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.
Trey Songz ushers in the Christmas spirit (and love) on his superb new single, “Comin Home.”
Jhene Aiko is unafraid to get ‘down and dirty’ on risqué new single, “Maniac.” Innuendo runs rampant here.
Up-and-coming teen-pop artist Daniel Skye woos the ladies on enjoyable new single, “No Party.”
Rick Ross enlists Gucci Mane and 2 Chainz for flex-fest banger, “Buy Back the Block.”
![G-Eazy, Bone Marrow [📷: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/g-eazy-bone-marrow.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Bay Area Standout G-Eazy and British standout Danny Seth team up for the profane, collaborative banger, “Bone Marrow.”
![The Hamilton Mixtape [📷: Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/the-hamilton-mixtape.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Ashanti and Ja Rule reunite on “Helpless,” a cover appearing on the highly anticipated, star-studded ‘The Hamilton Mixtape.’
Despite the fact that G-Eazy has seen his fame increase exponentially, he asserts that fame hasn’t made him a perfect person on single, “Still.”
![Childish Gambino, "Awaken, My Love!" [📷: Glassnote]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/childish-gambino-awaken-my-love-glassnote.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Childish Gambino returns with an ambitious second single, “Redbone,” ahead of his R&B full-length, “Awaken, My Love!”
Aloe Blacc, Dave East, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Nas drop the dope “Wrote My Way Out,” a highlight from ‘The Hamilton Mixtape.’
John Legend may not earn another no. 1 hit with single “I Know Better,” but he keeps traditional R&B on the ‘up and up.’
Usher tackles “Wait for It” on the highly anticipated ‘The Hamilton Mixtape.’ He gives a respectable performance, but doesn’t trump the original.
John Legend keeps soul alive and well on “Penthouse Floor,” the second single from his fifth studio album, Darkness and Light.