Prince sounds so agreesive, attacking the airwaves, going for a hit song once again, in full force.... a great intro, I wanna be your lover/ Party up/ Controversy, and a great bass line, great rhythms as well,

The musicvideo is amazing too, fire and water, Prince dancing, a black outfit, the chain hat and black gloves with gold symbols on... cool,

I just love this dynamic track:






Unfortunately My Name Is Prince wasn't a hit song, what do you think about this track???

I have so many memories to this track, I was in Barcelona when the album was released october 1992, I bought both the cd and cassette tape, I was listening on the hotel room to those new songs over and over on a Sony Walkman, I was so amazed by this album,

Sexy MF had already been releaed and then My Name Is Prince, Prince was so challenging, attacking, shocking with those tracks....

I miss the shock effect in his music of today.

But I still have my memories, and the energy of My Name Is Prince will always be dear to me.

I saw 2 shows in 1993: Stockholm and Gothenborg, this opener was great LIVE as well.

Anyone agrees with me on this track....

I really like it for all the reasons you stated, many Prince fans don't. Too rap heavy with a Tony M feature perhaps. Maybe Chronic Freeze could give some further info about it's recording.

I can't help but see the video and think "ouch....watch your teeth with those chains!!!"

"I wanna be your lover
Partyup
Controversy"

if memory serves me Prince fought for this to be released as the 'first' single (sexy mf was many, many months before in the Uk)because he felt it would sell well due to it's street sound.....wrong on both accounts I'm afraid.
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This mug was dated from the day it came out. An embarrassment. A train-wreck of noise courtesy of Prince's shameless over-sized ego. Though I have to admit, the bass line is good and it's clearly superior to any of Prince's recent uptempo tracks (though that ain't sayin much).

I hate it!!!

GREAT song, until Tony M opens his mouth.

I love it!! I know saying "I love," a Prince song doesn't really explain why...I guess that is where the song sings for itself...When U know the song, U know why U love it.

Only Prince could make this song. I thought it was good...not great...but good. No, it wasnt exactly hit worthy, but a great way express himself. It showed his arrogance, his confidence, his spitefulness, his funky side, his daring side.
Noone but P could pull this off without being ridiculed ruthlessly by the media.
What if George Michael did it? "My name is George, and I am funky!"... or "My name is Madonna, and I am funky"..."My name is Michael and I am funky!". See, it just doesnt work with anyone else.
It showed, once again, that he was willing to risk it all just to put out the songs HE wanted to put out.
"U must become a Prince b4 ur King anyway"....LOVE IT! lol

thedance said:

There's so much symbolism in that track, and that album.

He opens the album w/ a track telling folks his name, making a huge ego statement, and rightly so. Yet, in the video, he covers the face that everyone recognizes.

The album is called which becomes his means of identification only 8 or 9 months later, thereby negating the very statement made in the opening track. It would be his last "Prince" release for 7 years, other than the compilations or contract-ridden albums that Wb puts out like The Black Album, The Hits, The Vault.

He releases a video of the first half of the album, telling some loose story about finding his true self, changing his name, and burying his past, all by way of some alleged spiritual intervention.

It's like "Hey, I'm Prince.,..... PSYCHE!" And when he does go back to being Prince, it's bookended with another spiritual intervention, except this time it's organized, it's cultic, and it rips Prince of his very being.

I have to admit....I often skip MNIP and "Sexy MF". I just have to be in the mood for them. "Sexy MF" is a better song of the two, but for some reason, starting the album with "Love 2 The 9's". It gives listening to the CD a whole different vibe.

uh..."funk fresh for the 90's"..

The song had potential and I was excited reading about it and reading about the chorus lyrics in Ice Magazine before its release, but..I'll pass.

strong groove

i like it

I dont think you get the irony / humor of this song.

It is clearly supposed to sound rather big and bold in a campy / cheesy kind of way, and you can hear he has his tongue firmly planted in his cheek when he is bragging about himself in the lyrics: its an ironic take on selfreferential lyrics in the funk / hip-hop genre.
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The shittiest single Prince ever released. I hate it with a passion.

Soon after it's release I was in a big club, the floor was crowded and people were dancing. Then the DJ played this song and within seconds the floor was empty. After a minute the dj faded into another song, and the floor was filled immediately.

The same night the DJ played "Kiss" and "Sexy MF" and the the crowd went crazy. So they weren't anti-prince, they only had good taste in music.

If I was forced to give this song a score, it would be 1/10.
Sorry not my cup of tea. The outfit & that pistol like microphone (watergun or whatever) are definitely symbols I don't enjoy. I'll skip that part of Prince.

I love My Name Is Prince and Sexy MF! Love the whole CD!

that song made me lol so bad the first few times i heard it
then it started growing on me
the lyrics are fun, the effects are cool

Bohemian67 said:

wow do you really hate the gun microphone?




no need for me to say I absolutely love it, 1 of Prince's trademarks, very sexxy.. imo.





still sexxy after all those years.....

imo....
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I love that song.

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Love it. I did not come to funk around....

sweething said:

I always thought it was I did not come to "fuck" around, till I get your daughter, I won't leave this town.....

luv4u said:

Me too! It really sounds like "fuck"

thedance said:

I had a fantastic Gun Mic Tshirt but it vanished one day.

It was White with his hand and smoking gun mic on the front. The back Said Glam Slam MPLS and had bullet holes shaped like notes

yomamafat said:

That pic is cool

I like the song, even if Tony M.'s rap on the album version is longer than the "Godfather" trilogy. Also, the video looked like it was shot with a Viewmaster. The frustrating thing about this song to me is that it kind of killed momentum for the CD from the start. Prince was hot again, with the success of "Diamonds and Pearls" and he could have kept the buzz going with a strong first single release. "7" was what Warners wanted released, P. went with "MNIP" and it stalled out at number 36. "7" went to number 7 but the album had trickled down the chart that point. Which of course was a moot point because the name change debacle was right around the corner. Not to rehash the whole "Prince chooses first singles like Keanu Reeves chooses post-Matrix movie projects" topic but I wish P. would have listned to the suits more back in the day.

Riverpoet31 said:

I doubt he is being intentionally funny. The drum loops,samples and guest rapper, Tony M., lead me to believe he was trying to make an actual hip-hop record. I wonder why Prince thinks he has to make hip-hop. Is it an age thing? A race thing? Did the industry force it on him? I can't figure it out. MNIP has drumloops and samples all over it, which is cool for those artists who can't play instruments, but Prince is just about the greatest musician out there. It's crazy that a falsetto singing guitar player, who even by 1992 had achieved ICON status, is selling out and trying to rap.

purpledoveuk said:

Careful with that music weapon, don't hurt nobody,


aw ok u can hurt me but only in bed

a rare promo shot


http://tinypic.com/view.p...axirgy&s=4



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ass said:

well I never

purpledoveuk said:

I still have mine...
They were only available from Glam Slam, limited to 500 or something like that.