MTV dont really 'break' new artists unless they have tons of money thrown at them, as far as i know. that usually holds true, apart from very few exceptions.

btw, i cant believe that even prince's video treatments are written in his signature '2' 'u' and 'fonky' prose. amazing.

i pray this song is good - i dont wanna be dissapointed again. unless it makes people say 'wow, hes back!' it will probably be another lukewarm comeback. its odd that there hasnt been anything written about him signing to universal in the press so i wonder how true it all is.

I'm not holding my breath for this one...
Even the title suggests he's still up his own arse

... No comment until I hear this song.. Hope its not a crap effort like The Work...

TheLodger said:

true.

BartVanHemelen said:

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That was MTV Europe not MTV in America. I have never seen any of Prince videos from his independent projects on MTV in America. You need to get a clue. If you are not with a major label you do not get the exposure on MTV or radio.

anemone said:

No. The video probably will, for some reason reminds me of that Michal Jackson video with Macauly Culkin. Hope the song is good though. Heard someone say there's a "Hip Hop" feel; do you mean there's rapping or just a hip hop vibe, similar Erikah Badu and D'Angelo?

there is no rapping in this song. or at least in the version he did 4 this video. but it is a very cool R&B/hip hop/NPG fonk track. very much so. it was a cool trip being there. U had 2 have alot of patience but well worth the xperience.


PEACE N B WiLD!!!

ain't it funny how people are sayin' andre300's the next prince/is coppying him, while this video, to me, screams "hey ya"?

Sounds interesting~

EverlastingNow said:

I was there also, Member of the LA Bump Squad and I really grooved to that song...
I actually walked away with the beat in my head, & found myself hearing the words to Return of the Bump Squad in my head ... I thought that was strange, but I guess that's what the beat reminded me of..
Now - if you havent heard that song - you're really missing it - go find the Exodus CD right now!!
Anyways - Prince is the Man, right?! isnt' that why you are here on this website, reading this message right now??
You will LOVE the song - trust me!!!

Thanks 4Jamiestarr far that script info - sounds alot like what we saw being filmed... I CAN'T WAIT to have the CD jammin in my car !!!

~Peace...
Love the Purple Goddess~

butterfly i saw u at the video shoot. U were up close 2 the stage, right. i saw u with kurt. U go girl!!

I wonder if we will ever get to see this

>ain't it funny how people are sayin' andre300's the next prince/is coppying him, while this video, to me, screams "hey ya"?<

Well, it's not like "Hey Ya" was an original concept. Many artists have made retro videos very similar to that one in the past from Billy Joel to Nirvana.

laurarichardson said:

So they didn't show "Dolphin"? Or "Love Sign"? Or "Pussy Control" on the VH1 fashion awards? They didn't show TMBGITW? Didn't show an hour-long special of unreleased music in 1994? Or am I to believe that WB "paid" for this?

Did EMI pay for the Emancipation promotion on MTV?

MTV doesn't care about Prince because NOBODY cares about Prince, and that's because he's released crappy album after crappy album.

And it certainly doesn't help that Prince stops caring about MTV once he thinks he doesn't need them anymore.

Sdldawn said:

It's not exactly like "The Work pt1"... But it's shit nonetheless, you will be disappointed...

Neversin.

I'm too busy to read through this thread,but I wanna know...is there a release date for this video? Will it be shown on MTV?

4jamiestarr said:

Well well, what do we learn? A concert ticket with a free record for ONE DOLLAR??? No way. We all know that that´s just not Prince´s style. Why does he lie in his videos? In real life, the small boy would never get the chance to see Prince play, because he couldn´t afford the 150 $

BartVanHemelen said:

Didn't see the show, haven't a clue what it was about. Fashion? On VH1? If it was a show of their own making then it was presumably their choice to show Prince songs and they would have paid royalyties to him. If it was a promotional showcase for Prince then whover made it would have paid VH1 to have it aired, unless they made it themselves, but as you say, it's unlikely anyone (seemingly including Prince) would pay to put together a Prince showcase.


If Emancipation was on EMI then yes, they probably did. If not, then Paisley Park, Prince himself, some rich eccentric fan... One thing is for sure though, MTV did NOT put it on out of the kindness of their hearts. Let there be no doubt that somebody paid for it.


True, true, MTV does not care about Prince, or Beyonce or Madonna, or MJ, or anybody else for that matter. They do care about their money though. They run a play list, exactly the same as radio stations, $$$ gets light rotation, $$$ gets medium, and $$$ gets heavy. If Prince popped along to MTV with a big $$$ cheque, and said he wanted "North" on heavy rotation, guess what you'd soon be sick to the teeth of seeing on MTV?

Point is, MTV have never supported Prince or anybody else because they like them or think they are worthy of promotion. They do so only because they are paid to.

dnaplaya said:

I love that video and song

loosekiss said:

I don't understand why compare Andre 3000 with this song 2 Prince, Because when i'm listening 2 this > I'm thinking 2 myself >>This is a song IN RICK JAMES STYLE Not PRINCE!!

But it's a cool clip & song 2!

BartVanHemelen said:

Well YOU must care about Prince why else would you bother even coming to this site much less signing yourself up and posting emphatically?

AdoreDaBang1 said:

ah, so you're new here...ay, somebody tell this cat about ol' bart, eh?

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Hehehe... Fuck 'em, let him find out the hard way...

Neversin.

Neversin said:

Still can't stand the guy though.