Illa J on Prince's "Dirty Mind" (1980)

The Album: Prince Dirty Mind (1980)

Dirty Mind, Prince's third album, arrived on the scene in the late fall of 1980, and brought with it a salaciousness we hadn't known heretofore.  The album, a mix of punk, funk and disco allowed Prince to play with gender and genre as well as sexual innuendo and double entendre.  

  Beatmaker and producer Illa J sat down with us to talk about why Dirty Mind for him is an all time heatrock, what makes the album impossible to stop bumping and how Prince was on time and ahead of his time all at the same time.   This episode was short and sweet - just like Dirty Mind.  Check it.   More on Illa J Illa J's Wikipedia entry Illa J Steps Away from J Dilla's Shadow on New Album (okayplayer) Illa J Pays Homage To The Determined Spirit of Detroit (Fader) Twitter | Instagram

More on Dirty Mind

Dirty Mind's Wikipedia entry Pitchfork's review of Dirty Mind Prince's Dirty Mind at 35: Classic Track-by-Track Album Review (Billboard)

Show Tracklisting (all songs from Dirty Mind unless indicated otherwise)

Uptown Illa J: Enjoy the Ride Partyup Dirty Mind Prince: Controversy Dirty Mind When You Were Mind The Bangle: Manic Monday Sister Partyup When You Were Mine Head Gotta Broken Heart Again Vanity 6: Nasty Girl Britney Spears: I'm A Slave 4 U  Uptown

 

Here is the Spotify playlist of as many songs as we can find there.

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