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    13 Mo’ Incredibly Hard-Working Songs [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; cottonbro studio, Domagoj Bregant, RDNE Stock project, Thirdman, Yan Krukau from Pexels; AcatXIo from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Mo’ Incredibly Hard-Working Songs | Playlist

    13 Mo’ Incredibly Hard-Working Songs features songs by Donna Summer, Ice Nine Kills, Joe Jonas, LaShun Pace, Loverboy, and Shirley Caesar.

    By the musical hype, 1 monthNovember 17, 2025 ago
    Russ & 6LACK, Workin’ On Me: Dazzling Duets No. 19 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; DIEMON / LVRN / Interscope; cottonbro studio, Sachith Ravishka Kodikara from Pexels; andresilva5, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
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    RUSS & 6LACK, Workin On Me | Dazzling Duets

    In the 19th edition of Dazzling Duets (2025), do-it-all musician Russ and 6LACK collaborate on the five-minute-long “Workin On Me.”

    By the musical hype, 3 monthsOctober 10, 2025 ago
    13 Songs That Capture a Liberal Church Experience (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXlo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs That Capture a Nontraditional Church Experience | Playlist 🎧

    13 Songs That Capture a Nontraditional Church Experience features songs by Behemoth, LISA, Madonna, Meshell Ndegeocello, Tina Campbell, and Whitechapel.

    By the musical hype, 10 monthsMarch 12, 2025 ago
    13 Compelling 1st, 2nd + two 3rds’ Songs [📷: Brent Faulkner, GThe Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Michał Jamro, Nataliya Vaitkevich, RODNAE Productions]
    Evergreen

    13 Compelling 1st, 2nd + two 3rds’ Songs | Playlist 🎧

    13 Compelling 1st, 2nd + two 3rds’ Songs features music courtesy of Fleetwood Mac, Halestorm, Jack Harlow, Monica & Chris Stapleton.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsJuly 27, 2022 ago
    Chance: 3 or 4 BOPS No. 16 (2022) [📷: Andrea Piacquadio, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Wilson Blanco from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    Chance | 3 or 4 BOPS

    In the 16th edition of 3 or 4 BOPS (2022), we select awesome songs that are associated with CHANCE in some form or fashion.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsJune 30, 2022 ago
    J. Cole, The Off-Season [📷 : Dreamville / Roc Nation]
    Album 💿

    J. Cole, The Off-Season | Album Review 💿

    Grammy-winning rapper J. Cole delivers an enjoyable, well-rounded sixth studio album with The Off-Season.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsMay 25, 2021 ago
    13 Songs Where the Focus is TWO [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Raphael Renter on Unsplash]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs Where the Focus is TWO | Playlist 🎧

    13 Songs Where the Focus is TWO 🎧 features 24kGoldn, Carrie Underwood, Fantasia, Justin Bieber & Kiana Ledé.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsApril 19, 2021 ago
    Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: February 2021 🎧 [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Natalia Koroshchenko from Pixabay, Please Don't sell My Artwork AS IS from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: February 2021 | Playlist 🎧

    Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: February 2021 🎧 features Brent Faiyaz, Conan Gray, Dua Lipa, Lil Tjay, Lucky Daye & SG Lewis.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsMarch 1, 2021 ago
    Morgan Wallen Continues Dominance: Scanning the Charts No. 8 [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Republic]
    Columns

    Morgan Wallen Continues Dominance | Scanning the Charts 📉

    Scanning the Charts – Billboard 200 & Hot 100 (3/6/21): Morgan Wallen and Olivia Rodrigo continue their chart dominance.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsFebruary 24, 2021 ago
    Lil Tjay & 6LACK, "Calling My Phone" [📷: Columbia]
    Music

    Lil Tjay & 6LACK, Calling My Phone | Single Notez 🎶

    The Musical Hype provides some quick thoughts on “Calling My Phone” by rapper Lil Tjay and Grammy-nominated R&B artist, 6LACK.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsFebruary 16, 2021 ago
    11 Must-Hear, Problematic Problem Songs [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Unsplash]
    Evergreen

    11 Must-Hear, Problematic Problem Songs | Playlist 🎧

    ‘11 Must-Hear, Problematic Problem Songs’ features music by 6LACK, Ariana Grande, Delli Boe, Jay-Z & Sabrina Claudio.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsSeptember 11, 2020 ago
    an-unorthodox-soundtrack-to-the-united-states-reconstructed
    Evergreen

    An Unorthodox Soundtrack to the United States: Reconstructed | Playlist 🎧

    After deconstructing ‘An Unorthodox Soundtrack to the United States’ by region, we reconstruct it with all its random, colorful facts & such.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsAugust 12, 2020 ago

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