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Reviews: The Musical Hype

Ah, welcome to the reviews on The Musical Hype! Albums, EPs, and songs [singles + tracks] of various styles are evaluated here – we don’t discriminate! All reviews are also available on the home page. Both album and song reviews are assigned a star rating on a scale of 0 – 5 (½ stars are used as well), that is visible at the beginning and ending of the review.

5 out of 5 stars = Masterpiece 🤩

4.5 out of 5 stars = Near Masterpiece 🤩

4 out of 5 stars = Excellent 😀

3.5 out of 5 stars = Very Good 😀

3 out of 5 stars = Average / Good 🙂 👌

2.5 out of 5 stars = Below Average… it’s giving sus  😏 😑 🫤

2 out of 5 stars = Mediocre 👎 😡

1.5 out of 5 stars, 1 out of 5 stars, 0.5 out of 5 stars, 0 out of 5 stars = BAD… 🤬


~ Album Reviews 💿 ~

Album reviews tend to follow a track-by-track format, commencing with an intro paragraph comprised of background information, and concluding paragraph that wraps things up. Also, GEMS 💎 – the best, highly recommended tracks – are selected at the end of each review. It should not come as a surprise to see the analysis run > 1000 words.


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Rae Sremmurd, SR3MM | Album Review 💿

SR3MM, the triple album by Rae Sremmurd, has its share of hits, but is too long & at times, suffers from a lack of inspiration & variance.

Leon Bridges, Good Thing | Album Review

Grammy-nominated, contemporary soul singer Leon Bridges ‘steps up his game’ on his sophomore album, ‘Good Thing.’

Keith Urban, Graffiti U | Album Review

Ever-eclectic Australian country superstar Keith Urban continues to blur country music lines on his latest album, ‘Graffiti U.’

Post Malone, beerbongs & bentleys | Album Review 💿

Pop rap sensation Post Malone returns with an enjoyable, if excessively lengthy sophomore album, ‘beerbongs & bentleys.’

Paris, ONE NIGHT IN PARIS | Album Review

Up-and-coming rock-infused hip-hop artist Paris shows potential and room for growth on his 19-minute debut EP, ‘ONE NIGHT IN PARIS.’

Janelle Monáe, Dirty Computer | Album Review 💿

Eclectic R&B artist Janelle Monáe delivers the most important, meaningful & transcendent LP of her career with Dirty Computer.

Lord Huron, Vide Noir | Album Review

Indie-rock collective Lord Huron, led by Ben Schneider, makes a compelling return on their conceptual, third studio album, ‘Vide Noir.’

Bishop Briggs, Church of Scars | Album Review

Rising British-American alternative singer Bishop Briggs delivers a ‘short but sweet’ debut album with ‘Church of Scars.’ She exhibits loads of potential. 

PRETTYMUCH, PRETTYMUCH an EP | Album Review

Austin, Brandon, Edwin, Nick, and Zion, members of up-and-coming urban-pop boy-band PRETTYMUCH, release their debut EP, fittingly titled ‘PRETTYMUCH an EP.’

J. Cole, KOD | Album Review

Heating up April 2018, as well as the rap game, J. Cole returns with his surprise, highly-anticipated fifth studio album, ‘KOD.’ He focuses on drugs, money, sex, and a variety of ...

~ Song Reviews 🎵 ~

Song Reviews on the site tend to follow a format that includes an intro paragraph with background information, a body, comprised of at least one paragraph of analysis, and a concluding paragraph (older reviews) or statement (more recent reviews) that ‘put a cap’ on things. Song reviews generally run a minimum of 250 words with many running > 300 words.


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Ice Spice, Think U The Shit (Fart) | Song Review 🎵

Grammy-nominated rapper Ice Spice brings ample attitude, and a compelling flow on her banger, “Think U The Shit (Fart).”

Julia Thomsen, Serenity | Track Review 🎵

George James: "Serenity", the latest composition by Julia Thomsen, is a reflection of her boundless creativity and skill as a composer.

Benjamin Ingrosso, Kite | Song Review 🎵

Swedish pop musician Benjamin Ingrosso gets high off love on his ear-catching, exuberant first single of 2024, “Kite.”

Binoy, Villain Arc | Song Review 🎵

Kenyan pop musician Binoy brings the heat, once again, with his ‘villainous,’ first single of 2024, “Villain Arc.”

Nicki Minaj, Big Foot | Song Review 🎵

Nicki Minaj sounds pressed on “Big Foot,” her unconvincing, undercooked diss track directed towards Megan Thee Stallion.

Tom MacDonald & Ben Shapiro, FACTS | Song Review 🎵

Conservative, Canadian rapper Tom MacDonald collaborates with conservative commentator, Ben Shapiro, on an utterly ‘hot garbage’ single, “FACTS.”

Lil Nas X, Where Do We Go Now? | Song Review 🎵

Lil Nas X returns with his second single of 2024, the authentic, emotional, and reflective “Where Do We Go Now?”

Megan Thee Stallion, HISS | Song Review 🎵

Grammy-winning rapper Megan Thee Stallion confidently and unapologetic goes TF off “HISS,” her fiery follow-up single to “Cobra.”

Jason Derulo & Michael Bublé, Spicy Margarita | Song Review 🎵

Jason Derulo and Michael Bublé give us the collaboration we didn’t know we needed on the fun, sexy pop single, “Spicy Margarita.”

Justin Timberlake, Selfish | Song Review 🎵

Blue-eyed pop superstar Justin Timberlake returns with “Selfish,” the promo single from his long-awaited, sixth studio album, Everything I Thought It Was.

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