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The Musical Hype is an all-encompassing music blog featuring album + song reviews, playlists, interviews & various columns.

Song Reviews

Songs of various musical styles are reviewed.

Album Reviews

Albums of various styles are reviewed.

Playlists

Playlists rank among our proudest achievements.

Interviews

Q&As with intriguing musicians & bands.

Columns

Intriguing columns including Covers, Head 2 Head, Midnight Heat, Music Lifts, Throwback Vibez & LGBTQ Bopz among others.

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Big Sean, Moves | Track Review 🎵

Ahead of his fourth studio album, I Decided, Big Sean drops a cocky new single, “Moves.” Although “Moves” is brief, it packs a punch.

Music, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|Dec 27, 2016

Year-End List: 20 Best R&B Albums or 2016

Beyoncé (Lemonade), Solange (A Seat at the Table), and Frank Ocean (Blonde) lead the charge of the 20 best R&B albums of 2016.

Evergreen, Music, Playlists, Year in Review By the musical hype|Dec 27, 2016

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20 Worst Songs of 2016 | Year-End Playlist

2016 has had its fair share of respectable, even superb songs. Even so, there have also been some totally awful songs that simply aren’t forgivable.

Evergreen, Music, Playlists, Pop Culture, Year in Review By the musical hype|Dec 26, 2016

Year-End List: 40 Best Albums of 2016

Beyoncé (Lemonade), Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds (Skelton Tree), and Solange (A Seat at the Table) lead the charge of the 40 bests albums of 2016.

Evergreen, Music, Playlists, Year in Review By the musical hype|Dec 23, 2016

Chris Brown, Party | Track Review 🎵

Chris Brown returns with yet another predictable new single, “Party,” assisted by colleague Usher and prolific rapper Gucci Mane.

Music, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|Dec 22, 2016

Yo Gotti, Castro | Track Review 🎵

Ahead of his second album of 2016, ‘White Friday (CM9), Yo Gotti drops star-studded flex-track, “Castro” featuring Kanye West, Big Sean, Quavo & 2 Chainz.