Giselle said:

Supposedly her name is 'Celestina'

vashti1999 said:

A little. She was actually at the Fillmore gig. She D.J.'d before the show and she came and kind of sang background right next to Prince towards the end of the night.


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I saw her last night at the show. She is gorgeous in person,

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

LOL! So true!

OH My LAWD This song is PHONKY!!!!


Prince definitley put me back on square 1.

"U be screamin like a white lady
When I count to three!"



I seriously want to cry!!!

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

shit, i hope so, he's been squeaky clean for way too long, since '02 with them damn suits and shit. I see now he's bearing the chest hairs again, this may be the start of a new beginning...

rudeboynpg said:

Te Amo Corazon was coo, but this just made me 4get about it.

DUTTy Funk!! YES!!!

He has been chillin with us on the org artists I bet somehow.

I know he had to been listening.

paisleypark4 said:

He's a clever motherfucker!

Love it, love it, love it, love it!

That Celestina girl is hot.

paisleypark4 said:

You are too funny. But you're right. This is the best thing our man has dropped on us in quite a while. And it compromises none of his newfound values. I'm proud of him!

anyone notice the vinyl copy in the video has at least two songs on one side?
the last part of the second song looks like it may be an interesting breakdown
or maybe it's a third song?
i wonder if it's real... the vinyl copy?
something to look forward to?
a 12-inch vinyl copy with extra songs
yeah, i know... it's late
i'm sleepy
and in fact, i'm already dreaming

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

Then she really is a DJ? Thought she was just for the looks!

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

I agree. The video was sexual without being trifling or indecent, like most vids shown on BET today.
[Edited 2/4/06 6:10am]

bkw said:

I prefer the DJ, thankyouverymuch

calldapplwondery83 said:

She's really a DJ. When I saw her, she was talking to someone behind her turntables.

missfee said:

Is there a low-bandwith version available somewhere?

havent seen the video, dont have cable, is it in black and white?, is the funk back?

When I first watched the video (one time) and listened to the track of Black Sweat, I had a kind of feeling. It was like I had painted a mental picture of my expectations and what I saw did not fit into my mind frame. So, I did a replay, closed my eyes, and let the audio take me for the Prince ride in sound. My conclusion: I feel it's a great dance track. Black Sweat covers that "need of dah funk" for the party on the dance floor people. Also, Prince still has that "power" and "freedom" of using his chops to the fullest. I love the first verse when he sings "I got a job to do", he does this thing with is voice that is so Prince. Also, I like the way has managed in this track to create a tech-no-funk-hip-hop-collabaraton. With the synthe he's managed to emulate the sound of radio frequencies, i.e., the sound in between the channels. Prince is very shrewd, creative and totally perceptive when it comes to placing his music into the right market for positive results in regard to capital gain. (I'm not saying he's selling out, but this sound will -i feel- definetly be appealing to the younger buyers)
While I feel he still has saved "the best for last", "Black Sweat" is a fun sound...he'll probably re-release an extended version (most-likely by demand)

and need i say, "the man is "FOINE," "FINE," OUTSANDINGLY BEAUTISOME AND HAUTE".
( finally...to quote a famous orger...."i will be glad when Prince picks his guitar back up and takes us back to the talent he is best known for... )
keying...keying up a cool sweat....for Prince...(smile)
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4nowneway said:

Yes, black and white (although I'm not 100% sure if it's technically really b/w, do we have an expert here? Anyway, you get the idea from the pictures since those are stills from the video).

Some might make a point that it's not 'funk', but that's besides the point. To me, it's urgent, it's raw... like I said a million times, his vocals are so good...

"I'm HOT - and I don't care who knows it."
[Edited 2/4/06 9:47am]

so excited for the video.. LOVE IT.. but what's up w/the giant toilet seat?~

karebear00738 said:

lol...

I made this:



It's very small and simple, but I can't find a good icon maker...

WOW

I love it.

virginie74 said:

love what?

I just saw the video, and I'm happily surprised (the dancer, the minimalist "move" that in facts gives more power to the beat)...

It's ok now ?

And I must add that I fell in love again. With Prince, of course.

virginie74 said:

For a video that was so simple and 'cheap' to put together, that looked fantastic. The visual is stunning. Nice to see the humour that's always been in Prince's work back to the fore. Glad he's decided to not take it too seriously and enjoy what he's doing.

(Perhaps my long held opinion about his happiness marring his work is being usurped by the performance of the man himself... I hope so.)

The song is ok too.

Let me start by drooling uuuuaaah that's better. Had a really bad day 2day, but I'm totally cured now. Thank U P! Love ya. That man is horny,oh lawd I'm horny. The vid is sublime, très chic.