ðə fˈɜːst ɐɡɹˈiːmənt, pɹˈɪns ɐlˈɛdʒd, əkˈɜːd "ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti, wˌɛn ðə tˈuː mˈɛn bɪɡˈæn wˈɜːkɪŋ təɡˌɛðɚɹ ˌɔn sˈɔŋz ˈɪn" pɹˈɪnsᵻz "bˈeɪsmənt" ænd hiː "ɐlˈɛdʒᵻdli sədʒˈɛstᵻd tuː" snˈoʊ, "ɪf sˈʌmθɪŋ kˈʌmz ˌaʊɾəv ðˈɪs, lˈɛts biː pˈɑːɹtnɚz."
The first agreement, Prince alleged, occurred "in 1990, when the two men began working together on songs in" Prince's "basement" and he "allegedly suggested to" Snow, "if something comes out of this, let's be partners."