LadyZsaZsa said:

"Prince is all about Livestream" Good! And, I just got a new cell phone and can hardly wait to test it.

still think he aint gettin paid for doin them livestreams....

errant said:

Would have loved to have been a fly on the wall for this conversation between two dimwits.

sure he wasnt just talkin to a mirror???

herb4 said:

Pretty much this. For once I agree with Nouveau Dance. He's right. Once Prince figures out he can't control it, the money stream dries up or people have figured out a way to capture shows and spread them around, he'll shit on the distribution model for sure.

Hey, Prince, record the rehearsals and shows, put them on ThirdEyeGirl website for purchase and see if you don't make some money from your dwindling, hardcore fan base (which has only dwindled and is less hard core because you act silly when fans want to hear your music, post websites to talk about it and want to see you play live but can't make your over priced, last minute shows).

I know he does this shit on purpose (3am, no schedule, fucking with fans, etc.) to maintain his mystique element, sense of control and to avoid over-exposure but me and a lot of people are getting too old to do the work necessary to "go through the proper channels", such as they are.

Looking forward to seeing these streams once they hit the usual places I tend to find them.

I agree with every word. That's the one thing that I don't like about Prince anymore, the game playing with fans, those he does interviews with, etc. Everyone has outgrown this, and Prince should have outgrown it by now also. It was "cute" when he and his fans were in their 20's, but neither Prince nor his hardcore fans are in their 20's anymore, and it has gotten old, and is no longer cute. No one has the time or patience for the game playing that Prince still does, and trying to still maintain a certain air of "mystique" is played out. Like you said, fans just want to hear Prince's music. Enough with all the BS. Prince is 55.....it's time to grow up.

Prince only wishes he could do something as awesome as Janelle is doing in music. She is freaking awesome.

@hollywooddove.......and why is that?

journey said:

I agree with every word. That's the one thing that I don't like about Prince anymore, the game playing with fans, those he does interviews with, etc. Everyone has outgrown this, and Prince should have outgrown it by now also. It was "cute" when he and his fans were in their 20's, but neither Prince nor his hardcore fans are in their 20's anymore, and it has gotten old, and is no longer cute. No one has the time or patience for the game playing that Prince still does, and trying to still maintain a certain air of "mystique" is played out. Like you said, fans just want to hear Prince's music. Enough with all the BS. Prince is 55.....it's time to grow up.

Boohoo. You changed. Prince didn't. Who's to blame for that?

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

controversy99 said:

kidmelody2012 said: Um, yeah, not exactly. Perhaps you're thinking of Call My Name or arguably even Future Baby Mama. They both hit the top 40 on the US R&B charts. And Housequake wasn't a "black hit", at least not where I grew up. That song was great but a little too weird for black radio and even most black clubs -- not that I was old enough to go clubs back then.

They also won Prince two of his 7V3N grammy's. His last in 2008 4 The rnb hit "Future Baby Mama".

Also "HouseQuake" was an album cut radio/club hit in LA, played daily on black radio here back then. It was a mainstay in the clubs here in LA. Especially with the 12inch maxi single was release.

U shouldn't respond to that person who is a hater here 4 the sole purpose of bringing Prince down daily.

"7V3N" wins the award for Best Prince Ebonic Ever.

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[Edited 7/19/13 9:51am]

LadyZsaZsa said:

"Prince is all about Livestream" Good! And, I just got a new cell phone and can hardly wait to test it.

My phone is a new Android and I can't get Livestream to work on its browser or on Google Chrome (for Android) -- I tried many times during the recent Prince Livestreams as I'm not sitting in front of a computer in the middle of the night, but it just wouldn't work. I looked into the matter at Livestream and apparently it isn't set-up yet for Android.

journey said:

@hollywooddove.......and why is that?

k, let me changed that a little, EYE wish Prince was doing something as awesome as Janelle. She has an energy and an attitude........... Something I feel Prince has not exposed since 3121, and that wasn't the best he can do.

RodeoSchro said:

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

They also won Prince two of his 7V3N grammy's. His last in 2008 4 The rnb hit "Future Baby Mama".

Also "HouseQuake" was an album cut radio/club hit in LA, played daily on black radio here back then. It was a mainstay in the clubs here in LA. Especially with the 12inch maxi single was release.

U shouldn't respond to that person who is a hater here 4 the sole purpose of bringing Prince down daily.

"7V3N" wins the award for Best Prince Ebonic Ever.

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[Edited 7/19/13 9:51am]

Even though Eye would love 2 give Prince totally this credit! Eye actually borrowed this from "The Original "7VEN's" reincarnation from The Time....And replaced the e with a 3. But still got the idea from Prince, from Lotusflow3r.... Eye guess brilliant minds think alike...

controversy99 said:

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

They also won Prince two of his 7V3N grammy's. His last in 2008 4 The rnb hit "Future Baby Mama".

Also "HouseQuake" was an album cut radio/club hit in LA, played daily on black radio here back then. It was a mainstay in the clubs here in LA. Especially with the 12inch maxi single was release.

U shouldn't respond to that person who is a hater here 4 the sole purpose of bringing Prince down daily.

interesting to know that housequake did get some love in the club back in the day. it's actually the first song that got me into prince. it was summer camp and some kids were going around singing "who in the house know about the quake? we do! i'm really, really".

That is a cool story!! Plus a cool song 2 bring U in2 the purple kingdom...

hollywooddove said:

journey said:

@hollywooddove.......and why is that?

k, let me changed that a little, EYE wish Prince was doing something as awesome as Janelle. She has an energy and an attitude........... Something I feel Prince has not exposed since 3121, and that wasn't the best he can do.

I think Janelle reminds him a little how he used to be as an artist when he was younger: black talented artist that doesn't play the typical black music and who is not afraid to take risks..musically, visually etc plus the energetic live performances..

[Edited 7/19/13 13:51pm]

[Edited 7/19/13 13:52pm]

controversy99 said:

kidmelody2012 said:

Prince acting like he got clout AT BET! PLEASE!HE AINT HAD A BLACK HIT SINCE HOUSEQUAKE!they only talked to him to get him to perform.....

Um, yeah, not exactly. Perhaps you're thinking of Call My Name or arguably even Future Baby Mama. They both hit the top 40 on the US R&B charts. And Housequake wasn't a "black hit", at least not where I grew up. That song was great but a little too weird for black radio and even most black clubs -- not that I was old enough to go clubs back then.

It sure wasn't,

bashraka said:

skywalker said:

journey said:

I agree with every word. That's the one thing that I don't like about Prince anymore, the game playing with fans, those he does interviews with, etc. Everyone has outgrown this, and Prince should have outgrown it by now also. It was "cute" when he and his fans were in their 20's, but neither Prince nor his hardcore fans are in their 20's anymore, and it has gotten old, and is no longer cute. No one has the time or patience for the game playing that Prince still does, and trying to still maintain a certain air of "mystique" is played out. Like you said, fans just want to hear Prince's music. Enough with all the BS. Prince is 55.....it's time to grow up.

Boohoo. You changed. Prince didn't. Who's to blame for that?

No ones to blame for that moron, growing up is a part of life, obviously a stage that you haven't reached yet either.

MadeUpName said:

CarolineC said:

bashraka said:

Prince pulling rank on BET execs like an O.G. and demanded that Janelle Monae performed on the show.

Good for Prince for making that call, but I am shocked that B.E.T wasn't already planning to have Janelle on the awards show. She's a great live performer (unlike some of the other people they had on) and Q.U.E.E.N. is a killer song. Why in the world would they have left her out? Of course, Prince may have slightly over-stated his role in this. Who knows?

No reason for Prince to overstate his role - his status among the music industry "in the know" folk is enough.

babynoz said:

controversy99 said:

kidmelody2012 said: Um, yeah, not exactly. Perhaps you're thinking of Call My Name or arguably even Future Baby Mama. They both hit the top 40 on the US R&B charts. And Housequake wasn't a "black hit", at least not where I grew up. That song was great but a little too weird for black radio and even most black clubs -- not that I was old enough to go clubs back then.

It sure wasn't,

------- Where did you grow up?. I grew up in the D.C area and Housequake 12 inch was played all the time on the radio. I think some of you are having selected memory syndrome. P gets a lot of love in the black community so take your bullshit somewhere else.

purple1968 said:

babynoz said:

It sure wasn't,

------- Where did you grow up?. I grew up in the D.C area and Housequake 12 inch was played all the time on the radio. I think some of you are having selected memory syndrome. P gets a lot of love in the black community so take your bullshit somewhere else.

I grew up in a place and at a time when people actually had manners, home training and reading skills.

So maybe you can tell me in a nice, calm, non hysterical way how saying that ONE song not being a hit in some black communities translates into saying that P gets no love in those communities?

babynoz said:

purple1968 said:

------- Where did you grow up?. I grew up in the D.C area and Housequake 12 inch was played all the time on the radio. I think some of you are having selected memory syndrome. P gets a lot of love in the black community so take your bullshit somewhere else.

I grew up in a place and at a time when people actually had manners, home training and reading skills.

So maybe you can tell me in a nice, calm, non hysterical way how saying that ONE song not being a hit in some black communities translates into saying that P gets no love in those communities?

The entire topic has gone in the direction "that P does not have pull or love in the black community". Maybe you should go back and read some of the other comments. In addtion, you are agreeing about the comments about this one song which are not true. Nothing hysterical about stating that something is B.S. when it is it. I refrained from spelling out the word out since your eyeballs are going to fall out from seeing a profanity. Grow up and stop beating someone else down because something is a little to real for you.

purple1968 said:

babynoz said:

I grew up in a place and at a time when people actually had manners, home training and reading skills.

So maybe you can tell me in a nice, calm, non hysterical way how saying that ONE song not being a hit in some black communities translates into saying that P gets no love in those communities?

The entire topic has gone in the direction "that P does not have pull or love in the black community". Maybe you should go back and read some of the other comments. In addtion, you are agreeing about the comments about this one song which are not true. Nothing hysterical about stating that something is B.S. when it is it. I refrained from spelling out the word out since your eyeballs are going to fall out from seeing a profanity. Grow up and stop beating someone else down because something is a little to real for you.

So you believe that this discussion is so crucial that it warrants hurling profanities and you say I should grow up? If you're that upset about those other comments then maybe you should have quoted those "other" people.

Where has the entire topic gone in the direction that P has no pull in the black community? The entire topic? Really? Because all I saw is someone mention that HQ was not a black hit and the person went on to state at "least where I live" and I agreed that it wasn't a hit where I lived either.

Furthermore, you can look it up yourself but as far a I know, of the singles that charted from SOTT, Housequake was not one of them, so if you think that is a truth worth cussing about, then knock yourself out.

babynoz said:

purple1968 said:

The entire topic has gone in the direction "that P does not have pull or love in the black community". Maybe you should go back and read some of the other comments. In addtion, you are agreeing about the comments about this one song which are not true. Nothing hysterical about stating that something is B.S. when it is it. I refrained from spelling out the word out since your eyeballs are going to fall out from seeing a profanity. Grow up and stop beating someone else down because something is a little to real for you.

So you believe that this discussion is so crucial that it warrants hurling profanities and you say I should grow up? If you're that upset about those other comments then maybe you should have quoted those "other" people.

Where has the entire topic gone in the direction that P has no pull in the black community? The entire topic? Really? Because all I saw is someone mention that HQ was not a black hit and the person went on to state at "least where I live" and I agreed that it wasn't a hit where I lived either.

Furthermore, you can look it up yourself but as far a I know, of the singles that charted from SOTT, Housequake was not one of them, so if you think that is a truth worth cussing about, then knock yourself out.

The b-side, Housequake, ... It reached number 11 on the Billboard Black Chart. Track listing 7" 12" This information came from the PrinceVault.

I am not going to waste my time with an adult who cannot handle the word "bullshit" in a sentence without having a meltdown. How did you managed to listen to any of P's music without your ears burning off?

purple1968 said:

babynoz said:

So you believe that this discussion is so crucial that it warrants hurling profanities and you say I should grow up? If you're that upset about those other comments then maybe you should have quoted those "other" people.

Where has the entire topic gone in the direction that P has no pull in the black community? The entire topic? Really? Because all I saw is someone mention that HQ was not a black hit and the person went on to state at "least where I live" and I agreed that it wasn't a hit where I lived either.

Furthermore, you can look it up yourself but as far a I know, of the singles that charted from SOTT, Housequake was not one of them, so if you think that is a truth worth cussing about, then knock yourself out.

The b-side, Housequake, ... It reached number 11 on the Billboard Black Chart. Track listing 7" 12" This information came from the PrinceVault.

I am not going to waste my time with an adult who cannot handle the word "bullshit" in a sentence without having a meltdown. How did you managed to listen to any of P's music without your ears burning off?

Like I said, knock yourself out...

purple1968 said:

controversy99 said:

I grew up in DC and listened to black radio stations. I seem to recall "Adore" being huge, but not Housequake that much. I could be wrong though, since I'm white. I guess it doesn't matter.

Did he win a grammy for that "Adore"? I think that song is a million times better than "Call My Name" or "Future Baby Mama".

3rdeyedude said:

I grew up in DC and listened to black radio stations. I seem to recall "Adore" being huge, but not Housequake that much. I could be wrong though, since I'm white. I guess it doesn't matter.

Did he win a grammy for that "Adore"? I think that song is a million times better than "Call My Name" or "Future Baby Mama".

Adore was not released as a single but RnB station played it and I still think if it had been

released as a signal it would have sold a million copies easy. I remember Housequake getting airplay and it was sent out to RnB stations to play as U Got The Look was promoted to PoP stations. I worked in a record store at the time and use to check out Billboard every week when the mag came to the store.

purple1968 said:

controversy99 said:

babynoz, Thanks for keeping this is a somewhat reasonable conversation. Definitely agree with you that commenting on one song doesn't mean somebody is saying prince has no pull and love in the black community. Everywhere I've lived in the U.S. lots of black folks love Prince's music. There is no doubt about that. It's to the level that among many black folks you have to apologize for not liking Prince. purple1968, I appreciate your passion, and I agree that the thread got slight derailed. But your level of over reaction and hyperbole was really off the chart. Please get a grip. Show me where we said Prince doesn't have pull or love in the black community. And you almost had me with Housequake hitting # 11 on the billboard black chart. I was about to thank you for educating me, until I looked it up and saw that U Got the Look hit # 11. Housequake was along for the ride as the b-side. But keep the passion/craziness/love/anger coming. You he

lp make it entertaining around here. And about the article/interview ... glad to see that Prince believes the Internet is alive again. It means we get more music, which is what most of us want.

- Someone let their child get on the Internet. Reply 42 and 46. Housequake/U Got The Look was double single both sides were sent to radio and both sides reached #11 per billboard. Back then double singles counted on both charts. [Edited 7/29/13 6:53am]

Also "U got the look" was for pop radio(which took the mega hit single all the way to #2 on the billboard hot 100). "Housequake" was 4 black radio. Which Eye actually thought was a brilliant idea!

Even though I wish it would have been released as a lead single on its own. But Prince was always known 2 have big album cuts from his albums, that weren't released officially as singles for black radio. He was still considered funky in the black community & "Housequake" proved it.

sooooooooooo, where's the rest of the interview?

who cares about the "interview".....RELEASE superconductor with bonus in STORES