My Name is Prince
Title | My Name is Prince |
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Artist | Prince and the New Power Generation |
Album | [Love Symbol] |
Release Date | 1992-10-13 |
Description | After the success of Prince’s debut album with the New Power Generation, Diamonds And Pearls, which bought him back to the top of the charts, by 1992 Prince was once again an international musical force to be reckoned with. After the release of “Cream”, which also topped charts worldwide, Prince teamed up with NPG rapper Tony M. and recorded “My Name Is Prince”. Tony, who was a live fan favorite and had appeared extensively on both Diamonds And Pearls and the Love Symbol Album, helps Prince answer music critics, nay-sayers, fans and non-fans alike, as well as their own label, Warner Bros. on this funk-rap epic. Using allusions to game shows, gangsta rap, and holy figures, Prince subtly states he is a superior (among his human peers) and calls for others to prove otherwise. Originally, Prince had no intentions of including this song, which samples previous Prince hits ‘I Wanna Be Your Lover’, ‘Controversy’, and ‘Partyup’, on Love Symbol. After numerous changes of the album configuration, though, ‘My Name Is Prince’ became the album’s opening track and then its second single. Even though overshadowed on both the album and among Prince’s greatest hits like ‘7’, and ‘Sexy M.F.’, ‘My Name Is Prince’ was also successful upon release. Even though the song was an instant classic, soon after its release Prince turned into an unpronouncable symbol, the New Power Generation would break away from him before disbanding, and Tony M. (who would become the frontman of the solo NPG) and Levi Seacer, Jr. would sue the Purple One for withholding royalties. |
Lyrics | [Intro] "Prince and the New Power Generation!" (I wanna be your lover) (Partyup) (Controversy) (Prince) (I wanna be your lover) (Partyup) (Controversy) (I wanna be your lover) (Partyup) (Controversy) (Prince) (I wanna be your lover) (Partyup) (Controversy) [Verse 1: Prince] My name is Prince and I am funky My name is Prince the one and only I did not come to funk around 'Tll I get your daughter I won't leave this town In the beginning God made the sea But on the seventh day he made me He was tryin' to rest y'all when He heard the sound Sound like a guitar cold gettin' down I tried to bust a high note, but I bust a string My God was worried 'til he heard me sing [Chorus: Prince] My name is Prince and I am funky My name is Prince the one and only - hurt me (Do that, do that, somebody) (Do that, do that, somebody) Hurt me (Do that, do that, somebody) (Do that, do that, somebody) (Do that, do that, somebody) (Do that, do that, somebody) (Do that, do that, somebody) (Do that, do that, somebody) [Verse 2: Prince] My name is Prince and I am funky When it come to funk I am a junky I know from righteous I know from sin I got two sides and they both friends You might also likeDon't try to clock 'em, they're much too fast If you try to stop 'em they kick that ass Without a pistol, without a gun When you hear my music, you'll be havin' fun That's when I gotcha, that's when you mine! To tell the truth, tell me what's my line? [Chorus: Prince] My name is Prince and I am funky (You can't stop Prince) My name is Prince the one and only Hurt me (You can't stop Prince) (Do that, do that, somebody) (Do that, do that, somebody) (Do that, do that, somebody) Funky fresh for the 90's (Do that, do that, somebody) (Prince) [Verse 3: Prince] My name is Prince, I don't wanna be king Cuz I've seen the top and it's just a dream Big cars and women and fancy clothes Will save your face but it won't save your soul I'm here to tell you that there's a better way Would our Lord be happy if He came today? I ain't sayin' I'm better, no better than you But if you want to play with me, you better learn the rules [Chorus: Prince] My name is Prince and I am funky (You can't stop Prince) My name is Prince the one and only (You can't stop Prince) I did not come to funk around (You can't stop Prince) 'Till I get your daughter I won't leave this town I won't leave this town I won't leave this town I won't leave this - leave this - leave this My name is Prince and I am funky (You can't stop Prince) My name is Prince the one and only (You can't stop Prince) Funky fresh for the 90's (Do that, do that, somebody) (Do that, do that, somebody) (Do that, do that, somebody) Hurt me (Do that, do that, some....) [Verse 4: Tony M.] The funkier I be The funkier I get, oh shit Lickety split on the lyric A new jack in the pulpit Watch it deacon, your track is leakin' What is this you're seekin'? The syncopated rhymes are at their peak When you jumped on my D.I.C.K That's the one thing that I don't play The jock strap was to big for u anyway You're just a simpleton I'll bust you like a pimple, son My star is to bright Boy, I'll sink you like the ship Poseidon Adventure You're bumpin' dentures to be cocksure There must be more coming from Your mouth than manure So with a flow and a spray, I say hey You must become a prince before you're king anyway (Do that, do that somebody) (Do that, do that somebody) It's time I get ig-nig-nig-nig-nig-nig-n-ignorant Def be the beat that I'm rockin' Yo so, come get a hit And put your thinking cap on You've been forewarned I call upon the inner forces that I've got brewin' In my cauldron. That means my nugget Sometimes I'm rugged The style I posses be havin' The other brothers buggin' and this is for those who oppose And propose to overexpose disclose Pose a threat to my brother Like any other man makin' a stand I'll be damned if I let you play this hand I'm the blackjack dealer and the cards are stacked What do you expect you win when you're used to playing craps? (Do that, do that somebody) Hell yeah, let's get this under the hmm (Do that, do that somebody) Damn, It's gettin' tricky I mean it's a sticky situation To resurrect a groove with feeling And give it this much affection Passion flows and who knows What lurks in the gallows of my mind I put my foot in the ass of Jim Crow 12 inches of non-stop soul I'm on a roll with P, and it's time for the show So do that, do that somebody Wave your hands in the air This is a motherfucking party While you're laying back I'm on the attack paddywhack Give yourself a bone This is my house and I'm prone To layin' some chrome upside some motherfuckers dome And I'm out [Chorus: Prince] My name is Prince and I am funky My name is Prince the one and only [Outro: Prince] My name is Prince My name is Prince My name is Prince My name is Prince My name is Prince My name is Prince My name is Prince My name is Prince My name is Prince Yo Man! What? She came! Where? There! |