prince use to be the best at this type. Lady cab driver and let's work were stellar.

Why doesn't he do that anymore?
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mystery50 said:

WHAT?! Oh my God, the hits just keep on coming.

purplecam said:

what hits?

mystery50 said:

I'm being sarcastic about this thread.

What do you mean by "Good Black People Music"? That just sounds stupid to me. Music is music regardless of race.

Perhaps you are referring to R&B or soul music??

Etorres said:

I dont like to catagorize music

mystery50 said:

You just did with the title of your thread
"Why don't Prince make good black people music anymore?"

That sounds catagorized to me IMHO.

Am I seeing things or is everyone else saying "WTF?!?!?!"

mystery50 said:

this one maybe:

toots said:

He does its called rock n roll.

toots said:

Pretty much.

toots said:

but thats not a category it's A STYLE.

purplecam said:

Im SO glad you got that

Good black people music? WTF?

Some people need to get a damn life!

mystery50 said:

No that is categorizing black people with types of music, black people play also alot more then just R&B/Soul. They play jazz, reggae, classical, pop, rock, etc. you name it so really your putting a label on them rather you realize it or not.

toots said:

I agree with you 100%
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I love you for saying that, but i'm going to assume that you haven't been around the Org that long, because you're are about to get BOMBARDED by insults.

(gets some popcorn and awaits the e-bloodshed)

rolling said:

sorry,I didn't hear any rock n roll at the BET awards last week. Did you ?

ButterscotchPimp said:

he hasnt he joined June 9th of this year

ButterscotchPimp said:

I don't understand. why would someone insult me because I asked a question about Prince playing more black music?

toots said:

Ah. That would explain it. Still i think it's hilarious.

ButterscotchPimp said:

so do I

Man, from this thread & that genius mirrorbestfriend's thread, it's a banner day here at the org!!!
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i think his past few albums have had plenty of self-consciously traditional R&B sounding music. it's when he throws convention to the wind and throws down some badass craziness that he makes the kind of songs you listed as examples of "black people music", which i think goes beyond any kind of easily contrived cultural demographic. it's just GOOD.

mystery50 said:

Dude.

Hi. This is the Org. There are lots of different categories of Prince fan here but it usually shakes out into one of three camps.

The "old-heads" who think that most of Prince's best work ended in the mid to late 80's.

The "new-kids" who really haven't listened to the old stuff that much and think that what he's been doing since the late 90's to now is his most prolific stuff.

And my faves to pick on, the "kool-aid kids" who drink the "purple kool-aid" daily and think that EVERYTHING Prince ever did is a masterpiece. Every song a sonata, and every movie worthy of an oscar. They look down their noses at ANYONE who's ever dared to have been compared to their purple messiah and will react with great vengeance and furious anger upon the mention of the fact that Prince did something "not good".

You're about to get up close and familiar with that last group VERY QUICKLY. Don't worry, they usually don't like what i have to say much either.

Anxiety said:

I agree but lets be honest when I hear guitar I don't think black people music. when I hear housequake I think black people music

mystery50 said:

That is like me saying when are white people going to make good white people music anymore
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mystery50 said:

but there's guitar in just about everything he records.

toots said:

ok since I need to elaborate:
1984 harlem new york and compton california which song was you more likely to hear?
Doves cry or lets go crazy?

I rest my point!