He just can't! (Mr. Jiggy Fly is a better rapper. ) Hey, Stevie Wonder's a genius too, and he can't rap for sh*t either (and he knows it. Listen to "Do I Do.").

Yeah, Prince is too old school to attemp Hip-Hop (even though he was young when Hip-Hop began). I think the reason he was attempting rap in the early 90's was because he wanted to be relevant to the current trends that were happeneing at the time. I mean, Hip-Hop ruled in the late 80's-early 90's (it still does today as a matter of fact). And I guess Prince was trying to get some of that hype rubbed onto his style. Looking back on it though, I'd say it was big mistake. I mean, look at the Game Boyz. I swear, Prince must've been trying too hard to outdo M.C. Hammer of something. Prince should've just kept it real and continue being the original true artist that he is. But I suppose for the sake of commercial relevance, you'd do anything, right?

NouveauDance said:

I disagree. Hip-Hop has always been an ever-changing genre. I mean, you don't see cats rocking stuff from the 1980's era of Hip-Hop today. It's not about gold chains anymore, it's about platinum and ice.

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DarkKnight1 said:

So true. Doing something strictly to get a hit.

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rialb said:

Bullshit. That'd be like saying that Prince used drum machines in the 80's because he was copying New Wave and he was trying to get a hit. Prince seems to live and breathe music-. he always puts his spin on musical genres (rap included) It is very shakey ground to claim that Prince was trying to capitalize on a trend for a hit-more likely he was just trying something new.

I would guess that 85% of Prince rap haters are haters of Rap entirely...

Prince has a nice flow...everyone has their own style.

AsianBomb777 said:

hey he could b worse

Revolution said:

Agreed

You got it.

I just wish that folks would realize that HIP HOP and RAP are TWO different entities... I love the Hip Hop Culture and all its influences, and I happen to love rap music....as well as Prince. Hip Hop is a CULTURE, a style , a way of life for some that will NEVER go away. Its similiar to Rock and Roll, Jazz, and Classical, in that it creates a certain SETTING, a certain VISUAL. Prince is basically an EMPEROR of MUSIC in general, which means he has no CHOICE but to dabble/foray into hip hop, since he grew up with it as well.... As far as his RAPPING skills, I happen to like "Contradiction" from the Symbol album..and "Arrogance"....He isnt THE most lyrically deft...but he continues to make you move.... Sounds WAAAAY better then some simple "crunk" rap artists..

Revolution said:

having ones own style doesn't mean ones style is good just because it is.

has EVERY prince rap been awful. no. The good Life has a cool rap, P Control has a cool rap. and for the sake of argument Come On is great, but calling it rap is a stretch.

but MOST of Prince's forays into rap have been rather terrible. majority rules, and in the case of his rap output the majority of it stinks.

dumbass said:

Which of his rap tracks do think is bad. generalizing doesnt sway me. It wont anyway, but im interested anyhow

Contro said:

Good luck with that one.

Bashers! Here's another poor victim for you!