‘They’ll Hurt You Every Time:’ Prince Tried To Help Us Heal 40 Years Ago With His Film ‘Purple Rain’
“Ladies and Gentleman: The Revolution.” Those are the first words spoken in Prince’s 1984 film Purple Rain, released two days after his multi-generational defining studio album of the same name. Thirty years before Beyoncé gave us her masterful film-album, Lemonade, in 2016, the Artist Who Reclaimed His Name Prince set the bar not yet otherwise […]
With 'Purple Rain' Prince weaved the sacred word and sound across a loom made of and by the living world of blues. He would not live to see the vicious murder of George Floyd, but he knew it all the same, that Minneapolis Goddamn.
These 40 classic photos of New Edition show just how far the R&B legends have come as they reach 40 years in the game.
