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.
![Pop Smoke, "Make It Rain" (Ft. Rowdy Rebel) [Photo Credits: Victor Victor / Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/pop-smoke-make-it-rain-republic-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Deceased rapper Pop Smoke is unapologetic and tough AF on “Make it Rain,” the promo single from his forthcoming, posthumous debut album.
![Leon Bridges, "Sweeter" (Ft. Terrace Martin) [Photo Credit: Columbia]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/leon-bridges-sweeter-columbia-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Leon Bridges brilliantly captures his thoughts about race & racial injustice through the beautiful single, “Sweeter,” Ft. Terrace Martin.
![G-Eazy, "Lose is Gone (Remix)" (Ft. Drew Love & JAHMED) [Photo Credit: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/g-eazy-love-is-gone-remix-rca-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
JAHMED joins G-Eazy and Drew Love on the remix of “Love is Gone,” a ‘woke’ protest song that originally appeared on The Beautiful & Damned.
![Lil Baby, "The Bigger Picture" [Photo Credit: Quality Control Music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/lil-baby-the-bigger-picture-quality-control-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Although totally unexpected, Lil Baby delivers an insightful, totally worthwhile protest anthem with “The Bigger Picture.”
![Meg Lawrenson [Photo. Credit: Meg Lawrenson]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/meg-lawrenson-2.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Meg Lawrenson returns with her new single ‘Use My Body’. For me, possibly the best single from Meg in recent times. Read the full review.
![No Serial Killer [Photo Credit: No Serial Killer]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/no-serial-killer-press-photo-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
George James: It is not very often that I came across a track quite like ‘We’re All Going 2 Die’ by No Serial Killer. Read our review here.
![Complex, "Where We Came From" [Photo Credit: Brent Faulkner, Complex, George James, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/complex-where-we-came-from.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
George James: I am not too familiar with this Complex’s backlog, but one thing I know is how great his new track “Where We Came From” is.
![Terrace Martin & Denzel Curry, “Pig Feet” (Ft. Kamasi Washington, G Perico & Daylyt) [Photo Credits: Sounds of Crenshaw / EMPIRE]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/terrace-martin-denzel-curry-pigs-feet-sounds-of-crenshaw-empire-1.jpeg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Terrace Martin and Denzel Curry, assisted by Kamasi Washington, G Perico, and Daylyt, deliver a powerful protest track with “Pig Feet.”
![Tee Grizzley, “Mr. Officer” (Ft. Queen Naija & Detroit Youth Choir) [Photo Credit: 300 Entertainment]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/tee-grizzley-mr-office-300-entertainment-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Tee Grizzley, Queen Naija & Detroit Youth Choir express their emotions + frustrations with police brutality & racial issues plaguing America.
![Mickey Guyton, "Black Like Me" [Photo Credit: Capitol Nashville]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/mickey-guyton-black-like-me-capitol-nashville-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Country singer Mickey Guyton provides thoughtful commentary on race and celebrates blackness on the moving single, “Black Like Me.”
![Trey Songz, "2020 Riots" [Photo Credit: Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/trey-songz-2020-riots-atlantic-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Trey Songz lends his voice to the movement & protests on racial inequality & injustice with the brilliant “2020 Riots: How Many Times.”
![Meek Mill, Otherside of America [📷: Maybach Music Group LLC / Atlantic Recording Corporation]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/meek-mill-otherside-of-america.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ½ On “Otherside of America,” rapper Meek Mill delivers a socially conscious, protest banger that truly captures racial inequality.