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Falco, Rock Me Amadeus: Throwback Vibez No. 68 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Sony Music Entertainment Austria GmbH; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, schubinger from Pixabay]

Falco, Rock Me Amadeus | Throwback Vibez

In the 68th edition of Throwback Vibez (2026), we reflect on “Rock Me Amadeus,” the novel pop classic by Austrian musician Falco.

By the musical hype, 2 weeksJune 11, 2026 ago

15 Mo’ Surefire Classics from The 1980s (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gabrielle Durant, Ron Lach from Pexels; AcatXIo, Artapixel, Patrick Schwarz, Victoria from Pixabay]

15 Mo’ Surefire Classics from The 1980s | Playlist 🎧

15 Mo’ Surefire Classics from The 1980s features songs by Diana Ross, George Michael, Michael Jackson, Prince, Sade, and The B-52’s.

By the musical hype, 10 monthsAugust 25, 2025 ago

Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, The Message: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 41 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Sugar Hill; OpenClipart-Vectors, Speedy McVroom from Pixabay]

Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, The Message | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶

In the 41st edition of Throwback Vibez (2025), we recollect and reflect on “The Message ” by Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five.

By the musical hype, 1 yearMarch 13, 2025 ago

Biz Markie, Just a Friend: 1 Hit WONDERful No. 5 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Cold Chillin’; Antoni Shkraba, KoolShooters, Pavel Danilyuk, Photo By: Kaboompics.com, RDNE Stock project from Pexels; AcatXlo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]

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Biz Markie, Just a Friend | 1 Hit WONDERful

In the fifth edition of 1 Hit WONDERful (2025), we highlight “Just a Friend” performed by the late Biz Markie.

By the musical hype, 1 yearFebruary 4, 2025 ago

2 Live Crew, Me So Horny: Controversial Songs No. 11 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; LIL JOE; Tazz Vaughn via Pexels; Elena Arboleda Salas, nikolaytaman90, Tumisu from Pixabay; christian buehner on Unsplash]

The 2 Live Crew, Me So Horny | Controversial Songs

In the 11th edition of Controversial Songs (2024), we explore the controversy behind the “Me So Horny” by The 2 Live Crew.

By the musical hype, 2 yearsNovember 21, 2024 ago

13 Unapologetic, Controversial Tunes, Vol. 2 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Deon Black, Kátio de Oliveira, Letticia Massari, Tazz Vaughn from Pexels]

13 Unapologetic, Controversial Tunes, Vol. 2 | Playlist 🎧

13 Unapologetic, Controversial Tunes, Vol. 2 features music courtesy of Beyoncé, Eminem, Foster The People, Jason Aldean, and Serge Gainsbourg.

By the musical hype, 3 yearsAugust 11, 2023 ago

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