Sisqo, Thong Song | Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥
![Sisqo, “Thong Song”: Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 No. 29 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; The Island Def Jam Music Group; Ash via Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Dorothe, Stefan Schweihofer via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/sisqo-thong-song-midnight-heat-29-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 29th edition of Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 (2023), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind “Thong Song” by Sisqo.
The Musical Hype
Sifting through all of the musical hype
The Musical Hype
Sifting through all of the musical hype
the musical hype
The Musical Hype (he/him) has earned Bachelor's and Master's degrees in music (music education and music theory/composition, respectively). A multi-instrumentalist, he plays piano, trombone, and organ among numerous other instruments. He's a certified music educator, composer, and freelance music blogger. Music and writing are two of the most important parts of his life.
Paul McCartney, Ebony and Ivory | Controversial Tunes 😈🎶
![Paul McCartney, “Ebony and Ivory”: Controversial Tunes 😈🎶 No. 7 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; MPL Communications. Inc/Ltd; Anand Kulkarni, Aykut Bingül, Luân Phan, mohammadreza merhvand via Pexels; Anna, Gordon Taylor, harshahars from Pixabay; christian buehner on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/paul-mccartney-ebony-and-ivory-controversial-tunes-7-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 7th edition of Controversial Tunes (2023), we explore the controversy behind the song, “Ebony and Ivory” by Paul McCartney.
Mad Tsai, Boy Bi | LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶
![Mad Tsai, “Boy Bi”: LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 No. 16 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Mad Tsai; Anna Shvets, Monstera, Polina Tankilevitch, RODNAE Productions, Spencer Cooper, Uriel Mont via Pexels; Jim, Kurious via Pixabay; Hugo Herrera on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/mad-tsai-boy-bi-lgbtq-bopz-16-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 16th edition of LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 (2023), we highlight the song, “Boy Bi” performed by Mad Tsai.
Drake, Search & Rescue | Track Review 🎵
![Drake, “Search & Rescue” [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; OVO / Republic; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/drake-search-and-rescue-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On “Search & Rescue,” Grammy-winning rapper Drake is in search of the special lady to rescue him – “Take me off the market, take me off the map.”
Joaicon, my death | Track Review 🎵
![Joaicon, “my death” [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; IconzRecordz; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/joaicon-my-death-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Dominican Republic born and bred artist Joaicon shines on his short (but sweet), morbid (yet ear catching) pop single, “my death.”
The Beach Boys, Kokomo | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
![The Beach Boys, “Kokomo”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 58 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Capitol; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/the-beach-boys-kokomo-throwback-vibez-58-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 58th edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Kokomo” by iconic pop/rock collective, The Beach Boys.
13 Please Songs That You Must Listen To | Playlist 🎧
![13 Please Songs That You Must Listen To [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; DreamDigitalArtist via Pixabay; Bernice Tong on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/13-please-songs-that-you-must-listen-to.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
13 Please Songs That You Must Listen To features music courtesy of Cardi B, Daniel Caesar, Dua Lipa, Father John Misty & Lana Del Rey.
Andraé Crouch, We Are Not Ashamed | Music Lifts 🎶 🏋
![Andraé Crouch, “We Are Not Ashamed”: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 No. 21 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Light; cottonbro studio, Itzel Sandoval, Neeraj Nagdeve via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/andrae-crouch-we-are-not-ashamed-music-lifts-21-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 21st edition of Music Lifts (2023), we’re uplifted by Andraé Crouch performing, “We Are Not Ashamed.”
Getting to Know… Sig & The Fire Pilots | Interview 🎤
![Getting to Know…Sig & The Fire Pilots: Interview No. 350 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Sig & The Fire Pilots; Tumisu via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/getting-to-know-sig-and-the-fire-pilots-interview-350.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 350th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from Cannock, England three-piece, Sig & The Fire Pilots.
BLP Kosher, BabyTron, Mazel Tron | Rap BNGRZ 🔥
![BLP Kosher • BabyTron, “Mazel Tron”: Rap BNGRZ 🔥 No. 12 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; BLP Kosher / BabyTron; cottonbro studio via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/blp-kosher-babytron-mazel-tron-rap-bngrz-12-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 12th edition of Rap BNGRZ 🔥 (2023), we break down the banger status of “Mazel Tron,” performed by BLP Kosher and BabyTron.
Usher vs. Chlöe | Head 2 Head 🗣️
![Usher vs. Chlöe: Head 2 Head 🗣️ No. 14 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; LaFace, Parkwood Entertainment LLC / Columbia; Antoni Shkraba via Pexels, andresilva5, talha khalil, Valentin Tikhonov via Pixabay; Nick Wang on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/usher-chloe-head-2-head-14-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 14th edition of Head 🗣️ 2 Head 🗣️ (2023), Usher and Chlöe contend for the best song that repurposes a Dionne Warwick classic, “You’re Gonna Need Me.”
Getting to Know… Kylolus | Interview 🎤
![Getting to Know… Kylolus: Interview No. 349 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Kylolus; Tumisu via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/getting-to-know-kylolus-interview-349.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 349th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from the musical project of Oxfordshire-based songwriter, Murray Edmunds, titled Kylolus.