Prince has expressed his admiration of both Kanye West and Kendrick Lamar despite claiming that it's currently a "bad time for music".
Earlier in the week, Prince was asked his opinion on Tame Impala, The Weeknd, and Miguel being influenced by his work. Prince replied: "There might be music that sounds like me, but what good is that? You're essentially in the feedback loop. It's a bad time for music in general. There's not a lot of pop music in the mainstream that makes you feel scared, that makes you wonder what's happening."
Then, in an interview with Medium, however, he revealed that he is in fact a fan of Lamar's and his most recent album 'To Pimp A Butterfly'. "He just has something to say," said the singer. "It's pure. And with Thundercat on the album? Come on. You're not taking 'Alright' off my playlist!"
Prince also praised Kanye West's song 'Gold Digger' and its Ray Charles sample, saying: "The way he made something new with that sample was perfect."
Prince, who also praised Jill Scott's LP 'A Long Walk' because "every song on that first album was the truth," went on to add: "But we have to make sure that young people also get to understand the masters. It's like when I played Sly Stone to Lianne La Havas...she had not ever heard him yet. Then she listened and was totally inspired."
Prince is now set to release his 35th studio record ‘The Hit & Run Album’ with his band 3rdEyeGirl via Tidal this month.
By Devon Pyne for RAPstation.com
Prince praises Kendrick Lamar & Kanye West
Prince has expressed his admiration of both Kanye West and Kendrick Lamar despite claiming that it's currently a "bad time for music".
Earlier in the week, Prince was asked his opinion on Tame Impala, The Weeknd, and Miguel being influenced by his work. Prince replied: "There might be music that sounds like me, but what good is that? You're essentially in the feedback loop. It's a bad time for music in general. There's not a lot of pop music in the mainstream that makes you feel scared, that makes you wonder what's happening."
Then, in an interview with Medium, however, he revealed that he is in fact a fan of Lamar's and his most recent album 'To Pimp A Butterfly'. "He just has something to say," said the singer. "It's pure. And with Thundercat on the album? Come on. You're not taking 'Alright' off my playlist!"
Prince also praised Kanye West's song 'Gold Digger' and its Ray Charles sample, saying: "The way he made something new with that sample was perfect."
Prince, who also praised Jill Scott's LP 'A Long Walk' because "every song on that first album was the truth," went on to add: "But we have to make sure that young people also get to understand the masters. It's like when I played Sly Stone to Lianne La Havas...she had not ever heard him yet. Then she listened and was totally inspired."
Prince is now set to release his 35th studio record ‘The Hit & Run Album’ with his band 3rdEyeGirl via Tidal this month.
By Devon Pyne for RAPstation.com
