mrjun18 said:

I'd even take Babyface over Prince.

you going to org hell for that one.

^ counting down for vainandy's return now...

mrjun18 said:

I'd even take Babyface over Prince.

I wouldn't go THAT far...lmao

I'd take The Dream over Prince. Maybe.

HotGritz said:

I'd take The Dream over Prince. Maybe.

I won't go that far either lmao I still would love to be produced by Prince but he's gonna have to leave me alone in the studio when I do my own arrangements.

Timmy84 said:

HotGritz said:

I'd take The Dream over Prince. Maybe.

I won't go that far either lmao I still would love to be produced by Prince but he's gonna have to leave me alone in the studio when I do my own arrangements.

U know his ass would never let it go down like that. The man is a control freak when it comes to his music. It would be different if you were on stage.

HotGritz said:

Timmy84 said:

I won't go that far either lmao I still would love to be produced by Prince but he's gonna have to leave me alone in the studio when I do my own arrangements.

U know his ass would never let it go down like that. The man is a control freak when it comes to his music. It would be different if you were on stage.

mrjun18 said:

I'd even take Babyface over Prince.

He should have kept his little soft whiney ass in The Deele, a group that actually could jam.

vainandy said:

mrjun18 said:

I'd even take Babyface over Prince.

He should have kept his little soft whiney ass in The Deele, a group that actually could jam.

Then Bobby Brown wouldn't have had a career.

mrjun18 said:

vainandy said:

He should have kept his little soft whiney ass in The Deele, a group that actually could jam.

Then Bobby Brown wouldn't have had a career.

Well he didn't have one for long anyway. Shitney came along and killed it. The poor man was never the same after he got with her ass. It was like a once hard man gone impotent.

I'd have Prince do 2 tracks, Jimmy and Terry do 2 tracks, Jesse Johnson do 2 tracks, Monte Moir do 2 Tracks, and Charlie Singleton do 2 tracks. Then I'd have a solid killer funk album.

namepeace said:

RKJCNE said:

Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis!

Prince has WAY too spotty of a record when it comes to writting for others. Or really songwritting in general.

If I were in my teens, as I was in the 80's, my Stan-dom would have made it an easy call for Prince.

If I were taken back in time to the 80's, I'm with RKJCNE: if I wanted to be a star, Jam and Lewis were the obvious choice. They were a machine.

THIS^^ As a fan I would have wanted to witness the method to the madness of Prince. But for my career I would have gone with Jam and Lewis.

Actually, I would have gone with Full Force, whom Jam and Lewis were mimicking a bit, but FF wasn't an option, so...

Timmy84 said:

mrjun18 said:

I'd even take Babyface over Prince.

I wouldn't go THAT far...lmao

I would. Just ask Johnny Gill, Boyz II Men, Toni Braxton, Mariah, etc....

Not to take anything away from the Purple one, but I don't think I'd want him to produce an album for me, if Babyface (3 time grammy in a row Grammy award winning producer of the year) or JJ and TL also were an option.

Now The-Dream? Thats taking it far... Dude is garbage. LOLOL.

vainandy said:

mrjun18 said:

Then Bobby Brown wouldn't have had a career.

Well he didn't have one for long anyway. Shitney came along and killed it. The poor man was never the same after he got with her ass. It was like a once hard man gone impotent.

That's not Babyface's fault... fact is: No Kenneth Edmonds = No Bobby.

Lets not forget what the most successful album of 1989 was (according to Billboard)... Coincidently, the following year, Rhythm Nation was the most successful album (again, accoriding to Billboard). Besides being successful, both albums are classics quality wise as well. JJ and TL, and Babyface for the win! (Sorry Prince lol)

mrjun18 said:

vainandy said:

Well he didn't have one for long anyway. Shitney came along and killed it. The poor man was never the same after he got with her ass. It was like a once hard man gone impotent.

That's not Babyface's fault... fact is: No Kenneth Edmonds = No Bobby.

Lets not forget what the most successful album of 1989 was (according to Billboard)... Coincidently, the following year, Rhythm Nation was the most successful album (again, accoriding to Billboard). Besides being successful, both albums are classics quality wise as well. JJ and TL, and Babyface for the win! (Sorry Prince lol)

Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis were hot as a firecracker back in the 1980s. It's just a shame they turned into a bunch of generic sounding sellouts in the 1990s and 2000s. As for LA and Babyface, they had some decent stuff like Pebbles, Bobby Brown, Paula Abdul (I think that was them on her first album), etc. They sounded pretty good but they sounded like a weaker, more tamer version of Jam and Lewis. But when Babyface started producing all by himself, I can't think of one single strong sounding jam he produced. I mean, not even one. It was all that weak adult contemporary sounding stuff that I despise so much. Of course he was going to me mega-successful with it though because there are a lot more dull people in the world than there are cool ones.

vainandy said:

mrjun18 said:

That's not Babyface's fault... fact is: No Kenneth Edmonds = No Bobby.

Lets not forget what the most successful album of 1989 was (according to Billboard)... Coincidently, the following year, Rhythm Nation was the most successful album (again, accoriding to Billboard). Besides being successful, both albums are classics quality wise as well. JJ and TL, and Babyface for the win! (Sorry Prince lol)

Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis were hot as a firecracker back in the 1980s. It's just a shame they turned into a bunch of generic sounding sellouts in the 1990s and 2000s. As for LA and Babyface, they had some decent stuff like Pebbles, Bobby Brown, Paula Abdul (I think that was them on her first album), etc. They sounded pretty good but they sounded like a weaker, more tamer version of Jam and Lewis. But when Babyface started producing all by himself, I can't think of one single strong sounding jam he produced. I mean, not even one. It was all that weak adult contemporary sounding stuff that I despise so much. Of course he was going to me mega-successful with it though because there are a lot more dull people in the world than there are cool ones.

I gotta agree with this... a lot of the stuff he came with post the new jack swing era became VERY repetitive and dull...Though LaFace was the shit back in the mid 80's to early 90's.

Militant said:

I'd have Prince do 2 tracks, Jimmy and Terry do 2 tracks, Jesse Johnson do 2 tracks, Monte Moir do 2 Tracks, and Charlie Singleton do 2 tracks. Then I'd have a solid killer funk album.

This is a dope list, but this wasn't the question...

ThruTheEyesOfWonder said:

Prince wouldn't help me unless I blow him. Not gonna go there...

Terry Lewis and Jimmy Jam all the damn way. It'll prolly come out better than just some slut-faced album with me strutting around in lingerie.

Really? Not even for Prince?

Leah Delaria has an old joke about standing in line at a Women's Bookstore and the woman in front of her was offered a 10% discount if she was a lesbian. The shopper said "no, not a lesbian." The shopper maintained her stance upon having the question reiterated with an insider's wink and an offering of the discount - "no, not a lesbian" came the answer. Leah was a bit shocked, cuz people will cop to a lot of shit to get a 10% discount on some merchandise, but no not even for a 10% discount would this woman say, even for a minute, that she was a lesbian. And you know, even though I have gone there with some amazing chicks and know that it is not for me, if Shelia E calls me up next week I'll be puttin' a sign on my desk at work - "Gone Fishin'."

Neither, I'd go with Stock Aitken Waterman. Has Prince, Jimmy, or Terry ever made a tune that started Rick Roll?

Prince will have you in the Associated Artists & People forum

And that's all you'll be

funkpill said:

Prince will have you in the Associated Artists & People forum

And that's all you'll be

Let's call it a day. Nothing else to be said. Let's and wait for the ceremony to crown funkpill King.

funkpill said:

Prince will have you in the Associated Artists & People forum

And that's all you'll be

Bottom line.

funkpill said:

Prince will have you in the Associated Artists & People forum

And that's all you'll be

Basically, yeah.

If I wanted input into the songs and producrtion - J&L

If I wanted one guaranteed hit - but not a career - Prince.

If I wanted everyone to think my success was due to the producer but not my own talent and ability - Quincy Jones

allsmutaside said:

ThruTheEyesOfWonder said:

Prince wouldn't help me unless I blow him. Not gonna go there...

Terry Lewis and Jimmy Jam all the damn way. It'll prolly come out better than just some slut-faced album with me strutting around in lingerie.

Really? Not even for Prince?

Not even for his cute little ass.

Besides...he'll just steal my thunder, and I'll be some supporting act. I'd wanna be my own act...not just a one-hit wonder.