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    N.W.A, “F**k tha Police”: Controversial Tunes 😈🎶 No. 34 [📷: Aidan Feddersen on Unsplash, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Priority]
    Columns

    N.W.A, F**k tha Police | Controversial Tunes 😈🎶

    On the 34th edition of Controversial Tunes, we explore the controversy behind the song, “F**k tha Police” by N.W.A. 

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsNovember 2, 2021 ago
    Meek Mill, "Otherside of America" [Photo Credit: Atlantic]
    Music

    Meek Mill, Otherside of America | Track Review 🎵

    On “Otherside of America,” rapper Meek Mill delivers a socially conscious, protest banger that truly captures racial inequality.

    By the musical hype, 5 years ago
    10 More Intriguing Songs All About The Baby [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, Interscope, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    10 More Intriguing Songs All About the Baby | Playlist 🎧

    “10 More Intriguing Songs About the Baby” features music by Ari Lennox, DaBaby, Hozier, Lil Uzi Vert & Meek Mill.

    By the musical hype, 6 yearsApril 20, 2020 ago
    51 Best Songs of 2019: Year in Review [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, RCA, Republic, Young Turk Recordings Ltd., Interscope, Sony, Atlantic, Columbia]
    Evergreen

    51 Best Songs of 2019 | Year in Review 🎧

    51 Best Songs of 2019 features certified bops courtesy of Billie Eilish, Lizzo, Lil Nas X, Vampire Weekend, Ariana Grande & DaBaby.

    By the musical hype, 6 yearsDecember 16, 2019 ago
    11 Incredibly Intriguing, Totally Black Songs [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    11 Incredibly Intriguing, Totally Black Songs | Playlist 🎧

    “11 Incredibly Intriguing, Totally Black Songs” features music courtesy of Bad Religion, Carrie Underwood, Denzel Curry, Greyson Chance, and Slipknot.

    By the musical hype, 6 yearsAugust 21, 2019 ago
    11 Totally Animalistic Songs [Photo Credits: Atlantic, Cash Money, Matador, Pixabay, Spinnin]
    Evergreen

    11 Totally Animalistic Songs | Playlist

    “11 Totally Animalistic Songs” features songs exploring the inner animal – rawr! Maroon 5, Nicki Minaj, and Queens of the Stone Age appear on this playlist.

    By the musical hype, 7 yearsAugust 2, 2018 ago
    Childish Gambino, This is America [PHOTO CREDIT: RCA]
    Music

    Childish Gambino, ‘This is America’ | Track Review

    Less than two years after the release of “Awaken, My Love!”, Donald Glover – aka Childish Gambino – returns with a socially-relevant new single, “This is America.”

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsMay 8, 2018 ago
    The Black Eyed Peas, STREET LIVIN' © Interscope
    Music

    The Black Eyed Peas, ‘STREET LIVIN’ | Track Review

    A ‘Fergie-less’ The Black Eyed Peas makes a surprise comeback with a surprisingly serious, socially-conscious and relevant single, “STREET LIVIN’.”

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsJanuary 16, 2018 ago
    Songs Supporting Equality, Justice & Resistance, Vol. 1
    Evergreen

    Songs Supporting Equality, Justice & Resistance, Vol. 1 | Playlist

    The 10 songs that appear on this particular playlist are heavier, supporting equality, justice, and the ‘resist’ movement.

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsDecember 18, 2017 ago
    Contemporary Songs About Black Experience
    Evergreen

    27 Contemporary Songs That Capture the Black Experience | Playlist

    On this robust, socially conscious playlist, we examine 27 contemporary songs from 2013 and beyond, that capture the black experience.

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsDecember 13, 2017 ago
    K. Michelle, Kimberly: The People I Used to Know © Atlantic
    Music

    K. Michelle, ‘Kim K’ | Track Review

    In advance of the release of ‘Kimberly: The People I Used to Know,’ K. Michelle releases a gimmicky, but thought-provoking single, “Kim K.”

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsDecember 4, 2017 ago
    J. Cole, 4 Your Eyez Only [📷: Roc Nation]
    Album 💿

    J. Cole Goes Deep and Personal on ‘4 Your Eyez Only’

    J. Cole delivers a deep, meaningful, and personal effort on his fourth studio album, ‘4 Your Eyez Only.’ ‘4 Your Eyez Only’ has no guest features.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsDecember 12, 2016 ago

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