~ Reviews 💿 ~

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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Von Venn, Forgetting The Fall | Album Review

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 💿

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Charlie Wilson, Forever Charlie | Album Review 💿

Charlie Wilson doesn’t reinvent the wheel on Forever Charlie, but flexes his robust, refined vocals on one of his best of the Charlie series.

Album 💿, Music, Reviews By the musical hype|3Feb 153 Feb, 2015

Marilyn Manson, The Pale Emperor | Album Review 💿

Shock rocker Marilyn Manson keeps the hellish, shock value alive & mephistophelean on his latest album, The Pale Emperor

Album 💿, Music, Reviews By the musical hype|29Jan 1529 Jan, 2015

Lupe Fiasco Delivers Epically Fifth LP With ‘Tetsuo & Youth’

Cutting straight to the chase, Lupe Fiasco’s fifth studio album, 'Tetsuo & Youth' is arguably the MC’s most epic album yet.

Album 💿, Music, Reviews By the musical hype|28Jan 1528 Jan, 2015

Jazmine Sullivan, Reality Show | Album Review 💿

Three albums in, Grammy-nominated R&B singer/songwriter Jazmine Sullivan shows that she is the model of consistency on Reality Show.

Album 💿, Music, Reviews By the musical hype|14Jan 1514 Jan, 2015

Nicki Minaj, The Pinkprint | Album Review 💿

Although The Pinkprint is a scattered effort, rapper/singer/songwriter Nicki Minaj’s third studio album proves to be captivating.

Album 💿, Music, Pop Culture, Reviews By the musical hype|24Dec 1424 Dec, 2014

K. Michelle Pours Out Her Heart on ‘Anybody Wanna Buy A Heart?’

Up-and-coming R&B singer-songwriter K. Michelle delivers a superb, honest sophomore album with 'Anybody Wanna Buy A Heart?'.

Album 💿, Music, Reviews By the musical hype|19Dec 1419 Dec, 2014

D’Angelo, Black Messiah | Album Review

Grammy-winning, neo-soul standout D’Angelo reenergizes R&B on his triumphant, long-awaited comeback album, 'Black Messiah.'

Album 💿, Music, Op Ed, Reviews By the musical hype|18Dec 1418 Dec, 2014

Takeaways: J. Cole, ‘2014 Forest Hills Drive’

J. Cole surprised everyone by dropping his third album, '2014 Forest Hills Drive' with short notice. Here are five takeaways after listening to the album.

Album 💿, Music, Reviews By the musical hype|16Dec 1416 Dec, 2014

Takeaways from Mary J. Blige’s, ‘The London Sessions’

Maybe it took Mary J. Blige “a whole damn year” to heal from heartache, but 'The London Sessions' is an album listenable beyond that short span of time.

Album 💿, Music, Reviews By the musical hype|3Dec 143 Dec, 2014

Rick Ross Aims Shallowly On ‘Hood Billionaire’

Rick Ross' 2nd album of 2014 ('Hood Billionaire') is shallow thematically. A conceptual effort, his approach at contrasting the past is mildly successful.

Album 💿, Music, Reviews By the musical hype|2Dec 142 Dec, 2014

~ 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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Artemas, myself | Song Review

Artemas, psychokiller | Song Review

RAYE, Nightingale Lane. | Song Review

Alex Warren, Fever Dream | Song Review

Lana Del Rey, White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter | Song Review

Nathan Bryce and Loaded Dice, Drunk Dial Baby | Song Review

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Rihanna, “Lift Me Up” | Track Review 🎵

Grammy-winning artist Rihanna makes a lovely return with “Lift Me Up,” the promo single from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Music From and Inspired By.

Music, Pop Culture, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|31Oct 2231 Oct, 2022

Jxckson & Eddie the Kidd, “Favorite Obsession” | Track Review 🎵

Jxckson and Eddie the Kidd join forces for “Favorite Obsession,” which is sure to become your favorite music obsession.

LGBTQ, Music, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|27Oct 2227 Oct, 2022

JORDY, “I get high” | Track Review 🎵

LGBTQ pop singer/songwriter JORDY delivers an honest, short, sweet, and relatable pop single with “I get high.”

LGBTQ, Music, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|18Oct 2218 Oct, 2022

Omar Apollo, “Evergreen (Live)” | Track Review 🎵

Genre-bending Mexican American artist Omar Apollo wows on “Evergreen (You Didn’t Deserve Me At All),” recorded live at NPR’s Tiny Desk.

LGBTQ, Music, Pop Culture, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|17Oct 2217 Oct, 2022

Weyes Blood, “Grapevine” | Track Review 🎵

Weyes Blood (aka Natalie Mering) keeps the momentum going strong on “Grapevine,” the superb second single from her fifth LP, And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow.

Music, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|17Oct 2217 Oct, 2022

Marshmello & Juice WRLD, “Bye Bye” | Track Review 🎵

The spirit of Juice WRLD is alive and well on “Bye Bye,” a collaborative single with Marshmello that arrives officially three years after being leaked.

Music, Pop Culture, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|17Oct 2217 Oct, 2022

blink-182, “Edging” | Track Review 🎵

Blink-182, with Tom DeLonge back aboard, delivers a short, sweet, and utterly satisfying single, “Edging,” which plays to their strengths.

Music, Pop Culture, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|17Oct 2217 Oct, 2022

Jazmine Sullivan, “Stand Up” | Track Review 🎵

Grammy-winning R&B artist Jazmine Sullivan shines on the inspired, uplifting single, “Stand Up,” which appears in the 2022 film, Till.

Music, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|13Oct 2213 Oct, 2022

Adam Giles Levy, The Fall | Track Review 🎵

George James: British-born Adam Giles Levy rocks up with his new single, 'The Fall'. It is the second single from his upcoming album. Read the review here on.

Guest Posts, Music, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By George James|12Oct 2212 Oct, 2022