“Calling out The-Dream for ripping off Prince is like calling out LCD Soundsystem for ripping off Bowie. It misses the point. The-Dream has nothing to hide as far as his inspirations, and he's consumed Prince so completely that songs like "Yamaha" just pour out of him. It's a natural evolution. Plus, it's not like Prince is still coming up with radio slayers that live up to his own 1980s legacy as ”
