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        • Album 💿Albums & EPs  💿 of various styles are evaluated in this section of The Musical Hype – we don’t discriminate. Album reviews are also available on the home page. More often than not, the album reviews on the site tend to follow a track-by-track format, commencing with an intro paragraph comprised of background information, and concluding paragraph that wraps things up. Also, GEMS – the best, highly recommended tracks – are selected at the end of each review. Each album also receives a star rating, on a scale of 0 – 5 (½ stars are used as well), that is visible at the beginning and ending of the review. = MASTERPIECE = NEAR MASTERPIECE = EXCELLENT = VERY GOOD = AVERAGE / GOOD = BELOW AVERAGE = MEDIOCRE , , , = BAD
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    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.
    Drake, Views © Cash Money
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    Why Won’t Drake’s ‘One Dance’ Stop?

    Drake hasn’t only been dominant on the Billboard 200, but also the Hot 100 with “One Dance.” What makes “One Dance” unstoppable at no. 1?

    By the musical hype, 10 yearsJune 21, 2016 ago
    YG, Still Brazy © Def Jam
    Album 💿

    YG, Still Brazy | Album Review

    West coast rapper YG returns with highly anticipated sophomore album, ‘Still Brazy’. Indeed, he is “still brazy,” and it’s great!

    By the musical hype, 10 yearsJune 21, 2016 ago
    Nick Jonas, Last Year Was Complicated [📷: Island]
    Music

    BB Grooves: Nick J Can’t Stop Aubrey G (Drake)

    BB Grooves is a column examining the biggest stories on the Billboard 200 weekly. This week, Nick Jonas’ ‘Last Year Was Complicated’ debuts at no. 2.

    By the musical hype, 10 yearsJune 21, 2016 ago
    Bastille, Good Grief - single © Virgin
    Music

    Bastille, Good Grief | Track Review 🎵

    The best way to characterize the new Bastille single, “Good Grief,” the first single from sophomore LP, Wild World? It’s infectious!

    By the musical hype, 10 yearsJune 21, 2016 ago
    Hozier, Better Love (from The Legend of Tarzan) © Rubyworks/Warner Bros
    Music

    Hozier, Better Love | Track Review 🎵

    Although quite loud, “Better Love” – the lead single from the motion picture, ‘The Legend of Tarzan’ – is epic and shows why Hozier is an intriguing artist.

    By the musical hype, 10 yearsJune 20, 2016 ago
    Jake Bugg, On My One [📷: Island]
    Album 💿

    Jake Bugg, On My One | Album Review 💿

    British singer/songwriter Jake Bugg Shows Willingness to Experiment on his third studio album, On My One, which encompasses many styles.

    By the musical hype, 10 yearsJune 20, 2016 ago
    Drake, Views © Cash Money
    Music

    Billboard: Nick Jonas Can’t Dethrone Drake from No. 1

    Nick Jonas (Last Year Was Complicated) debuts at no. 2 on the Billboard 200, stuck behind the ever resilient Drake (Views).

    By the musical hype, 10 yearsJune 19, 2016 ago
    Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Getaway [📷: Warner Bros]
    Album 💿

    Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Getaway | Album Review 💿

    Funk-rock vets Red Hot Chili Peppers deliver one of the year’s best albums with ‘The Getaway’, which does the break-up album superbly.

    By the musical hype, 10 yearsJune 19, 2016 ago
    Alicia Keys, Hallelujah (Single) © RCA
    Music

    Alicia Keys, Hallelujah | Track Review 🎵

    Alicia Keys latest single “Hallelujah” is respectable, but not the “second coming.” “Hallelujah” likely isn’t a ‘pop’ hit. Still, there’s something here.

    By the musical hype, 10 yearsJune 19, 2016 ago
    The Avett Brothers, True Sadness © Republic
    Music

    Music Shopping List: The Avett Brothers and More

    The Avett Brothers latest album ‘True Sadness’ leads the charge for new albums to purchase beginning on Friday, June 24, 2016.

    By the musical hype, 10 yearsJune 19, 2016 ago
    Logic, Bobby Tarantino © Def Jam / Visionary Music Group
    Music

    Logic, Flexicution | Track Review

    Continually rising Maryland rapper Logic ‘flexes hard’ on “Flexicution,” a record filled with braggadocio to the nth degree.

    By the musical hype, 10 yearsJune 17, 2016 ago
    Fitz and the Tantrums © Elektra
    Album 💿

    Fitz and the Tantrums, Fitz and the Tantrums | Album Review 💿

    As blasé as the title of album of the third album by alternative band Fitz and the Tantrums may be, it lacks no shortage of energy.

    By the musical hype, 10 yearsJune 17, 2016 ago

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