Prince [takes cell phone, dials Universal number]:"Talk. ....Uhm, sorry. I mean, my PPs been tellin' me that the kids goin' buck wild over me shredding shit to shreds with 'Fury'... f*ck 'Black Sweat', put 'Fury' out now. Got it?"

Universal:

Some of you have low standards for Prince music . . . and someone stated I said Prince wasn't a "musician," which is wrong, I said Miles Davis was a "true musician . . . he was progressive. he didn't fall asleep into a Kind of Blue funk . . .Prince puts out crap over and over again. I only say this out of frustration because I dig his music. At least Rainbow Children had flashes of brilliance (minus the voice overs). Black Sweat, Te Amo, and Fury is a snooze. Excellent guitar work is only window dressing for a lackluster song.

The song would be good even without guitar solos. It has urgency, a cool melody and a good chord progression, and a killer bridge, great singing, among other little things.

It is now available at NPGMC.

go2theMax said:

I wouldn't say that. Everyone knows Pharrel has a hard on for Michael Jackson, and everything he does is derived from him.

What sort of release is this song getting? I've been searching music store websites left, right and center and I can't find it. Is it going to be a download only song or what? What about the album? Will it get a proper release like Musicology? I would assume so because of the deal he signed with Universal, so I would also assume the singles get commercial releases as well. But you never know with Prince releases, he has a strange way of releasing his music.

Universaluv said:

I hear a brief synth line very similar to Brand New Orleans.

envy13.com writer says "Black Sweat" changes everything. Proclaims "Prince is back"!

http://envy13.com/archive.../#more-203

MarcelJ said:

From that blog to God's ears.

Peace, David

did i just read this is like pharrel

i remember when ian brown first went solo and lots of kids were saying he copies liam gallaghers style.....

this song is HOT

Who wants black sweat? wink

bkw said:

Wow...you're definitely right about opinions. Splash is by far my favorite Prince song from the NPGMC...its the only one I consider as good as the stuff from the 80s (maybe cause it is). I like Sweat...its good but not great...like most of the other stuff I have downloaded from NPGMC.

i love the way he says, "grroove" -- it gives me chills

I could not believe my ears when my husband was listening to the radio and black sweat came on hot 97. In case you don't know hot 97 is the number one hip hop station in new york. It was played by funk master flex. I was going crazy when I hear the opening beat, and my husband was just looking at me like oh boy a new prince album is coming out. lol.

misschestylarue said:

ARE YOU SERIOUS???!!! HOT 97??!! What time does his show come on? That's GREAT news. Hot 97 hasn't played a new Prince song since before they became a hip hop station and that was during the D&P era. Wow I'm speechless.
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purplecam said:

I think it was like nine or ten .o'clock at night

misschestylarue said:

Awesome! Thanks

I think the song's better than Te Ono Crappysong, but it's still a bit of a shapeless nonentity. I preferred the live acoustic version on the 2004 tour boots.

Black Sweat is starting to get some airplay in Sweden. They have played Black Sweat three times in 2 days on one of Sweden´s biggest radiostations "P3".

Jackeblu said:

Each to their own, I'm not criticizing mate. Prince fans have a wide variety of tastes.

Black Sweat is good but it honestly lacks the sheer brillance of the true classic Prince stuffs. I mean, come down everybody, there isn't anything new going on in this track. It's basicly Prince making ultra classic Prince music... and actually i like it, but nothing to go mad about either.

GooeyTheHamster said:

it still sounds like U -can -act -hard -if -U -want -2 -this -groove -will -make -U -WEAK to me...
my
I love the song though.

'scream like a white lady'?
i'll take a 'pass' when it comes to this song. thanks anyway
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Heard it on Kiss FM earlier ..... for those that dont know this is 1 of the biggest London (uk) radio stations for Urban/r&b/garage music & it is great 4 it 2 b on there ..... i like it & it would b great 2 c him back in peoples faces with this 1

Gavroche said:

Hey guys....Sometimes music is not rocket science...Sometimes it's about having fun...People on this site make Prince out to be Mozart 24/7...the dude has released some pretty fun, check your brain at the door tracks over the years..."Black Sweat" is in the same tradition as "Irresitable Bitch," "Horny Toad," "Get Off," ect...I think Prince fans can a be bit too serious about the man...Before I heard "Fury," "Black Sweat" featured as much bad ass energy from the man that I've heard in a long time...I mean, what are we talking about people...It's just a fun song...it's not that serious...Lighten up people....
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XxAxX said:

AlphabetST1977 said:

if it's called KISS, it usually is...lol!

Reaction from a dutch dj to black sweat:

Thomas : Prince - Black Sweat (video clip, 2006) Jesus, which balsam he does use to guard its face for old age? Which vedische dis does one find each evening in Prince's home? From which cup does drink he that he and his still golden a throat has and still with the same hilaric can seduce? Anno 2006 Prince in everything is still as tight as a chicken's ass. http://boss.streamos.com/...ksweat.asx

Is that a Babelfish translation?

ok...it took me a minute to catch on....BUT

i love this song. its hot! total dance track....super sexy. its nice to see p be a little naughty again

im lovin all this new stuff

Raine said:

aw crap. i just got an email from the NPGMC hotlinking to black sweat. daring me to click on it. bah. i admit i'm curious. that's how he sucks me in. dancy tunes and charm