I have seen so many FAKE Prince's out there.. many in the music business.. some just celebs tryin' to get that "prince vibe" Here is my List:

* Dennis Rodman: he is sooooo fake!! His clothes.. the women he dates are "prince's left overs"..

* Dave Navarro : His "look" again.. the eyebrows.. the trimmed facial hair.. the whole "mysterious attitude" he is a fake "christopher tracy"

* Janet Jackson : hey when she started making hits she went with "prince's old band mate"/producers.. she is good ( I love her) but the the truth is the truth!! She has slowly moved her career to this point straight sex/prince!

* Britney Spears : she wants to be an adult.. what does she do?? RIP OFF prince with "Slave 4 U".. and doesn't pay him for the sample of "Nasty Girl".. ( if you listen she starts it 9 seconds into nasty girl)..

* Madonna : She is a total prince rip off!! She TOOK prince's changing of "his look" & also the " controversy" angle ( hey she can't steal his music.. because she is NOT a musican..) IF you listen to her First Album.. there is nothing going on NO controversy.. and BORING until prince paved the way for her and another "80's over hyped" piece of crap ( but first remember her next alsbum was Like a Virgin.. wedding dress,ect.. ect..)

* Michael Jackson : has "tried" to figure out what prince has.. ALL through the 1980's!.. I feel he bleached his skin because of prince.. ( prince was lighter and MJ's crazy mind thinks thats why he was winning awards.. and thats why the "suburan crowd" embraced him... I feel he had "tried" to steal prince's "mysterious" personality.. ( all of a sudden in the mid 1980's after thriller.. MJ got into more costumes..and not talking allot,bringing out "larger priced music videos" to compete with the 80 Million grossing film Purple Rain

* Marilyn Manson : he changed his name to "symbol" for about 2 seconds.. but NO one cared!! his "trans-gender" clothes.. showing his ass cheecks on mtv..hmmm whoelse did that about 10 years before???? hmmmm...

* Terance Trent D'arby : Just look at him and fake prince & MJ.. but there is a ton of prince there!

* Lenny Kravitz : His talking style, his clothes.. tries to play guitar like him ! he is " The Rock Prince" ( I like him but thats the truth)

* Ready for the world: enough said

Alicia Keys

Maxwell

TONY STARR:lol:

the fake princes?....hmmm i'd say prince 99-2002 is frontin'

Oh, child! Have I got a list...and a few rants and responses:

* Maxwell, a complete to the tooth rip off of Prince's Parade era, tour performances and prance across the stage then stick his tongue out at the crowd! Couldn't believe it, it made me sick.

* Dude, D'Angeleno, now he's is the nighties version of whover eighties ripoff there were...then...in those days...I think he's probably the worst after Maxwell.

* Lenny, well, he's more into the 70's and Reggea thing, but he's a boring performer. His music seems a little stagnant, and guitar work not as fluid.

* Madonna, sheesh, remember the Lovesexy copy of that one "spiritual" album, could be the first woman Prince ripoff.

* Hey Terence is actually fanastic! He was the first to really take on the Prince vibe, but c'mon, it was the thing at the time. I think he's waaay more talented and interesting than Lenny, same genre. Not a fake.

* Remember the late 80's/early 90's version of SHALAMAR with MICKI FREE (did I get that right?)! Man, he had the the bottons on the side of his pants, HEELS, curly wet hair, looked like Vanity AND Prince rolled into one! Whew! What happened to that guy?

* Louie Louie (again, did I spell that right?)! Talk about a major Prince ripper-offer. Where is he now?

* That guy that used to look A LOT like Prince at the L.A. Glam Slam club. I think he got kicked out becuase he just had the look down! It was around '94 after the World Music Awards period. Dude dressed just like him with the swashbuckler beard. Anyone in L.A. remember? Fake!

* Alicia Keys, very cute, like her voice, she sould be the female Prince ripoff of today. But I think she will grow, if she's true to her music...

* Jane Child, but she is, like Terence, very talented and a killer musician, look her up, she came out around the late eighties/early nineties. Not a fake though. At this point I'm thinking of artist who felt the Prince vibe...

* Kikka Costa! Okay second female Prince of today, but more innovative and cool than Alicia. Following the Wendy & Lisa Eroica vibe. Not a fake but cool.
[This message was edited Thu Feb 21 22:29:54 PST 2002 by FlyingCloudPassenger]

AsTrAlTrAvElInHoTtiE said:

'd have 2 agree with u

* What about that Band that sang " Don't Disturb this groove"


** second generation Prince rip off:).. FULL FORCE!! ( which is a fake "The Time" )



[This message was edited Thu Feb 21 21:03:56 PST 2002 by locoarts]

Ready for the World
Georgio (the greatest Prince faker of all time)
The BarKays
D'Angelo
Maxwell
Alicia Keys
the No Doubt chick
Andre Cymone
Rick James (dig the clothes and artwork from his Wonderful album - huge Purple Rain rip off)
Midnight Star
Zapp
Outkast
Britteny Spears (she should have to pay Prince royalties for that last single)
Madonna
Lenny Kravitz

forgot one...
Micki Free, guitarist with Shalamar (ripped off the look and then the sound with Dancin in the Sheets which was a blatant rip of 1999)

motherfockinFACE said:

Right Micki Free! But that was Howard Hewett singing on Dancing in the Sheets. Free joined in the late 80's.

How could I have forgotten GEORGIO!

I did like some of his songs, Sex Appeal was the best one. Just a cool groove, funk based, nice string section and production. But his whole wanna be Prince thing was annoying as heck.

And that horrible band FULL FORCE, they use to make me angry at how crummy they were, Outkast is the current equivalent.

*
[This message was edited Thu Feb 21 22:33:42 PST 2002 by FlyingCloudPassenger]

Barry Manilow.

The Beatles

Elvis

Judy Garland
Neil Diamond
Barbra Streisand
Olivia Newton John

&

IRON MAIDEN

Blaqueknight: Love the avatar. And always love reading your posts -- very knowledgeable.

But, please use some paragraph breaks now and again! Have mercy!

I can't believe no one has listed Macy Gray yet.

This is a funny question, it made me laugh, but I think Ginuwine, D'Angelo, Maxwell, Lenny Kravitz and probably Usher are one of them, but you know I like them too!!!
[This message was edited Fri Feb 22 9:53:02 PST 2002 by lonelyrock]

Definitely Maxwell, MJ, Madonna and D'angelo. Some others- Keith Sweat, R.Kelly, Bobby Brown, Samantha Fox and Scary Spice.

motherfockinFACE said:

No way. Outkast haven't bit Prince at all. Unlike many of the others mentioned like Maxwell and D'Angelo, their music has never cloned any of Prince's styles. Their style is also way more out-their than anything Prince would wear. (I don't think wearing vintage baseball jerseys is copying Prince.)

Maybe they've been biting off of FACE as they ride around and pimp hoes, but they ain't jockin' Prince.

Just wanted to drop in that listing Michael Jackson as a Prince ripoff can only be considered a bad joke in my opinion..okay, maybe I am just about to loose all my credibility with this posting, but I sincerely respect MJ as a musician, he produces and composes most of his songs, and plays several instruments..and I don't see that argument that MJ created all those spectacular short films just to outdo Prince's Purple Rain movie..anyone Remember Can U feel it from The Jacksons? That shortfilm was MJs idea, he realized it, it was way ahead of it's time in my opinion..and it was almost 3 years before Prince's Purple Rain movie..and bleaching his skin because of prince's lighter color?? You can't be serious with that one, right??

* This is THE ONLY TIME I will give my views on this NO TALENT Michael Jackson.. "The King of POOP"

Here we go again??? People "thinking" MJ is a "musican"..or has ANY musical talent?? I really feel sorry for people who believe in "the media" controled hype of a MJ.. SO I will not go into a ton of detail.. because I DON'T want to ruin your point of view or you childhood of WHAt YOU THOUGHT OF MJ all through the 1980's..

because IF I told you the truth.. which you won't believe.. because "you MJ fans have blinders on".. rose colored glasses.. But here a re a few quick examples.. SO YOU guys Might have to take off the blinders & rose colored glasses..

BECAUSE a guy who:

*having the "new" producer of the moment Create EVERYTHING you hear ... and ALL you (MJ) does is come in and Lay your Vocal 7 Different ways.. and the producer makes sense of all of it..DOESN'T make you a Muscian. or Talented... * WHAT DO YOU THINK THAT $30 MILLION DOLLARS.. IS FOR?? If YOU have the vision or talent to produce something "The Public" wants to hear.. IT doesn't cost $30 Million?? DUH!?

* Quincy Jones JUST said on Charlie Rose (Interview show).. That MJ ONLY "helped" with 2 songs on THRILLER..& NO SONGS on OFF THE WALL( he made this point very clear because he made a bigg deal that MJ WROTE the whole BAD Album)

*having in 1994ish in you MTV comeback with slash playing guitar.. "an APPLAUSE Track" ( a pre -recorded track played of people clapping..) while and after you "perform" to a Pre-recored vocal track.. * HOW SAD IS IT THAT MJ WANTS TO FOOL THE PUBLIC.. when they don't like him ( MTV reported on this after the MTV Awards about the vocal/clapping track)

** SORRY to ruin his Peak.. HE NEVER even invented "The Moonwalk" he "introduce" it to The White Suburban Public in 1983 ish for Motown 25...* BUT on Soul Train a group called ELECTRIC BOOGALOO in 1979!!!!! SO How is MJ a genius for RIPPING OFF This group?? They did "The Moonwalk" ATLEAST 4 years BEFORE MJ?? He created NOTHING.. but takes credit?? ( watch soul train 25 anniversary hall of fame special..THEY show a clip of this group and the year when they performed "the moonwalk" & INVENTED IT .. NOT MJ

** NEVER singing LIVE anywhere.. ANYWHERE in OVER 20 years??? HOW are you a musican?? TURN YOUR MIC ON??? ( he even lip syncs his Ballads)

* AWARDS.. mean NOTHING this is sooooo obvious now.. THIs is Only a TOOL or a "Info-mmercial" for the Record Company to promote "thier" crap.. Fans to vote?? and they have a NEW Award Show every other week it seems..* I think MJ's whole career now is showing up for "phoney" awards.. LIKE PRINCE said "people are saying the best ever, well why don't we all get on stage and prove it"?? MJ won't.. because he NEVERS sings LIVE..& ONLY Performs DANCE MOVES that are 15 years old..HOW can The Rock N Roll Hall of fame induct him .. a guy WHO NEVER sings anywhere LIVE?? The ONLY Differance between Milli Vinilli is MJ sang ONCE LIVE to record the album.. BUT every performs IS Lip Synced.

* Instruments.. NO he doesn't play any.. BECAUSE if he did.. With MJ's EGO.. he would show this off!! DUH?? I watched a whole 3 HOUR concert & MJ NOT ONCE Picked up a instrument!! This concert was sooooo boring.. all he did was RE-HASH the SAME dance moves from 1970-1984.. and at ONE Point.. while a Girl was Playing Guitar.. MJ stood next to her and "played AIR GUITAR".. next to her ????

*IF YOU were charged with raping a child would you want to clear your name to the public??

or

was there something else that might have came out.. you didn't want the courts, fans,news,public hear!??

* EVEN kids that said he did nothing to them.. said he slept in the same bed with him.. THE SAME BED??? this guy has a mansion that must have atleast 10 bedrooms.. (this was on CNN and these 2 kids were on his side brought out to the public by micheal jackson's camp)?

* HIS WIFE on Primetime live even said.. when he goes to the bathroom they run in there after him??? ...OK not as a sex thing.. BUT wouldn't a NORMAL adult say "hey.. wait out here! let me go to the bathroom in peace!???" ( MJ just sat there on Primetime Live when she said this and didn't correct her.. his wife ).. so it must have been true.

* he had Emaul Lewis as a "date" at an award show.. he sat on his lap??? ok yes he did bring his "beard" Brooke Shields.. but why would you have webster sit on your lap... THIS is the biggest star at the time 1985ish... HE could get another seat at the award show for his other guest... HE didn't have to have Emaul SIT on his LAP???

HE is getting some sort of pleasure out of ALL of this..

* HE did something enough to PAY a family off not to bring charges in court.. and the charges he was being accused of was RAPE...of a child

BUT when you have a BILLION DOLLAR Company behind you.. and they think thay can squeeze/make another couple more Million out of your "musical talent"... then you will hear PR how MJ didn't do it.. or anything.. That company can gets MJ on MTV,VH1,Primetime Live,Every Music/Entertainment Magazine.. "explaining" how he didn't do anything.

and finally his Face:.. YES he did change his "skin tone" to a lighter shade to "compete" in his wachy mind with prince.. MJ's face and his IDEAS for it has changed many times..

1) he lighten to compete with Prince
2) at the sametime he reconstructed it to look like Diana Ross...La Toya Jackson

3) then in the 1990's because HIS SISTER janet started taking over.. MJ started to change his face into the Cover of "the Janet" Album from 1993..

4)Did anyone notice MJ's "new" thing he did to his face:
*He put a Plastic or Rubber Strip under the skin ABOVE his upper lip.. so if you notice in the CBS Concert.. YOU NEVER SEE HIS FRONT TEETH?? He can't smile anymore..He tried to cover it with his hand when he was Lip Sync/Singing.. You really see this when at the end of the Show when he hugs Chris Tucker & Usher.. he smiles and his upper lip doesn't move or go up?

NO JOKE... I really think he is trying to LOOK like one of the people from WHO-VILLE... from the Jim Carey movie The Grinch..


~ Micheal Jackson is EVERYTHING wrong with The Music Industry..& The Entertainment Field.. Because everything you see is FAKE.. and run with "smoke and mirrors"..nothing is real..

The Record Companies run everything with smoke and mirrors:
they pay:
* The radio to play music
* MTV,VH1 to play the artist they want to push
* give YOU "phoney" awards
* the magazines are all run under different music companies.. (they are all owned by 1 or 2 companies now a days)


and IF YOU are NOT giving the Music Industry ownership of you Master Recordings.. they will NOT give you all the things I just listed..

*EVERY Major Artist ONLY make about 56 cents per album sale ( now a CD cost $18.95).. The artist only make 56 cents per!! plus doesn't own the rights to any money on those songs in the future!!

** when you agree to all of this ANYONE will have a "Hit" Album.

100% Truth

* Thats why Micheal Jackson is $200 Million in debt right NOW!
* John Lennon only had $2 million to his name (after all those hits?)
* Elvis only had under $1 million before he died

Most artist don't have shit..

MJ is $200 Million in debt BECAUSE his Albums cost $30million.. and Cost another $50 Million to Promote.. MJ DOESN'T see one dime UNTIL The Record Company makes back there investment which is ($80 Million + )

The ONLY Reason MJ is in Music still is because of EGO..

it can't be for the money... its for BRAINWASHING the public on his pretend "legacy".

**The guy was good as a kid.. had 2 nice solo albums.. and thats it.. EVERYTHING else is "trying" to re-create "the thiller time period" which NO one ever can.. it is a time period.. GROW as an artist.. if you were "an artist".. which he is not..

* IF you notice ALL the "real strange behavior" happened AFTER he bunred his head in the pepsi commerical..

I take some of that back.. HE DID have "Webster" on his Lap as "his date" at an Award Show before that?..

NO MORE Non-Musican/Dance Acts that NEVER/Rarely turn on thier mics.. in concerts.Talk on this board:)

ONLY Prince

* Dave Navarro : His "look" again.. the eyebrows.. the trimmed facial hair.. the whole "mysterious attitude" he is a fake "christopher tracy"



now you knew i would have to make a comment about dave, dave is a great guitarist! very much his own style, and in fact if he is anything like prince that would amaze me.
i dont think he is anything like him at all maybe only by the love of music and carmen and wait they do share the same bday...LOL.
BUT REALLY i dont think of dave in the same catagory as mj or britney....

ps jane's addiction is back in the sudio making a new album..i cant wait!!!

How about George Michael back in the day?

D'Angelo. Playing all the instruments himself - although the small print states that he doesn't, singing in falsetto, and then having the nerve to diss him, saying that Prince puts out what he puts out because he lacks inspiration!!! fingersnapz? Will you please kick this man's ass?

dontpickmypeachiz said:

D'Angelo is far from a Prince copy, bar Untitled he barely has a song that uses a P-like style.

Stevie Wonder was playing all the instruments himself before Prince. Is Prince a fake Stevie?

If D'Angelo doesn't play every instrument on each track have you ever considered it's because he wants live spontaneous band recording?

Also D'Angelo didn't write the slightly critical liner notes of Voodoo (Saul Williams did) so D hasn't really dissed Prince, perhaps apart from that interview in which both he and Beck spoke of Prince's glory 80s days.

So at the end of day Beck dissed Prince equally as much if that's how you want to word it.

And Beck couldn't lick D's shoes for talent.

***Madonna---To those of you saying that Maddy copied Prince's ideas,consider this.In 1990,Madonna released the "Justify My Love" video,a steamy,erotic video that got banned on MTV.In 1992,Prince followed suit and released the "Sexy MF" song and video,which also got banned.

***As for the absurd notion that MJ began making big-bugget videos to compete with Prince's 'Purple Rain'.Hello? The "Thriller" video came out in early 1984,and it cost 10 MILLION DOLLARS to make.This was BEFORE 'Purple Rain',which cost only $7 Million to make.

DavidEye said:

Thriller Video cost 1 million dollars not 10..

Madonna ripped off Prince waaaaay before 1990.. she did on her second album in 1984 Like a Virgin album & videos

face it Prince paved the way for how to make interesting interviews,videos,looks.. with being "outrageous" .. but still selling records and being on top..

~ I also agree that Dave Navarro and other real musicans on this list.. are NOT the same level as other people I put on my list..

you are NOT even close on that 10 million dollar quote for Thiller Video..

* Scream (MJ & Janet in 1995 ish) ( was and might still might be #1 in cost ) at 7 Million Dollars.

Thiller was the first $1 Million Music Video

* Justify My Love - wasn't even the first "banned" Video.. like "they" try to say.. IT was "Relax" Franky goes to Hollywood ( they had to do..a complete different version.. actully 2, because the second one was still to "sexual")