Instant Alert: Spike Lee threw an awesome Prince block party with 5,000 fans — here's what it was like

MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS   |   UNSUBSCRIBE   |   VIEW ONLINE   Spike Lee threw an awesome Prince block party with 5,000 fans — here's what it was like by Paul Schrodt on Apr 22, 2016, 2:02 PM Advertisement Spike Lee is a hardcore Prince fan, and he showed it Thursday night. The director hosted a block party in Brooklyn for anyone who wanted to come and celebrate the life of Prince, who was found dead that morning. A packed crowd showed up to dance, sing along, and say goodbye to their idol. See what it was like below. SEE ALSO: Prince's incredible life: The 16 most memorable photos of the musician Spike Lee threw the block party in his native Brooklyn, and he said 5,000 Prince fans showed up to sing and dance for the "historic" event. Instagram Embed: http://instagram.com/p/BEgRqFPyqs6/embed/ Width: 658px   Spike Lee himself did some singing and dancing. Instagram Embed: http://instagram.com/p/BEf0F-gQLiq/embed/ Width: 658px There he is celebrating. The party was right outside the offices of Lee's production company, 40 Acres and a Mule. Fans showed off their purple, and some face paint. Instagram Embed: http://instagram.com/p/BEfNjcVwqVM/embed/ Width: 658px   See the rest of the story at Business Insider   Share the latest business news with your network: Email sent to:   |   Manage your email preferences   |   Unsubscribe Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy Business Insider. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011