I've been listening to Goldnigga a lot recently and its really grown on me... its a spectacularly funky album!
And there are loads of bits I'm hearing now that I'd never noticed before... like all the quietish vocals on Black MF with references to Deliverance and lines like "the only place for a coon is up a tree" (or something)
There are loads of bits of conversation hidden just under the surface of loads of the most upbeat tracks.. a funny conversation in Johnny with some girl going "Where's Prince?" "What do you mean where's Prince?" etc
I'm loving it. Its a sweet-talking fine-looking album.

I LOVE "GOLDNIGGA"!

I have played it to alot of 'hardcore' hiphop lovers and they love it! Very,very funky and yes funny to! I like the interludes as well!

I also rate Tony m as a rapper and he is very well suited on this album! On this site he is hated by virtually all with a passion unfortunately!

Thanku 4 reminding me about this album! Now I must play "johnny" and "Deuce and a quarter" very loud now!

"And I'm rockin' that stupid shit"

I need to get this disc.HELP ME!

thesexofit said:

I love the break in that song when you just hear the cymbal (or something) tapping out the beat very quietly before it all kicks off again. Genius.

I need this CD too. HELP!!!!

Lots of half-heard stuff:

http://www.dtt-lyrics.com...tml#johnny
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oooh boy, goldnigga is one of my faves! my favorite verse has got to be from "johnny":

"tell me, tell me, tell me what am i suppose 2 do
i never had another granny look like u
every time i see u, girl, my johnny get hard
harder than the handle on the rake in my yard
harder than the brownstone brick on my house
if i ever, ever, ever get u into my mouth
i'll drink u like a 40 in an alcoholic's hand
baby, can't u understand?"

YOWZA!

please can someone post the track list for Goldnigga

Thanks

jaypotton said:

This is the tracklisting for my version but I think there might be another version (maybe a bootleg though) floating around somewhere...

1) Goldnigga pt 1
2) Oilcan
3) Segue
4) Deuce and a Quarter
5) Segue
6) Black MF in the House
7) Goldnigga pt 2
8) Goldie's Parade
9) Segue
10) 2gether
11) Segue
12) Call the Law
13) Johnny
14) Segue
15) Goldnigga pt 3

funkyfine said:

You forgot "Guess Who´s Knockin`". Bought this CD in the original NPG Store in Camden back in 1994. I love it. I think it´s quite rare, isn´t it`?

Nightcrawler said:

My version doesnt have Guess Who's Knocking on the tracklisting on the back. I bought it through NPGMC a while back.

funkyfine said:

It was only on the first edition:

01. Gold nigga (Pt. 1)
02. Guess who´s knockin´(*)
03. Oilcan
04. SEGUE
05. Deuce & a quarter
06. SEGUE
07. Black M.F. in the house
08. Gold nigga (Pt. 2)
09. Goldie´s parade
10. SEGUE
11. 2gether
12. SEGUE
13. Call the law
14. Johnny
15. SEGUE
16. Gold nigga (Pt. 3)
(*) only on first edition, later omitted!

funkyfine said:

GUESS WHO'S KNOCKING later got pulled after word from Paul McCartney's people apparantly

dodger said:

It wasn't due to "a word from Paul Mc Cartney's people" at all.

In fact, it's highly unlikely that Mc Cartney or his organisation are even aware of Goldnigga's existence to this day, such a low key project it was to begin with and certainly not one that was ever going to set the charts on fire.

The fact is Prince eventually made a conscious decision to pull the track after deciding it sounded too similar to a Mc Cartney tune ("Let 'Em In").

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giotto said:

That's just what I read somewhere I didn't say it was a 'fact' that's why I said 'apparantly'

Thanks for the facts lad

dodger said:[quote]

giotto said:

Just clarifying, that's all


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So there are definitely 2 versions of this album floating around, despite it being such a low print run (i am assuming!)...
How odd.

funkyfine said:

I presume the first run was relatively small.

It was originally taken across Europe and sometimes sold at concerts on the Act II tour.

Some people picked up a copy from the NPG stores and some people have reported purchasing an original copy through 1-800NEWFUNK before the release of Crystal Ball.

Subsequent runs without 'Guess Who's Knocking?' have been sold through the NPG stores, from Paisley Park itself and via the website.

I presume the 6 track CD single for '2Gether' was also only made available through similar channels?

I hate this album with a passion.

langebleu said:

Yup, both versions of the album were pressed up in limited quantities. Obviously the original
pressing which included "Guess Who's Knockin" is now VERY rare indeed, and fetches quite a
price when it does surface. Most of the original pressings were sold through during the 'Act 1&2'
tours, with very few left over for sale through the NPG shops and mail order service. The second
pressing was widely available through the shops and mail order for a year or so before they
ran out. The same goes for the '2gether' CD maxi single.

NPG - GOLDNIGGA

1. Goldnigga pt.1 (3:12)
2. Guess Who's Knockin' (3:24) (first pressing only)
3. Oilcan (0:42)
4. segue (0:15)
5. Deuce & A Quarter (3:18)
6. segue (0:21)
7. Black M.F. In The House (5:08)
8. Goldnigga pt.2 (2:51)
9. Goldie's Parade (2:22)
10. segue (0:35)
11. 2gether (5:31)
12. segue (0:45)
13. Call The Law (4:16)
14. Johnny (10:19)
15. segue (1:13)
16. Goldnigga pt.3 (2:37)

NPG - 2GETHER

1. Album Mix (5:34)
2. 12 Inch Mix (6:53)
3. Interview (4:21)
4. Enlightenment (5:19)
5. Jeep Mix (5:35)
6. Instrumental (5:39)

BorisFishpaw said:

Does anyone have "Guess Who's Knocking" that can make it available to share? I'd love to hear it....

Marrk said:

The only thing worse than the actual music on this album is the damn photos....YIKES!!!

Believe it or not, I recall this album being sold on some of the Jam of the Year tour stops. I think I bought it through 1800 NewFunk several years ago along with the Space and Come On maxi-singles. I didn't like Goldnigga all that much apart from 3 or 4 of the tracks, and actually gave it away during a bootleg trade. Now I wish I hadn't. I'd love to hear it again (I have most of the tracks, but I can't find Deuce and a Quarter or Black MF anywhere- and mostly I want to play them in the album configuration)....