Difference between revisions of "Simp The Pimp"
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|performer = [[Ingrid Chavez]] | |performer = [[Ingrid Chavez]] | ||
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|producer(s) = [[Prince]] (assumed) | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (assumed) | ||
| − | |previous song = [[ | + | |previous song = [[Showmewhatugot]] |
| − | |next song = [[ | + | |next song = [[Six And 1/2|Six And ½]] |
|introduction = '''Simp The Pimp''' is an unreleased song recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 12|12 March 1991]] at [[Larrabee Sound Studios]] in North Hollywood, California (three days after [[Carmen On Top]], two days before [[Waiting 4 Your Love]]). | |introduction = '''Simp The Pimp''' is an unreleased song recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 12|12 March 1991]] at [[Larrabee Sound Studios]] in North Hollywood, California (three days after [[Carmen On Top]], two days before [[Waiting 4 Your Love]]). | ||
| − | The song features vocals by [[Ingrid Chavez]] although it | + | The song features vocals by [[Ingrid Chavez]] although it was likely not intended for her [[Album:_May_19_1992|May 19, 1992]]. |
| − | The track's title is likely inspired by the song ''P.I.M.P. The S.I.M.P.'' by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_James Rick James] (featuring [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandmaster_Flash Grandmaster Flash]) from his album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_Blooded_(Rick_James_album) Cold Blooded] (1983), but it' | + | The track's title is likely inspired by the song ''P.I.M.P. The S.I.M.P.'' by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_James Rick James] (featuring [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandmaster_Flash Grandmaster Flash]) from his album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_Blooded_(Rick_James_album) Cold Blooded] (1983), but it doesn't have other similarities with the song. in 2019 [[Ingrid Chavez]] has said she wrote it about [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny Kravitz Lenny Kravitz] in response to the the drama that went down with the song [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justify_My_Love Justify My Love] that she wrote but Lenny Kravitz initially took sole-credit for. The song uses the same beat that is heard in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justify_My_Love Justify My Love]. |
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| + | Although [[Ingrid Chavez|Ingrid]] doesn't recall [[Prince]] having anything to do with the song it was cut amid sessions at [[Larrabee Sound Studios]] where [[Prince]] was recording, so his contribution at some capacity is still assumed. | ||
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*[[Ingrid Chavez]] - vocals | *[[Ingrid Chavez]] - vocals | ||
| − | *[[Prince]] - | + | *[[Prince]] - unknown contributions |
*Other recording personnel not known | *Other recording personnel not known | ||
|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
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