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A rare Prince B-side has been released to digital services for the first time to mark the 20th anniversary of the legendary singer’s 28th studio album, Musicology.

The song, “United States of Division,” was originally released in 2004 to Prince’s NPG Music Club as a virtual B-side for the song “Cinnamon Girl” and later as a bonus track for the U.K. CD single of the same song.

“United States of Division” is a protest tune written during the Iraq War era, and in it, Prince sings about his fears for the state of our nation.

“How far from heaven must we go? / Before the winds of change will blow and show,” Prince sings. “This world how it’s supposed to be / Land of peace and harmony.”

You can listen to “United States of Division” now on all digital outlets and on YouTube.

Musicology was handed out to fans who attended Prince’s Musicology Tour, which ran from March to September 2004. It was released in retail outlets in April of the same year.

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If the recent Future and Metro Boomin album, We Don’t Trust You, wasn’t enough, another one is on the way. We Still Don’t Trust You is set to be released later in April. 

Metro shared the news on Instagram Thursday, April 4, with a trailer that finds him and Future in white suits, in front of white luxury cars and in a circle alongside copies of themselves. The clip then comes to a wrap with the album’s release date: April 12.

“Job’s not finished 4/12/24 @1future,” Metro wrote alongside the video, adding, “This is not a deluxe this is completely separate body of work #WeSTILLDontTrustYou 4/12/24.”

We Still Don’t Trust You will follow Future and Metro’s We Don’t Trust You, which peaked atop the Billboard 200, becoming the biggest sales week for any album thus far in 2024. Travis Scott, Playboi Carti, Rick Ross, The Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar, who appears on the Hot 100 track “Like That,” were tapped for the project.

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