Nickname: The Artist
Genre: Funk / Rock / Soul / Pop / Dance
Most Memorable Recording: Purple Rain
Followers: Squank, Cyndi Seui, Calvin Harris, (S)he, Juvelen, Oh No Ono, Honeycut, Ghostland Observatory, Under the Influence of Giants, Shawn Emanuel, J*Davey, Cheri Dennis, Men, Women & Children, Tigercity, Mika, The Rudds, Clear Static, Suburban Legends, 33Hz, Gym Class Heroes, Kameko, Sa-Ra, Corneille, Spektrum, Teedra Moses, TM Juke, Daniel Bernard Roumain, YahZarah, United State of Electronica, PlantLife, Mew, Remy Shand, Mystechs, Bumpus, Earthtone III, Vending Machine, Norine Braun, Martin Solveig, Bilal, Musiq (Soulchild), Mr. Dé, Pop*Star*Kids, Jerome Bolden, Chain Gang, DJ Assault, Extra Virgin, Van Hunt, Avant, Jefferson Denim, Sexual Harrassment, Bob Sinclar, Gooding, Julieta Venegas, Pharrell Williams, Les Rythmes Digitales, Gwen Stefani, Yvette Michele, Missy Elliott, The Boneshakers, Mansun, Anthony Hamilton, Ida, R.J.'s Latest Arrival, Maxwell, Jimi Tenor, Squarepusher, Basement Jaxx, Mic Geronimo, Suga Free, Carl Craig, Marta Sánchez, Pigeonhed, Satchel, Shawn Smith, Tommy Sims, P.M. Dawn, OutKast, Kevin Michael, Me'Shell NdegéOcello, Corey Glover, Sheila E., Terence Trent D'Arby, D'Angelo, Juan Atkins, R. Kelly, The Family, Esham, Bobby Brown, Acosta/Russell, SWV, Carmen Electra, Vanity, Ween, Jamie Principle, Tevin Campbell, Candy Dulfer, World Party, Will to Power, Ralph Tresvant, Soul II Soul, Roachford, Ready for the World, Kevin Paige, Robbie Nevil, George Michael, Martika, Lenny Kravitz, Janet Jackson, Morris Day, Jane Child, Ingrid Chavez, Cameo, Apollonia, The Afghan Whigs, Mantronix, Kwamé, The Egyptian Lover, Eazy-E, Digital Underground
In this age of musical genre ghetto-ization, Prince stands alone. The Artist can get funky, he can rock up a storm, he can croon a soulful ballad, he can spin out webs of jazz piano, he can hip and he can hop. And he can do it all, often brilliantly. Prince takes chances and often fails -- especially on the (hopefully abandoned) film front -- but every one of his albums is chock full of gems. Prince hasn't sustained the massive popularity he earned in the Purple Rain-crazed '80s, but that seems due more to bad publicity surrounding his tabloid lifestyle than his musical output. He can't hide the fact that he is an odd, fuzzy little man, but genius doesn't come in perfect packages. While legions of Prince's contemporaries crash and burn, he sits in his Minneapolis tower and continues to expand the boundaries of popular music.
