Weirdly, this album of brand new songs feels like more of a "fans-only" project than the demo album Originals. This sounds a lot like the last few albums Prince released, albeit not as grand, so this really is only for the hardcore fans that were into that late-era sound. It's certainly not bad, but it's not a secret that Prince had a pretty inconsistent discography after a while (to me that starts after Love Symbol but it's up to you where that dividing line is), and this is on the "good" end of that spectrum. Not another Purple Rain or even Musicology, but for what it is, it's worth a listen if you love his stuff. Born 2 Die, One Day We Will All B Free, Running Game (Son of a Slave Master), and Hot Summer are the definite highlights for me.
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