HitNRun: Phase One
by Prince
  • Record Label: NPG
  • Release Date: Sep 7, 2015
User Score
4.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 40 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 40
  3. Negative: 20 out of 40

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  1. CrystalBall
    Sep 10, 2015
    2
    This is just a jokeThis is just a jokeThis is just a jokeThis is just a jokeThis is just a jokeThis is just a jokeThis is just a jokeThis is just a jokeThis is just a jokeThis is just a jokeThis is just a joke
  2. poplife75
    Oct 6, 2015
    3
    After the good suprise that was Art Official Age, this is a real let-down. Only 3 good songs and one of them is 20 years old...Hyped as very experimental, this album just relies on basic EDM sounds that mundane artists like David Guetta use all the time...what happenned to the genius that was Prince?
  3. Cpillow
    Dec 13, 2017
    3
    Prince is one of, if not my favorite artist all-time. With that being said, this album feels like a clear attempt to hop on a trend and it does not go over well at all. Its sad that one of the albums true highlights is the revisiting of past hits at the start of "Million $ Show". Outside of that we have the monotonous"Fallinlove2nite", the horrible rendition of a previously great song withPrince is one of, if not my favorite artist all-time. With that being said, this album feels like a clear attempt to hop on a trend and it does not go over well at all. Its sad that one of the albums true highlights is the revisiting of past hits at the start of "Million $ Show". Outside of that we have the monotonous"Fallinlove2nite", the horrible rendition of a previously great song with "This Could B Us", and horrendous vocalizations on "Shut This Down". I'm glad that the second phase is so much better, because this is one of Prince's very worst albums.… Expand

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Metascore
53

Mixed or average reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 16
  3. Negative: 1 out of 16
  1. The Wire
    Feb 18, 2016
    50
    Phase One impresses more on first listen [than Phase Two].... But it wears thin quickly. [Feb 2016, p.54]
  2. Mojo
    Oct 27, 2015
    40
    Mashup of overused modern dancefloor styles and rote bragging, with odd moment of classic purple peculiarity. [Dec 2015, p.94]
  3. Q Magazine
    Oct 6, 2015
    40
    Even when HitNRun improves, it implies creative drought. [Nov 2015, p.102]
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