Not Prince. But Occasionally Mighta Been.

Why did Prince think Youtoob was the enemy...? I woulda never started listening to Lil' Wayne without the Carter III Youtube leak. And yelling at Da Babies for streaming it. Or trying to. But they were clever little buggers who'd streamed all the edited tracks; pounding on the 'backspace' key over and over gave me NO 'point and scold' ammo. At ALL. Next month, I'd bought the Wal-Mart edition. But that story isn't this one. Where was I? Ah yes--barely any Purple Tunes to share online.

Which means the performer below isn't Prince. Or is he? Rumor has it Lil' Purple Dude ripped off the song 'Controversy' from one of his fellow bandmates and childhood friends. Andre Cymone, in particular. What a jerk move!

Another unfounded rumor: After some time passed, Prince went to visit Andre with a few gold discs in tow. Perhaps a few tunes he'd helped him write without credit? Again, I've no idea whether that's true. But the next story is.

Not long after Andre's solo album or two, he put more energy into producing other artists. Which included a certain former 'Soul Train' dancer-slash-so-called-filler from another R&B trio who wished to launch her own solo career. Every other producer thought she was a joke. Andre didn't.

Andre was right.