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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.

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~ 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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Rick Glam, VAMPIRE (EP) | Album Review

David Archuleta, Earthly Delights (EP) | 📀 Review

Kendrick Lamar, GNX | 💿 Review

Lizzo, MY FACE HURTS FROM SMILING | 📀 Review

Ervin Munir, Pure And Simple | Album Review 💿

AKA KELZZ, Odyssey | Album Review 💿

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India.Arie, SongVersation: Medicine | Album Review 💿

R&B singer/songwriter India.Arie returns with EP SongVersation: Medicine, her first new solo project following a four-year hiatus.

Album 💿, Music, Reviews By the musical hype|7Jul 177 Jul, 2017

Superfruit, Future Friends – Part One | Album Review

Superfruit – comprised of Pentatonix members Mitch and Scott – releases an enjoyable, seven-song, debut EP with 'Future Friends – Part One.'

Album 💿, LGBTQ, Music, Reviews By the musical hype|6Jul 176 Jul, 2017

25 Best Albums of 2017 (So Far) 2.0 | The Musical Hype

Kendrick Lamar (DAMN.), Father John Misty (Pure Comedy), and Chris Stapleton (From A Room: Volume 1) lead the list of 25 best albums of 2017 (so far).

Album 💿, Columns, Evergreen, Music, Op Ed, Playlists, Reviews, Year in Review By the musical hype|5Jul 175 Jul, 2017

TLC, TLC | Album Review

TLC returns with its fifth and final self-titled studio album. Left Eye is certainly missed, but T-Boz and Chilli assemble an enjoyable effort nonetheless.

Album 💿, Music, Reviews By the musical hype|5Jul 175 Jul, 2017

Russ, There’s Really a Wolf | Album Review 💿

Rapper and singer Russ delivers a promising debut album with ‘There’s Really a Wolf.’ Russ writes, produces, and engineers the album himself.

Album 💿, Music, Reviews By the musical hype|4Jul 174 Jul, 2017

Calvin Harris, Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 | Album Review 💿

Scottish DJ and producer Calvin Harris releases the best album of his career with his star-studded 'Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1.'

Album 💿, Music, Reviews By the musical hype|3Jul 173 Jul, 2017

Vince Staples, Big Fish Theory | Album Review 💿

Up-and-coming, critically-acclaimed rapper Vince Staples returns with a compelling sophomore effort, ‘Big Fish Theory.’

Album 💿, Music, Reviews By the musical hype|29Jun 1729 Jun, 2017

DJ Khaled, Grateful | Album Review 💿

DJ Khaled returns with the most star-studded album of his career with ‘Grateful.’ At nearly 90 minutes, it’s jam-packed with hits.

Album 💿, Music, Reviews By the musical hype|27Jun 1727 Jun, 2017

Imagine Dragons, Evolve | Album Review 💿

Nevada, alternative rock collective Imagine Dragons returns with its third studio album, ‘Evolve.’ The question is, did they indeed evolve?  

Album 💿, Music, Reviews By the musical hype|26Jun 1726 Jun, 2017

SZA, Z | Album Review

SZA leaves a superb first impression on her full-length debut album ‘Z.’

Album 💿, Music, Reviews By the musical hype|24Jun 1724 Jun, 2017

~ 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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bbno$, diamonds are forever | Song Review

Ari Lennox, Twin Flame | Song Review

Father John Misty, The Old Law | Song Review

Feng, Cali Crazy | Song Review

Luke Combs, Sleepless in a Hotel Room | Song Review

Stephen Sanchez, Sweet Love | Song Review

~ Get your fix of song reviews in all their glory, starting from most recent to oldest 😎 🤘 ~

Dixon Dallas, F150 | Track Review 🎵

The always entertaining Dixon Dallas (Jake Hill) returns with another satisfying, gay country gem with “F150.”

LGBTQ, Music, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|18Aug 2318 Aug, 2023

DJ Khaled, Supposed to Be Loved | Track Review 🎵

Grammy winner DJ Khaled assembles a star-studded cast (Lil Baby, Future, and Lil Uzi Vert) on the single “Supposed to Be Loved,” but fails to deliver the goods.

Music, Pop Culture, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|17Aug 2317 Aug, 2023

Olivia Rodrigo, bad idea right? | Track Review 🎵

Olivia Rodrigo delivers another fierce bop with “bad idea right?”, the second single from her highly anticipated sophomore LP, GUTS.

Music, Pop Culture, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|14Aug 2314 Aug, 2023

Ervin Munir And Tina Blaber, Pick up the Phone | Track Review 🎵

Guest contributor, George James: UK singer-songwriter Ervin Munir teams up with Tina Blaber For 'Pick up the Phone.'

Guest Posts, Music, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By George James|9Aug 239 Aug, 2023

Lauv, Love U Like That | Track Review 🎵

Done judging himself, Lauv drops “Love U Like That,” an incredibly sexy pop joint tailormade for making out/sex playlists everywhere.

LGBTQ, Music, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|7Aug 237 Aug, 2023

Halle, Angel | Track Review 🎵

Halle, fresh off successfully portraying Ariel in The Little Mermaid, delivers a truly angelic, ear-catching debut solo R&B single with “Angel.”

Music, Pop Culture, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|7Aug 237 Aug, 2023

Usher, Summer Walker & 21 Savage, Good Good | Track Review 🎵

Usher, Summer Walker, and 21 Savage join forces for “Good Good,” an enjoyable single that is just that – GOOD, GOOD!

Music, Pop Culture, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|7Aug 237 Aug, 2023

Doja Cat, Paint The Town Red | Track Review 🎵

Versatile, Grammy winner Doja Cat, fully embraces rap and goes hard on her enjoyable, fun, and infectious single, “Paint The Town Red.”

LGBTQ, Music, Pop Culture, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|7Aug 237 Aug, 2023

Offset & Cardi B, JEALOUSY | Track Review 🎵

Offset, assisted by his wife, Grammy winner Cardi B, drops an entertaining rap banger with “JEALOUSY,” which samples Three 6 Mafia.

Music, Pop Culture, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|3Aug 233 Aug, 2023

Von Venn, In Time | Track Review 🎵

Guest contributor, George James: Von Venn Release Single 'In Time' From New Album 'Jeanie Is Out.'

Guest Posts, Music, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By George James|2Aug 232 Aug, 2023

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