Prince, Piano & A Microphone 1983 | Album Review 💿
![Prince, Piano & A Microphone [Photo Credit: Warner Bros.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/prince-piano-a-microphone-1983-warner-bros.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
‘Piano & a Microphone 1983’ shows Prince in a more creative, intimate, and rawer setting. His brilliance and musicianship are indisputable.

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
![Prince, Piano & A Microphone [Photo Credit: Warner Bros.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/prince-piano-a-microphone-1983-warner-bros.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
‘Piano & a Microphone 1983’ shows Prince in a more creative, intimate, and rawer setting. His brilliance and musicianship are indisputable.
![JMSN, Velvet [Photo Credit: White Room]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/jmsn-velvet-white-room.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
JMSN drops an enjoyable, well-rounded R&B album with ‘Velvet.’ “Levy,” “Talk is Cheap” & “So Bad” rank among the crème de la crème of the LP.
![11 Songs Where the Hate Is Real [Photo Credits: Black River Entertainment, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/11-songs-where-the-hate-is-real.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
“11 Songs Where the Hate is Real” features music courtesy of 21 Savage, The Chainsmokers, Gnash, Kelsea Ballerini, and Korn among others.
![13 Songs That Focus on the World [Photo Credits: Domino, Interscope, Prospect Park, Sony Nashville]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/13-songs-that-focus-on-the-world.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
“13 Songs That Focus on the World” features music courtesy of Arctic Monkeys, Five Finger Death Punch, Kenny Chesney, Lana Del Rey, and Rich the Kid.
![Ciara, Dose [Photo Credit: Beauty Marks Entertainment]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/ciara-dose-beauty-marks-entertainment.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Assisted by Rodney Jerkins on the boards, Ciara delivers one of her best singles in years with “Dose,” It's chocked-full of attitude & infectious.
![Khalid, Better [Photo Credit: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/khalid-better-rca.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Khalid delivers a chill, pleasant, romantic, well-rounded urban contemporary record with “Better.” It’s not flashy, but highly enjoyable.
![Mariah Carey, GTFO [Photo Credits: Epic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/mariah-carey-gtfo-epic.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Aiming at another comeback, Pop/R&B icon Mariah Carey assimilates to modern times on single “GTFO” with pleasant, though not groundbreaking results.
![Nikki Giron, Granted [Photo Credit: Nikki Giron]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/nikki-giron-granted-nikki-giron.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Rising Denver, Colorado singer, songwriter, and saxophonist Nikki Giron showcases incredible musicianship on her thoughtful, soulful single, “Granted.”
![10 Songs That Get LOW [Photo Credits: BMG Rights Management, Capitol, Pixabay, RCA, Republic, Sony]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/10-songs-that-get-low-bmg-rights-management-capitol-pixabay-rca-republic-sony.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
“10 Songs That Get Low” features ‘low’ music courtesy of Ezra Furman, Future, Jon Bellion, and Lenny Kravitz among others.
![SaNTINO, Boobjob [Photo Credit: SaNTINO]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/santino-boobjob-santino.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
UK producer SaNTINO manages to both shock and impress on his risqué, sexually-charged, throwback single, “Boobjob.”
![Experience the Fire of These 13 Songs [Photo Credits: Pixabay, Prospect Park, Warner Bros.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/experience-the-fire-of-these-13-songs-pixabay-prospect-park-warner-bros.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Get lit with “Experience the ‘Fire’ of These 13 Songs,” featuring Alicia Keys, Bebe Rexha, Five Finger Death Punch, Kenny Chesney, and Kids See Ghosts.
![JMSN, Velvet [Photo Credit: White Room]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/jmsn-velvet-white-room.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
R&B artist Christian Berishaj, better known as JMSN, returns with “So Badly,” the second single from his upcoming album, ‘Velvet.’