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    2018 albums

    6ix9ine, Dummy Boy [Photo Credit: Scumgang]
    Album 💿

    6ix9ine, DUMMY BOY | Album Review 💿

    Controversial New York rapper 6ix9ine delivers one of the very worst albums of 2018 with his inept, totally substance-less debut album, ‘DUMMY BOY.’

    By the musical hype, 7 yearsJanuary 4, 2019 ago
    Behemoth, I Loved You At Your Darkest [📷: Metal Blade]
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    Behemoth, I Loved You at Your Darkest | Album Review 💿

    Hellishness and Satanism run rampant on the high-energy ‘I Loved You at Your Darkest,’ the 11th studio album by Polish death metal band Behemoth.

    By the musical hype, 7 yearsJanuary 3, 2019 ago
    21 Savage, I am > I was [Photo Credits: Slaughter Gang / Epic]
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    21 Savage, I am > I was | Album Review 💿

    Following lackluster debut album ‘Issa Album,’ ubiquitous rap deadpan extraordinaire 21 Savage steps up his game on his sophomore LP, ‘I am > I was.’

    By the musical hype, 7 yearsJanuary 2, 2019 ago
    Bad Bunny, X 100PRE [📷: Rimas Entertainment]
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    Bad Bunny, X 100PRE | Album Review 💿

    Rising Puerto Rican Latin ‘trap-soul’ singer Bad Bunny shows plenty of potential on his enjoyable, highly-anticipated debut album, ‘X 100PRE.’

    By the musical hype, 7 yearsJanuary 1, 2019 ago
    Mariah Carey, Caution [Photo Credit: Epic]
    Album 💿

    Mariah Carey, Caution | Album Review 💿

    Following a rough patch in her career, R&B chanteuse Mariah Carey delivers a tight, comeback LP with ‘Caution’ that doesn’t disappoint.

    By the musical hype, 7 yearsNovember 19, 2018 ago
    Ella Mai [Photo Credit: 10 Summers / Interscope]
    Album 💿

    Ella Mai, Ella Mai | Album Review

    British R&B singer Ella Mai delivers an enjoyable, well-rounded contemporary R&B album with her self-titled debut.  It’s much more than just “Boo’d Up.”

    By the musical hype, 7 yearsOctober 17, 2018 ago
    Twenty One Pilots, Trench [📷 : Fueled by Ramen]
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    Twenty One Pilots, Trench | Album Review 💿

    Following a three-year hiatus, Grammy-winning alternative duo Twenty One Pilots make a strong comeback on their fifth studio album, ‘Trench.’

    By the musical hype, 7 yearsOctober 9, 2018 ago
    Paul McCartney, Egypt Station [Photo Credit: Capitol]
    Album 💿

    Paul McCartney, Egypt Station | Album Review 💿

    Legendary rock/pop musician Paul McCartney comes back in superb, truly potent fashion on his seventeenth solo album, EGYPT STATION.

    By the musical hype, 7 yearsSeptember 17, 2018 ago
    88rising, Head in the Clouds [Photo Credits: 88rising / 12Tone Music]
    Album 💿

    88rising, Head in the Clouds | Album Review

    Mass media company and record label 88rising shows that it is indeed “rising” on its star-studded, well-rounded compilation album, ‘Head in the Clouds.’

    By the musical hype, 7 yearsJuly 25, 2018 ago
    30 Best Albums of 2018 (So Far Revised) [Photo Credits: Domino, Loma Vista, Sub Pop, GOOD, Def Jam, Bad Boy, Atlantic, Bella Union, Columbia]
    Evergreen

    30 Best Albums of 2018 (So Far Revised) | Year in Review

    Albums by Janelle Monáe, Arctic Monkeys, and Ghost round out the top-three of the 30 Best Albums of 2018 (So Far Revised).

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsJuly 5, 2018 ago
    Bebe Rexha, Expectations [📷: Warner]
    Album 💿

    Bebe Rexha, Expectations | Album Review

    Following a ‘slow but steady’ rise to pop success, Bebe Rexha finally releases her highly-anticipated, full-length debut album, ‘Expectations.’

    By the musical hype, 8 years ago
    Teyana Taylor, K.T.S.E. [Photo Credits: GOOD/Def Jam]
    Album 💿

    Teyana Taylor, K.T.S.E. | Album Review

    Short but sweet, R&B singer and actress Teyana Taylor has a surefire hit on her hands with her sophomore album, ‘K.T.S.E.’

    By the musical hype, 8 years ago

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