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.
![Yellow Claw, New Blood [Photo Credit: Barong Family]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/yellow-claw-new-blood-barong-family.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Yellow Claw continues releasing singles in advance of their new album, âNew Blood.â âPublic Enemyâ pairs the Dutch duo with DJ Snake.
Interpol returns after a four-year hiatus with its sixth studio album, âMarauder.â The dark, spirited âThe Roverâ serves as the setâs promo single.
![Jeremih & Ty Dolla $ign, The Light [Photo Credits: Def Jam / Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/jeremih-ty-dolla-sign-the-light-def-jam-atlantic.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Jeremih and Ty Dolla $ign start the summer off right with the groovy, if shallow sex record, âThe Light.â Itâs not deep, but itâs certainly lit.Â
![DeJ Loaf & Leon Bridges, Liberated [Photo Credit: Columbia]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dej-loaf-leon-bridges-liberated-columbia.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Rapper/Singer DeJ Loaf and throwback soul singer Leon Bridges make a formidable team on the socially-conscious single, âLiberated.â
![Ruel, Ready (EP) [đ·: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ruel-ready-rca.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
15-year old Australian pop singer Ruel sounds more mature beyond his years on âYounger,â an advanced single from his debut EP, âReady.â
![Marshmello, Tell Me [Photo Credit: Joytime Collective]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/marshmello-tell-me-joytime-collective.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
âGoinâ soloâ without a vocal collaborator on his latest release, Marshmello impresses on his brief, but jam-packed instrumental single, âTell Me.â
![Why Don't We, Hooked [Photo Credit: Signature/Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/why-dont-we-hooked-signature-atlantic.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Boy band Why Donât We are âinnocently naughtyâ on their innuendo-heavy new single, âHooked.â Despite her bad reputation, the boys are âhooked.â
![Prince, Piano & A Microphone [Photo Credit: Warner Bros.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/prince-piano-a-microphone-1983-warner-bros.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
A stunning piano-accompanied interpretation of the spiritual âMary Donât Weepâ provides further support for the absolute genius of the late, great Prince.Â
![Nicki Minaj, Rich Sex [Photo Credit: Cash Money]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/nicki-minaj-rich-sex-cash-money.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Nicki Minaj, building towards her fourth studio album, enlists Lil Wayne for the absolutely filthy, yet hard-hitting banger, âRich Sex.â
![Shakira & Maluma, Clandestino [Photo Credit: Sony Music Latin]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/shakira-maluma-clandestino-sony-latin.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Iconic Colombian singer/songwriter Shakira and rising Columbia reggaetĂłn singer Maluma make a formidable team as âsecret loversâ on âClandestino.â
![Vic Mensa, Reverse [Photo Credit: Roc Nation]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/vic-mensa-reverse-roc-nation.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Chi-town rapper Vic Mensa, assisted by the ever-confident, ubiquitous, Bay Area rapper G-Eazy, drop a sick banger with âReverse.â
![gnash, imagine if [Photo Credits: :): / Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/gnash-imagine-if-atlantic.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Alternative artist Garret Nash, better known as gnash, returns with his second, âimaginativeâ single of 2018, âImagine If.â