'Born 2 Die,' the second single off Prince's upcoming posthumous album 'Welcome 2 America,' is out now.
, premiered Thursday. It follows the album’s title track, released earlier this year.
On the sultry tune, Prince is joined by bassist Tal Wilkenfeld, drummer Chris Coleman, and vocalists Shelby J., Liv Warfield and Elisa Fiorillo. The singer’s longtime music director Morris Hayes added the final production to the song.“Born 2 Die” was originally recorded “during a flurry of studio activity” in the spring of 2010 during President Obama’s first term. Prince was reflecting on the issues affecting the black community and the role he hoped to play, according to a release.
“We got to ‘Born 2 Die,’ and Prince said, ‘I’ll tell you how that came about,'” Hayes said in a statement. “He had been watching videos of his friend Dr. Cornel West on YouTube, and during one speech Dr. West said, ‘I love my brother Prince, but he’s no Curtis Mayfield.’ So Prince said, ‘Oh really? We will see.'”, Prince’s previously unreleased studio album, out July 30th.
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