Songs (singles + tracks) of various styles are reviewed in this section of The Musical Hype. Songs are assigned a rating between 0 and 5 stars.
![FLETCHER & Hayley Kiyoko, "Cherry" [📷: Brent Faulkner, Capitol, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/fletcher-hayley-kiyoko-cherry-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
LGBTQ+ 🏳️🌈 pop standouts FLETCHER and Hayley Kiyoko bring the heat on their brief, fun, and sexy single, “Cherry.”
![NLE Choppa,"I.Y.B." [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, Warner]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/nle-choppa-iyb-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Rapper NLE Choppa goes hard on “I.Y.B.” (“If you buck”), dropping a ferocious banger that runs a mere minute-and-a-half.
![Saweetie, "Icy Chain" [📷: Brent Faulkner, ICY, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, Warner]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/saweetie-icy-chain-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Rapper Saweetie is cocky, confident, and unapologetic on her short but potent banger, “Icy Chain.”
![Jennifer Lopez, “On My Way (Marry Me)” [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, Sony Music Entertainment US Latin LLC, Universal Studios]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/jennifer-lopez-on-my-way-marry-me-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Jennifer Lopez drops a respectable, well-rounded single with “On My Way,” which appears in the film, Marry Me.
Thomas Cole Unites With Lizzie Allyn For ‘Fairy Tales’
![Travis Scott, "Mafia" [📷: Epic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/travis-scott-mafia.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated rapper Travis Scott delivers a surefire vibe on “Mafia,” the companion single to “Escape Plan.”
Is it the incoming festive magic or Montefalcone’s ‘Duvet’ creating that lovely in the air at the moment? Let’s go with the second option. Read our review here.
![Silk Sonic, “Smokin Out the Window” [📷: Aftermath Entertainment, Atlantic, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/silk-sonic-smokin-out-the-window.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Silk Sonic – Grammy winners Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak – knock it out of the park once more with “Smokin Out the Window.”
![Travis Scott, “Escape Plan” [📷: Brent Faulkner, Epic, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/travis-scott-escape-plan.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated rapper Travis Scott ‘brings the heat’ on his short but potent banger, “Escape Plan.”
![Latto, "Soufside" [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, RCA, Streamcut]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/latto-soufside-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Female rapper Latto brings attitude, grit, and toughness on her short but potent banger, “Soufside.”
![Fèroce & Just Isaiah, GET TO THE MONEY [📷: L.O.E.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/feroce-just-isaiah-get-to-the-money.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Fèroce is back, and this time he teams up with Just Isaiah for ‘Get To The Money,’ a standout new drill release.
![Jennifer Porter, Sun Come and Shine Redux [📷: Overton Music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/jennifer-porter-sun-come-and-shine-redux.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Jennifer Porter is a superb example of a modern blues and roots vocalist who forges her own way while emulating the greats of the past.