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.
![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.”
![Machine Gun Kelly, Rap Devil [Photo Credit: Bad Boy / Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/machine-gun-kelly-rap-devil-bad-boy-interscope.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Machine Gun Kelly takes aim at Eminem on his diss track “Rap Devil.” Despite some relevant points, he leaves the door open to being destroyed.
![Mariah Carey, GTFO [Photo Credits: Epic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/mariah-carey-gtfo-epic.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Aiming at another comeback, Pop/R&B icon Mariah Carey assimilates to modern times on single “GTFO” with pleasant, though not groundbreaking results.
![Nikki Giron, Granted [Photo Credit: Nikki Giron]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/nikki-giron-granted-nikki-giron.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Rising Denver, Colorado singer, songwriter, and saxophonist Nikki Giron showcases incredible musicianship on her thoughtful, soulful single, “Granted.”
![Atreyu, In Our Wake [Photo Credit: Spinefarm]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/atreyu-in-our-wake-spinefarm.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Orange County, Cali metalcore band Atreyu returns with “In Our Wake,” the promo single from their seventh studio album of the same name.
![Jeremy Zucker, comethru [Photo Credit: Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/jeremy-zucker-comethru-republic.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
New Jersey-bred pop musician Jeremy Zucker showcases tremendous potential on his simple, yet effective, relatable single, “comethru.”
![SaNTINO, Boobjob [Photo Credit: SaNTINO]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/santino-boobjob-santino.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
UK producer SaNTINO manages to both shock and impress on his risqué, sexually-charged, throwback single, “Boobjob.”
![Andy Black, My Way [Photo Credit: Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/andy-black-my-way-republic.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Andy Black – aka Andy Biersack, frontman of Black Veil Brides – returns with his first solo single since his debut album, ‘The Shadow Side,’ “My Way.”
![Atmosphere, Mi Vida Local [Photo Credit: Rhymesayers Entertainment]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/atmosphere-mi-vida-local-rhymesayers.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Veteran underground hip-hop duo Atmosphere returns with “Virgo,” the promo single from the duo’s ninth studio album, ‘Mi Vida Local.’