Uh - the answer is no. Basically - I've known Andre 3000 for years and the first thing he'll tell is that The Love Below is his ode to Princey. I will say that Outkast is innovative as far as hip hop. But without Prince there wouldnt have been The Love Below. And without James,Sly, Jimi and George Clinton - there wouldnt have been a Prince.

tiffd said:

That's fair.

thechronic2 said:

STUPID QUESTION, PRICE IS NOT DEAD!!!

lezenith said:

STUPID QUESTION., PRINCE IS STILL ALIVE!!!!

lezenith said:

not musically

thechronic2 said:

Your opinion but happily it's one I don't share with you.

I just want to say one thing for the record:

Kobe Bryant is NO fucking Michael Jordan goddammit!

Not even in the same league. Period.

JediMaster said:

thechronic2 said:

first of all The Love Below is a remake of sorts of SOTT. Not word for word, but certainly the essence of and concept that was SOTT. The difference being that SOTT was, although influenced by past genius, still original. It could be easily argued that Andre2000 is the next incarnation of Prince, but truth be told we will have to wait and see. Lord knows there have been many attempts by record companies and the masses to crown a new "His Royal Badness" with as yet no success.

Here's a list of dethroners who were talented but could not pull off a true coup...

Terence Trent Darby
George Michael
Georgio
Al B. Sure
Devante Swing
R. Kelly
Beck
Neneh Cherry
Lauryn Hill
Wyclef Jean
Kurt Cobain
Babyface
Maxwell
D'Angelo
Teddy Riley
Puff Daddy
Jamouriqua
No Doubt
Macy Gray
Alicia Keys
Jill Scott
Eryka Badu
and the list would continue but I'm beat

good nite

bkw said:

No doubt.

This guy is about gettin U all rowd up, Chronic is smokin bacteria infested CRACK!!!

Heck ya!!

Why must there always be drama on the damn ORG?

Coz from time to time you get the odd attention seeking sad act,they probablys have nothing in their lives so they like to be spiteful by bringing others down and talking crap.

lmas said:

Dre3K lacks the musical ability to claim the mantle of reigning genius. That title rightly belongs to Me'shell (IMHO). He is a creative hip-hop artist who I dig immensely, but still . . .

TOTALLY AGREE

Andre is really what Prince used to be in the early-mid 1980s: an innovative and groundbreaking artist, able to fly up in the charts on his own terms.

Let's all just stop responding to the guy who started this stupid ass post. I'll end it with this....Andre is a good artist and yes his stuff does sound fresh, but by saying it sounds fresh you are also saying that Prince sounds fresh because that is where he got all his ideas and inspiration for this album. So while you might think that you are HATING on Prince by mentioning Andre being better.....You are actually giving Prince a very high compliment.....THANKS FOR THE PROPS. THIS POST IS DONE

djcreep said:

what kind of logic is that? i guess u didn't go to michigan.....

Andre 3000
D'Angelo
Terence Trent D'arby
Lenny Kravitz
Beck


All people supposedly who, at one time or another, were supposed to be the next Prince. None of them have had the cultural or musical impact that Prince has had. Put Andre's best CD against Prince's best and see what happens. Put Andre on a stage against Prince and see what happens.....

By the way wasn't some fool around here rantin' about Babyface. I guess the Andre 3000 bandwagon swept you up too huh?

I think Prince summed it up best when he said, "Let me open for you and see what happens." Everybody who creates some unusual rhythm is compared to Prince. It is getting pretty rediculous. If you have to compare other artist to Prince you are in fact conceeding that he is better or why compare. There is a laundry list of performers that have been compared to Prince: Andre 3000, Beck, Lenny Kravitz, Van Hunt, D’Angelo, Musiq, TTD, Maxwell, Alicia Keys (female version) and so on. He is the bar they are all measured against and his peak happened almost 20 years ago! Face it Prince is the man. He was the man then and he is the man now. BTW do you think he really loses sleep over whoever the music industry touts as his replacement? No. He just keeps on making music. Everybody says this new album doesn‘t sound innovative. Well, it doesn’t have to. He has already been there and done that over and over again. He has nothing left to prove to anyone. He is a memeber of the R&R Hall of Fame what more do you want?! He is a master of music, and like a Star Wars film, critic proof. It doesn’t matter anymore.

namepeace said:

As far as the Lenny K omision: Dude I was tired...

Now I did not say that they themselves were attempting to crwon themselves as the next Prince. I said that "Lord knows there have been many attempts by record companies and the masses to crown a new "His Royal Badness" with as yet no success."


As for the ones u disagreed on.

Teddy Riley back in 1991 was thought of by the mainstream hip hop listener as a "sampling" producer genius. Hell MJ did a whole record by him.
Puffy the same thing. A strong case could be made to likening "Junior Mafia" to the "Starr Company". As producers go Prince is sometimes I think forgotten as one of the best and most influential R&B producers (PRODUCER) in the early 80's. Everything that came out had his REAL stamp on it. Same for Puffy in the middle 90's. Puffy just lacks Prince's musical and over all geniuos.
Devante Swing was pretty strong as far as producer of hits
I included some on the list completely because of there ability to be compared to or rather nominated to take on the Prince legacy by mainstream or record company's looking for something as all powerful as Prince symbolized.

DrD said:

come on this is the kinda shit that put Hitler at the top of the world for better part of the 30's and 40's.

this truly solidifies my ideas on how Britney Spears took the mantle from Madonna. and why the hell Kurt Cobain and 2pac are suddenly thought of as the 90's Shakespeare and Hemingway.

Outkast have only had 2 crossover hits from their LP. Andre is talented but wait it out dude cause so was Rick James and a whole host of others. One multiplatinum LP does not a superstar make, and certainly not a legend.

skywalker said:

would U believe it was this same "Chronic" guy. WTF

thechronic2 said:

lmas said:

1. Half that list is incorrect and of your own opinion (ex: Jill Scott was NEVER marketed by her label as the next Prince)
2. The same could be said for MJ using Justin, Usher, Sisqo, etc.
3.The same could be said of Madonna using Britney, Chrissy A, Pink, etc.
The point - only a few from the 80s made it to this level; thus the comparisons. RECORD LABELS STOPPED MAKING SUPERSTARS IN THE LATE 80s! Its not profittable as making disposable generic stars.

Some of these guys dont wanna be the next Prince ,Beck for one just wants to be Beck he has done well in his own right and all of his albums are strong and varied,just coz he is'nt as well known dosent mean he didn't cut the mustard he's just more alternative but still releases exelent music.

richierich said:

Very true Same thing with Sananda/TTD

When I first heard The Love Below it blew me away....but only because it brought back memories of the man in question.....The truth is that while Andre is a serious talent he reminds me of a form that has been photocopied from a photocopy 10 times.....that is compare him to the master & he looks like a poor Vegas tribute act to Prince....compare him to anyone else & he is fantastic.....Andre's vocals are nowhere near as strong as Prince for a start.....When I heard Musicology I forgot all about The Love Below....I played Andre the other day & had to turn if off & put on Musicology.....coz he is just a true Artist....he touches my soul even if his melodies have dipped a little recently.....

one of these days you people are going to learn to stay away from chronic's bait posts....