Metascore: 37
Keeping it real, critics weren’t a fan of Puth’s debut album. The highest score, a 60 (The Guardian) is respectable, yet average at best. The worst score came courtesy of Q Magazine – a 25. Q was just downright mean: Nine Track Mind whimpers like a sick kitten. To quote Magic! “Why you gotta be so rude?”
We weren’t too kind to Mr. Puth on Starpulse ourselves – he received two-and-half-stars…
the musical hype (Brent Faulkner) has earned Bachelor's and Master's degrees in music (music education, music theory/composition respectively). A multi-instrumentalist, he plays piano, trombone, and organ among numerous other instruments. He's a certified music educator, composer, and freelance music blogger. Faulkner cites music and writing as two of the most important parts of his life. Notably, he's blessed with a great ear, possessing perfect pitch.
![Whitney Houston, Who Would Imagine a King: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 No. 48 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Arista; Monstera Production, Qamar Rehman, RDNE Stock Project, Thomas Ronveaux, Wolrider YURTSEVEN from Pexels; OpenClipart-Vectors, Quốc Hùng Hầu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/whitney-houston-who-would-imagine-a-king-music-lifts-48-2024.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
In the 48th edition of Music Lifts (2024), we’re uplifted by Whitney Houston performing, “Who Would Imagine a King.”
![Kendrick Lamar, squabble up: Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 No. 97 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; pgLang / Interscope; cottonbro studio, Harry Shelton, Kool Shooters, Lucas Pazeta, Mavluda Tashbaeva, Teddy Yang, Wesley Souza from Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/kendrick-lamar-squabble-up-bangerz-n-bopz-97-2024.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
In the 97th edition of Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 (2024), we highlight “squabble up” performed by Grammy and Pulitzer-winning rapper, Kendrick Lamar.
![Doechii, Nissan Altima: Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 No. 96 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Top Dawg Entertainment, LLC / UMG Recordings, Inc.; cottonbro studio, Harry Shelton, Kool Shooters, Lucas Pazeta, Mavluda Tashbaeva, Teddy Yang, Wesley Souza from Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/doechii-nissan-altima-bangerz-n-bopz-96-2024.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
In the 96th edition of Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 (2024), we highlight “Nissan Altima” performed by Grammy-nominated rapper, Doechii.