July 4, 2004: Prince Laments Our 'United States of Division'July 4, 2004: Prince Laments Our 'United States of Division'Released on Independence Day 2004, the song touched on some of the biggest issues dividing American society. Corey IrwinCorey Irwin
Prince Goes Tabloid on ‘Illusion, Coma, Pimp & Circumstance'Prince Goes Tabloid on ‘Illusion, Coma, Pimp & Circumstance'The Purple One drew on funk and hip-hop to create this tale of a May-December arrangement, found on 2004's 'Musicology.'Bryan WawzenekBryan Wawzenek
Prince Gives a Shoutout to His Heroes on 'Musicology'Prince Gives a Shoutout to His Heroes on 'Musicology'Prince's return to a major label saw him breaking out his best James Brown groove since "Gett Off."Dave LiftonDave Lifton
Prince Takes Stock of His Life With 'Reflection'Prince Takes Stock of His Life With 'Reflection'The closing track of 'Musicology' found Prince in a rare moment of looking backwards. Mike JosephMike Joseph
Prince Gets Back to His Old R&B Ways on 'A Million Days'Prince Gets Back to His Old R&B Ways on 'A Million Days'Prince's "A Million Days," a tender ballad that evolves into a torrid cry for love, arrived during a period of stability and retrenchment.Nick DeRisoNick DeRiso
Prince's 'Cinnamon Girl' Tackles the Anti-Muslim MovementPrince's 'Cinnamon Girl' Tackles the Anti-Muslim MovementPrince addressed post-9/11 anti-Muslim discrimination on "Cinnamon Girl," and the song's provocative video got him in hot water with conservatives.Dave LiftonDave Lifton
Prince and Dr. Cornel West Pen a Letter With 'Dear Mr. Man'Prince and Dr. Cornel West Pen a Letter With 'Dear Mr. Man'Dr. Cornel West, a professor of African-American Studies, took Prince's Afrocentric song from 2004 and overdubbed some raps to it.Dave LiftonDave Lifton
Prince Tones Down the Bedroom Talk on 'Call My Name'Prince Tones Down the Bedroom Talk on 'Call My Name'2004's "Call My Name" was the latest boudoir song from Prince, but less graphic than usual due to his conversion to the Jehovah's Witnesses.Mike JosephMike Joseph