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today's topic: prince.

i'll always be a fan. but the straw that broke the camel's back (no jay-z), was how he proclaims the internet to be dead. this is the same man who constantly searches the internet looking for anything not authorized by his royal purpleness...

one thing i will give prince and michael jackson credit for is they were dedicated to the images they were trying to portray. good or bad, they stuck with it. both of them niggas have always been weird, but during the 80's their music was so dope, people gave them a pass. mj and prince were always in competition. depending on what you value, you'll have your winner...but once 1992 hit, and their music was declining (due to changing interest, and hip-hop presenting a different view of masculinity), they started getting looked upon as weird. hanging with bubbles and wearing purple women's clothes wasn't acceptable anymore, it was downright strange. odd. pedophile shit...and as their music became more and more irrelevant (mj & shaq anyone? prince & carmen electra?) in the eyes of society, especially in black people's eyes, they became punchlines....it finally took mj's death for people to look back on the genius of mj and give him credit. but if you were to ask someone what do u think of michael jackson in may 2009, visionary and thriller wouldn't be the first things out their mouth......

and this is why i beef with prince, because he should've learned. prince should've learned that the eccentric shit has to stop, and you need to collect your roses while you still can © ye west. people like your music, mainly your 81-88 stuff…real fans know the deal...but nonetheless, people want to like and get to know you. for better or worse, people knew michael jackson. and although some wrote him off as a talented nutcase without a childhood....you knew and at least understood michael jackson....prince, is dedicated to his image. he has created in his mind a vision of how he wants the world to perceive him. only problem is, in 2010, no one gives a fuck...you wanna act weird at the BET awards, and talk about the internet being dead....fine....do you......just know that society will place you --------> with the other nuts like glenn beck. no one will take you seriously. you can keep putting out albums with misspelled song titles, and album names with numbers in them, and no one will care. your best advice is to holla at the people who admire you, and are CURRENTLY making dope music (questo anyone?) and tell them to hook you up with some heat.


i have enough prince gems from the 80's to keep in me in check for a while. i'm good © clipse.

peace.

who's 1?

this documentary details the rivalry between prince & mj.....the interviews are in english, but the narrative is in french....it's more english than french.... its very good. enjoy.

kevin smith

a great prince story, courtesy of my main man....kevin smith. pt. 1-4. enjoy.

mj x p = james brown

huge michael jackson fan. had to drop something honoring him....of course, p has to be included also.

in this clip: james brown concert in '83. michael does his thing, and p....well you'll see.






in this clip: p, michael, and james brown, show off their dancing skills......you determine the winner.

rip. mj

pass the popcorn

today's title: pass the popcorn

the 90's were a glorious time. the nba was at an all-time high for global appeal, hip-hop was reaching a high mark creatively, more black sitcoms were being made, and def comedy jam birthed some of our favorite stars we enjoy today. however, not all was pleasant during this time. with any era, you will have the good, the bad, and the corny.

today i present to you: the 3 corniest niggas of the 90's (r&b edition)....and a bonus.

3. tevin jermod campbell

tevin campbell can sing. can we talk is one of my favorite songs ever. however, did you really believe he was singing to the women? ...i didn't then, and i don't now. remember when he sang to ashley on the fresh prince, i wasn't buying it and i was only 5 at the time. AND, i was right. first, let me explain something. as a child growing up in a very sheltered christian household, i didn't know what gay was. my parents called it an "alternative lifestyle". but i knew something wasn't right with tevin campbell, prince, carl winslow, and a host of other ppl...so it came as no surprise when i found out tevin got arrested for soliciting oral sex to an undercover male cop in '99....c'mon buddy © chappelle

2. mark althavean andrews aka. sisqo

sisqo....where do u start? if women were in question of tevin campbell, sisqo came under heavy scrutiny from jump. i never understood the appeal of him as an artist. short man, does a lot of flips, platinum hair, no taco meat chest hair...i just didn't get it. i thought it was lame. although he gets props for the thong song video, i'm still not believing it. it seemed forced. (i know the thong song came out in '01, but dru hill's first album was in '96). if i were a gay man, how would i get people off my back to not think i'm gay....thus the thong song. look at the video, he's not even with the girls. he's doing flips on the beach, and dance routines like an 8th grade cheerleader. i guarantee if he came out and said he was a homosexual, he'd have a better career. people are tired of the lies sisqo, come out the closet.

1. p

in the 80's, he was a musical genius. from dirty mind to the batman soundtrack, he had hits. parade is my favorite p album ever. however, in the 90's he lost the hits, and lost his damn mind. aside from diamonds & pearls, sexy mf, and most beautiful girl, he was puttin out garbage. and this is coming from a p fan....thus the name bob george. running around with "slave" on his face, growing that pedophile beard, changing his name to a symbol...this was clearly a nigga going through some changes. p was having a mid-life crisis. i love p; however, during the 90's, he was effin nuts. did anyone other than me hear the carmen electra album?

and now for the bonus, the absolute coolest nigga of the 90's.

they showed re-runs and new episodes on saturday morning @ 11am. whatever problem i had in my life, i forgot about while watching him. if i was hungry, sick, or hurt...didn't matter. he was the man.

bob ross…my nigga © denzel.

incubus x the roots = p