Who Was Prince?

Toure sits down with super producer Jermaine Dupri to discuss Prince, his music and inspiration. He also shares his personal insights on who Prince really was.

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Prince’s death was traumatic for all of us who loved him. But for the people in his inner circle, who saw it coming, it hit really hard. They knew there was a drug problem and they tried to help but all they could do was watch him spiral down. We talk about Prince’s drug problem and what it was like to watch him near the end and how the people who loved him responded to his death.

Executive Producers: Touré, Chris Colbert, Adell Coleman, & Ryan Woodhall

Technical Producer: Byron Hunt

Distributor: DCP Entertainment

Hosted by: Touré

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Prince was the love God so we have to ask—What was it like to date him? What was it like to be proposed to by him? What was it like to be in bed with him? We talk to women who dated him, who were engaged to him, who slept with him about what he was like as a lover.

Executive Producers: Touré, Chris Colbert, Adell Coleman, & Ryan Woodhall

Technical Producer: Byron Hunt

Distributor: DCP Entertainment

Hosted by: Touré

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Prince’s clothes and his hair were everything. He had his own in-house fashion team that designed and constructed clothes for him. But who and what influenced his looks? We talk about Prince’s style and his aesthetics as well as the unspoken vibe that existed between him and his favorite collaborators.

Executive Producers: Touré, Chris Colbert, Adell Coleman, & Ryan Woodhall

Technical Producer: Byron Hunt

Distributor: DCP Entertainment

Hosted by: Touré

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What was it like to work for Prince? It could be Heaven, it could be Hell. He gave people opportunities to succeed and to do jobs that they would not have gotten from anyone else. He changed people’s careers by elevating them to roles they didn’t know they could fulfill. But he could also be a very tough, demanding boss. He could make people cry.

Executive Producers: Touré, Chris Colbert, Adell Coleman, & Ryan Woodhall

Technical Producer: Byron Hunt

Distributor: DCP Entertainment

Hosted by: Touré

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What musicians influenced Prince? Who shaped him and his music? The list is long and varied and includes some surprising names. Yeah, you can see the influence of James Brown and Jimi Hendrix, but there’s another musician who’s an even more powerful influence, someone who seems like Prince’s cultural father. 

Executive Producers: Touré, Chris Colbert, Adell Coleman, & Ryan Woodhall

Technical Producer: Byron Hunt

Distributor: DCP Entertainment

Hosted by: Touré

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Prince’s youth was painful and traumatizing. He left his Mom's house because he felt unloved and then he got kicked out of his Dad’s house because, well, you’ll see. He was 13 years old and adrift in the world and angry at his parents but once he found a place to live with was a loving, surrogate mom, he began to flourish. But his drive to become a superstar begins there, at age 13. He needs revenge—he had to prove to his parents that he was worthy of love.

Executive Producers: Touré, Chris Colbert, Adell Coleman, & Ryan Woodhall

Technical Producer: Byron Hunt

Distributor: DCP Entertainment

Hosted by: Touré

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Prince was truly the hardest working man in showbiz. He played almost every instrument, he made a song a day, and his recording sessions routinely lasted 24 or 48 hours. Sometimes 72 hours. We talk to people who were in the studio making music with Prince to dive into what it was like being in the studio with him.

Executive Producers: Touré, Chris Colbert, Adell Coleman, & Ryan Woodhall

Technical Producer: Byron Hunt

Distributor: DCP Entertainment

Hosted by: Touré

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As I delved into the enigmatic world of Prince, I discovered a complexity that surpassed all expectations. His musical genius was just the tip of the iceberg, for beneath that maroon velour suit and that sly Cheshire Cat smile lay a multitude of contradictions. But just when I thought I had unraveled his intricacies, an unexpected twist emerged. A twist that would challenge everything I thought I knew about him. Join me on this captivating journey as we peel back the layers of Prince's complex personality, only to find ourselves at a crossroads of revelation and mystery. Will we ever truly understand the enigma that was Prince?

Executive Producers: Touré, Chris Colbert, Adell Coleman, & Ryan Woodhall

Technical Producer: Byron Hunt

Distributor: DCP Entertainment

Hosted by: Touré

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Who Was Prince? is an epic 8-part series where we talk to Prince's collaborators, girlfriends, managers, all sorts of people who were close to him to find out who he really was.

Who Was Prince? Find out on June 19th, 2021!

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