Missy Elliott, Gossip Folks | Rap BNGRZ 🔥
![Missy Elliott, “Gossip Folks”: Rap BNGRZ 🔥 No. 19 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Elektra Entertainment; cottonbro studio via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/missy-elliott-gossip-folks-rap-bngrz-19-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 19th edition of Rap BNGRZ 🔥 (2023), we break down the banger status of “Gossip Folks,” performed by Missy Elliott featuring Ludacris.
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Jonas Brothers, The Album | Album Review 💿
![Jonas Brothers, The Album [📷: Jonas Brothers Recording / Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/jonas-brothers-the-album-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Jonas Brothers’ The Album is better than expected. Still, the album lacks cohesiveness and doesn’t really move the needle in the band’s career.
John Legend, Open Your Eyes | COVERS
![John Legend, “Open Your Eyes”: Covers No. 21 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner /The Musical Hype; Getting Out Our Dreams / Columbia; Paul Brennan from Pixabay; Sdf Rahbar on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/john-legend-open-your-eyes-covers-21-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 21st edition of COVERS (2023), John Legend delivers a compelling rendition of “Open Your Eyes,” originally performed by Bobby Caldwell.
11 Compelling Songs Focused on HERE | Playlist 🎧
![11 Compelling Songs Focused on HERE [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Aleksandar Pasaric via Pexels; 建鹏 邵 from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/11-compelling-songs-focused-on-here.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
11 Compelling Songs Focused on HERE features music courtesy of Al Green, Alessia Cara, Jennifer Hudson, Sam Smith, and The Weeknd.
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again | FIERCE Pop + Rock 🔥🤘
![Andrew Lloyd Webber, “Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again”: FIERCE Pop + Rock 🔥🤘 No. 23 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Polydor Ltd.; Conna Lee, Madelin Berry, anna-m. w., Johan Duran, RODNAE Productions via Pexels; Pete Linforth via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/andrew-lloyd-webber-wishing-you-were-somehow-here-again-fierce-pop-rock-23-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 23rd edition of FIERCE Pop + Rock 🔥🤘, we highlight “Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again” from the Andrew Lloyd Webber classic, The Phantom of The Opera.
Frog 🐸 | 3 to 5 BOPS
![Frog 🐸: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 39 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/frog-3-to-5-bops-39-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Frog 🐸: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 39 (2023), features musical BOPS courtesy of 100 gecs, Alice in Chains, The Flaming Lips, Kermit the Frog 🐸, and MARINA.
Teddy Pendergrass, Can’t We Try | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
![Teddy Pendergrass, “Can’t We Try”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 78 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Sony Music Entertainment; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/teddy-pendergrass-cant-we-try-throwback-vibez-78-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 78th edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Can’t We Try” by soul great, Teddy Pendergrass.
d4vd, Sleep Well | Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥
![d4vd, “Sleep Well”: Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 No. 39 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Darkroom / Interscope; Ash via Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Dorothe, Stefan Schweihofer via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/d4vd-sleep-well-midnight-heat-39-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 39th edition of Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 (2023), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind “Sleep Well” by d4vd.
Binoy, Boyhood | LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶
![Binoy, “Boyhood”: LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 No. 21 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Binoy Zachariah; Anna Shvets, Monstera, Polina Tankilevitch, RODNAE Productions, Spencer Cooper, Uriel Mont via Pexels; Jim, Kurious via Pixabay; Hugo Herrera on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/binoy-boyhood-lgbtq-bopz-21-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 21st edition of LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 (2023), we highlight the song, “Boyhood” performed by Kenyan born/bred, LA-based singer/songwriter, Binoy.
Shirley Caesar, All of the Glory | Track Review 🎵
![Shirley Caesar, “All of the Glory”[📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; MNRK; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/shirley-caesar-all-of-the-glory-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Well into her eighties, the legendary Shirley Caesar continues to minister through her music with the uplifting gospel single, “All of the Glory.”
Dolly Parton, World On Fire | Track Review 🎵
![Dolly Parton, World on Fire [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Butterfly / Big Machine Label Group; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dolly-parton-world-on-fire.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
After being inducted in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Dolly Parton unveils the powerful “World On Fire,” the promo single from her rock album, Rockstar.
Janelle Monáe, Lipstick Lover | Track Review 🎵
![Janelle Monáe, Lipstick Lover [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Wondaland Productions LLC / Bad Boy; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/janelle-monae-lipstick-lover.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Janelle Monáe brings out the sexy vibes on her fun reggae-tinged pop/R&B single, “Lipstick Lover.”
Luther Vandross, Here and Now | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
![Luther Vandross, “Here and Now”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 77 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Sony Music Entertainment; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/luther-vandross-here-and-now-throwback-vibez-77-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 77th edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Here and Now” by Luther Vandross.
11 Hella Sus, Demon 😈 Songs | Playlist 🎧
![11 Hella Sus, Demon 😈 Songs [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Dalton Smith, Moreno Matković, Nurlan Imash, Toa Heftiba on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/11-hella-sus-demon-songs.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
11 Hella Sus, Demon 😈 Songs features music courtesy of Alex Vaughn, Imagine Dragons, Machine Gun Kelly, Whitechapel, and Yeat.
Boyz II Men, A Song For Mama | Music Lifts 🎶 🏋
![Boyz II Men, “A Song For Mama”: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 No. 26 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Motown; cottonbro studio, Itzel Sandoval, Neeraj Nagdeve via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/boyz-ii-men-a-song-for-mama-music-lifts-25-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 26th edition of Music Lifts (2023), we’re uplifted by R&B collective Boyz II Men performing, “A Song For Mama.”
Machine Gun Kelly, D3MONS | Rap BNGRZ 🔥
![Machine Gun Kelly, “D3MONS”: Rap BNGRZ 🔥 No. 18 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Bad Boy / Interscope; cottonbro studio via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/machine-gun-kelly-d3mons-rap-bngrz-18-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 18th edition of Rap BNGRZ 🔥 (2023), we break down the banger status of “D3MONS,” performed by Machine Gun Kelly featuring DMX.
Getting to Know… Crostpaths | Interview 🎤
![Getting to Know…Crostpaths: Interview No. 356 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Crostpaths; Tumisu via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/getting-to-know-crostpaths-interview-356.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 356th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from UK genre-bending collective, Crostpaths.
Candy Candido & The Jud Conlon Chorus, What Made Red Man Red | Controversial Tunes 😈🎶
![Candy Candido & The Jud Conlon Chorus, “What Made the Red”: Controversial Tunes 😈🎶 No. 13 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Disney; Anand Kulkarni, Aykut Bingül, Luân Phan, mohammadreza merhvand via Pexels; Anna, Gordon Taylor, harshahars from Pixabay; christian buehner on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/candy-candido-the-jud-conlon-chorus-what-made-red-man-red-controversial-tunes-13-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 13th edition of Controversial Tunes (2023), we explore the controversy behind the song, “What Made Red Man Red” by Candy Candido & The Jud Conlon Chorus.
The Dramatics vs. The Dramatics | Head 2 Head 🗣️
![The Dramatics vs. The Dramatics: Head 2 Head 🗣️ No. 19 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Concord Music Group, Inc.; Antoni Shkraba via Pexels, andresilva5, talha khalil, Valentin Tikhonov via Pixabay; Nick Wang on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/the-dramatics-head-2-head-19-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 19th edition of Head 🗣️ 2 Head 🗣️ (2023), The Dramatics compete against themself to determine which of their two top 10 hits is the best.
Getting to Know… Blackened Rose | Interview 🎤
![Getting to Know… Blackened Rose: Interview No. 355 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Blackened Rose; Tumisu via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/getting-to-know-blackened-rose-interview-355.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 355th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, Aleksei Iagunkov (vocals) provides the inside scoop on his hard rock/metal band, Blackened Rose.
Getting to Know… Englomanatic Glitch | Interview 🎤
![Getting to Know… Englomanatic Glitch: Interview No. 354 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Englomanatic Glitch; Tumisu via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/getting-to-know-englomanatic-glitch-interview-354.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 354th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from West London, electro-stoner band, Englomanatic Glitch.
Maze, Golden Time Of Day | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
![Maze, “Golden Time of Day”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 76 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Capitol; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/maze-golden-time-of-day-throwback-vibez-76-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 76th edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Golden Time of Day” by Maze (featuring Frankie Beverly).
Ervin Munir And Aeron Z Jones, Fall Apart | Track Review 🎵
![Ervin Munir & Aeron Z Jones, Fall Apart [📷: Ervin Munir]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/ervin-munir-fall-apart.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1)
On "Fall Apart," skillful, thought-provoking wordplay by Ervin Munir bring to light the struggles & tribulations that come with trying to affect change in the world.
13 Songs Where the Keyword is SONG | Playlist 🎧
![13 Songs Where the Keyword is SONG [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Andrea Piacquadio, Budgeron Bach, Eren Li, George Milton via Pexels; Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/13-songs-where-the-keyword-is-song.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
13 Songs Where The Keyword is SONG features music courtesy of AJR, Bruno Mars, Elton John, Sara Wolff, and Toosii.
Hunt | 3 to 5 BOPS
![Hunt: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 38 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Austin Pacheco on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/hunt-3-to-5-bops-38-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Hunt: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 38 (2023), features musical BOPS courtesy of Björk, Ghost, Kesha, Pharrell Williams, and Ryan Beatty.
Al Wilson, Show and Tell | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
![Al Wilson, “Show and Tell”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 75 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Fuel 2000; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/al-wilson-show-and-tell-throwback-vibez-75-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 75th edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Show and Tell” by Al Wilson.
Labrinth, The Feels | Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥
![Labrinth, “The Feels”: Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 No. 38 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Columbia; Ash via Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Dorothe, Stefan Schweihofer via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/labrinth-the-feels-midnight-heat-38-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 38th edition of Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 (2023), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind “The Feels” by Labrinth.