Antonio Braxton Sr

Love my son, the city of Memphis and the Grizzlies, Tigers, Memphis Wrestling and MJ!!!!

[Jamal Cristopher @JamCristopher]

Lou Williams giving the real on how easy it is for an nba player to go broke especially when they retire and how that change financially alters your relationship with everybody especially your girl

[Antonio Braxton Sr @Tony21976]

@PAKA_FLOCKA @HawkEmDownChris The GOAT #12

[Antonio Braxton Sr @Tony21976]

@CityOfMemphis @WMCActionNews5 @3onyourside @MemphoNewsLady Memorial Day nightmare for families that tries to visit their loved ones at Rose Hill Cemetery,who’s in charge and the city need to take over!!!

[Antonio Braxton Sr @Tony21976]

@PAKA_FLOCKA @JoeMullinax One of my favorites #forever15

[Antonio Braxton Sr @Tony21976]

@Grizzstory @MacBo50 Greatness game in FedEx Form History!!!!!

[Antonio Braxton Sr @Tony21976]

@Wale Every Era!!!!

[Antonio Braxton Sr @Tony21976]

@chibbs_1 @PAKA_FLOCKA @memgrizz @NBA Major respect,loved watching you run those NJ Nets teams of the 90s……….wish the @memgrizz would hire great NBA vets like you to get our culture together @chibbs_1

[Rock'n Roll of All @rocknrollofall]

Origins of Purple Rain,

Purple Rain' was originally written as a country song, and was intended to be a collaboration with Fleetwood Mac singer Stevie Nicks.

According to Nicks, she received a 10-minute instrumental version of the song from Prince, with a request to write the lyrics, but she felt overwhelmed by the task.

She later said: "I listened to it and I just got scared. I called him back and said, 'I can't do it. I wish I could. It's too much for me.'"

Prince then asked his backing band to try the song: "I want to try something before we go home. It's mellow."

According to Lisa Coleman, Prince changed the song dramatically after Wendy Melvoin started playing the guitar to accompany the song: "He was excited to hear it voiced differently. It took it out of that country feeling.

"Then we all started playing it a bit harder and taking it more seriously. We played it for six hours straight and by the end of that day we had it mostly written and arranged."

Prince's explanation on the meaning of 'Purple Rain':

"When there's blood in the sky – red and blue = purple... purple rain pertains to the end of the world and being with the one you love and letting your faith/god guide you through the purple rain."

After recording the song, Prince phoned Journey member Jonathan Cain, to ask him to listen to it.

Prince was concerned that it might be too similar to Journey's 'Faithfully', a song composed by Cain which had recently been in the US charts.

However, Cain reassured Prince by saying that the songs only shared the same four chords.

"I thought it was an amazing tune," Cain said. "I told him, 'Man, I'm just super-flattered that you even called. It shows you're that classy of a guy. Good luck with the song. I know it's gonna be a hit.'"

Ladies and gentlemen,
Prince performing a special and an absolute classic song, Purple Rain, live at Paisley Park, in 1999.

Credits for the background information: @SmoothRadio

[Antonio Braxton Sr @Tony21976]

@pupadhyaya_ @GDavidBoyd @geoff_calkins @Frank_Bonner2 @JohnMartin929 And Memphis lose another great one,it was a pleasure meeting you last month at the Daily Memphian roundtable.Your honesty and truth in our conversation meant everything to me,Thank you and wishing you the BEST for what comes next!!!!

[AFRICAMUSTBEFREE!!!!!!! @engrICO2015]

OBAFEMI just ended Brock Lesnar's Career 😭

Wow 😳 what a match !

What this 👇

[Antonio Braxton Sr @Tony21976]

@SainAsylum Tell the people in the front & back!!!

[Antonio Braxton Sr @Tony21976]

@JalenRose @geoff_calkins A real one @JalenRose

[Antonio Braxton Sr @Tony21976]

@Matt_Infield Two deuces,no pics,no autographs,no jersey signing.Why do you think the Forum looks like Landers Center when ppl have spent money and time over the last 4 seasons and it’s the same.The franchise player is not playing.The time is now to move on!!!

[Antonio Braxton Sr @Tony21976]

@Realrclark25 Just when I thought you could’ve been one of the faces representing us,then the real you comes out……….It’s cool,no one wants to upset your King,Trump I mean LeBron……….keep being good with your 5 stars & big bank accounts while MLK is saddened by this!!!

[Antonio Braxton Sr @Tony21976]

@KingJames on the golf course!!!!

[David Of Fct🌝 @Dhavidote]

One of the best sport movie ever made

[Antonio Braxton Sr @Tony21976]

@orleansway Rich Girl

[Antonio Braxton Sr @Tony21976]

@BoyzIIMen Woman Don’t Cry!!!!

[Antonio Braxton Sr @Tony21976]

@PAKA_FLOCKA Shai gets it,Steph gets it,Ant gets it,our fans gets more love and attention from All-World NBA Superstars than our own,lol,things haven’t been the same since the Core 4 era!!!!!!!

[Antonio Braxton Sr @Tony21976]

@memgrizz @olmaxpros8 @Shift4 One of the best moves of the season!!!

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@TrueKofi @JaMorant Bye!!!!!