Usher, “Lil Freak” | After Dark 🕛 🌃
![Usher, “Lil Freak”: After Dark 🕛 🌃 No. 38 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, cottonbro, Darkmoon_Art, JJ Whitley, Ketut Subiyanto, KoolShooters, Luan Queiros, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Tazz Vaughn]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/usher-lil-freak-after-dark-38-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 38th edition of After Dark (2022), we explore the naughty, risqué, & sexual vibes behind, “Lil Freak” by Usher.

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
![Usher, “Lil Freak”: After Dark 🕛 🌃 No. 38 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, cottonbro, Darkmoon_Art, JJ Whitley, Ketut Subiyanto, KoolShooters, Luan Queiros, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Tazz Vaughn]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/usher-lil-freak-after-dark-38-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 38th edition of After Dark (2022), we explore the naughty, risqué, & sexual vibes behind, “Lil Freak” by Usher.
![The O’Jays, “Stairway to Heaven”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 44 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Gerhard G., JL G via Pixabay, Karl Hörnfeldt via Unsplash, The Musical Hype, Sony Music Entertainment]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/the-ojays-stairway-to-heaven-throwback-gemz-44-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 44th edition of Throwback Vibez (2022), we recollect and reflect on “Stairway to Heaven” by iconic soul collective, The O’Jays.
![John Legend, "Dope" (Ft. JID) [📷: John Legend Music, Inc. / UMG Recordings, Inc.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/john-legend-dope-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
She’s “Dope” according to award-winning R&B singer/songwriter John Legend, who collaborates with rapper JID on this breezy, poppy joint.
![Conan Gray, "Yours" [📷 : Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/conan-gray-yours.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
The unrequited love that pop singer/songwriter Conan Gray experiences in “Yours” is relatable, sweet, sweet music to our ears.
![Smokey Robinson, “Quiet Storm”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 43 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Gerhard G., JL G via Pixabay, Karl Hörnfeldt via Unsplash, Motown, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/smokey-robinson-quiet-storm-throwback-gemz-43-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 43rd edition of Throwback Vibez (2022), we recollect and reflect on “Quiet Storm” by Smokey Robinson.
![Choir of Young Believers vs. Kid Cudi: Head 2 Head 🗣️ No. 20 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Ghostly International, Layers, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Republic, RODNAE Productions, Tiger Spring, Valentin Tikhonov]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/choir-of-young-believers-kid-cudi-head-2-head-2022-20.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 20th edition of Head 2 Head (2022), an ‘apples and oranges’ version, Choir of Young Believers & Kid Cudi contend for the best song.
![Bad, Bad Parents: The Playlist [📷: Brent Faulkner, Kindel Media via Pexels, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/bad-bad-parents-the-playlist.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Bad, Bad Parents: The Playlist features songs courtesy of DMX, Eminem, Kelly Clarkson, The Temptations & YUNGBLUD.
![Kendrick Lamar, Big Morale & The Big Steppers [📷 : Aftermath / Interscope / pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/kendrick-lamar-mr-morale-the-big-steppers-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Kendrick Lamar brings the heat on Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, an ambitious, complex, and ultimately, truly rewarding album.
![Mary J. Blige, “He Think I Don’t Know”: Throwbacxk Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 42 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Geffen, Gerhard G., JL G via Pixabay, Karl Hörnfeldt via Unsplash, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/mary-j-blige-he-think-i-dont-know-throwback-gemz-42-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 42nd edition of Throwback Vibez (2022), we recollect and reflect on “He Think I Don’t Know” by Mary J. Blige.
![My Chemical Romance, “The Foundations of Decay” [📷:Reprise]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/my-chemical-romance-the-foundations-of-decay-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Though imperfect, it is great to hear My Chemical Romance back with their first single in eight years, “The Foundations of Decay.”
![The Isley Brothers, “Body Kiss”: After Dark 🕛 🌃 No. 37 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, cottonbro, Darkmoon_Art, JJ Whitley, Ketut Subiyanto, KoolShooters, Luan Queiros, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, SKG Music L.L.C., Tazz Vaughn]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/the-isley-brothers-body-kiss-after-dark-37-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 37th edition of After Dark (2022), we explore the naughty, risqué, & sexual vibes behind, “Body Kiss” by The Isley Brothers.
![Post Malone & Roddy Ricch, “Cooped Up” [📷: Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/post-malone-cooped-up.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Post Malone enlists Roddy Ricch for the enjoyable though not groundbreaking “Cooped Up,” which appears on Malone’s fourth studio album.