Prince spent his life around his hometown Minneapolis and adjacent Saint Paul, with his funk style becoming known as the "Minneapolis Sound ."
Prinss savu mūžu aizvadīja dzimtajā Mineapolisā. Viņa muzicēšanas stils, kurā tika izmantoti fankmūzikas elementi, tika iesaukts par "Mineapolisas skanējumu".