2741121, I doubt that. He was one of the biggest acts of the 80's
Posted by supablak, Sun Sep-16-12 10:56 PM
If he would've slowly eeked out the material in the vault (or similar quality) he would've stayed a critics darling, which would've gotten him radio play in some format.
Instead he tried to piggyback/glom onto/into whichever current gimmick R&B radio programmers were gobbling up, or trying to plant the Purple flag on Nona Gaye for some dap, or that stupid gun microphone, or the the bitten Rakim flow rapping, or trying to become a one-man new jack swing Temptations, or the tired ass James Brown schtick...
The 90's weren't hard on Prince because of Hip Hop, the 90's were hard on Prince cause his schitt wasn't "Prince" no more, and it was all his fault.
He imploded personally, creatively, and professionally.
s.blak
My sister didn't give a goddamn.
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