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.
![Miguel, Python [Photo Credit: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/miguel-python-rca.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Despite being chocked-full of potential, uneven production lacking in finesse inhibits Miguel on his slithery new single, “Python.”
![Ella Mai, Trip [Photo Credits: 10 Summers / Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ella-mai-trip-10-summers-interscope.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Rising urban contemporary artist Ella Mai follows up her brilliant, breakout single “Boo’d Up” with another surefire bop, “Trip.” Upward trajectory indeed.
![ZAYN, Too Much [Photo Credit: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/zayn-too-much-rca.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Standout British urban-pop singer ZAYN enlists four-time Grammy-winning rapper/producer Timbaland for his fourth single of 2018, “Too Much.”
![LX Mason, I Don't [Photo Credit: LX Mason]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/lx-mason-i-dont-lx-mason.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
LX Mason dazzles on his debut single, “I Don’t,” a song that eschews being “oppressed by other’s opinions” or by “personal anxieties and fears.”
![Blood Orange, Negro Swan [Photo Credit: Domino]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/blood-orange-negro-swan-domino.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Blood Orange (Dev Hynes), shines bright on “Jewelry,” the second advance single from his highly-anticipated fourth studio album, ‘Negro Swan.’
![AGNEZ MO, Overdose [Photo Credit: 300 Entertainment]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/agnez-mo-overdose-300-entertainment.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Indonesian singer AGNEZ MO taps Grammy-winning American R&B singer Chris Brown for a truly enjoyable, sexy duet, “Overdose.”
![Tyga, SWISH [Photo Credits: The Last Kings Music / EMPIRE]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/tyga-swish-the-last-kings-music-empire.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Tyga, celebrating a return to pop relevancy, drops a sexed-up, skeletal, ‘strip club anthem’, “SWISH.” “SWISH” samples the David Banner hit, “Play.”
![Benjamin Ingrosso, I Wouldn't Know [Photo Credit: Record Company Ten]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/benjamin-ingrosso-i-wouldnt-know-record-company-ten.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Swedish pop singer/songwriter Benjamin Ingrosso shines on “I Wouldn’t Know,” where he’s totally fed up with a ‘one-sided relationship.’
![Elley Duhé, Way Down Low [Photo Credit: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/elley-duhe-way-down-low-rca.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Pop singer Elley Duhé shows on enjoyable single “WAY DOWN LOW” that she’s willing to do whatever to conquer love, even in the worst of times.
![The Blancos, We're Tired [Photo Credit: Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/the-blancos-were-tired-republic.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Alternative duo The Blancos – Cory Hueston and Jayson Robbins – tap rapper Joyner Lucas on their second major-label single, “We’re Tired.”
Blood Orange (Dev Hynes), makes a compelling return with “Charcoal Baby,” an advance single from his fourth studio album, ‘Negro Swan.’
![Smokepurpp, Nephew [Photo Credits: Alamo / Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/smokepurpp-nephew-alamo-interscope.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Smokepurpp continues to be light on substance on his latest single, “Nephew.” Nonetheless, he and featured guest Lil Pump provide some replay value.