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" Letitgo " is a song by American musician Prince from his 1994 ___MASK32___ " Come ". Despite statements that the ___MASK32___ consisted entirely of " old " material , " Letitgo " was actually newly composed for the ___MASK32___ . The mid - tempo song relies heavily on a drum machine pattern and bass guitar with synthesizers in the refrain . A keyboard and percussion solo appear toward the end . The song is sung in falsetto in unison with another track layered in his regular , lower register . Kathleen Bradford provides backing vocals , while Eric Leeds provides flute accompaniment . ___MASK88___ is a record label that was owned by Prince and run by Trevor Guy . " NPG " is short for New Power Generation . It was founded to release his music after Paisley Park Records was shut down by Warner Bros . Records in 1993 . Eric Leeds ( born January 19 , 1952 ) is an American saxophone player , mostly being known for his work with Prince . Having recorded mostly music in the ___MASK34___ and funk - genres , but is actually a studied jazz - musician . ___MASK62___ Records Inc . is an American major record ___MASK38___ established in 1958 as the foundation ___MASK38___ of the present - day ___MASK1___ ( WMG ), and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation . ___MASK62___ Records was established on March 19 , 1958 , as the recorded - music division of the American film studio ___MASK62___ For most of its early existence it was one of a group of ___MASK70___ owned and operated by larger parent corporations . The sequence of companies that controlled ___MASK62___ and its allied ___MASK70___ evolved through a convoluted series of corporate mergers and acquisitions from the early 1960s to the early 2000s . Over this period , ___MASK62___ Records grew from a struggling minor player in the music industry to become one of the top recording ___MASK70___ in the world . In musical terminology , tempo (" time " in Italian ; plural : " tempi " ) is the speed or pace of a given piece or subsection thereof , how fast or slow . Tempo is related to meter and is usually measured by beats per minute , with the beats being a division of the measures , though tempo is often indicated by terms which have acquired standard ranges of beats per minute or assumed by convention without indication . Tempo may be separated from articulation , or articulation may be indicated along with tempo , and tempo contributes to the overall texture . While the ability to hold a steady tempo is a desirable skill , tempo is changeable , and often indicated by a conductor or drummer . While practicing , an electronic or mechanical device , a ___MASK78___ , may indicate the tempo , as one usually works one ' s way up to being able to perform at the proper tempo . In other words it is the speed at which a passage of music is or should be played . `` Live from Paisley Park '' is digital single made available on Prince ' s website on March 26 , 2005 . The 11 minute segment consists of three songs recorded live , a decade earlier at Paisley Park Studios : `` Letitgo '' from the 1994 Come ___MASK32___ , `` Vicki Waiting '' from the 1989 Batman ___MASK32___ , and `` We March '' from ___MASK29___ ' s The Gold Experience . " I Hate U " ( also spelled " Eye Hate U " to reflect the pictograph in the published title ) is a song by American musician Prince from his ___MASK29___ album " The Gold Experience ". The track was the lead single in support of the album , released on September 12 , ___MASK29___ . " I Hate U " was nearly a solo effort from Prince , although he credited Minneapolis musician Ricky Peterson with co - production and arranging , as well as providing additional keyboards . A refrain ( from Vulgar ___MASK48___ " refringere ", " to repeat ", and later from Old French " refraindre ") is the line or lines that are repeated in music or in verse ; the " chorus " of a song . Poetic fixed forms that feature refrains include the " villanelle ", the " virelay ", and the " sestina ". The Gold Experience is the seventeenth ___MASK41___ by American recording artist Prince ( his name at the time being an unpronounceable symbol ). It was produced entirely by Prince and released on September 26 , ___MASK29___ on ___MASK88___ and Warner Bros . Records . The album charted at number 6 on the " Billboard " 200 and number 2 on the Top R & B Albums . The singles " The Most Beautiful Girl in the World ", " I Hate U ", and " Gold " charted on the " Billboard " Hot 100 at numbers 3 , 12 , and 88 respectively .