Common, Testify | Rap BNGRZ 🔥
![Common, “Testify”: Rap BNGRZ 🔥 No. 9 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Geffen; cottonbro studio via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/common-testify-rap-bngrz-9-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 9th edition of Rap BNGRZ 🔥 (2023), we break down the banger status of “Testify,” performed by Common.
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.
Getting to Know… Epitome | Interview 🎤
![Getting to Know…Epitome: Interview No. 338 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Epitome; Tumisu via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/getting-to-know-epitome-interview-338.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 338th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from metal band, Epitome.
Dionne Warwick & Dolly Parton, Peace Like a River | Track Review 🎵
![Dionne Warwick & Dolly Parton, “Peace Like a River” [📷: KIND MUSIC GROUP]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/dionne-warwick-dolly-parton-peace-like-a-river-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Iconic musicians Dionne Warwick and Dolly Parton ‘get their praise on’ on the inspiring, uplifting single, “Peace Like a River.”
Adam Lambert, High Drama | Album Review 💿
![Adam Lambert, High Drama [📷: More is More, LLC / BMG Rights Management (US) LLC]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/adam-lambert-high-drama-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated pop/rock artist Adam Lambert delivers an engaging fifth studio album with High Drama, which is comprised entirely of covers.
Peyton Parrish, I’ll Make a Man Out of You | COVERS
![Peyton Parrish, “I’ll Make a Man Out of You”: Covers No. 10 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner /The Musical Hype; Parrish Entertainment / Noise Machine; Paul Brennan from Pixabay; Sdf Rahbar on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/peyton-parrish-ill-make-a-man-out-of-you-covers-10-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 10th edition of COVERS (2023), Peyton Parrish delivers a compelling rendition of “I’ll Make a Man Out of You,” originally from Disney’s Mulan.
15 Must-Hear, Throwback Vibez, Vol. 8 | Playlist 🎧
![15 Must-Hear, Throwback Vibez, Vol. 8 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; A&M, Amherst, Atlantic, Brunswick Record Corp., Concord Music Group, RCA, The Right Stuff, UMG Recordings Inc.; Gerd Altmann, Kiddkos from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/15-must-hear-throwback-vibez-vol-8.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
15 Must-Hear, Throwback Vibez, Vol. 8 features music courtesy of Bobby Womack, The Dramatics, Kool & The Gang, Peaches & Herb, and Tyrone Davis.
Getting to Know… The Almas | Interview 🎤
![Getting to Know… The Almas: Interview No. 337 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; The Almas; Tumisu via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/getting-to-know-the-almas-interview-337-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 337th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from New Munster, Wisconsin hard rock band, The Almas.
Mary J. Blige, Testimony | Music Lifts 🎶 🏋
![Mary J. Blige, “Testimony”: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 No. 13 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; MCA; cottonbro studio, Itzel Sandoval, Neeraj Nagdeve via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/mary-j-blige-testimony-music-lifts-13-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 13th edition of Music Lifts (2023), we’re uplifted by Grammy-winning R&B artist Mary J. Blige performing, “Testimony.”
The Kid LAROI, I GUESS IT’S LOVE? | Track Review 🎵
![The Kid LAROI, "I GUESS IT'S LOVE" [📷: Columbia]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/the-kid-laroi-i-guess-its-love-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On his short but enjoyable single, “I GUESS IT’S LOVE?”, Grammy-nominated rapper/singer The Kid LAROI believes he’s found true love – the real deal.
Whitney Houston, He Can Use Me | Track Review 🎵
![Whitney Houston, "He Can Use Me" [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Sony Music Entertainment; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/whitney-houston-he-can-use-me.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In advance of the posthumous gospel compilation, I Go To The Rock, the estate of Whitney Houston unveils a second previously unreleased track, “He Can Use Me.”
Top | 3 to 5 BOPS
![Top: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 17 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Suliman Sallehi via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/top-3-to-5-bops-17-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Top: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 17 (2023), features musical BOPS courtesy of bbno$, DJ Khaled, Keni Burke, Lana Del Rey, and Mary J. Blige.
Tears For Fears, Everybody Wants To Rule The World | Throwback Vibez
![Tears For Fears, “Everybody Wants To Rule The World”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 34 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Mercury; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/tears-for-fears-everybody-wants-to-rule-the-world-throwback-vibez-34-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 34th edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Everybody Wants To Rule The World” by Tears For Fears.