Everytime I hear the new Nas track "Bridging The Gap" (ft. his pops Olu Dara), a smile always beams from my face when this 'street poet' mention "Prince"

Obviously, coz I'm a fan and a hip hop head it's understandable

Post up artists-tracks that shout out the PURPLE master and lets see how far we get

Missy Elliott - "Work It"

Eminem - "Without Me"




(Apologies if this sort of thread has already been done, the search function is still on the blink! )

Mylo - Destroy Rock & Roll

(and The Time / Apollonia 6)

Fun track

nas- bridging the gap.

there was a salt 'n' pepa track...i think it was 'shoop'?

polkadotsuit said:

"Like Prince said, you're a sexy mutha--ooh!"

The Bloodhound Gang-"The Bad Touch" also mentions him:

"and do the kinds of things that only Prince would write about" (?)

yeah I saw Nas' video yesterday and I noticed that line...I did a double take

"My name is Prince"

npgmaverick said:

The line is, "...and then we'll do the things that only Prince would sing about."

Bobby Nunn's "She's Just A Groupie".....

"She'd pull her hair out. She'd do anything if Prince would take her home."

Zapp's "It Doesn't Really Matter".....

"Now we've got the meeting of the newest connection. Thank you Prince cause you sound so good to me".

Denise LaSalle's "Look What Can Happen To You (If You Get Caught Messin' With My Tu-Tu)".....

"Cause I made purple rain down on Prince. Purple rain, purple snow, purple sleet and hail. Then I raised my wand and I cast my spell, then The Fat Boys were skinny as a rail".

"What Can I Do ?" - Ice Cube

"bought a house nexta Prince"...

Prince in turn sampled that line for "The Good Life" remix...

"Meggabuxxx Contraxxx" - Funky McGroin Presents The Haircut Experience

"control" (?)- ray j


"like the artist 4merly known, nothing compares"


thats the only 1 i can think of 4 now

Goldie Lookin' Chains - "Gun's don't kill people, Rappers do!"

"It's a sign of the times, like Prince changing his name....."

meow85 said:

Thanks! It was early in the morning and I was a little unclear on the line.

I had no idea The Bloodhound Gang were into fundamentalist religious sects as well!

"...bought a house next to Prince.Now I can kick it." ---Ice Cube

P even sampled this one, I believe, but I don't remember in which song at the moment...

Public enemy in the song where a radio d.j. is giving shout outs to artist they respect.

prince was listed.

wow I didnt know so many ppeople name checked my man
Cool

James Brown name checked all the artists who were still alive (after a name check tribute of all the late great artists) that he thought were "out of sight" (this is on the 1985 live at Chastain Park DVD) and prince was one of them.

"We Want Prince" by Seuxal Harrasement

npgmaverick said:

No problem!

Novabreaker said:

down with prince - hot chip (i think) about how they're sick of people who say they've always liked prince...

and i seem to remember an interview with Mike Scott saying the whole of the moon by the waterboys was about prince. the verse about the ladder...

Wednesday by Tori Amos mentions When Doves Cry
[Edited 11/12/04 3:52am]

It was MR Happy (off emancipation).....I love that song!

senik said:

meow85 said:

Damn, I forgot that one, it was uni favourite with friends

MrTation said:

Damn! I forgot about that one too How could I forget 'Lethal Injection' Nice one!

xpsiter said:

That line is also sampled on Larry Graham's "Love 4 One another". Of course, so is the drum track 4 "Billy Jack Bitch". It's a quilt, that song...