(ThyBlackMan.com) When most people think of Prince, their minds immediately go to the global hits—”Purple Rain,” “When Doves Cry,” “1999,” and “Kiss.” And fair enough—those songs helped shape pop ...

D'Angelo, who died Tuesday, did not leave many albums behind, but there are plenty of deep cuts lurking in the crates — here ...

Prince attending the premiere of Purple Rain on July 26, 1984 at Mann Chinese Theater in Hollywood, California. Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images In a just world, no one would have to think ...

Prince wrote “When Doves Cry” and released it on May 16, 1984, as the lead single from Purple Rain. Just days after the album, which served as a soundtrack to the film of the same name, hit record ...

Decades after its release, Prince’s 1984 album and film soundtrack, “Purple Rain,” is seeing renewed momentum.

Chaka Khan said an album of songs she co-wrote with Prince was on the way after red-tape hurdles had been cleared. The singer reported that the unreleased material featured the pair working with Sly ...

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In 1986, shortly after Prince saw Bonnie Raitt performing at The Beverly Theater in Los Angeles he called her up and asked her about recording some songs he had written and even signing to his Paisley ...

A frenzied performance of “Let’s Go Crazy”? Check. A set that resembles the Minneapolis club First Avenue? Check. But a scene in which a woman is tossed into a trash bin against her will? Or saucy ...

Joining us this week to talk about the song that changed his life is Nicolay. He's best known as the producer and beatmaker for The Foreign Exchange. The duo formed in 2002 in what may be the most ...