Meek Mill, Championships | Album Review
![Meek Mill, Championships [📷: Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/meek-mill-championships-atlantic.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Meek Mill makes an energetic, inspired fourth studio album with Championships, his first full-length release since being released from prison.
The Musical Hype
Sifting through all of the musical hype
The Musical Hype
Sifting through all of the musical hype
Tag 2018
HRVY, ‘I Don’t Think About You’ | Track Review
![HRVY, I Don't Think About You - Single [Photo Credit: Virgin EMI]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/hrvy-i-dont-think-about-you-virgin-emi.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Rising British pop musician HRVY continues to ‘make a case for himself’ on the chill, easy-going ‘I miss my ex- anthem,’ “I Don’t Think About You.”
Badflower, ‘Heroin’ | Track Review
![Badflower, OK I'M SICK [📷: Big Machine]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/badflower-ok-im-sick-big-machine.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
LA alternative band Badflower continues a massively successful promo campaign with “Heroin,” the third advance single from ‘OK, I’M SICK.’
Stephen Puth, ‘Sexual Vibe’ | Track Review
![Stephen Puth, Sexual Vibe [📷: Arista]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/stephen-puth-sexual-vibe-arista.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Rising pop musician Stephen Puth, the younger brother of Grammy-nominated pop artist Charlie Puth, introduces himself to the world with a “Sexual Vibe.”
ZAYN, ‘Good Years’ | Track Review
![ZAYN, Icarus Falls [📷: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/zayn-icarus-falls-rca-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Eight singles into his highly-anticipated sophomore album, ‘Icarus Falls,’ pop heartthrob ZAYN finds a much better, more engaging fit with ballad “Good Years.”
Reuben Gray, ‘Till the Lights Go Out’ | Track Review
Gifted, rising 17-year old English pop musician Reuben Gray delivers an electrifying, ‘must-hear,’ debut single, “Till the Lights Go Out.”
Jay Rock, Shit Real | Track Review 🎵
![Jay Rock, Redemption [Photo Credit: Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/jay-rock-redemption-interscope.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
West Coast rapper Jay Rock enlists Detroit rapper Tee Grizzley for his tough, ‘trill’ new addendum to Redemption, “Shit Real.”
Gucci Mane, ‘BiPolar’ | Track Review
![Gucci Mane, BiPolar [Photo Credit: Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/gucci-mane-bipolar-atlantic.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Perhaps Gucci Mane, assisted by Quavo won’t change any lives with single “BiPolar,” but he definitely entertains on this banging flex-fest.
Grimes, ‘We Appreciate Power’ | Track Review
![Grimes, We Appreciate Power [Photo Credit: 4AD]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/grimes-we-appreciate-power-4ad.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
The ever-distinct Canadian singer/songwriter Grimes returns with a ‘powerful’ new single, assisted by American singer HANA, “We Appreciate Power.”
Kodak Black, ‘Calling My Spirit’ | Track Review
![Kodak Black, Calling My Spirit [Photo Credit: Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/kodak-black-calling-my-spirit-atlantic.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Perhaps the lethargic flow and distinct voice of rapper Kodak Black will appeal to some on “Calling My Spirit,” the record falls short by my estimation.
Arctic Monkeys, ‘Anyways’ | Track Review
![Arctic Monkeys, Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino - Single [Photo Credit: Domino]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/artic-monkeys-tranqulity-base-hotel-casino-single-domino.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Post-Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino, Alex Turner and Arctic Monkeys return with another fantastic new single, “Anyways,” in a similar vein.
Mark Ronson, ‘Nothing Breaks Like a Heart’ | Track Review
![Mark Ronson, Nothing Breaks Like a Heart [Photo Credit: Sony]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/mark-ronson-nothing-breaks-like-a-heart-sony.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Mark Ronson, assisted by Miley Cyrus (vocals) and Jamie xx (production), delivers a stellar, retro country-pop record with “Nothing Breaks Like a Heart.”