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.
“Aces High,” a song performed by Serayah on the third season of Empire, suffers from the pitfalls of the soundtrack cut.
Alternative, Left-field rapper Kid Cudi returns strong with single “Baptized in Fire.” Cudi is assisted by Travis Scott.
Pitbull goes moderately harder on his new single, “Can’t Have” which samples “Can’t Have” by pop-R&B artist Steven A. Clark.
Pop-rock singer-songwriter & beastly guitarist John Mayer returns with “Love on the Weekend,” a lovely single but no means the second coming.
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.”
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Childish Gambino returns with an ambitious second single, “Redbone,” ahead of his R&B full-length, “Awaken, My Love!”