The production duo the Neptunes give Prince a mention in talking about the musical style they're going for, particularly while working with Britney Spears. The relevant quote : "Back in the day, you would hear pop songs in the club as well as on the radio. We were all dancing to [Janet Jackson's] 'Control' in the middle of a hip-hop set. We wanted to bring back that old-school feel, that funk feel like Vanity 6 and Prince, to a pop artist." The whole article is on mtv.com at this address:
http://www.mtv.com/news/a...lines=true