ShellyMcG said:

That was Prince's wife, Mayte, that was with him, right? When I first moved to Ireland and my cousin was showing me to what would be my room, there was a big poster on the wall of Mayte wearing a very revealing outfit but also a big, fluffy top hat. I was like "what the hell?". Yeah, she really liked Mayte...

1st wife and mother of Prince's only child, may he rest in peace.

She's got a solo album too, Child of the Sun, which is hard to find digital versions of but it's a solid record. There's a low-qual music video of the single "If I Love You Tonight" on you know where.

u may not believe it now but goldnigga holds up better over time than the gold experiience .. eye am going with renato neto as prince most damaging collaborator .. tony m sounds awful at first but then once u get sick of p rapping u can appreciate tony a bit more .. plus the music on goldnigga is crazy good .. exodus is pretty great .. also much better than the gold exp .. gold sounds better at first but sounds awful over time ..

ShellyMcG said:

Goldnigga Awful. And that's all I'm going to say about that. Just...awful. Exodus. The second NPG album (thanks nayroo) is a far superior effort than Goldnigga. A lot of good stuff here. Although it took me a while to realise that Prince wasn't singing on a lot (most? all?) of the songs but regardless, whoever it is does a great job. The Good Life and Big Fun are the songs I find myself returning to the most but like I said, a lot of good stuff here. The Gold Experience Yesterday's main course does not disappoint. I loved virtually everything on here with the exception of P Control (although it's growing on me) and We March. But everything else is really good. Shhh and I Hate U are definitely my favourites though. That music video for I Hate U is a work of art too. The court scene is really cool. Up to this point I would have said that Prince in the 90s was ok. Not great but not terrible. But this is a really great album and raises my expectations for the rest of the decade. [Edited 10/24/22 2:09am]

Goldnigga wasn't a recommendation from me, just a suggestion so you can hear how good Exodus is!

I'm curious, though, if you laughed your ass off at those two skits, "Mashed Potatoe Girl" and "New Power Day"???

Both Prince clownin'

TrevorAyer said:

u may not believe it now but goldnigga holds up better over time than the gold experiience .. eye am going with renato neto as prince most damaging collaborator .. tony m sounds awful at first but then once u get sick of p rapping u can appreciate tony a bit more .. plus the music on goldnigga is crazy good .. exodus is pretty great .. also much better than the gold exp .. gold sounds better at first but sounds awful over time ..

Goldnigga is frustrating to me because the music is so good and I wish it was Prince doing the singing and the rapping.

ShellyMcG said:

'Goldnigga' is "Jughead"

'Exodus' is "Billy Jack Bitch"

LoveGalore said:

nayroo2002 said:

nayroo2002 said:

LoveGalore said:

Many sexy ballads on Emancipation.

But, "Joint 2 Joint" got a tap dance solo!

ShellyMcG said:

LoveGalore said:

Y'all are tripping

To give my critique more context, you have to remember that I'm 31 years old. I was a baby when this stuff was out. This style of rap music sounds extremely dated to me. Some genres of music sound more dated than others. To my ears, a lot of the Prince stuff I've heard up to this point has a timeless quality to it. The likes of Goldnigga and the rapping on Diamonds & Pearls and Love Symbol sounds really dated to me.

Same age group, and what is "dated" ? I don't expect something from the 90's to sound "current".

If you listen to Snoop Dog or Tupac it may sound dated compared to what's out in 2022.

Just because something sounds how it was supposed to sound in its time doesn't lessen its quality.

LoveGalore said:

Tony M might not be the best rapper around but I'm always a little skeptical of a group of white folks trashing a rapper when their taste is typically in other genres.

C'mon man, non-white here, huge fan of rap history here, and Tony M. is certifiably whack whether you bumped your first rap track yesterday or you're a bonafide hip-hop historian. I like in 1987 Prince is bashing "silly rappers" like, who, we need some name-checks, MC Shan, Big Daddy Kane, Kool G Rap? Who didn't quite pass the muster for Prince's standard of excellence that Tony M. managed to rise above his previous disaste of the genre?

paisleyparkgirl said:

ShellyMcG said:

LoveGalore said: To give my critique more context, you have to remember that I'm 31 years old. I was a baby when this stuff was out. This style of rap music sounds extremely dated to me. Some genres of music sound more dated than others. To my ears, a lot of the Prince stuff I've heard up to this point has a timeless quality to it. The likes of Goldnigga and the rapping on Diamonds & Pearls and Love Symbol sounds really dated to me.

Same age group, and what is "dated" ? I don't expect something from the 90's to sound "current".

If you listen to Snoop Dog or Tupac it may sound dated compared to what's out in 2022.

Just because something sounds how it was supposed to sound in its time doesn't lessen its quality.

Oh this is just too much now. You're comparing Tony M. to Tupac Shakur now, is this for real? Are you trolling? Why not throw Notorious B.I.G. and all nine members of the Wu-Tang Clan in there as well? similar 90s vibe.. k...

These far-out Tony M. defense posts are oddly enough making the points about rap naivety the Tony M. apologists are trying to make to his detractors.

I do like Goldnigga, tho. lol.

Anyway ShellyMcG, since you're getting down all NPG albums anyway don't forget his official wedding music provided by the NPG Orchestra, Kamasutra.

Here's your official wedding program:

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nayroo2002 said:

paisleyparkgirl said:

WhisperingDandelions said:

ShellyMcG said:

paisleyparkgirl said:

ShellyMcG said:

LoveGalore said:

Y'all are tripping

To give my critique more context, you have to remember that I'm 31 years old. I was a baby when this stuff was out. This style of rap music sounds extremely dated to me. Some genres of music sound more dated than others. To my ears, a lot of the Prince stuff I've heard up to this point has a timeless quality to it. The likes of Goldnigga and the rapping on Diamonds & Pearls and Love Symbol sounds really dated to me.

Same age group, and what is "dated" ? I don't expect something from the 90's to sound "current".

If you listen to Snoop Dog or Tupac it may sound dated compared to what's out in 2022.

Just because something sounds how it was supposed to sound in its time doesn't lessen its quality.

Emma, is that you? . In fairness, "dated" is probably not the right word but I can't properly express exactly what I mean. Like, the 1999 album technically sounds dated if we're comparing it to modern music. But I love that album. Goldnigga and some of these rap songs are dated in such a way that I find them almost cringey to listen to.

I can't comment on Tupac or Snoop Dogg because other than the big hits, I don't really know their music. But what I have heard sounds very different to Goldnigga and the works of Tony M.

LoveGalore said:

sexton said:

LoveGalore said:

ShellyMcG said:

Emma, is that you? . In fairness, "dated" is probably not the right word but I can't properly express exactly what I mean. Like, the 1999 album technically sounds dated if we're comparing it to modern music. But I love that album. Goldnigga and some of these rap songs are dated in such a way that I find them almost cringey to listen to.

I can't comment on Tupac or Snoop Dogg because other than the big hits, I don't really know their music. But what I have heard sounds very different to Goldnigga and the works of Tony M.

To be fair, your profile lists you as liking tons of 90s and early 00s stuff. So I dunno how Goldnigga is all that out of place.


How'd you know Emma?

sexton said:

PJMcGee said:

The Lovesexy concert version was pretty amazing tho. It was all speed-metaly. Just crazy.

Yeah that was amazing!!

funkaholic1972 said: