Ari Lennox, age/sex/location | Album Review 💿
![Ari Lennox, age/sex/location [📷: Dreamville / Roc Nation]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ari-lennox-age-sex-location-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
R&B singer Ari Lennox brings the heat to her fine sophomore album, age/sex/location. It impresses well beyond the hit single, “Pressure.”
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Spectral Display, Runnin For Your Love | Track Review 🎵
Guest contributor, George James: Spectral Display Smash It With "Runnin' For Your Love."
Ari Lennox, “Leak It” | After Dark 🕛 🌃
![Ari Lennox, “Leak It”: After Dark 🕛 🌃 No. 70 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, cottonbro, Darkmoon_Art, Dreamville / Interscope, Eko Agalarov, JJ Whitley, Jonas Wilson, Ketut Subiyanto, KoolShooters, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Tazz Vaughn]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ari-lennox-leak-it-after-dark-2022-70.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 70th edition of After Dark (2022), we explore the naughty, risqué, & sexual vibes behind, “Leak It” by Ari Lennox featuring Chlöe.
The Manhattans, Kiss and Say Goodbye | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
![The Manhattans, “Kiss and Say Goodbye”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 86 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Gerhard G., JL G via Pixabay, Karl Hörnfeldt via Unsplash, The Musical Hype, Sony Music Entertainment]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/the-manhattans-kiss-and-say-goodbye-throwback-gemz-86-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 86th edition of Throwback Vibez (2022), we recollect and reflect on “Kiss and Say Goodbye” by The Manhattans.
15 F Songs: No Rhyme or Reason, Vol. 2 | Playlist 🎧
![15 F Songs: No Rhyme or Reason, Vol. 2 [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Oberholster Venita, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/15-f-songs-no-rhyme-or-reason-vol-2.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
15 F Songs: No Rhyme or Reason, Vol. 2 features Florence + The Machine, GIVĒON, Jack Harlow, Kendrick Lamar & ROLE MODEL.
Deniece Williams, “Free” | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
![Deniece Williams, “Free”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 85 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Columbia, Gerhard G., JL G via Pixabay, Karl Hörnfeldt via Unsplash, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/deniece-williams-free-throwback-gemz-85-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 85th edition of Throwback Vibez (2022), we recollect and reflect on “Free” by Deniece Williams.
Nickelback, “San Quentin” | Track Review 🎵
![Nickelback, "San Quentin" [📷: Nickelback II Productions, Inc. / BMG Rights Management LLC]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/nickelback-san-quentin-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Ultra-polarizing, veteran Canadian band Nickelback return with the heavy song, “San Quentin,” the promo single for their 10th studio album, Get Rollin’.
Yeat, “Flawlëss” | Rap BNGRZ 🔥
![Yeat, “Flawlëss”: Rap BNGRZ 🔥 No. 23 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, cottonbro, Epic, Geffen, The Musical Hype, Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/yeat-flawless-rap-bngrz-2022-23.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 23rd edition of Rap BNGRZ 🔥 (2022), we break down the banger status of “Flawlëss,” performed by Yeat featuring Lil Uzi Vert.
City | 5ive Songs
![City: 5ive Songs No. 51 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors, Peng LIU, Pexels, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/city-5ive-songs-51-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 51st edition of 5ive Songs (2022), we select five songs that are associated with the CITY in some form or fashion.
Getting to Know… Longfield & Super Skeleton | Interview 🎤
![Getting to Know… Longfield & Super Skeleton: Interview No. 300 [: Brent Faulkner, Darkmoon_Art, Longfield & Super Skeleton, luis2500gx, The Musical Hype, Pixabay, OpenClipart-Vectors]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/getting-to-know-longfield-super-skeleton-interview-300-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 300th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from the Norwegian six-piece collective, Longfield & Super Skeleton.
BLEU, “D–k & Tissues” | After Dark 🕛 🌃
![BLEU, “Dick & Tissues”: After Dark 🕛 🌃 No. 69 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, cottonbro, Darkmoon_Art, Eko Agalarov, JJ Whitley, Jonas Wilson, Ketut Subiyanto, KoolShooters, Moon Boy University / EMPIRE, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Tazz Vaughn]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/bleu-dick-tissues-after-dark-2022-69.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 69th edition of After Dark (2022), we explore the naughty, risqué, & sexual vibes behind, “D--k & Tissues” by BLEU.
Björk, “Atopos” | Track Review 🎵
![Björk, "Atopos" [📷: One Little Independent]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/bjork-atopos-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Following a four-year hiatus, Björk returns with “Atopos,” the eccentrically brilliant promo single from her 10th studio album, Fossora.
WILLOW, “curious/furious” | Track Review 🎵
![WILLOW, “curious/furious” [📷: Brent Faulkner, MSFTSMusic, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, Roc Nation]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/willow-curiousfurious-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
WILLOW shows off incredible versatility and personality in her emotional, honest single, “curious/furious,” from her album,
Lewis Capaldi, “Forget Me” | Track Review 🎵
![Lewis Capaldi, “Forget Me” [📷: Universal Music GmbH]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/lewis-capaldi-forget-me-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Scottish singer/songwriter Lewis Capaldi makes a compelling return with “Forget Me,” his first single of 2022.
Getting to Know… Seeker Pearl | Interview 🎤
![Getting to Know… Seeker Pearl: Interview No. 299 [📷: Alfred Derks from Pixabay, Brent Faulkner, Darkmoon_Art from Pixabay, The Musical Hype, Seeker Pearl]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/getting-to-know-seeker-pearl-interview-299.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 299th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from Chicago modern metalcore collective, Seeker Pearl.
Stevie Wonder, “Living For The City” | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
![Stevie Wonder, “Living For The City”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 84 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Gerhard G., JL G via Pixabay, Karl Hörnfeldt via Unsplash, Motown, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/stevie-wonder-living-for-the-city-throwback-gemz-84-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 84th edition of Throwback Vibez (2022), we recollect and reflect on “Living For The City” by Stevie Wonder.
13 Songs Filled with GOD | Playlist 🎧
![13 Songs Filled with GOD [📷: Brent Faulkner, Gerd Altmann, Gordon Johnson, The Musical Hype, Pixabay, tunnelmotions]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/13-songs-filled-with-god-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
13 Songs Filled with GOD features Adele, DJ Khaled, Ja$on AleXander, Kate Bush & Machine Gun Kelly.
Richard Smallwood, “The Center of My Joy” | Music Lifts 🎶 🏋
![Richard Smallwood, “The Center of My Joy”: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 No. 18 (2022) [📷: Arek Socha, Benjamin Balazs, Brent Faulkner, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Curb, Ketut Subiyanto, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Word Entertainment]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/richard-smallwood-the-center-of-my-joy-lit-music-that-lifts-18-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 18th edition of Lit Music That Lifts, we’re uplifted by Richard Smallwood performing, “The Center of My Joy.”
Major Harris vs. John Legend | Head 2 Head 🗣️
![Major Harris vs. John Legend: Head 2 Head 🗣️ No. 35 (2022) [📷: Atlantic, Brent Faulkner, J, Kool Shooters, Layers, Mario Aranda, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, RODNAE Productions, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Valentin Tikhonov]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/major-harris-john-legend-head-2-head-35-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 35th edition of Head 🗣️ 2 Head 🗣️ (2022), Major Harris and John Legend contend for the best rendition of “Love Won’t Let Me Wait.”
Major Harris, “Love Won’t Let Me Wait” | After Dark 🕛 🌃
![Major Harris, “Love Won’t Let Me Wait”: After Dark 🕛 🌃 No. 68 (2022) [📷: Atlantic, Brent Faulkner, cottonbro, Darkmoon_Art, Eko Agalarov, JJ Whitley, Jonas Wilson, Ketut Subiyanto, KoolShooters, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Tazz Vaughn]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/major-harris-love-wont-let-me-wait-after-dark-2022-68.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 68th edition of After Dark (2022), we explore the naughty, risqué, & sexual vibes behind, “Love Won’t Let Me Wait” by Major Harris.
13 Marvelous Songs That Reach for the Stars 🌟 | Playlist 🎧
![13 Marvelous Songs That Reach for the Stars [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Timothée Duran]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/13-marvelous-songs-that-reach-for-the-stars.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
13 Marvelous Songs That Reach for the Stars 🌟 features Benson Boone, David Bowie, Megan Thee Stallion, Panic! At The Disco & Years & Years.
Bones | 5ive Songs
![Bone: 5ive Songs No. 50 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Clovis Cheminot, Engin Akyurt, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/bones-5ive-songs-50-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 50th edition of 5ive Songs (2022), we select five songs that are associated with BONES in some form or fashion.
Fivio Foreign, Kanye West & Alicia Keys, “City of Gods” | Rap BNGRZ 🔥
![Fivio Foreign, Kanye West & Alicia Keys, “City of Gods”: Rap BNGRZ 🔥 No. 22 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Columbia, cottonbro, Epic, The Musical Hype, Pexels, RichFish, LLC]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/fivio-foreign-city-of-gods-rap-bngrz-v2-2022-22.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 22nd edition of Rap BNGRZ 🔥 (2022), we break down the banger status of “City of Gods,” performed by Fivio Foreign, Kanye West, and Alicia Keys.
Yeat, “Talk” | Track Review 🎵
![Yeat, “Talk” [📷: A Field Trip Recordings, Brent Faulkner, Geffen, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/yeat-talk-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Rapper Yeat brings the heat on his confident, cocky rap banger, “Talk.”
Johnnie Taylor, “Who’s Making Love” | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
![Johnnie Taylor, “Who’s Making Love”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 83 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Fantasy, Inc., Gerhard G., JL G via Pixabay, Karl Hörnfeldt via Unsplash, The Musical Hype, Stax]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/johnnie-taylor-whos-making-love-throwback-gemz-83-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 83rd edition of Throwback Vibez (2022), we recollect and reflect on “Who’s Making Love” by Johnnie Taylor.
Incredible LGBTQ Songs, Young & Old, Vol. 3 | Playlist 🎧
![Incredible LGBTQ Songs, Young & Old, Vol. 3 [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Aditya Ali, Brian Kyed, Cory Woodward, DIEGO SANCHEZ, Isi Parente, Kyle, Kyle Bushnell, Mary Y., matthew reyes, Nora Hutton, Pexels, Rene Bernal, RODNAE Productions, Ronny Sison, Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/incredible-lgbtq-songs-young-old-vol-3-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Incredible LGBTQ Songs, Young & Old features, Vol. 3 features music courtesy of Ben Platt, Jake Wesley Rogers, Orville Peck, Scissor Sisters & Shamir.
Lil Pump, “I’m Back” | Track Review 🎵
![Lil Pump, "I'm Back" [📷: Lil Pump]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/lil-pump-im-back-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
“Gucci Gang” rapper Lil Pump asserts his return on “I’m Back,” a brief, utterly forgettable, substance-less rap single.