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“Prince is extremely soulful, but he can get real rock-'n'-rollish.…” quote by D'Angelo — Download Open image

“Prince is extremely soulful, but he can get real rock-'n'-rollish. So can Lenny Kravitz. Lenny's real soulful but he's got that rock with him, too. On the whole, I guess black folks ain't trying to handle rock-'n'-roll, really.”

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