Andre 3000 homaging those who came before him is essential, it passes knowledge down. “Prince is most definitely one of my greatest inspirations. When I started to get into music, and produce songs, and see what it takes for a songwriter to make music and write lyrics…that’s when I really appreciated what Prince brought to the whole game.”
I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling 72, according to my Spotify age actually. The math maths, I listen to a lot of music from older generations. Flabbergasted by an Instagram post where users didn’t know any Prince songs, then had the audacity to challenge others to name two of the top of their head. The way I named five before asking if they wanted me to contribute songs he’d written for other artists. The fuck is you talking bout. History is important across the board. The root, the origin, the principle, the blueprint of the future.
