Prince Rogers Nelson is regarded as one of the greatest musicians of his generation, he worked across multiple genres and often played most or all instruments on recordings.

Prince's music integrated a wide variety of styles, including funk, R&B, Latin, rock, new wave, classical, soul, synth-pop, psychedelia, pop, jazz, and hip hop. He pioneered the Minneapolis sound, a funk rock subgenre that emerged in the late 1970s.