Prince and the King

Sup kiddos.

In a brief conversation that I had yesterday, I discovered that somebody [I'm assuming VH1 or something] comprised a list of the 100 greatest artists of all time. Apparently, the list had Prince listed as number 7.

Not only is Prince one of my [and my mother's] all time favorite artists, but this man deserves so much credit. So, naturally, I objected. First of all, and you can fight me on this, but Michael Jackson was ranked as number two. I felt that Prince should have ranked higher than Michael. Yeah, I said it, there it is.

There's a difference between being a great performer and a great musician. Michael Jackson was an amazing performer. He had all types of stage presence, is still the dance idol for numerous people, and could sing like an angel. Prince, however, could dance, sing, and control a crowd, and still make all of his own music, as well as music for other people. I think all of that makes Prince the better artist in this case. After decades, this man is still making music and has musicians all over the place trying to be like him.

Don't get me wrong, I love Michael, but I don't think it's totally fair to call him the second greatest artist of all time and plop Prince in 7th place.

Just wanted to put that out there.

That's all I got for today.

♥

P.S. Happy birthday to that one chick across the hall. Her name's Janine or something like that...lol. If you haven't already, check out her blog

Black History of the Day

On June 7, 1958, Prince Rogers Nelson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota to a jazz singer [his mother] and a piano playing songwriter [his father]. Since both of his parents were musicians, Prince and his sister, Tika [or Tyka] both developed an interest in music. Prince also played basketball in high school. [Yes, Dave Chappele and Charlie Murphy weren't lying.] Prince has taught himself how to play over 20 instruments, and has released over 30 of his own albums in under 40 years. This doesn't even include the number of albums he has helped create with other people. He has been nominated for 34 grammy awards and has paved the way for multiple musicians. Throughout his lifetime, he has dealt with divorced parents, epilepsy, drug habits, and the loss of a child. Not only is he a beast of a musician, but he's one of the strongest people I've ever witnessed. And, therefore, I want to be like him when I grow up. ^_^ lol

Word of the Day: effluvium [ih-FLOO-vee-uhm] noun: a slight or invisible exhalation or vapor, especially one that is disagreeable.