At just eighteen years of age, Prince self-produced his debut album, 1978’s For You, writing all the music and playing every instrument himself.
Written by Chris Williams
Recounting the events that led to scrapping the Black Album and embarking on the Lovesexy '88 tour.
Written by Dan Dodds
Purple Rain is considered Prince and the Revolution’s peak, but Prince never went backwards. Parade climbed mighty heights as the Revolution’s final album.
Written by Chris Williams
Take a journey through Questlove’s mind as he argues thirty-three reasons why Prince is hip-hop.
Written by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson
Sign “O” the Times was recorded between 1986 and 1987—with older tracks added from the vaults—created from the ashes of aborted albums.
Written by Chris Williams
Madhouse, for the relatively few paying attention, was one of those riddles wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.
Written by Miles Marshall Lewis
Having gained heavyweight status as James Brown’s tour manager, Alan Leeds was brought on midway through Prince’s 1999 tour
Written by Alan Leeds, Gwen Leeds
In 1983, veteran journalist Carol Cooper was unable to score an interview with Prince. So she imagined one...
Written by Carol Cooper
“Rain is wet, and sugar is sweet…” a voice calls, to the delight of the crowd. These are the words of Ingrid Chavez, in her guise as the Spirit Child....
Written by Dan Dodds