And what would make you think that I've never heard of The Roots?

Accujack said:

For the fact that you generalize all Rap music

NastradumasKid said:

was gonna say that.

How did I generalize all Rap? I said that rap shouldn't be taken seriously unless it involves instruments and original music. I made this statement with The Roots in mind, being that they are one of only a handfull of rap acts that fall into this category.
99% of rap is junk.

When you "sample" another song and use it for your own as P-Diddy has done or Ice-T has done or Ice Cube has done or MC Hammer has done, etc..... where is the artistry in that? Do you know how difficult it is to learn how to play a musical instrument at a profesional level? And how difficult it is to compose music at the professional level? Rappers are theives - in the temple and everywhere else.

Rap did hurt Prince b/c by the late 80s early 90s he was so desperate to be accepted by the black music community that he decided to sell out and attempt to be hip by incorporating rap into his music. Tony was a friggin disgrace. That that musical goofball was ever allowed onto musical recordings with Prince is a travesty of the highest order. Prince layed down with the dogs and he woke up with fleas. He lost so much respect. Compared to the 80s, very few people give a hoot about Prince's new albums. They are correctly assumed to be garbage.

Prince should have stayed true to himself like Neil Young. If he had done that there would have been a 5 year period or so where he was out of vogue and un-appreciated but then he would have reaped the rewards in the long run. Too many people view Prince as a bad joke now. A shame.

Rap should never, ever, be taken seriously as a form of music or art, unless it involves instrumentation with "real" instruments, and is a truly original composition.
Rap/hip-hop as we know it, and it's influence on today's youth has totally ruined today's popular music scene by totally dumbing down people's perception of what real music is.
It is a real shame. All real music lovers should denounce rap/hip-hop at any opportunity.

Add a E to RAP and it spells RAPE!

Accujack said:

define real instruments? back in the 1600s your electric guitars wouldnt have been considered real either

purplepolitician said:

I know right hypocrite

The biggest mistake many have about hip hop artist is that they aren't musicians. Even Flava Flav can play multiple instruments and can play them well.

I'm very impressed with the lyrical content I do hear from some artist.

This is actually one genre of MUSIC Prince himself thought was crap until he realized he can't rap nor write for hip hop (Enter Doug E and Eve).

Accujack said:

the roots are an all live hip-hop band. but you've probably never heard of them.

Prince and shit hop does not mix well. Hell, nothing and shit hop mixes well. In other words, kill the damn genre altogether because it's death is long overdue.

mirrorbestfriend said:

Those albums that have nothing but ocean waves or crickets chirping sound better than shit hop.

Those albums that have nothing but ocean waves or crickets chirping sound better than shit hop.

vainandy said:

not better than kool moe dee

In your opinion, has cRAP bad affected Prince's music?
I have nothing against cRAP, but cRAP has nothing to do with "real music 4 real music lovers".
Last week i was listening to "Diamonds and pearls": there are some songs (Daddy pop, Live 4 love) really devastated by cRAP, and you can find many eaxamples in all albums starting from 1988.
Jazz influence is ok, as soul, funk, hard rock... but i wish P had never fallen in love with cRAP....

LaLaLaHeeHeeHee said:

What dance movements? For the last 15 years, it's been too slow to dance to.

As for "live and let live", shit hop has taken over every form of R&B on the radio. No form of R&B can get any airplay except shit hop because the labels and radio want to keep the cheapest form of R&B with the biggest profits in style forever. It has dominated for over 15 years. No other style of R&B has EVER dominated that long. This isn't the old days when styles could change naturally once people got tired of them. Executives bigger than the artists are keeping it as the dominating music force. The executives profiting from that so-called form of music have not let other forms of music "live and let live" so I have no respect whatsover for shit hop and anyone involved in it in any shape, form, or fashion.

Those albums that have nothing but ocean waves or crickets chirping sound better than shit hop.

Oh this thread is full of hillarity But basically I agree that Prince lingered on rap for far too long. It should have remained a passing fancy and if he was gonna do it it should have been for REAL from day one but then again, I doubt he could find real rappers that would mock anal sex him up on the Arsenio show.

Cream, damn that reminds me of how much I despise that stupid ass Diamond and Pearl The other most worthless aspect of his music. Stupid ass talentless broads
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SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

the song or the broads...my daughter just said the other day...that song sucks

Rhondab said:

I was talking about those vomitrocious chicks



What sickens me even more about them is the fact that the majority of straight male Prince fans most likely believe they have some value because of their fake plastic asses I HATE THEM!
[Edited 1/3/08 18:43pm]