I admit, when Prince first started rapping, it always reminded me of when MacDonalds started rapping in their commercials. Remember "2 all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, on a sesame seed bun"? It's the first song that comes to mind when I hear "It's thunda when I'm on the mic, daddy pop's in the house...", I shit you not.

But once in a while Prince does a rap that may not make Redman or Methodman shake in their boots, but still is impressive considering it's coming out of the mouth of a short, skinny man with permed hair, high heels, and lace panties.

Pussy Control is such a moment.

What does this song represent? Is it mysogonist in tone just by use of the word "pussy", or is it a clarion call to female assertiveness?

Is it an implied counter statement that women are uneducated, dependent on men, and weak, therefore they should should strive towards pussy control? Or is it saying that women are strong and therefore men should strive to understand that?


Do you have pussy control?
Or have you given in to the 1+1+1=3 pecking order that Prince now subscrbes to?


What does it mean to have pussy control? It sounds so refreshing and terrific when he raps about it, one just wants to bottle some of that pussy control up and sell it in a spray bottle.

Nuestra presentacion especial comenzara en breve
{our special presentation will start shortly}
Pero antes un mensaje de nuestros auspiciadores
{but first a message from our sponsors}
Uh, yeah
Uh

Good mornin ladies and gentlemen (what hotel number is she in? )
Boys and motherfuckin girls (319, 319 cool)
This is your captain with no name speakin
And Im here 2 rock your world
With a tale that will soon be classic
About a woman u already know
No prostitute she, but the mayor of your brain
Pussy control (are u ready? )

Aaah, pussy control, oh
Aaah, pussy control, oh

Our story begins in a schoolyard
A little girl skipping rope with her friends
A tisket, a tasket, no lunch in her basket
Just school books 4 the fight she would be in
One day over this hoodie
She got beat 4 some clothes and her rep
With her chin up, she scolded all yalls molded
When Im rich, on your neck I will step
And step she did 2 the straight as
Then college, the master degree
She hired the heifers that jumped her
And made everyone of them work 4 free?
No! why?
So what if my sisters are triflin?
They just dont know
She said mama didnt tellem what she told me
girl, u need pussy control (are u ready? )

Aaah, pussy control, oh
Aaah, pussy control, oh

Verse 2
Pussy got bank in her pockets
Before she got dick in her drawers
If brother didnt have good and plenty of his own
In love pussy never did fall
And this fool named trick wanna stick her
Uh, talkin more schick than a bic
bout how he gonna make pussy a star
If she come and sing a lick on his hit
Pussy said nigga, u crazy if u dont know
Every woman in the world aint a freak
U can go platinum 4 times
Still couldnt make what I make in a week
So push up on somebody wanna hear that
Cuz this somebody here dont wanna know
Boy, u better act like u understand
When u roll with pussy control (are u ready? )

Aaah, pussy control, oh
Aaah, pussy control, oh

Breakdown
(are u ready 4 the best pussy u ever felt? ) {x2}

With one more verse 2 the story
I need another piece of your ear
I wanna hip u all 2 the reason
Im known as the player of the year
Cuz I met this girl named pussy
At the club international balls
She was rollin 4-deep
3 sisters and a weepy-eyed white girl drivin her haul
I pulled up right beside her
And my electric top went down
I said motherfucker, I know your reputation
And Im astounded that ure here
I fear ure lonely and u want 2 know
A 12 oclock straight up nigga
That dont give a shit that ure pussy control
Well Im that nigga, at least I wanna be
But its gonna be hard as hell
2 keep my mind off a body
That would make every rich man
Want 2 sell, sell, sell (75, we need another.. 85, 85 here, sold!)
Can I tell u what Im thinkin that u already know?
U need a motherfucker that respects your name
Now say it, pussy control (are u ready? )

Aaah, pussy control, oh
Aaah, pussy control, oh

And the moral of this motherfucker is
Ladies, makeem act like they know
U are, was, and always will be pussy control (are u ready? )
Peace and be wild (aaah, pussy control)

Say what, huh? (oh)
Oh no, dont u think about callin her a ho (are u ready? )
U juvenile delinquent
Best sit your ass down
Talkin about pussy control
Huh, can u dig it?

Aaah, pussy control (are u ready? )
Oh (are u ready? )

Aaah, pussy control (are u ready? )
Oh (are u ready? )


NPG, motherfuckers!

Imago said:

great thread! i was just thinking the other day that it's a real shame prince has turned away from his doves to embrace housecats. mind you, i adore cats, nothing against them even if they DO shed everywhere and leave claw marks in peoples' arms.

but one reason i was drawn to prince initially was his broadminded acceptance of birds as the lead animal companions in his life. to know that he's writing songs about cats instead of his earlier songs about doves and such, well, it's his art i suppose, even if i think he's veered off the tracks ever so slightly. just my 2c.

XxAxX said:

Pussy Control has fuck all to do with cats. OK!

garfield101 said:

um... hellooo....~! the song title is 'PUSSY control"

would it be more obvious if the title was 'kitty cat control?' or, 'tabby cat control?' or maybe even 'feline control'???

what more can i say

XxAxX said:

kitty cat control would be more obvious, yes.

change the lyrics prince.

garfield101 said:

should we write him a letter?

XxAxX said:

Nooo! pleezzze don't do that!

garfield101 said:

that made me think of Jane Seymour in Wedding Crashers!!!

garfield101 said:

well, considering my spiritual connection to prince he probably already knows how i feel about this song title

BobGeorge909 said:

jane seymour has cats? wow. that surprises me as i had figured her for being more of a horse person.

ok, I'm totally lost here.

Is this song about cats or not?

Imago said:

well, obviously yes. i mean, good thread and all but the preponderance of the evidence makes it pretty clear, imho.

ok, back on track people!

back. on. track.

OK...whatever way you look at it this song is freaking awesome, and thats all i really have to say...and all the people that slag it off are crazy!

"Uh! Yeah!"

I love this song to death! It's absolutely bangin' and it has my 2nd-favorite Prince song intro of all time (next to "Let's Go Crazy"). The funky arabian keyboard riff is just brilliant...and don't EVEN get me started on Mayte speaking in Spanish!

I just love how Prince's attitude comes across in his delivery of the lyrics...he is a damn cool cat! And I love how he takes a derogatory, vulgar term like "pussy" and switches it up to represent "women's self confidence/self-respect." Brilliant.

This is the only song that truly makes me miss the "dirty" Prince. Just once, I'd like to hear him tear the house down with this sucka live: "And the moral of this motherfucker is--"

God, I miss Mayte and her fine OK, gotta go splash some cold water on my face!

One of my faves (along with Endorphinmachine).....would love to hear them live someday

" Only the woman knows, only She knows".

Dayclear said:

Umm, what? That lyric is from "Fury," not "P Control."

It's still a good lyric, though.

XxAxX said:

This song tries just a bit too hard to be subversive. "He's naughty but it has a message!" It's just self conscious cursing and an obscured message, and not very good rapping, sorry.

Sort of like Randy Newman's songs, like I love LA, It's money that Matters, or Short People. They're meant to be ironic, but they become big hits and people take them literally.

Same with this song. Yes, most orgers understand the true meaning, but regular people who liked it (and i met a bunch) thought it was about kegels or something.

Not that I hate the song, but I don't think it really succeeds.

I was in a club a couple of weeks ago for my 20th class reunion and the DJ played Pussy Control and the club went wild. Now we were the oldest group in the house but the 18 and 19 year olds were throwing down more than we were.

This song could have been a major hit.

muleFunk said:

word!

I hate Pussy Control with a passion. I like Prince's rappin' in some of his songs but this song is just...tooo corny. To put it lightly.
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XxAxX said:

As Prince says at the start of the House Mix of the song:

This is a tale about control
Feline, that is
But please don't be a victim of the 30 second bite
Listen 2 the words carefully
They are meant 2 uplift and enlighten
All the members of the female persuasion
So that no woman ever becomes a slave

Now I can listen to IT all day but Pussy Control has that horendous chorus where Prince's voice embarrasses me if I'm alone let alone in front of others.

Great song, awfully sung chorus.

What's it about then?

I always thought the song was about a new sandwich called the Cunt Roll. And cos it was a bit of a wimp, it was a Pussy Cunt Roll.

I never did understand lyrics.