Shades Of Purple: A Prince Podcast

Shades Of Purple: A Prince Podcast

Ronica Crutchfield

All about the life and times of the world renowned artist known as Prince Rogers Nelson. We will discussed the latest news, books, social and print media, estate activities, analysis of Prince's music and life as well as discussions and reactions to Prince-related stories.

Prince, Rap, and Kendrick Lamar

Prince, Rap, and Kendrick Lamar

Prince's history with rap and relationship with Kendrick Lamar, as well as comments on latest Prince news.

Feb 17, • 32:15

My Top 5 Favorite 2024 Podcast Episodes

My Top 5 Favorite 2024 Podcast Episodes

My Top five favorite episodes that I did in 2024.

Jan 12, • 16:13

Purple Night Talks: Stephanie Meals

Purple Night Talks: Stephanie Meals

My new series of talks with purple Prince fams from all over the country and world.

Dec 16, 2024 • 52:58

4th Day of November ! We need a Purple High!

4th Day of November ! We need a Purple High!

Disscussion about the meaning behind the lyric 4th Day of November We need a Purple High in the song ALL the Critics Love U in New York.

Nov 14, 2024 • 16:49

Purple News

Purple News

Updates of goings on with me and the Purple Kingdom. RIP Cat Glover, Netflix Doc. and Purple Rain House Air BnB

Oct 21, 2024 • 25:19

 Was Prince a sexual predator? Part One-Prince and Mayte

Was Prince a sexual predator? Part One-Prince and Mayte

Prince and Mayte's relationship before the marriage.

Sep 15, 2024 • 11:47

Top 10 Prince Guitar Solos 🎸

Top 10 Prince Guitar Solos 🎸

My Top 10 favorite Prince guitar solos.

Aug 26, 2024 • 31:59

Our Trip to PAISLEY PARK!

Our Trip to PAISLEY PARK!

My Husband and I take a tour of Paisley Park. We discuss how it was, as well as our visit to First Avenue and Mall of America.

Aug 12, 2024 • 52:19

Prince and MJ Part 2: The Drake and Kendrick Lamar Effect

Prince and MJ Part 2: The Drake and Kendrick Lamar Effect

Prince and MJ 's legendary rivalry takes center stage again amid the rap beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar.

Jul 28, 2024 • 34:14

All that Glitters: The Gold Experience Review

All that Glitters: The Gold Experience Review

My review and discussion of Prince's (The Artist) 17th studio album The Gold Experience.

Jul 8, 2024 • 53:25

My Top 20 Favorite Podcast Episodes

My Top 20 Favorite Podcast Episodes

To commemorate the second anniversary of the podcast, a review of my 20 favorite episodes.

Jun 25, 2024 • 52:21

The Purple Tea: Prince and Apollonia

The Purple Tea: Prince and Apollonia

Discussion of Prince and Apollonia's personal relationship

Jun 20, 2024 • 30:04

Purple Songs Origin Stories: Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad

Purple Songs Origin Stories: Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad

My analysis of the song, and my theories behind its creation.

May 14, 2024 • 27:01

Purple Kingdom:Morris Day Book Review: On Time A Princely Time in Funk

Purple Kingdom:Morris Day Book Review: On Time A Princely Time in Funk

My review of Morris Day's 2019 Autobiography.

Apr 7, 2024 • 50:00

Top 10 Prince Funk Jams

Top 10 Prince Funk Jams

My favorite Prince Funk songs!

Mar 18, 2024 • 39:03

And there was BLACKNESS: The Black Album Review

And there was BLACKNESS: The Black Album Review

My review of Prince's 16th Studio album, The Black Album.

Mar 3, 2024 • 36:35

Top 10 Prince Interviews

Top 10 Prince Interviews

My favorite televised Prince Interviews.

Feb 14, 2024 • 49:25

Top 10 2023 Shades of Purple Podcast Episodes 💜

Top 10 2023 Shades of Purple Podcast Episodes 💜

Discussion of my personal favorite podcast episodes of this year.

Dec 31, 2023 • 38:29

Song Analysis: Another Lonely Christmas

Song Analysis: Another Lonely Christmas

A deep dive into the themes of loss and loneliness in the Prince song Another Lonely Christmas

Dec 27, 2023 • 27:19

2020 Lemoncakegate: Apollonia vs Shelia E

2020 Lemoncakegate: Apollonia vs Shelia E

Discussion of the April 2020 freud between Apollonia and Shelia E about some claims Shelia made about her and Prince. Apollonia calls out Shelia E on a Facebook exposing her so-called lies.

Dec 19, 2023 • 44:40

Come...You Should Do that Baby!

Come...You Should Do that Baby!

Review and Discussion of Prince's 15th studio album Come.

Dec 7, 2023 • 49:33

Was Prince a Jerk?! Part 2

Was Prince a Jerk?! Part 2

Incidents of Prince's bad behavior towards WB, girlfriends and band members in the late 80s and 90s.

Nov 27, 2023 • 36:03

Was Prince a Jerk?! Part 1

Was Prince a Jerk?! Part 1

Instances where Prince acted like a jerk toward people in his life-band members and girlfriends part one of two.

Nov 12, 2023 • 27:04

Top 20 Prince Music Videos

Top 20 Prince Music Videos

My favorite Top 20 Prince Music Videos

Oct 16, 2023 • 56:17

The Sex of It Part 2: Prince's Love Life in the 90s

The Sex of It Part 2: Prince's Love Life in the 90s

A discussion of Prince's romantic relationships with Robin Power, Carmen Electra, Troy Beyer, and Mayte Garcia.

Oct 3, 2023 • 47:10

Top 10 Prince Political Songs

Top 10 Prince Political Songs

My favorite Political Prince songs where Prince stated his views on the world-everything from war and poverty to gun and police violence, and government lies and cover-ups.

Sep 21, 2023 • 55:38

Love is in the Air! Love Symbol Album Review

Love is in the Air! Love Symbol Album Review

Discussion and Review of Prince's 14th studio album The Love Symbol.

Sep 12, 2023 • 53:31

Top 10 Prince Spiritual Songs

Top 10 Prince Spiritual Songs

My favorite Prince religious/spiritual songs.

Aug 29, 2023 • 40:46

Top 10 Favorite Prince Eras

Top 10 Favorite Prince Eras

My favorite Top 10 Favorite Prince looks and aesthetics.

Aug 14, 2023 • 23:41

Purple Kingdom: Denise "Vanity" Matthews and Blame it on Vanity book review.

Purple Kingdom: Denise "Vanity" Matthews and Blame it on Vanity book review.

Discussion of Denise "Vanity" Matthews relationship with Prince and a review of her autobiography Blame it on Vanity.

Jul 31, 2023 • 53:49

Top 10 Prince Work Out Songs

Top 10 Prince Work Out Songs

My 10 favorite Prince songs to work out to.

Jul 22, 2023 • 18:02

If I gave you Diamonds and Pearls!!!

If I gave you Diamonds and Pearls!!!

My review and discussion of Prince's 13th studio album Diamonds and Pearls.

Jul 10, 2023 • 42:42

Jason Webber Interview Purple Bananas

Jason Webber Interview Purple Bananas

Author Jason Webber discusses his book Purple Bananas: How Prince Save Me and other selections from the Soundtrack 2 My Life

Jul 3, 2023 • 51:27

Top 5 Purple Rain Songs ☔

Top 5 Purple Rain Songs ☔

Mini episode about my top 5 favorite Purple Rain Songs in honor of the 39th Anniversary of the Purple Rain album.💜

Jun 25, 2023 • 16:18

Top 10 Prince Lyrics ( Part One)

Top 10 Prince Lyrics ( Part One)

Part One in a series of my favorite lyrics in Prince songs.

Jun 17, 2023 • 23:55

The Purple Kingdom: Dez Dickerson

The Purple Kingdom: Dez Dickerson

A discussion of Dez Dickerson Prince's first guitarist.

Jun 5, 2023 • 26:59

Top 10 Prince Live Performances

Top 10 Prince Live Performances

My favorite 10 Live Prince Performances!

May 25, 2023 • 40:34

Who wants to go to Graffiti Bridge!

Who wants to go to Graffiti Bridge!

Review and discussion of the Graffiti Bridge.

May 12, 2023 • 55:21

Diamonds and Curlz Book Review

Diamonds and Curlz Book Review

My review of Kim Berry's book Diamonds and Curlz: 29 Years of Rolling with Rock Royalty Prince

May 2, 2023 • 39:09

Top 5 Myths about Prince's Death

Top 5 Myths about Prince's Death

The Top 5 Unproven Rumors about how and why Prince died.

Apr 21, 2023 • 37:26

Top 5 Saddest Prince Songs 😭😭😭

Top 5 Saddest Prince Songs 😭😭😭

Countdown of my favorite 5 sad sons in Prince's catalog.

Apr 19, 2023 • 34:07

Prince's Top 10 Purple Ladies 💜

Prince's Top 10 Purple Ladies 💜

My Top 10 favorite ladies in Prince's personal and professional life.

Apr 4, 2023 • 55:02

Holy Batman! It's Partyman!

Holy Batman! It's Partyman!

Discussion and review of Prince's 11th studio album The Batman Soundtrack

Mar 28, 2023 • 41:41

The Purple Kingdom: Jill Jones

The Purple Kingdom: Jill Jones

A discussion about Prince and his relationship with on and off girlfriend and back up singer Jill Jones.

Mar 19, 2023 • 29:42

Purple Kingdom: Andre Cymone

Purple Kingdom: Andre Cymone

Prince and his relationship with his best friend and first bass player Andre Cymone.

Mar 12, 2023 • 32:00

Top 20 Prince Ballads

Top 20 Prince Ballads

My top 20 Favorite Prince slow romantic songs

Feb 28, 2023 • 41:33

LoveSexy Album Review

LoveSexy Album Review

My review of Prince's 10th studio album Lovesexy

Feb 21, 2023 • 41:33

Purple Piano Concert Review

Purple Piano Concert Review

Review of Purple Piano Concert-January 20th, 2023 Conway, Arkansas performed by musician Marshall Charloff

Feb 11, 2023 • 18:21

Top 20 Nasty Prince Songs 💦🥴😜

Top 20 Nasty Prince Songs 💦🥴😜

Explicit Content Warning ⚠️ My Top 20 Favorite Nasty, Freaky, Sexually Explicit Prince Songs

Jan 30, 2023 • 44:20

Top 10 Podcast Episodes of 2022

Top 10 Podcast Episodes of 2022

My favorite Top 10 Episode of the Shades of Purple Podcast according to Anchor.

Jan 9, 2023 • 33:34

Sign O'the Times Album Review

Sign O'the Times Album Review

A review of Prince's 9th studio album the masterpiece called Sign O the Times!

Dec 31, 2022 • 55:48

The Beautiful Ones Review

The Beautiful Ones Review

Brief Review of Prince's memoir The Beautiful Ones.

Dec 17, 2022 • 24:47

My Top 5 Favorite Prince Hairstyles

My Top 5 Favorite Prince Hairstyles

A discussion of my favorite Prince Hairstyles.

Dec 1, 2022 • 35:15

My Top 10 Prince Albums

My Top 10 Prince Albums

A discussion of a list of my favorite Top 10 favorite Prince albums!

Nov 17, 2022 • 41:01

My Top Favorite Prince Songs

My Top Favorite Prince Songs

A list of my favorite all-time Prince Songs. Second episode in my Top 10 Prince Favorites Lists.

Nov 8, 2022 • 53:12

Life is a Parade Part 2

Life is a Parade Part 2

Review of the movie Under the Cherry Moon and discussion of the End of the Revolution as a Prince backing band.

Oct 25, 2022 • 48:23

Life is a Parade Part 1

Life is a Parade Part 1

Review of Prince's 8th Studio album Parade.

Oct 24, 2022 • 39:03

My Top 10 Prince B-sides

My Top 10 Prince B-sides

A discussion of my personal favorite Prince B-side hits!

Oct 17, 2022 • 41:45

So....No Purple Rain 2?!

So....No Purple Rain 2?!

Review and Discussion of Prince's 7th studio album Around the World in a Day.

Oct 8, 2022 • 37:25

Prince the Fierce Philanthropist

Prince the Fierce Philanthropist

Discussion of some of Prince's known charitable works and programs.

Sep 30, 2022 • 31:29

Purple Flood Part 2.

Purple Flood Part 2.

Review and Discussion of the Purple Rain movie.

Sep 17, 2022 • 41:00

Purple Flood Part 1.

Purple Flood Part 1.

Review and Discussion of Prince's 6th studio album the massive masterpiece Purple Rain.

Sep 9, 2022 • 40:40

Prince VS Michael Jackson: Clash of the Geniuses

Prince VS Michael Jackson: Clash of the Geniuses

The legendary rivalry between Prince and Michael Jackson. Their similarities, differences, and known interactions.

Sep 3, 2022 • 45:50

Purple Night Interview with Gabriel Crutchfield

Purple Night Interview with Gabriel Crutchfield

Interview with Prince fan Gabriel Crutchfield his favorite Prince songs and albums.

Aug 30, 2022 • 33:26

End of the World: Prince Style

End of the World: Prince Style

Review of Prince's 5th studio album 1999

Aug 19, 2022 • 27:58

The Sex of It: Prince's Love Life during the 80's

The Sex of It: Prince's Love Life during the 80's

A discussion of Prince's love life during the 80s. Talking about his romantic relationships with Kim Upsher, Susan Moosie, Jill Jones, Vanity, Susannah Melvion, Devin Devasquez, Shelia E, Anna Fantastic, and Kim Basinger

Aug 12, 2022 • 38:56

Controversy

Controversy

Review of Prince's 4th studio album Controversy. A discussion of the protege groups The Time, Vanity 6 and their producer Jamie Starr.

Aug 5, 2022 • 34:44

Prince's Dirty Mind

Prince's Dirty Mind

Prince vs Rick James on the Fired It Up tour. Review of Prince's 3rd Studio Album Dirty Mind and Prince's view on sex and sexuality during this time period.

Jul 30, 2022 • 32:53

Prince the HIT Maker

Prince the HIT Maker

A discussion and analysis of Prince's five #1 songs- When Doves Cry. Let's Go Crazy. Kiss. Batdance. and Cream. As well as a brief review and discussion of Prince's second studio album the self-titled Prince.

Jul 22, 2022 • 42:03

Prince and Race

Prince and Race

How Prince navigated the racial politics inherent in popular culture and the music industry. How he avoided, embraced, and transcended ideas of race.

Jul 15, 2022 • 39:32

Is Prince straight, gay, or bi-sexual?

Is Prince straight, gay, or bi-sexual?

During Prince's early years in the music industry many fans thought he was gay or bi-sexual, mostly based on his on-screen look.

Jul 9, 2022 • 43:01

27 Instruments?!

27 Instruments?!

Prince's early life, how Prince got is record deal, how many instruments did he really play. Facts about the For You you may not have known.

Jul 2, 2022 • 41:00

Intro-Another Prince Podcast?!

Intro-Another Prince Podcast?!

Introduce myself, my background, why I wanted to do a Prince podcast, my interest in Prince how it began. What are my short and long term goals for the podcast. Preview of future episodes.

Jun 25, 2022 • 27:47

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