A few years back, when I first began my subscription with 5 Magazine I was delighted to be able to keep up with the House Music Scene in Chicago, as I was involved with the Scene in Salt Lake City. It was for that reason that I called the magazine “my lifeline”. Since that time I relocated to the Chicagoland area, yet I still subscribed to the magazine because it made for fine reading. The December 2011 issue stood out for me because of one of the interviews: Jamie Lewis, Purple Music label owner. Prior to receive this issue of the magazine I had already known that Prince would be releasing a single on the Purple Music label, and that had me very excited, for I had grown to respect the Purple Music catalog…and had intentions of making some more purchases in the near future, starting with Prince. Upon reading the interview I took note of the single – the first one – and that it was on the “Lotusflow3r” tripe-CD, which I own. The second release on Purple Music is also from the CD and is a track that I like when I first played it in the car – “2 Nite”, by Bria Valentine. Needless to say I was looking forward to that release date as well. Then came the ‘bombshell.’ Verbatim from the magazine: “There’s a track on the Black Album, “Cindy C”, which makes a reference to Steve “Silk” Hurley’s “Music Is The Key”, and releases from the “Gett Off” era were remixed by ID Productions and others…” What?! I have the Black Album, so my next move was to play the song and listen for myself. Sure enough, “music is the key to set yourself free…” at the end of the song. My jaw dropped at the realization that I just learned something new! Was Prince a Househead???? Once again, 5 Magazine continues to be a “lifeline”…