>Dude was so arrogant that he thought he could tackle hip-hop
>by himself...Nigga tried to rap HIMSELF...lol...

exactly. he didn't respect it musically, nor as an art form. the first obvious result of this was Dead On It.

>And he got
>some wack ass MC's instead of doing what MJ did....

good Lort, yes.

>By the time P finally hooked up with "real" rappers (Chuck
>D...Q-Tip, Eve...ect...) it was too late...

AMEN. waaaay too late.

>So again, this takes me back to my underlining point...
>
>The only time Prince attempted to "please" the public was on
>HIS terms...lol
>
>But as a whole, P didn't give a fuck...

pretty much!