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|introduction = '''Ol' Skool Company''' is the eighth track on [[Prince]]’s 34th studio album [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]]. Following in a tradition of songs like [[Push]] and [[Newpower Soul]], [[Ol' Skool Company]] contains a rap that features most song titles from the album in order (although it does not mention [[No More Candy 4 U]], but does include [[77 Beverly Park]], indicating that the tracklist may have changed after the track was recorded). | |introduction = '''Ol' Skool Company''' is the eighth track on [[Prince]]’s 34th studio album [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]]. Following in a tradition of songs like [[Push]] and [[Newpower Soul]], [[Ol' Skool Company]] contains a rap that features most song titles from the album in order (although it does not mention [[No More Candy 4 U]], but does include [[77 Beverly Park]], indicating that the tracklist may have changed after the track was recorded). | ||
− | Recording dates and studio are unknown, but it is likely that the track was recorded in | + | Recording dates and studio are unknown, but it is likely that the track was one of the last songs recorded for the album in January 2009 at either [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota or [[Location: 77 Beverly Park Lane|77 Beverly Park Ln.]] in Beverly Hills, California. |
At one point in the song’s lyrics, [[Prince]] names many of his past drummers. "<i>Songs we used 2 sing used 2 mean something / Now they just bland like the drummer / Where’s the real drummer? / [[Michael B.]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mint_Condition_(band) Mint Condition], [[Morris Day]], [[Jellybean Johnson|Jellybean]] wishin', [[Sheila E.]] and brother [[John Blackwell|John]] / and sometimes me, ’Til the dawn.</i>" The inclusion of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mint_Condition_(band) Mint Condition] is unusual since [[Prince]] had not been known to have worked with the band or drummer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stokley_Williams Stokley Williams] (other than in a background vocal role on [[Call My Name]]). Also notable is the omission of [[Bobby Z.]] (drummer for [[Prince]]’s most famous band, [[The Revolution]]), [[Kirk Johnson]] ([[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] drummer and [[Prince]]’s best man in his wedding to [[Mayte|Mayte Garcia]]), and [[Cora Coleman-Dunham]] (his then-current drummer who played on the track during its regular live performances). | At one point in the song’s lyrics, [[Prince]] names many of his past drummers. "<i>Songs we used 2 sing used 2 mean something / Now they just bland like the drummer / Where’s the real drummer? / [[Michael B.]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mint_Condition_(band) Mint Condition], [[Morris Day]], [[Jellybean Johnson|Jellybean]] wishin', [[Sheila E.]] and brother [[John Blackwell|John]] / and sometimes me, ’Til the dawn.</i>" The inclusion of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mint_Condition_(band) Mint Condition] is unusual since [[Prince]] had not been known to have worked with the band or drummer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stokley_Williams Stokley Williams] (other than in a background vocal role on [[Call My Name]]). Also notable is the omission of [[Bobby Z.]] (drummer for [[Prince]]’s most famous band, [[The Revolution]]), [[Kirk Johnson]] ([[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] drummer and [[Prince]]’s best man in his wedding to [[Mayte|Mayte Garcia]]), and [[Cora Coleman-Dunham]] (his then-current drummer who played on the track during its regular live performances). | ||
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|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA<br>or<br>[[Location: 77 Beverly Park Lane|77 Beverly Park Ln.]],<br>Beverly Hills, CA, USA (unconfirmed) | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA<br>or<br>[[Location: 77 Beverly Park Lane|77 Beverly Park Ln.]],<br>Beverly Hills, CA, USA (unconfirmed) | ||
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|see also = [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]] album | |see also = [[Album: MPLSound|MPLSound]] album | ||
|references = | |references = | ||
− | |categories = [[Category:2009]][[Category:Recorded | + | |categories = [[Category:2009]][[Category:Recorded 2009]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] |
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