luvgirl said:

He just wanted to make his music they way he wanted to make his music.

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Which, of course, doesn't always result in great music.

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That's cool some folks find 'Emancipation' a brilliant album.

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For me, it's Prince's "Phantom Menace." (I used to proudly wear a Jar Jar Binks t-shirt. I kept going to see that movie until I was utterly convinced of its brilliance.)

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Or, uh... "The Emperor's New Clothes."

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The negative impact "Emancipation" (and, not coincidentally, the break from WB) had on Prince's career is incalcuable.