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.
![Swizz Beatz, Poison [Photo Credit: Epic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/swizz-beatz-poison-epic.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Rap super producer Swizz Beatz enlists Grammy-winning rapper Lil Wayne for “Pistol on My Side,” the promo single for his upcoming album, ‘Poison.’
![ODESZA, Loyal [Photo Credit: Ninja Tune]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/odesza-loyal-ninja-tune.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Featuring very few words, electronic music production duo ODESZA lets he grand instrumentals do the work on “Loyal,” their first new single of 2018.
![The 1975, A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships [📷: Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/the-1975-a-brief-inquiry-into-online-relationships-interscope.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
After releasing many sketchy singles in advance of ‘A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships’, The 1975 improve on 4th single, “Sincerity is Scary.”
![Lil Baby & Gunna, Drip Too Hard [Photo Credit: Quality Control Music / 300 Entertainment]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/lil-baby-gunna-drip-too-hard-quality-control.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Rappers Lil Baby and Gunna combine for the brief, but utterly forgettable, ‘been there, done that’, flex banger, “Drip Too Hard.”
![Jesse McCartney, Wasted [Photo Credit: Blue Suit]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/jesse-mccartney-wasted-blue-suit.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Jesse McCartney doesn’t reinvent the wheel on his single “Wasted,” but it’s definitely an enjoyable, fun, simple, and straightforward modern-pop record.
![Ciara, Dose [Photo Credit: Beauty Marks Entertainment]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/ciara-dose-beauty-marks-entertainment.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Assisted by Rodney Jerkins on the boards, Ciara delivers one of her best singles in years with “Dose,” It’s chocked-full of attitude & infectious.
![G-Eazy, Rewind [Photo Credit: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/g-eazy-rewind-rca.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
G-Eazy ‘hosts’ on his new single “Rewind,” but it is rising pop artist Anthony Russo who steals the show on the incredibly catchy, swagger-laden chorus.
![Brett Young, Ticket to L.A. [Photo Credit: Big Machine]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/brett-young-ticket-to-la-big-machine.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Brett Young returns with a respectable, new song, “Here Tonight,” which serves as the promo single from his sophomore LP, ‘Ticket to L.A.’
![Khalid, Better [Photo Credit: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/khalid-better-rca.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Khalid delivers a chill, pleasant, romantic, well-rounded urban contemporary record with “Better.” It’s not flashy, but highly enjoyable.
![Mike Posner, Song About You [Photo Credit: Island]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/mike-posner-song-about-you-island.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Detroit singer, songwriter, sometimes-rapper, and producer Mike Posner drops a relatable song in “Song About You” encompassing the aftermath of a break-up.
![Lana Del Rey, Mariners Apartment Complex [Photo Credit: Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/lana-del-rey-mariners-apartment-complex-interscope.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated alternative pop singer/songwriter Lana Del Rey returns with her first original new solo single of 2018, “Mariners Apartment Complex.”
![Eminem, Killshot [Photo Credit: Aftermath]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/eminem-killshot-aftermath.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Following the release of the Machine Gun Kelly diss track “Rap Devil,” Eminem responds boldly, destroying the rapper on the diss track, “KILLSHOT.”