With a br&-new introduction & chapter that cover the last five years of Prince's life & work & his untimely death in April 2016 In his three decades of recording Prince had nearly thirty albums hit the Billboard Top 100 He is the only artist since the Beatles to have a number-one song movie & single at the same time Prince's trajectory--from a teenage unknown in Minneapolis to an idol & Rock & Roll Hall of Famer--won him millions of adoring fans the world over Prince is the first book to give full treatment to his thirty-five-year career Acclaimed music journalist Ronin Ro traces Prince's rise from anonymity in the late 70s to his catapult to stardom in the 80s to his reemergence in the twenty-first century as an artistic icon Ro expertly chronicles his music & career showing how Prince & his albums helped define & inspire a generation Along the way Prince confronted labels fostered other young talents & took ownership of his music making a profound mark on the entertainment industry & pop culture