 He began 1982 with a small tour of college towns where he was the headlining act.The songs on "Controversy" were published by "Controversy Music" – "ASCAP", a practice he continued until the "Emancipation" album in 1996.By 2002, MTV News noted that "[n]ow all of his titles, liner notes, and Web postings are written in his own shorthand spelling, as seen on 1999's "Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic", which featured 'Hot Wit U.'"