2022 | The Musical Hype

John Legend, “Dope” (Ft. JID) | Track Review 🎵

She’s “Dope” according to award-winning R&B singer/songwriter John Legend, who collaborates with rapper JID on this breezy, poppy joint.

The unrequited love that pop singer/songwriter Conan Gray experiences in “Yours” is relatable, sweet, sweet music to our ears.

In the 20th edition of Sunday Refresh (2022), we’re uplifted by Tauren Wells performing, “Hills and Valleys (The Valleys Version).”

In the 20th edition of Head 2 Head (2022), an ‘apples and oranges’ version, Choir of Young Believers & Kid Cudi contend for the best song.

In our 272nd Q&A on The Musical Hype, we get the inside scoop from the intriguing Maryland emo rapper, sufferplenty.

Bad, Bad Parents: The Playlist features songs courtesy of DMX, Eminem, Kelly Clarkson, The Temptations & YUNGBLUD.

Kendrick Lamar brings the heat on Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, an ambitious, complex, and ultimately, truly rewarding album.

Though imperfect, it is great to hear My Chemical Romance back with their first single in eight years, “The Foundations of Decay.”

Post Malone enlists Roddy Ricch for the enjoyable though not groundbreaking “Cooped Up,” which appears on Malone’s fourth studio album.

Italian pop/rock collective Måneskin deliver their first single of 2022, the short but sweet and totally entertaining, “SUPERMODEL.”

In the 19th edition of Sunday Refresh, we’re uplifted by Marion Williams performing, “Blessed Assurance – Live in Philadelphia.”

Despite an exorbitant amount of hype behind him, Jack Harlow delivers a lukewarm effort (at best) on his sophomore LP, Come Home the Kids Miss You.