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Minneapolis Always Been the Bomb

46m · The Prince Mixtape · 19 Apr 09:00

How did Prince Rogers Nelson become an international superstar? The story begins in Minneapolis in the 1970s. We speak to Prince’s first producer, Chris Moon, about helping Prince find his voice in the studio.

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