Prince is so amazing because he can take any style of music and make a great song. I don't know if he did any hiphop other than this song, but "Pope" is so unique, head and shoulders above about 99% of rappers who do only rap and no other type of music. I love the beat, the hooks, the samples and the highly original arrangement. As far as the lyrics, they're just patter and don't really have any deep meaning. But this is a great song to dance to and should be considered hiphop classic. Just goes to show what a brilliant musician/songwriter Prince is.
Prince is so amazing because he can take any style of music and make a great song. I don't know if he did any hiphop other than this song, but "Pope" is so unique, head and shoulders above about 99% of rappers who do only rap and no other type of music. I love the beat, the hooks, the samples and the highly original arrangement. As far as the lyrics, they're just patter and don't really have any deep meaning. But this is a great song to dance to and should be considered hiphop classic. Just goes to show what a brilliant musician/songwriter Prince is.