Spank86 said:

I wouldn't say usually lol it's usually in reference to (same sex attraction)
it used to be tradeable with happy

I've heard it used in a lot of ways lately that just don't make sense, I have a big question mark of confusion when I hear it used outside of the common usage

OldFriends4Sale said:

When i was a kid we used to use it all the time.

Unless you really think two hours of maths lessons is homosexual of course.

Even heard some kid use it on the TV the other day. It's like "crap" you don;t really mean that what you are reffering to is made of excrement.

Spank86 said:

When I first heard the phrase "That's so Gay I didn't think it meant they were reffering to something as "crap" or rubbish...I thought they just meant that it was effeminate. But if people are using it to refer to something as "crap" thats just plain out idiotic and insulting imho
[Edited 4/9/09 15:57pm]

chillichocaholic said:

It started as a 90's phenomenon when homophobia was acceptable. Back when I was about 9 or 10 we used to call everything gay. It's one of those words that sticks. As for Idiotic and insulting... what do you expect from something that came out of a playground?



Yes it is extremely insulting to gay people and I should add I'm not homophobic in any way.

ludwig said:

Hey!!!!!I like Q-tip and I Lliked the song!!![quote]No more candy 4 u!!!

q tip kills it on this track. so much criticism round here sometimes!

I Like it.

It's the one song on MPLSound that I removed from the playlist - the album is better off without it.

RodeoSchro said:

STOP being Rapper-Racist LOL

Hell, Q-tip's new album the Renaissance is better musically thank MPLSOUND if you ask me.

The Renaissance blows Prince out of the water. The song was ruined before Q-tip was ever hired.

I hate rap in Prince's music too,

funk, rock, pop, r'n'b, soul, whatever.... is cool,

but no thanks to hiphop and/ or rapping - and no jazz, pleaseee!

just imo.

QTip TOTALLY SAVES this miserable bootleg track

This crap sounds even worse then that "Undisputed" crap

Welcome2daRevolution said:

Are you new?? The "panting" to my ears could have been a direct sample from "Private Joy." And you're REALLY pointing out your ignor-prince when you say he sounds like "I'm A Slave 4 U." That song would have never existed without Prince first recording "Pussy Control" and having a little slave/face issue. Any of that ring a bell? Prince did it first. Pharrell paid attention and took it from there. You should too! (Please don't tell me you also think Prince was biting off "Milkshake" when he did "Housequake" ...

Spank86 said:

You're supposed to differentiate by spelling it "ghey" when you don't mean same-sex. (Cool idea that never really took off.)

eaglebear4839 said:

I took There'll Never Be Another Like Me off instead

I dont like the entire song.

call me crazy but i really like the rap in the song
cheezy but still quite good

...where the drums?

werrdadummzzz!

nosajd said:

If you're referring to Finding Forever, I'll whole heartedly agree. So not what BE was. Definitely upset about that purchase.
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About this song, I think it's hot. Of course hot and good are not interchangeable and I would never become one of those people who say it is. For my taste, I can dig it, but we all grade Prince on a scale that is enough to completely kill the average artist. This record is funky, fun, and exciting. So it's not a ballad, and there's no hidden agenda, it's a cool record. I could party to it, or stay at home and do some laundry while it's playing. Actually, it's one of my favorites off the album. BTW, I'm happy that yet again, Prince has enlisted the help is such a revered Hip Hop icon as Q Tip. Would anyone rather hear Gucci Mane, or Soulja Boy? Methinks not. At least he displays good taste.

Another side note about rap: Not because I'm young, but because I actually love Hip Hop, do I still defend rap. It's not that bad. Sure, Prince is 50, but how long has Prince been incorporating rap into his music? Maybe he doesn't want to seem like an artist who completely distances himself from his fans. What we enjoy, he also enjoys. (Ask Common.) Another part about the composition of a rap song; that's where good production/sampling is KEY. Rap songs can have melody depending on who is producing. I saw a rap group a few weeks ago, that played "actual" music. There was a drummer, a guitarist, a couple of keyboardists, the DJ had a tambourine and there was a trumpet player. So what are you saying? Rap evolves too, or are people who only listen to jazz, 70s soul/blues, and Motown the only people worthy of the title "music connoisseurs"? I for one don't feel that way, wouldn't call myself a connoisseur just yet, but I'm not that judgmental, and I'm far from foolish for believing otherwise.

Hip Hop has no age, so let the people who indulge (including Prince) enjoy. Rap shouldn't be the teenage nephew/niece you don't understand, that really likes you, but you never want him/her to stay at your house. Frankly it's a dead horse trying to tear it down. It's not a fad, it may not be thriving, but it's here to stay in whatever way shape or form they warp it into. Not to call anyone who isn't Hip Hop advocate an elitist, but dismissing it completely makes you look like one. I don't trash entire genres out of lack of interest and completely denounce them, I just don't listen. It spares people the trouble of calling out my "hatred". Long live my love of Hip Hop!!!

Peace, Hip Hop, and Purple Rain

Gangsta Cru... The Hip Hop Advocate

U know what really ruins Chocolate BOx????


Huh? Huh?













People bitching about it thats what

GangstaCru said:

Finding Forever is the shit. Be is cuh-rap.
[Edited 4/28/09 20:41pm]
[Edited 4/28/09 20:42pm]

He was dull in the video as well. The girl is hot and need more of Prince in it.

chillichocaholic said:[quote]U know what really ruins Chocolate BOx????

People bitching about it thats what

[Edited 5/4/09 3:25am]

crunkytown said:[quote]

chillichocaholic said:

U typed in between what I wrote...somewhere in between the quote lines But don't worry, I refuse to let these old party poops get to me :crandpa:

crunkytown said:

I repeat

Just to clarify, I didn't accuse Prince of copying anybody. I just meant that there are certain parts of "Chocolate Box" that remind ME of parts of those other two songs. It happens! With all the tunes prince has put out over the years, don't tell me that there were not times that Prince did something in a song that reminded you of other song or artist even if that artist was probably influenced by Prince. You don't have to defend Prince to me. Trust me on that. Peace

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Then you know nothing about a woman and her choclate during that time of the month?

Welcome2daRevolution said:

Hollaback Girl! Funny you mention this as my son, then 13 or 14 years old said when he heard Hollaback Girl "This song is stolen from Housequake!"

RodeoSchro said:

I see it different from U and I'm a fan of all kinds of rock and whatnot. Rap is NOT a shitty or talentless. Are some of the performers shitty...sure...just like rock and whatnot. Just cuz a string of performers r different doesn't defile the whole genera. There IS melody in Rap...there's hooks, there's bridges....rap tunes have everything needed to call something a song. The way they play with language and flip definitions on their side.....just the amount of syncopation ALONE makes rap an interesting genera. I get this "it takes no talent to do what they do" vibe. Ask your self this. Can U do what Tupac did...and do it will. Imma argue no. That means it requires talent...talent which U don't have. If U wanna say U don't like it...fine....but don't dismiss it entirely cuz of your own state of mind.

I friggin hate country. R those dudes talented....YES>..they write good songs and all that stuff. I just don't like it, but I CAN appreciate the amount of work put into it and how much talent they have to pull it off.