SINCE MY LATEST POSTING OF WHETHER OR NOT JOHN L. NELSON WAS A FORMER PIMP DUE TO THE HIGHLY INFLUENTIAL STYLE THAT PRINCE HAS SHOWN US THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. I FIND IT NECESSARY TO LOOK AT SOME OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL AFRICAN-AMERICAN GEMINIS' IN MUSIC OF THE 20TH/21ST CENTURY AND DRAW A PARALLEL.

PRINCE
MILES DAVIS
JIMMY JAM
LENNY KRAVITZ
LAUREN HILL
TUPAC
BIGGIE
ICE CUBE

THE CONNECTION IS THAT THEY ALL REPRESENT IN THEIR MUSIC IN A WAY VERY CLOSE TO THEIR ENVIRONMENTS.VERY REAL AND VERY RAW!! TO EXPLORE PRINCE'S MUSIC IS TO EXPLORE HIS ENVIRONMENT.THE SAME WITH BIGGIE AND TUPAC, HENCE THE THUG PERSONA ETC..HELL EVEN JIMMY AND TERRY DRESS LIKE PIMPS. THE TIME WERE STYLED AFTER PIMPS. SO ITS STILL NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION THAT SOMEONE CLOSE TO PRINCE IN HIS FORMIDABLE YEARS WAS A PIMP.MAYBE HIS DADDY/MAYBE HIS UNCLE/MAYBE HIS NEIGHBOR EITHER WAY YOU CANY DENY THAT WHAT U SEE IS WHAT U GET..

-NOW RUN AND TELL YO' MAMA ABOUT THAT