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Thread started 11/09/10 7:08pm

CocoRock

Prince mentions in Hip Hop

I'm compiling a playlist of Hip Hop/rap songs that mention Prince. So far, this is what I've come up with.

"Venus vs. Mars" - Jay Z
"Bridging the Gap" - Nas
"Shoop" - Salt n Pepa
"Champion" - Kanye West
"Stronger" - Kanye West
"What Can I Do?" - Ice Cube
"Work It" - Missy
"U Mean I'm Not" - Black Sheep
"As High As Wu Tang Get" - Wu Tang Clan
"Without Me" - Eminem

Y'all got any others?
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Reply #1 posted 11/10/10 7:20am

Shafty

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Notorious B.I.G - Nasty Girl....

Just been listening to that - spooky eek

Little? Yeah, right. It might be little but it's loud
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Reply #2 posted 11/10/10 12:23pm

CocoRock

Thanks!

BTW, I got that ESPN. crysball lol
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Reply #3 posted 11/10/10 3:02pm

CocoRock

289 views, 1 reply?

Y'all are funny. tumbleweed
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Reply #4 posted 11/10/10 6:43pm

just1lousydime

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we're all too busy looking up the lyrics to the posted songs to think of any new ones.

time flies.
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Reply #5 posted 11/11/10 6:06am

CocoRock

just1lousydime said:

we're all too busy looking up the lyrics to the posted songs to think of any new ones.


hmmm I highly doubt that.
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Reply #6 posted 11/11/10 7:26am

Soulstar77A

DA BRAT - Sittin on top of the world

lyrics: ".....and make more housequakes than Prince...."

"ohYeeeeeah" said: I'm a massive Bowie fan. Even on Scary Monsters, I always skip Fame ...
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Reply #7 posted 11/11/10 7:43am

CocoRock

Soulstar77A said:

DA BRAT - Sittin on top of the world




lyrics: ".....and make more housequakes than Prince...."



Good lookin' out.
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Reply #8 posted 11/11/10 8:16am

Soulstar77A

It's not a direct prince mention, but Beyonce's "Bonnie & Clyde" recites "If i was your girlfriend" sometime during the song...

"ohYeeeeeah" said: I'm a massive Bowie fan. Even on Scary Monsters, I always skip Fame ...
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Reply #9 posted 11/11/10 8:19am

CocoRock

Soulstar77A said:

It's not a direct prince mention, but Beyonce's "Bonnie & Clyde" recites "If i was your girlfriend" sometime during the song...




Yeah, I thought about that. But was looking for name drops specifically. Much appreciated tho'! wink
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Reply #10 posted 11/11/10 6:05pm

minneapolisFun
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"Like Prince jeans, I bring the ass out a nigga" - Jay-Z

Lol@how gay that line sounds when you think about it.

Common also mentions him a few times on his debut album, something along the lines of "I get off like prince etc"

You're so glam, every time I see you I wanna slam!
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Reply #11 posted 11/11/10 6:27pm

banks

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Foxy Brown's Hot Spot

Flows all night like vintage Dom
Been this nice since umm, the first Prince bomb
Before "The Artist Was Known As" wit my grown ass

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Reply #12 posted 11/11/10 10:47pm

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[img:$uid]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/82/Ciara_promise_singlecover.jpg/220px-Ciara_promise_singlecover.jpg[/img:$uid]

Ciara -- Promise

The mood is so right, how it feels so right
You can be my prince, my knight
You can be my Superman, save me here I am

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Reply #13 posted 11/12/10 12:48am

Nosferatu

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Here's a couple for you...

Princess Superstar

'Famous' from the 'My Machine' album

"me and Prince eatin ribs
drippin on golden bibs..."

'You Get Mad at Napster' from 'Princess Superstar Is' album

"A sticky handcuffed pic of buff Courtney Love, one of Prince's aborted doves, a Jackson glove..."

Formally known as Mr_Nos on Housequake

Hate is such a strong word, I'm just disillusioned...
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Reply #14 posted 11/12/10 12:55am

therat

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As High As Wu Tang Get does not mention Prince. It's Prints on the strings of his guitar. Prints not Prince.

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Reply #15 posted 11/12/10 1:08am

therat

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Fat Joe - My World (feat. Big Punisher)

"We been doin' this since Prince was the bomb. Before he changed his name and started making wack songs."

Salt -N- Pepper - Shoop

"Straight up, wait up, hold up, Mr. Lover. Like Prince said, you're a sexy mutha-"

[Edited 11/12/10 1:20am]

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Reply #16 posted 11/12/10 3:46am

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Wu Tang - "As High As Wu Tang Get"

"A fugitive bass playing Czar, smoke a cigar, its prince on the strings of a guitar"

Kool Keith - "Leave Me Alone"

"im like prince,you might see me every 5years with a record company"

Nas - "Hey Nas"

"your the baddest think since Michael had Billie Jean, and Prince gave you Diamonds And Pearls"

Big daddy Kane ft Jay Z ODB and other artists - "Show And Prove"

Jay z: "I bring the ass outta nigga, like Prince Jeans" lol

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Reply #17 posted 11/12/10 4:40am

exodus

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LL Cool J - Rock The Bells

"You hated Michael and Prince all the way, ever since
If their beats were made of meat, then they would have to be mince"

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Reply #18 posted 11/12/10 5:56am

SPOOKYGAS

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Shafty said:

Notorious B.I.G - Nasty Girl....

Just been listening to that - spooky eek

Yes?

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Reply #19 posted 11/12/10 5:57am

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Q-Tip's 'Let's Ride'

Take a chance with a nigga in a choice ride
Listen to the CDs I play inside
Mos Def, Jay, Prince, and Stevie
Marvin Gaye, Led Zeppelin, and Biggie

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Reply #20 posted 11/12/10 9:40am

Robert3rd

BruthaMoorice said:

Wu Tang - "As High As Wu Tang Get"

"A fugitive bass playing Czar, smoke a cigar, its prince on the strings of a guitar"

Respect to BruthaMoorice, but what GZA says is actually:

"A fugitive bass playing Rap Czar, smoked a cigar, AS Prince on the strings of his guitar"

GZA's rap on that song is about rappers and wannabe rappers, so it's kinda cool that he acknowledges how Prince "smokes" the guitar whenever he touches it.

My favorite line comes from Phonte of Little Brother. It can be found on the Foreign Exchange song Nic's Groove:

Uh, uh, yo Nah it ain't about me, I'm just an average cat

That go to work, freestyle and kick battle raps

And damage any nigga fucking with my habitat

Me and Pooh connect like He-Man and Battle Cat

at Local spots where the chicken heads babble at

Claiming they independent like Landspeed or Miramax

Pause if you feeling that

Cause. I. am. still in fact

On some Purple Rain shit, Jerome where my mirror at?

[Edited 11/12/10 9:43am]

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Reply #21 posted 11/12/10 11:49am

CocoRock

minneapolisFunq said:

"Like Prince jeans, I bring the ass out a nigga" - Jay-Z

Lol@how gay that line sounds when you think about it.

Common also mentions him a few times on his debut album, something along the lines of "I get off like prince etc"

Uh, yeah. hmm

I forgot about that Common one. He also kinda mentions him on One DAy It'll Make Sense, on "All Night Long"; "... the artist formerly known as Sense...". Punk ass Cannibus also drops "... the artist formerly known as witcha gay ass" on "Making A Name For Ourselveas".

Thanks!

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Reply #22 posted 11/12/10 11:50am

CocoRock

banks said:

Foxy Brown's Hot Spot

Flows all night like vintage Dom
Been this nice since umm, the first Prince bomb
Before "The Artist Was Known As" wit my grown ass

Ya'll are bringin' me back! Forgot about this too! Thanks.

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Reply #23 posted 11/12/10 11:52am

CocoRock

TonyVanDam said:

[img:$uid]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/82/Ciara_promise_singlecover.jpg/220px-Ciara_promise_singlecover.jpg[/img:$uid]

Ciara -- Promise

The mood is so right, how it feels so right
You can be my prince, my knight
You can be my Superman, save me here I am

Thanks TVD, but I think this is more of a general prince reference than a name drop of P. Plus she's a singer. Thanks again, though.

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Reply #24 posted 11/12/10 11:53am

CocoRock

Nosferatu said:

Here's a couple for you...

Princess Superstar

'Famous' from the 'My Machine' album

"me and Prince eatin ribs
drippin on golden bibs..."

'You Get Mad at Napster' from 'Princess Superstar Is' album

"A sticky handcuffed pic of buff Courtney Love, one of Prince's aborted doves, a Jackson glove..."

I'm not hip to Princess Superstar, but I'll check these out. Thanks.

BTW, the first quote?... falloff

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Reply #25 posted 11/12/10 11:55am

CocoRock

therat said:

As High As Wu Tang Get does not mention Prince. It's Prints on the strings of his guitar. Prints not Prince.

That doesn't make any sense. neutral

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Reply #26 posted 11/12/10 11:56am

CocoRock

therat said:

Fat Joe - My World (feat. Big Punisher)

"We been doin' this since Prince was the bomb. Before he changed his name and started making wack songs."

Salt -N- Pepper - Shoop

"Straight up, wait up, hold up, Mr. Lover. Like Prince said, you're a sexy mutha-"

[Edited 11/12/10 1:20am]

Thanks. Technically, I gotta add this one, but fuck Fat Joe for the diss.

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Reply #27 posted 11/12/10 11:57am

CocoRock

BruthaMoorice said:

Wu Tang - "As High As Wu Tang Get"

"A fugitive bass playing Czar, smoke a cigar, its prince on the strings of a guitar"

Kool Keith - "Leave Me Alone"

"im like prince,you might see me every 5years with a record company"

Nas - "Hey Nas"

"your the baddest think since Michael had Billie Jean, and Prince gave you Diamonds And Pearls"

Big daddy Kane ft Jay Z ODB and other artists - "Show And Prove"

Jay z: "I bring the ass outta nigga, like Prince Jeans" lol

Wow! Thank you.

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Reply #28 posted 11/12/10 11:57am

CocoRock

exodus said:

LL Cool J - Rock The Bells

"You hated Michael and Prince all the way, ever since
If their beats were made of meat, then they would have to be mince"

cool

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Reply #29 posted 11/12/10 11:58am

CocoRock

plumbcrazy said:

Q-Tip's 'Let's Ride'

Take a chance with a nigga in a choice ride
Listen to the CDs I play inside
Mos Def, Jay, Prince, and Stevie
Marvin Gaye, Led Zeppelin, and Biggie

Don't know how I coulda forgot this joint. Thank you!

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