But on Twitter, they are loving it so...

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Eye like that is embracing his rnb/funk roots again! Reminding peeps of the BLACK artist that he is!!!!

so,you're OK with him doing a song that sounds like something from a Drake album??

NewYorkCity said:

purpleshadow said:

so AOA is Prince's midlife crisis album?

[Edited 9/1/14 9:01am]

T.H.I.S.

But i do like Clouds and What it Feels Like

SoulAlive said:

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Eye like that is embracing his rnb/funk roots again! Reminding peeps of the BLACK artist that he is!!!!

so,you're OK with him doing a song that sounds like something from a Drake album??

Eye like Larry Graham's nephew!! He was an XCELLENT host when Eye attended the Espy Awards weeks ago...

Gohi said:

This project is like MPLSound but worse. It even comes with a rock album on the side (which is also worse than its spiritual predecessor, Lotusflow3r).

That's not saying much as Scrotusflow3r is extremely overated.

I like this song.

I LOVE IT

WisdomNLove said:

I LOVE IT

with U. Wonder the age of the people who hate it n the people who like it. Twitter ("youngins") like it. Facebook (older) don't. As someone said earlier "the more it is hated here, the more the general public is going to like it.

steakfinger said:

Gohi said:

This project is like MPLSound but worse. It even comes with a rock album on the side (which is also worse than its spiritual predecessor, Lotusflow3r).

That's not saying much as Scrotusflow3r is extremely overated.

I like this song.

i love that album to bits. it's the one album since TRC that i love beginning to end.

but "scrotusflow3r", now that's funny

It's not my favorite that I have heard from the album so far, but I do like it.

I've liked everything I have heard so far. I think The Breakdown and Clouds are great, and think BCW and U Know sound nice and fit well with the album. He can't please everyone, and that's okay. Some people think Lovesexy is overproduced, and hate the album cover.. And then others think it's P's best. It's all subjective really. But I can only speak for myself, and I for one am excited abouth this release.

Does anyone know what was said, if anything, after the listening parties about this one? Could this be the song that the journalist defined as weird sounding?

I still don't know what I think about it, but I have been listening to it on repeat all evening..

TheKid94 said:

I love it, hated it on the first listen but it grew on me by the second listen. Same with Clouds. I am so excited for this album love the rnb grooves of Clouds BCW and U Know. I'm kinda confused on why he sampled, he's just being hypocritical doing that. But it's a damn good sample. I won't be surprised if this song makes it on urban radio, Prince is making fresh music it deserves to get airplay!

Hoping it grows on me but I'll wait for the whole album to listen again. At the moment I have Jughead on repeat in an attempt to purge U Know. In about 40 minutes I'll be ready to move up to Horny Pony.

Many Prince songs get better with each listen....clouds is a grower, too...

Doozer said:

After three listens - I can only say that I spent all of college and more than 15 years of marriage convincing my significant other that Prince was one of the most talented songwriters and musicians on the planet. I will be keeping this song out of shared playlists for fear of rendering that effort useless. Next.

He was one of the most talented songwriters , nowadays , dont't think so.

DreZone said:

1999 - "I don't follow trends they just follow me" (interesting, even prophetic)

2014 - "U Know"

If "Clouds" garnered mixed reaction (I personally loved it).... this might be tip of the negativity iceberg.

So Prince naming an album "Art Official Age" after De La Soul did the same thing "Art Official Intelligence," is PROPHETIC?

Sounds like he's following trends here. I still like his new music, but I'm not going to call him some creative genius when it comes to trendy lyrics and borrowed themes. That's not creating trends Prince, it's following them.

Holy shit! That beat is killer...modern sounding as all get out! Lyrics are intriguing. I think he's giving a woman the whatfor for sinning with another guy.

Ha Ha! Prince is even doing the Rick Ross grunt. Pretty good "P"rince! The falsetto during the chorus doesn't really do anything for the track, though.

Alright, Prince, if you're going to sound modern, this is the kind of track you want. Kicks ass! Also, "P" get a hip-hop producer like Kanye or Mike Will Made It to take your sound in new directions.

Bring on "Art Official Age"!

This is the first CD I wont be buying.

Genesia said:

Wait a minute... Art Official Age. Artificial Age. Samples...autotune... This is satire! Right? Please tell me it's satire...

Oh Lordy... Tried a second listen and had to stop midway. I guess I'll take a cue from TheEnglishGent and also wait until the entire album arrives to listen to it again in the "proper" context. And I'm now more convinced that the affirmations will indeed be segues, not instrumentals. Hopefully I'm wrong.

3rdeyedude said:

3rdeyedude said:

Glad we get to preview some of this music before buying it. Don't think I will buy this one but it might grow on me. Mila J is fine. I wonder if Prince will try and work with her next.

They have already worked together. She was in his Diamonds and Pearls video. Watch her interview with the Breakfast Club on youtube. He's way ahead of us.

I really dont know what people are expecting

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The Mila J song Blinded is pretty good and so was the mixtape she released

Prince has just moved into modern times and its time most people on here moved to it aswell

You are not going to see another Purple Rain, Sign O The Times etc ever again

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I like Clouds but like this better but thought The Breakdown was terrible

Parts of U Know have that Pharrell feel about it - its the sound at the moment so just deal with it

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I like the fact that he has gone back to his black RnB sound

Maybe the only critisiscm is he has lost his edge a bit

Just one song lol.

I like. Can't wait to hear the album as a whole.