After a long hiatus, NPNY Radio returns! In this episode, Derek Kelly,Amil Dave, Andrew Stanger, and Zaheer Ali revisit Prince’s pop classicdouble-album “1999.” Although “Purple Rain” remains Prince’s bestselling release to date, “1999”—released two years before—signaled thematuration of his unique “Minneapolis” sound and served as hisbreakthrough into the pop charts, radio, and music video. The NPNYcrew gives a track-by-track breakdown of the album’s music and lyrics,examining its geopolitical, racial, gender, sexual and culturalthemes. What is the end of “Lady Cab Driver” really about? Where didthe baby sample on “Delirious” come from? What Hollywood movies werethe first to reference the album? Fast cars, Trojans, jockeys, lionsin the pocket, and flotation devices—these and more in this funky hourfilled with information, music, and laughter, that will have youdusting off your copy of “1999” for a fresh listen. And then we closeout with our resident angry Prince fan Richard Kriheli who gives usanother spin on “Pop” life.

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