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.
![Doechii, BOOM BAP [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Top Dawg Entertainment / Capitol; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/doechii-boom-bap-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Sickening Florida rapper Doechii drops a brief but potent bop in “BOOM BAP” ahead of her mixtape, Alligator Bites Never Heal.
![Central Cee, Billion Streams Freestyle [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Columbia; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/central-cee-billion-streams-freestyle-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
UK rapper Central Cee has a lot to say (sort of) on the brief “Billion Streams,” the B-side of his two-song single, Bolide Noir.
![Coldplay, WE PRAY [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Coldplay / Parlophone; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/coldplay-we-pray.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Decorated alt-rock collective Coldplay enlists Little Simz, Burna Boy, Elyanna, and TINI for the thoughtful, uplifting faith-driven single, “WE PRAY.”
![Gucci Mane, Rich N****z [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; 1017 Global Music, LLC / Atlantic; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/gucci-mane-rich-niggaz.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Gucci Mane, fueled by ill production by Zaytoven, drops a fierce rap banger with “Rich N*ggaz,” the second track from his Greatest Of All Trappers – Gangsta Grillz Edition LP.
![Isabel LaRosa, Pretty Boy [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Slumbo Labs / RCA; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/isabel-larosa-pretty-boy-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Gen-Z Cuban American pop singer/songwriter Isabel LaRosa is obsessed with this fine boy in her brief but entertaining, engaging, and relatable single, “Pretty Boy.”
![Hozier, Nobody’s Soldier [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Rubyworks Ltd. / Columbia; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/hozier-nobodys-soldier.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated Irish singer/songwriter Hozier continues an awesome year with another stellar single, the anti-war-themed “Nobody’s Soldier.”
![Mary J. Blige, Breathing (Ft. Fabolous) [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; 300 Entertainment / Mary Jane Productions; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/mary-j-blige-breathing-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning R&B singer/songwriter Mary J. Blige taps fellow New Yorker, rapper Fabolous for the enjoyable, amorous single, “Breathing.”
![Benson Boone, Pretty Slowly [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Night Street / Warner; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/benson-boone-pretty-slowly-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Handsome and talented pop singer/songwriter Benson Boone strikes gold once more with his honest, breakup-fueled single, “Pretty Slowly.”
![Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, Die With A Smile [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Interscope; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/lady-gaga-bruno-mars-die-with-a-smile-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Decorated, multifaceted musicians Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars make a formidable team in their first-ever collaboration, “Die With A Smile.”
![Ciara, Run It Up [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Beauty Marks Entertainment, Inc.; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ciara-run-it-up-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning R&B/hip-hop artist Ciara enlists BossMan Dlow for her entertaining, vibe-laden single, “Run It Up.”
![Zedd & Remi Wolf, Lucky [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Interscope; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/zedd-lucky.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Russian-German DJ/producer Zedd taps talented pop singer/songwriter Remi Wolf for his short but utterly sweet dance-pop single, “Lucky.”
![Katy Perry, LIFETIMES [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Capitol; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/katy-perry-lifetimes.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Following the disastrous “WOMAN’S WORLD,” Katy Perry improves on “LIFETIMES.” Still, the second single from 143 feels average, not dynamic.
