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    A$AP Rocky

    A$AP Rocky, Don't Be Dumb [📷: A$AP Rocky Recordings LLC]
    Music

    A$AP Rocky, Punk Rocky | Song Review

    Rapper A$AP Rocky embraces punk and takes a more experimental, left field approach on “Punk Rocky,” the promo single from his fourth album, Don’t Be Dumb.

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksJanuary 12, 2026 ago
    A$AP Rocky, HIGHJACK [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; A$AP Rocky Recordings LLC; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]
    Music

    A$AP Rocky, HIGHJACK | Song Review 🎵

    Grammy-nominated rapper A$AP Rocky taps singer/songwriter Jessica Pratt for the assist on “HIGHJACK,” a single from his comeback LP, DON’T BE DUMB.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearAugust 6, 2024 ago
    Bops That Pop: July 2024 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; agoss, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, James Smith, Mohamed_hassan, Rudolph Hattingh, succo from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    Bops That Pop: July 2024 | Playlist 🎧

    Bops That Pop: July 2024 features music courtesy of Artemas, Big Sean, Eminem, LISA, Rauw Alejandro, and The Scarlet Opera.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearJuly 31, 2024 ago
    13 Thrilling Gang or Gangsta Songs [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Khoa Võ from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    13 Thrilling Gang or Gangsta Songs | Playlist 🎧

    13 Thrilling Gang or Gangsta Songs features music courtesy of Coolio, Free Nationals, Ice Spice, Jack Harlow, Madonna, and Lil Pump.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsMay 29, 2024 ago
    11 Songs That Let Their Light SHINE [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; LED Supermarket, Marcus Pinho, Matheus Bertelli, from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    11 Songs That Let Their Light SHINE | Playlist 🎧

    11 Songs That Let Their Light SHINE features music courtesy of Earth Wind & Fire, The Manhattans, Pusha T, Ray Charles, and Vanessa Bell Armstrong.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsJuly 26, 2023 ago
    Tyler, The Creator, CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST: THE ESTATE SALE [📷: Columbia]
    Album 💿

    Tyler, The Creator, CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST: The Estate Sale | Album Review 💿

    After winning a second Grammy CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST, Tyler, The Creator returns with the must-hear deluxe, CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST: The Estate Sale.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsApril 12, 2023 ago
    BOY, These Songs Are About You [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Andrea Piacquadio, Bruno Curly, Cxpturing Souls, cottonbro studio, Farhad Irani, K O R A Y B O Z K U R T, Lany-Jade Mondou, Maria Marin, Sujal _ Singh, zaid mohammed via Pexels, ;andresilva5 from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    BOY, These Songs Are About You | Playlist 🎧

    BOY, These Songs Are About You features music courtesy of Adam Lambert, Joaicon, Mad Tsai, Omar Apollo, Sabrina Carpenter, and Tyler, The Creator.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsApril 12, 2023 ago
    A$AP Rocky, “Same Problems?” [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; A$AP Rocky Recordings LLC / RCA; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]
    Music

    A$AP Rocky, Same Problems? | Track Review 🎵

    A$AP Rocky returns with the reflective, thought-provoking “Same Problems?”, the promo single from his fourth studio album, DON’T BE DUMB.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsJanuary 25, 2023 ago
    Awesome Songs: December 2022 [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype, Ivan Babydov, KoolShooters, Pexels, Ricardo Pérez-Saravia, Tazz Vaughn, Tima Miroshnichenko]
    Evergreen

    Awesome Songs: December 2022 | Playlist 🎧

    Awesome Songs: December 2022  features Lana Del Rey, PNAU x Troye Sivan, Paramore, Saint Levant x PLAYYARD, and SZA among others.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsDecember 30, 2022 ago
    A$AP Rocky • 🎵 “Shittin’ Me” [📷: A$AP Rocky Recordings LLC / RCA]
    Music

    A$AP Rocky, “Sh*ttin’ Me” | Track Review 🎵

    Rapper A$AP Rocky returns with a brief but utterly potent and unapologetic rap banger with “Sh*ttin’ Me.”

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsDecember 5, 2022 ago
    🎧 11 Songs Filled with Immense Praise 🙌 [📷: Brent Faulkner, cottonbro, Luis Quintero, Mikhail Nilov, The Musical Hype, Pavel Danilyuk, Pexels, Ric Rodrigues]
    Evergreen

    11 Songs Filled with Immense Praise 🙌 | Playlist 🎧

    🎧 11 Songs Filled with Immense Praise 🙌 features BRELAND, Carrie Underwood, Kanye West, Marvin Gaye & Natalie Grant.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsMarch 21, 2022 ago
    Selena Gomez, “Good for You”: After Dark 🕛 🌃 No. 12 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, cottonbro, Darkmoon_Art, JJ Whitley, Ketut Subiyanto, KoolShooters, Luan Queiros, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Tazz Vaughn]
    Columns

    Selena Gomez, “Good for You” | After Dark 🕛 🌃

    On the 12th edition of After Dark (2022), we explore the naughty, risqué, & sexual vibes behind, “Good for You” by Selena Gomez.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsFebruary 12, 2022 ago

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