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Today the one and only Prince, shares his thoughts on labels taking 80% of an artists earnings and expresses a need for balance between the artists, creators of the art, and the labels.
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Prince tried to tell y'all this 30 years ago and nobody listened
coming from princess especially when he said " they probably are going to edit this out" tells me that he is real about what he is saying. that's what I kept thinking that there is more to that industry than meets the eye. Now him along with Michael Jackson two of the worlds greatest entertainers are dead now. it is a disgrace and a shame that people's lives have to end that way. May they rest in peace and I believe the industry will suffer for all their evil they do.
Same with sam cooke back in the 60s then he was popped dead.
It's what capitalism is. The rich exploit the hard working people to make themselves more money. It's in every industry.
@@armedsoup298 A change is gonna come is a masterpiece by Sam Cooke
Yeah but how much of this is actually true and not just a bunch of narcissistic artists who were bad with money and spent it all or maybe they made a bad deal? I don't see how that's our problem with the way people like prince always bring it up. Dude is highly egotistical, makes me think he doesn't like it being done to him yet he'll do it to others sorta like Micheal did with Sony but held his ownership of other artists music over their head and profited from it.
When he said “they take 80% an expect you to fix your own communities” was a mouthful
Those most important thing I heard.
@@iridium8341 That too is true. However, my understanding is his overdose was due to pain from performing and not to get high.
@@iridium8341 He was not a drug addict
@noahwinston3282 right! 😂🤣
@gracejonesboxcut4990 yes he was,
He was so wise. “people taking 80% of your earnings then expect you to fix your own communities”. Preach! We need to keep more of our $$ so we can fix our problems
That part. ❤❤
His point was that his community, the one he was asked to fix, was stealing from him. It's not about keeping money. It's about not stealing.
Order the last ten years of your wage and income transcripts from the IRS, they should state your Person is non-statutory, go from there with the correct claims, w8-ben form etc etc to achieve more or less full tax exemption. There's many forms of exemptions.
Muhammad Ali had the same problem with the same people.
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His voice is just filled with calmness and love, I can feel it
Yeah, he could sing well on a bad vocals day and still sound good
Prince was only filled with love for Prince, one of the most narcissistic arrogant artists ever.
@@user-pp1on4fk7d99% of musicians are that way
If you're the best in the world, I'd hope you're feeling love and calmness 😂
@@user-pp1on4fk7dyou're not wrong there in real life he was a true POS
He did educate us but folks did not listen..RIP Prince
He was a generation in front of most of the people in the same industry as himself. A brilliant all-round musician, he was also a brilliant businessman. RIP Prince. 😢❤😊
Lml
If you think you can live however the hell you desire and go to heaven you will not rest in peace.. THERE IS NO RESTING IN PEACE FOR SINNERS WHO REFUSE TO REPENT AND TURN FROM THEIR SINS TO JESUS CHRIST THE PRINCE OF PEACE Y'ALL JUST SAY RIP GALAXY CALLED YOU ALL OUT AND YET MANY OF YOU REFUSE TO HEAR YOU CARE MORE ABOUT YOUR OWN ENTERTAINMENT THAN YOU DO ABOUT THESE PEOPLE SOULS YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT THESE PEOPLE SAW YOU LIKE YEAH YOU CAN SING YEAH YOU CAN DANCE YAY YOU ENTERTAIN ME. When it comes down to the nitty-gritty though you really don't care about these people and God knows you don't God will reveal all these people are nothing but dancing monkey see you cuz if you truly cared about them you wouldn't worship them you would worship Jesus Christ and you would pray for these people to use their god-given talents to do God-given things
People don't listen to grown people talking about business but yet if it was Justin Bieber talking like this they would listen which is ashame.
A lot of folks listened. He also wasn’t the first person to do this. His stage name is what made it difficult for him.
Prince was so articulate, intelligent and honest. ❤❤❤
LOLA, I DIDN'T EVER WITNESS THIS SIDE OF HIM!!! ITS NICE TO KNOW THAT HE WAS A REAL PERSON WITH UNDERSTANDABLE MOTIVES LIKE THE REST OF US.
A Gemini ♊️ We are amazing
And fine!
Talented, integer, disciplined, yes, but intelligent I am not so sure......all he needed was a hip replacement but his religious beliefs did not allow him to get surgery. He killed himself with opiates as he couldn't stand the pain no more. I'll get a new hip in less than 2 weeks. F*** Religion, hail the modern medicine!!!
Dam I miss prince 😩🥹🥹🥹🥹🎼🎼🎼❤️
He fought and fought so hard, until the died he closed those eyes. He wasn’t about to let anyone control his name.
This is what *Michael Jackson* told us and So did *George Michael* and *Prince.* All 3 Stood up, fought back and Spoke Out publicly like this.
And now they are all dead 💀 seems too suspicious to me 🧐 The elites ended their lives ..
No he was killed
@@TheHoodVoice2024no he was a narcissistic drug addict who OD'd multiple times in his last week alive
@@TheHoodVoice2024yeah
I swear this man was and still is in my mind, a total genius. RIP🙏
🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽😘😘😘😘😘😘😘❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😇
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Genius for telling that.
So articulate and genuine...I really miss Prince his music and presence in this world.
Yeah, he wasn’t fucking ghetto..
This brilliant musician’s presents in the world is truly missed😢
@@michael-8958 His "presence" 🙌🏽🕺🏽 /😒🎁🎂
“I can feel the spirits all around me I think Prince and Mike was tryna warn me” -Kanye “Yikes” from 2018
Wow this hit different
So r u saying Kanye is dead since 2018 and u feel his spirit too
Kanye is a psycho
That joker Kanye. To even mention that conspiracy theorist in the same sentence as Prince is deplorable.
@@gp4872 bra u stupid asf if u got tht bs from tht verse
Prince is with the Ancestors. This man was dripping soul
With all his fellow witches.
Prince was an intellectual person with vast knowledge of the industry! The elites could not have him telling the truth! He was standing up for himself and others that were victims of this corruption
He sure was, I didn't understand it, when he changed his name to they symbol, he was telling people to go independent, ones you sign that contract you really don't even own your own name, if you do a commercial they want part of it, you do a movie they want part of it, Smdh I'm glad before he passes he got back all the Rights to his music
they're not talking about the industry you numb skull they're talking about digital downloads for free off the internet which has nothing to do with the music industry. at least try to keep up if you're going to have some blithering stupid post
Prince and mj,George Michael tried to warn ppl
And they’re both dead . 🤔
They were murdered
Kanye too
@@who399 Corey Feldman too
Sam Cooke! John Lennon! Lennon shocked American media by giving credit to American blues legends and Motown for their inspiration. This set was n motion billions of Black artists finally getting credits and royalties denied them and the real motive for his assasination
Prince & MJ missing you both. RIP
Kaisè moen haa bitta auw na soen na Ashwin parsaat
Amen
@@whitemaninventedeverything9511 Everyone's entitled to an opinion. It's not your fault your uneducated.
@@whitemaninventedeverything9511 So what people say about you must be true. Wow! 'you fell out your mother's C*** a loser. Hit the floor hard cos the bungee cord was to long. Explains your brain damage.' Don't be mad at me its just the word on the streets.
@@whitemaninventedeverything9511 You know about the great opium war. The Chinese hate English speaking small dick, uneducated control freaks. You ain't running shit. In Fiji we ate people like you. Do you home work. Captain Cook "yum".
I love the way he’s giving the side eye. It’s like he’s saying you better come correct. I love me some Prince ❤😂
He was such a beautiful human being.
Prince and Michael always was confronting these issues, They had backbone they were geniuses they did not compromise themselves or their music unlike artist of today
REAL TALK.. THEY WERE THE REAL G,S NOT LIKE THESE ARTISTS OF TODAY.. ACTIN TUFF ON VIDEOS AND SOCIAL MEDIA.. BUT THEY STR8 PUNKS FAGS AND BITCHES
They where strong black men frm the mussel, with the music industry
Money, that's all pop is.
Yes and they were murdered for saying too much
Prince was extremely talented and intelligent. He spoke on everything and one of the first artists to pave way to artist owning their masters.
Prince said some deep shit. This man was silenced
...ya by his own hand
No he wasn't. He wanted to get high. So he did and it killed him. End of story
@@gNOme_5 that part is the unfortunate truth.
😢😢😢😢💔💜😇
Fentanyl overdose.
Respect to Prince was one of the best!!
Prince was a smart brother! R.I.P BRO.✊️✌️
The most eloquently calm, classy and prodigious musician that ever lived
Prince(?) might have been a better businessman than artist and he was a world class artist/musician. The way he setup the whole Minnesota sound. His description of his industry was brutally correct.
Dude was so ahead of his time. RIP Sweet Prince 💜
He was so honest about the industry. He exposed them and he was silenced.
The man was prophetic.
I actually like hearing Prince talk.
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Me too. I always found he had an interesting take on the world. Lot of people called him crazy but I always thought he was 10 years ahead of most people. Most just weren’t ready for what he was saying.
@@leeharrison8222 I have always admired Prince and his weirdness. But he was a brilliant thinker. I followed Prince since 1979 when I was only 6 yrs old 💜
His voice is an ASMR in itself.
Dude was a real one 💯 RIP prince..
A genius beyond just music, 9+ instruments, writing, production, performing etc. This is why he started calling himself the Artist. 1000% kudos to the one & only #PRINCE. He'll live forever
For the record, Prince didn't start calling himself "the artist" or "the artist formally known as." As he explained, it was media who coined those phrases because they didn't know any other way to announce him as a symbol. He had to kinda accept it because he couldn't escape it. I didn't realize until recently that his symbol was the marriage of, both, the male and female gender symbols together. Either way, Prince always has and always will symbolize the apitamy of swag!!
He was fighting the writers strike before the writers strike
Intelligent man! Prince!
Prince’s side eye is hilarious.
Yes
This man is well educated with good reflection and diction. Love you prince. You are a vanguard to how men should behave.
He was not only a great artist but extremely articulate and intelligent.
And that’s why they killed him and Michael period. Two BLACK MEN, geniuses in music and business
they been murdering or biggest and brightest. and get off with no charges no investigation.
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Before i always doubted that this was the case...but of recent this fact has come full circle for me.
no you degenerate.
@@markkasha1753 u must be white i suspect u are a white supremacist
Not only a musical genius, also a financial genius.
If he was a financial genius he would have never had to fight those record companies for all those years because he signed a bad contract
@@Charleshudspeth Prince was only 19 or 20 when he signed his first record deal. He was young and ignorant. He became a financial genius later. In life, sometimes you don't learn until you make a mistake.
Prince seemed like the most eloquent, intelligent, talented musician of the modern era !!!!
Exactly Prince ahead of his time - ahead of the game - always
So wise Prince miss you and your presence on this earth 💜
Prince knew and tried to warn people. He was smart and saw through people. I miss Prince and Arsenio. I loved Princes music and loved Arsenio's show.
So glad he exposed the corruption of the industry because our people's talents shouldn't be their gravy trains
over time I've grown to admire Prince...frankly I'm not a big fan of his brand of music, but I respect his humbleness and intelligence
What a beautiful man. Calm cool collected and most of all a humble musical genius
Sorry, man, but Prince was anything but humble. Don't let this interview fool you. And that's not to say that he was a bad person.
@@openspringsPrince was the most humble person I’ve ever had the pleasure of knowing, and he truly loved helping others thrive. I can’t speak to how he was when he was younger, but from his late 40s and through his 50s when I knew him, he was THE most humble.
I remember Prince and Chaka sed they don’t use “con”tracts with their artist. Their word was their bond! 🫡 integrity!
That don't hold up in court
I'd want it in writing, because people forget what they said. Their word could just as easily be their con.
@@lql1094 Yea, I hear ya, but Prince and Chaka did right by their artists. Who u heard sed sumthng negative bout their business practices? They fought against the system cs they were done wrong in contract situations! That contract means nutn if u ain’t got more power behind u than the people who drafted it!
@@ebonix33 yes it does
Yeah cause Prince did Morris Day right. You youngsters will just make shit up to try and sound smart.
Prince saying exactly what Kanye is saying about them taking 80% of the Pie...
Pleass do not put Kanye and prince together in a sentence
@@cmsjr2001 Move Along....Prince said what Michael Jackson said.. Kanye sayin what both of them said... Go research that truth..
@@cmsjr2001why not they're saying the exact same thing, hey out of your feelings dude.
This mfer made 1/2 a billion and has the nerve to complain 😒
Umm no. U clearly haven't seen the Sway interview
He was so peaceful and smart.
1,000,000 % Real Facts By GREAT PRINCE.
He is not in a good place, you wish to follow?
First it was Michael Jackson own Sony Than it was prince owning your music Now it's west talking about owning your own product so you see the power of OWNING
and all of them mysteriously have been called crazy at some point in their career and have allegedly had “drug issues”. no coincidence.
@@dreamkittyand lastly died to weird circumstances
@@vonthegreat870 common denominator for MJ and Prince were overdoses smh
They still own you in this great Jew S. A . Not USA. Will the real Jews stand up? Oh that's us
Kanye West is going to be next to die....watch.
Talent, gifted & intelligence = legend
Prince was truly one of a kind!!! I just can’t believe he is gone!! It’s so sad!!!
I wanna say something real quick. The media, Hollywood, And the Music industry all have something in common. Power and Money. Every time someone tries to expose Hollywood, The media makes them look crazy, they die, or get incarcerated (sent to prison). Prince was trying to say this 30 years ago but nobody listen. They thought he was crazy because of the drugs. The industry put him on drugs, but that’s my take.
Why Prince was one of the greatest, speak on it! R.I.P brother☮❤🙏
Love how he tells this story
I so hold Prince for the principles that he STOOD on when it came to producing concerts that regular people could afford to attend and enjoy. And he was a great spokesperson and example for artists being and remaining either independent or creating their own companies and spaces. He's bringing us back to what we had in the past with the Chitlin Circuit and MoTown etc. Peace.
He exposed the truth and got silenced because of it.
We lost a dude that could hv shared a lot of ideas not just music.
You realize Prince was 57 years old when he died. He could have shared a lot of ideas? Lol you act like he didn't have time to share ideas. C'mon
He became semi reclusive and mistrusting! We lost Prince way back when he became the Artist! Also when people get into their senior years like 70's and up. That is when they typically drop pretenses and open up their books without shames! @@Charleshudspeth
How many years more could we have gotten?? @@Charleshudspeth
People always think of Arsenio as the "woof, woof, woof" arm pump caricature, but this clip shows that he was a gifted interviewer. He asked a deep question, then sat there and listened intently as Prince answered. He didn't interrupt like so many other talk show hosts trying to get a laugh; he listened PERIOD. Sure, they were longtime friends, but AH's skills are why Prince allowed AH to interview him several times when he declined so many others. I don't think people give AH enough credit for the work he did.
Sometimes you gotta act like a fool to expose your genius
@@Hexspaindeed.
That's why he was banned from television for a long time. His first return was apprentice after his time was up. He got banned for bringing awareness to Americans about America and other countries. They hushed him quite well.
Then he brought louis farakan & j3w1sh mafia got rid of him & he disappeared
You are correct . Now Arsenio had his quirks but he was a great interviewer. Something that would culture shock those who engage in stereotypes is a statement he made . Yes occasionally Arsenio could take lighthearted jabs at the white black thing . Yet as far as prejudice and discrimination is concerned , Arsenio who grew up in Ohio said that he never experienced it .
a genius, creative and brilliant artist, compassionate soul and a giver to humanity at large. We must always hold these truths to be self evident and uphold Prince for the pearls of wisdom he so graciously and generously shared. #ThereWillBeNoOther
He really was a smart, well spoken man.
Damn ..how eloquent and intelligent Prince was. He really was such a treasure 💎💖💯
So right !! What a loss for the world. 😢
He was just so smooth and graceful ❤RIP TO A KING named 👑PRINCE
The 80% of your earnings part was so well said
Bro I just LOVE that fro. So majestic. This man is LIFE.
Yep prior to his passing you couldn’t find any Prince videos & downloads. After this statement he probably found a way to keep his stuff of the KZhead & other platforms. But now it’s up there bc either the persons in charge of his copy writes are not upholding his wishes or KZhead is no upholding his wishes.
He's dead Warner Brothers is back in control of everything...what was the sense of the fight?
Prince moved like a King. Rest In Power!
He's not Prince ! He's a King 🤴🏾
He was special but we only have one King and Jesus will be returning soon🙏🏻✝️🙏🏻
That’s why I respect Kanye West… Prince tried … Michael Jackson tried and now we have it on paper
Thank you brother. You verify what I've been trying to explain to people for years.🖤
Prince and Michael Jackson, were had genuine talent and listening to them speak left one inspired not filled with self satisfying self righteous hate .there speech was motivational not to mention coherent.
@@simmonsgalloway8466 And ppl did misunderstood MJ when he made „They don’t care about us“ bcs it was „Anti-Semitic“. So i think ppl don’t like to questioning to Kanye why he saying things like that or how he get to this point. It proves Ye‘s point again. RiP MJ & Prince
MJ had left Sony owning half of Sony , Prince and MJ were smarter than they realised .
@@bp2000k Except Kanye is actually anti-Semitic. MJ more than likely didn’t know how Jew was used as a slur in his song he was saying they don’t care about Jewish people just like how they don’t care for any minority.
Gee Whiz❗️ He was far more intelligent than I was aware of, although I have not seen him in any other interview . He was well-spoken & articulate, too ❗️RIP🙏🕊
I'm only beginning to understand how highly disciplined and a good guy Prince was.😢
He was such a smart guy. I really miss him being in the world.❤
I really miss prince 😭💪
I remember when I was like 12 my older cousin said he couldn't stand Prince while I was watching the 1999 video. Guaranteed if he saw some of prince's interviews like this one most of that hate would wash away. How do you not like a soft spoken very intelligent Man??
What an intelligent person
Prince and Katt Williams sound a like aka justice and fairness
Both Prince and Katt Williams in the same breath-- I can't see that.
Sam Cooke…..ppl waking up!!!!
SAM COOK STRIVE TO GET THE ARTISTS TOGETHER JUST FOR THAT PURPOSE ✅
Glad you mentioned him. I think Cooke learnt from what was happening to Little Richard.
@@ibraheemrufai416 Sam Cooke saw what was going on exactly; and tried to sway others….they had to get rid of him. We are truly our worst enemies….even when you think about the black woman who was in the hotel….setup!
@@lindasamuels1764 The thing I've come to wonder is did that black woman really kill him, or was it simply that he died at the hands of those who truly wanted him dead? Only God knows...
They cut this I remember it 😭😭😭
Would adore seeing what Prince would be working on today🙏🏼🌹
One of the geniuses of our time.
Yeah and it's taken me 48 years to realise it.
Two kings!
Miss him much
I'm not a big fan of his music/image but he was such an intelligent man and ahead of his time. RIP Prince (oh and I do really enjoy "Nothing Compares 2 U". That's a beautiful song) ❤.
I LOVED that Man like a Father and STILL do. He was The GREATEST that I ever saw in this lifetime. Like someone said on Facebook when he passed, Earth was LUCKY to get 57 YEARS of our beloved Prince.
Man, I miss Mr. Nelson. Till Paradise my brother.
Prince was the only true pop star. He was such a great artist.
My favorite artist and favorite person. Miss you Prince ❤💯👊
My Dude Truly He Is Missed Never Will Be AnotherThat Knows Both Sides........Like He Did Business And Entertainment Side.........
♡ that brother & I miss him - soon
R.I.P Prince. What a beautiful person, inside and out.
I wonder how a conversation with Prince and Katt Williams in the same room would’ve been like.
I love and miss him so intelligent. 💜
They silenced him 😢😢😢
7 years have passed since his departure today on april 21 2016 Prince died
And for this mentality. They had to get rid of him 💯💔
So nice seeing Prince LIVE
Brilliant talent and great loss. But still LEGEND !
Will always love you Prince.
Kanye west is not crazy ❤️🇿🇦
Agreed Orlando brown might be a wee bit crazy, but he still exposing some truths lol
At all
kanye west is an egoist and narcissist, but he has also been spitting a lot of facts.
@@thispersonrighthere9024 A man can change.
@@volfied992 i never denied that a man can change for the better, so i have no idea why you're mentioning it.
Gone but never forgotten!! Brother that was much too fast! Sometimes it snows in April!
He was a voice yelling in the wilderness.... "RIP" Prince ⚘️🎸
This is the TRUTH!
He was taken too soon. His speaking voice and mannerisms were really special as well as his message and music
He told the truth about the industry, and that's why they ended his life.