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The Time: Prince's Funk Empire
Minneapolis' coolest side project – Morris Day, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Jesse Johnson, and the original Time crew – the band that brought the strut, the swagger, and the ultimate funk to Prince's world.


🗞️ Minneapolis Funk Steps Forward – Article: Mar. 1985
A sharp, stylish debut that proves the Minneapolis Sound was never a one‑man universe — Jesse Johnson steps forward with authority.

GlamSlamEscape
Mar 10, 1985


🎼 The Walk – Single: Jan. 1983
A strutting Minneapolis funk parade — The Time on the label, Prince in the studio, delivering one of the sharpest cuts from What Time Is It?

Escape
Jan 14, 1983


🗞️ Prince at the Met Center – Advert: Mar. 1982
A striking hometown advertisement marking Prince’s evolution from local prodigy to national phenomenon, framed through a TV taping and a major arena homecoming.

GlamSlamEscape
Mar 7, 1982
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