Kuwo wonke ama-80s kuya kuma-90s, uPrince waboniswa njengo Umphikisi omkhulu kaMichael Jackson, emncintiswaneni phakathi komculo omnyama nokutholwa kwesihloko esithi "King of Pop." Kuthiwa lo mncintiswano ubusebenza njengesikhuthazi sobuhlakani phakathi kwalaba bobabili.
Kuyiqiniso futhi ukuthi bekuyiyo izitayela ezimbili ezihlukene, inguquko ebabazekayo futhi emnyama nguJackson, nenguqulo "ebukekayo" kakhulu kaPrince.
Umbhali nomenzi wamafilimu uNelson George waze wafika ekubhaleni lokho UPrince wafinyelela kuzithameli ezibanzi, ukwehluka okukhulu kokuthandayo, futhi lokhu akuzange kumthande nhlobo uMichael Jackson.
ngokumangazayo womabili ama-divos omculo omnyama waseMelika azalwa ngonyaka ofanayo, 1958. Laba bobabili bakhuphukela phezulu esiqongweni senkanyezi, esiqongweni somculo. Ngayinye yayiphethe indawo ehlukile yombuso. Ngenkathi uPrince ezinze eMinnesota, enyakatho ye-United States, uMichael Jackson wayenesikhungo sakhe esikhulu sokusebenza e-Neverland, eCalifornia.
Baphinde bavumelana ngokuvuka kwakhe ukuba nodumo. UPrince uzuze impumelelo yakhe yokuqala ngomsebenzi wakhe «1999». Ngemuva kwamasonto ambalwa nje, uJackson wayephula amarekhodi nge «Isikhangiso ». Ngesikhathi bengena esiteji ndawonye ngo-1983 ekhonsathini kaJames Brown, benza konke okusemandleni abo ukugwema omunye nomunye.
Konke kukhombisa ukuthi isikhulu saseMinneapolis wenqaba kaningi ukusebenza noJackson. Emkhankasweni wokupha, kanye nezinye izihlabani zomculo waseMelika, ukuqopha ingoma ethi "We are the world", eyayibhalwe nguJackson. Ekugcineni, wafaka izwi lakhe kwenye ingoma ekwi-albhamu.
Futhi kuthiwa iPrince runikele ngoJackson ukuthi abambe iqhaza kuvidiyo edumile ye- "Bad", 1987. Ngo-2004, uPrince kwaba nguyena kuphela kulaba bobabili ukugxeka omunye esidlangalaleni, ecula ethi: "Izwi lami liya phezulu futhi angikaze ngiphinde ngibambe ikhala lami, yilokho okunye", kwi-albhamu yakhe ethi "Musicology".
Kuyiqiniso futhi ukuthi, phezu kwalo mbango, UPrince uthathe umbukiso wakhe, esiteji, "Musa ukuma uze uthole okwanele.", enye yamahithi amakhulu kaJackson.
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