Like someone already said 1+1+1 is 3 is way 2 funky and hope he plays it at the Super Bowl, 3121, Love, Black Sweat, Family Name just 2 name a few have the most funkest beats

skywalker said:

Like I said before,my intention is to get people to discuss their opinions about certain subjects. That's all.This particular question was inspired by several other threads that implied that Prince can't do it like he used to.If you've read my other responses on this thread,I've said some pretty positive things about Prince's music.Hope that clears things up.

SexyBeautifulOne said:

Then why continue adding to it?

Cool.

Black Sweat is one of the strangest, funkiest Prince tracks - period. I find myself whistling that high-pitch intro all the time.

It's all about youth and new faces. Justin Timberlake is only 25 years old, compared to Prince at 48.

When Prince was 25, he had already put out 1999 and was working on the Purple Rain film/album. So that's a good comparison: is this album as good as Purple Rain? Was Justified as good as 1999?

One of my favorite funkiest song by Prince is MAD SEX & COME ON! I know it's kinda old, but that's the first 2 songs I think of as funky.

adorable2 said:

Sorry to say this, but some of you seem to be a bit too fanatic when it comes to Prince. Don't get me wrong, I think he is the greatest ever, but he ain't always been on the top of the game musically or commercially... Listen to Timbalands work on Bubba Sparxxx Deliverance and Neptunes work on Kelis Kaleidoscope. I'm telling you, Prince in this period was mos def not outshining these producers. If Timbo is mad cause you think his music sounds too synthetic, he could hire a band and make them play the got damn songs in a more organic way if you'd want that. These dudes has also made alot of classics. Of course not as much as Prince, but they have made some tunes that will stay for a long time.

Se7en said:

Timberlake doesn't make beats btw. But truth, if Timberlake was singing on that beat, it would probably be a MAJOR hit just because he's young, and all the chicks love him.

skywalker said:

So true, so true! Prince is still making GREAT music. I don't know what is wrong with some of you who are reaching back two decades for examples. I am sitting here jammin to The Word as I type this. The Word is one of the best songs I have heard from anyone in ages! It's a travesty that 3121 didn't receive more airplay, but who cares. At the end of the day, I LOVE this CD so I don't give a damn what anyone thinks.

Oh and btw, Prince has so many "funky ass beats" that I can't name them all. But I know one thing, I don't have to travel in a time machine to find them. As I type I am thinking of Props & Pounds. The modulation on that song kills the game everytime I listen to it.

I'm gonna go with "Love".
I haven't listened to 3121 in a while..but when I think about it,that's the only song that comes to mind.
It(Love), was worthy of a re-mix and a video

Alphabet St.

AvramsDad said:

That was Sheila E!

mikek1 said:

Maybe the percussion, but I know a drum machine when I hear one.

AvramsDad said:

It was sheila! Same with pop life, u got the look and a few other tracks!

njin said:

Well I'm not sorry to say this. No one here even mentioned times in producer's career. Anyway there was nothing fanatical about my post because I answered the question in my own opinion. Anyway you're comparing P to producers who arguably wouldn't have any basis for their music had Prince never come out. Like I said before those cats aren't doing anything nearly as diverse or innovative as P. If in 2001 Pharell has reworked and played with the Nasty Girl beat at least 5 times thats a testament to what I'm saying. You can't compare P's funky beats with those who have come AFTER him because I'll bet you any amount of money at some point they are experimenting with a musical idea that has been influenced in some way form or fashion by Prince! I appreciate P because he has so many different takes on funky. What's My Name is funky but then again there's Musicology and the two are nothing alike. Pharell and Timbaland may seem miles ahead of Prince when he was in their stage in his career because Prince has already set musical precedence not because they are more prodigous.

adorable2 said:

Pharell loves Prince; he said so himself; that says it all!

mikek1 said:

Yeah and I think that's cool. But its like for some reason when people get to comparing new jacks to Prince and start raving about how hot these new producers are, they totally ignore the possibility that P is most likely a big reason and influence on most of these new cats output. I have definitely danced to Pharell and Timbaland's music from their onset, but when comparing their music to P's you have to put things in a proper perspective. But you can definitely tell Pharell is a listener of P and I think thats a good thing.
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mikek1 said:

Sorry, but those are sampled drums. Same with U Got The Look. Again, Sheila may have played some percussion atop said drums, but they are programmed nonetheless. Pop Life was however properly accredited to Sheila. Prove me wrong with a reference and I will bow down.

AvramsDad said:

ERM.. ALBUM CREDITS; DRUMS AND PERCUSSION SHEILA E!

mikek1 said:

not that Wikpedia is the be-all-end-all, but
http://en.wikipedia.org/w...phabet_St.
http://en.wikipedia.org/w...t_the_Look
Touche on U Got The Look

Yes! "Love" is one of the baddest jams Prince has done in a long time. That breakdown at the end is a guaranteed ass shaker.

vainandy said:

That used a sample!

mikek1 said:

calldapplwondery83 said:

Yup.