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Rich Brian, Amen | Album Review
18-year old Indonesian rapper Rich Brian (formerly Rich Chigga) of “Dat $tick” fame and infamy, delivers a promising debut album with ‘Amen.’
Music
Smokepurpp, ‘Geek A Lot’ | Track Review
Burgeoning SoundCloud rap sensation Smokepurpp doesn’t tweak ‘the formula’ in the least on single, “Geek A Lot.” At some point, he could stand to ‘shake things up.’
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11 Songs Where Musicians Were Sexually Awakened | Playlist 🎧
11 Songs Where Musicians Were Sexually Awakened 🎧 features music courtesy of Demi Lovato, Liam Payne, Rich Brian, Troye Sivan & ZAYN.
Music
DNCE, ‘Dance’ | Track Review
Joe Jonas and DNCE, who thrive off of their innuendo, return with a fun and infectious, if utterly corny new single, “Dance.” Be prepared to ‘bust a groove.’
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Report Card: Ranking the Albums of January 2018 | Year in Review
BØRNS (Blue Madonna), Anderson East (Encore), and Camila Cabello (Camila) rank as the best albums reviewed on The Musical Hype in January 2018.
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Songs About “The Night Stalker”: Richard Ramirez | Playlist 🎧
Songs About ‘The Night Stalker’: Richard Ramirez captures the hellishness of one of the most repugnant individuals to walk the earth.
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Migos, Culture II | Album Review
Migos return sooner than later with ‘Culture II,’ the follow-up to their critically-acclaimed, Grammy-nominated ‘Culture.’ Unfortunately, it’s a little TOO MUCH culture.
Columns
AWOLNATION, Here Come the Runts | Album Preview
AWOLNATION (Aaron Bruno) returns February 2, 2018 with ‘Here Come the Runs,’ the band’s third studio album and first since 2015.
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Justin Timberlake, Man of the Woods | Album Preview
February 2, 2018 is a big day for both Justin Timberlake and the music industry in general. It marks the arrival of ‘Man of the Woods,’ the highly-anticipated fifth studio album by Timberlake.
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10 Songs That Exhibit Spirit | Playlist 🎧
The premise is simple for ‘10 Songs That Exhibit Spirit.’ The 10 selected songs from the playlist must exhibit spirit in some regard.
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Reaction: 60th Annual Grammy Awards – Winners & Losers | Op Ed
The 60th Annual Grammy Awards is in the books! Now, the time has come to react to the biggest winners and losers of the night.
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Monthly Music Shopping List | Justin Timberlake Highlights February
Justin Timberlake (‘Man of the Woods’) and a pair of film soundtracks (‘Fifty Shades Freed’ and ‘Black Panther’), highlight the monthly music shopping list for February 2018.