Prince
International Pop Superstar Prince has died, he was 57 years old. Prince’s body was discovered at his Paisley Park compound in Minnesota recently. The singer’s full name Prince Rogers Nelson had a medical emergency on April 15th that forced his private jet to make an emergency landing in Illinois. But he appeared at a concert the next day to assure his fans he was okay. According to TMZ his people said he was battling the flu. Prior to his most recent appearance however, Prince had cancelled two shows due to health concerns. Just recently Prince played two shows at Toronto’s Sony Centre For The Performing Arts as a part of his Piano & A Microphone tour. Both sets featured a series of covers including Reggae Legend Bob Marley’s “Waiting In Vain”. Prince became an international superstar in 1982 after his breakthrough album ‘1999’.He went on to make a ton of hits, racking up seven Grammys in the process. He also performed at the Super Bowl in 2007 in one of the greatest live performances of all time. He also sold more than 100 million records during his career and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song Score for Purple Rain in 1985. He was inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, and performed a legendary version of ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’ to close the ceremony. See you in the next issue of The North Coast Times or check me out on What’s The Scoop (WTS) on Irie Fm ever Saturday, hip safe and party safe. Keep in touch with Hip news at macpr@ymail.com or courtneymcintosh@gmail.com contact The North Coast Times by email at editorial@northcoasttimesja.com or log on to our website at www.northcoasttimesja.com and subscribe to our epaper.
