it seems like jay z is just trying to boost his ego by saying he's worked with legends. Besides since P is a jehova's witness(ugh), I don't think he'll do it anyways

And Days Of Wild was too...peep the lyrics:
Tennis shoes and caps, now that's phat
Up until the day another wanna laugh behind your back
Sayin' we all look the same, huh

It's a total slam song on the herd mentality, the unoriginality and violence and fake tough attitudes in Rap/Hip Hop.

Now, the thing about Rock N Roll and Jazz, is that it was still based on musicianship. Their was a musicality. There was no hopping on a drum beat and letting that make it a song. No, they're were key changes, elements of real music. THat is why it progressed and gained acceptance and mass appeal.

It's always a typical excuse that's reached for on the shelf of "Hip Hop Defending" to use Rock N' Roll and Jazzs' history to excuse Hip Hop.

Look, sure in the early era of Rap/Hip Hop, it was cool, it was daring new style, it was spoke to a certain people, they needed heroes who understood them. They had for a moment developed into something educational, important.

But somewhere in the early to mid 90's, it went bad. Just like when a kid get's into a gang...yes, suddenly the promising cool little kid, boy or girl, gets initiated into a neighborhood gang. All hopes are lost.

Well, it happened like that to Rap/Hip Hop. Just when they had Public Enemy, the gang bangers come in and cancerize the medium.

Suddenly it's cool to "gang bang". That same subculture, a super negative, desctructive, low self esteem one, now are the heroes. Kids now act like gang bangers. ANd what do people like that do? Things with little regard to the safety or the lives of others. It's a fact.

When I saw that in Rap, I was saddened, disgusted. If you thought Purple Rain was sexist with the trash can scene, sheesh, this was worst! And it was based on reality. The drive by killings, the intimidations of neighborhoods, the gang hand sign flashings...I still shudder to think that this became "cool".

And of course on top of that, no musicianship. Just talkin', talkin' loud and sayin' NOTHING.

I think what happened with Rap in Prince's musical journey was that it turned into something to appeal to a new audience and then it evolved into trying to change it with songs like Love Sign and so forth. But you can't change a gang banger.

Anyway, enough of my observations, but I do think this is why their is a big devision of people that "hate" on rap and people that defend it. The realities of it are not experienced by the "Fortunate Ones", those that buy into it.

Krid said:
"But I got to agree - Common is great. Just listen to the great track he drops on Roy Hargrove's new album (which in itself is just one amazing piece of music - if Prince is into some "jazzy" music these days, this should be a definite reference point for him..."

Nep2unes said:
"R u ppl NUTS???!!!
Talk about a new low. Prince collaborating with Jay-Z?
Prince isn't the hoodlum type, and thank God he has a bit more class than that."


Did U ever think that just maybe it would help Jay Z more than it would help Prince? Contrary 2 popular belief, there are songs that Hova has done that don't exploit (see "Song Cry"), and maybe Prince can help a brotha write positively. People need 2 encourage artists 2 expand their horizons. It's important 4 music 2 grow.


GEMIN

nnnNNNOOO!

Don't do it Prince, don't DON'T...dddDDOOONNN'''TTT!!!

That rap phase is over Prince...we'll join your club faster... we'll buy every non-WB album from the club...twice... we'll mow your Paisley Park lawn...we'll get grandma to join the club...naw man...

Don't do it it man, not Jay Z... , stay away, you can't change them...nooo, nooo oh please oh please...nooo nooo

nnnNNNOOO!

Don't do it Prince, don't DON'T...dddDDOOONNN'''TTT!!!

That rap phase is over Prince...we'll join your club faster... we'll buy every non-WB album from the club...twice... we'll mow your Paisley Park lawn...we'll get grandma to join the club...naw man...

Don't do it it man, not Jay Z... , stay away, you can't change them...nooo, nooo oh please oh please...nooo nooo