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Funk Noir

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I DON’T KNOW why, but for the past couple of years I didn’t listen to Prince. Then one day The Black Album found its way onto my turntable and it was like hearing an old friend, or maybe a great new undiscovered artist. I had forgotten how cutting edge, dangerous and deep his music was. It’s all there on The Black.

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