I agree. I love the "" album. Regardless of Tony's contributions, the album manages to tell a decent story.

daPrettyman said:

It's weird, because I've often started the album with "Love 2 The 9's", skipping "My Name is Prince", and "Sexy MF". Not sure why, but I do that sometimes. It works too. Gives a different vibe to the album. I'm not a fan of the tag ending on "The Continental", and I've often cut that off. Seems clunky and messy. But the rest of the album is great, and Tony has a smaller role than he did on Diamonds and Pearls, I think. If I worked at it, it'd probably be easy to edit his dumb ass out of there.

yea that Goldnigga is a bootleg - i looked at mine and they added stuff that doesnt belong on that Cd. such as Track 2 and the bonus tracks = never heard of them. even the back cover of the cd is different. Mine has Tony in the pink suite talking on a cell phone. That chick isnt even in the picture. So whoever did it changed a few things. But Yeah it's a bootleg.

The War cassette, looks like a true NPG records release. Mine looks the same. Suck theres people out there doing these bootlegs.

purplemaniac1992 said:

Even though it's a boot I think it's a great gift...the rest of the tracks might still grow on you, ya never know. I have a copy of Goldnigga from a friend who has the original. IMO Tony is much better doing this type of smooth spoken word rap than when he tried to sound all hard core, LOL!

I got 2 War cassettes, (and left one unopened), from NPGMC so that's the real deal although the cd is way more valuable. The War is my favorite Prince song so I keep that cassette in my player in the car.

some tracks on goldnigga are funky as hell!

babynoz said:

i only have one copy of the war on cassette do you guys think i should open it?

jonylawson said:

J O H N N Y !!!!

PsychedelicMama said:

Black MF In The House is my jam. Worth the price of admission.

purplemaniac1992 said:

No. There are Flac copies ripped from the CD available, so keep the cassette's value where it's at. There is no art to speak of, so no surprises are in store if you open it. Then again, it's yours, so you can do as you please... hell, you could even put it under your bike and roll over it if you so desire.

daPrettyman said:

ernestsewell said:

true never thought of that i dont know where i could find it though i want the cd for sure but its way outta my price range

I have a download of "No Black Motherfuckers In The House" which I didn't know at the time was from that album. I was thinking it was an unreleased track until my friend told me it was on that album. The version I have sounds like maybe a live version with an audience in the background and Prince talking to them before the music starts. It sounds decent.

squirrelgrease said:

purplemaniac1992 said:

You have a lossless copy though, right? Not that I know where to get one.

squirrelgrease said:

i have the cassette yes

Why was Knockin' taken off the cd Gold?

On the version I have, Prince starts out saying....

Niggas? Did you say niggas? Sounds like he said niggas to me?

(The audience is making noise in the background)

Then Prince starts talking like a redneck and says something about someone putting their hand on their erection and says they need to put a big black sign on the door that says "No Black Motherfuckers In The House". On the version I have Prince performs the whole song himself talking like a redneck.

The music sounded pretty good and I love the fact that he was making fun of trashy rednecks.

oldpurple said:

Prince didn't want to pay Paul McCartney royalties for the non-cleared usage of Paul's lyric.

squirrelgrease said:

so he sampled without the right to use it then, so whats the McCartney tune?

oldpurple said:

Reply 19.

im not big on rap but i had to have it for the collection....its cool to have the boot because now i have the 2gether ep. and gold nigga
i love call the law and thats about it

squirrelgrease said:

so he sampled without the right to use it then, so whats the McCartney tune?

ernestsewell said:

Be quiet Ernest and yes it was necessary to expound on it, especially when the facts had to be straightened out about Lincoln, and you basically called someone a liar who was only telling the truth. Anyway, back on topic. I don't want Babynoz to come after us again.. (I actually call her the lone back-on-track org police officer and I say that with hugs )
[Edited 12/29/09 7:05am]

2elijah said:

heres reply 19

purplemaniac1992 said:

no information spill the beans ernest

daPrettyman said:

It's weird, because I've often started the album with "Love 2 The 9's", skipping "My Name is Prince", and "Sexy MF". Not sure why, but I do that sometimes. It works too. Gives a different vibe to the album. I'm not a fan of the tag ending on "The Continental", and I've often cut that off. Seems clunky and messy. But the rest of the album is great, and Tony has a smaller role than he did on Diamonds and Pearls, I think. If I worked at it, it'd probably be easy to edit his dumb ass out of there.

I was surprised to stumble across an edit of My Name is Prince with no rap from Tony. I had never heard that before. Makes sense, it should have at least been available on the CD maxi-single.
My Name is Prince works with or without the rap from Tony, imo.