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        • Album 💿Albums & EPs  💿 of various styles are evaluated in this section of The Musical Hype – we don’t discriminate. Album reviews are also available on the home page. More often than not, the album reviews on the site tend to follow a track-by-track format, commencing with an intro paragraph comprised of background information, and concluding paragraph that wraps things up. Also, GEMS – the best, highly recommended tracks – are selected at the end of each review. Each album also receives a star rating, on a scale of 0 – 5 (½ stars are used as well), that is visible at the beginning and ending of the review. = MASTERPIECE = NEAR MASTERPIECE = EXCELLENT = VERY GOOD = AVERAGE / GOOD = BELOW AVERAGE = MEDIOCRE , , , = BAD
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    13 More Songs Driven by the Power of BE (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Juan Pablo Serrano from Pexels; start2finish, Werner Moser from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 More Songs Driven by the Power of BE | Playlist 🎧

    13 More Songs Driven by the Power of BE features songs by Gunna, Jerry Butler & Betty Everett, Jordan Suaste, The Spinners, War, and Yeat.

    By the musical hype, 12 monthsJanuary 13, 2025 ago
    11 Extremely Careful Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Anna Pachenko, Berkant Akyüz, indol.ly house, Katya Wolf, Stephan Louis, Tim Mossholder from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    11 Extremely Careful Songs | Playlist 🎧

    11 Extremely Careful Songs features songs by Bad Omens, Cardi B, NF, Omar Apollo, and Xiuhtezcatl.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearJanuary 10, 2025 ago
    11 Vastly Entertaining Ain’t Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Lidia Riehman from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    11 Vastly Entertaining Ain’t Songs | Playlist 🎧

    11 Vastly Entertaining Ain’t Songs features songs by Leon Bridges, Luke Combs, Mary J. Blige, Morgan Wallen, and Sexyy Red.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearJanuary 6, 2025 ago
    15 Songs Where the Prefix is Un- (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; David Mosquera from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    15 Songs Where the Prefix is Un- | Playlist 🎧

    15 Songs Where the Prefix is Un- features songs by Alicia Keys, D’Angelo, Hozier, Sam Smith, Toni Braxton, and XG.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearJanuary 3, 2025 ago
    David Hernandez, SPECIAL: Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 No. 1 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Dat Boy Good Records!; Francesco Ungaro, Hasan Muneer, Natan, Tazz Vaughn from Pexels; AcatXlo, Aristal Branson, Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay]
    Columns

    David Hernandez, SPECIAL | Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥

    In the first edition of Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 (2025), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind “SPECIAL” by David Hernandez.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearJanuary 2, 2025 ago
    60 Best Songs of 2024 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Artemas, Columbia, Darkroom, Interscope, Island, Kendrick Lamar, Parkwood Entertainment LLC, Republic, Rubyworks Ltd., Top Dawg Entertainment, Warner; faraindahouse (AI), OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    60 Best Songs of 2024 | Playlist 🎧

    60 Best Songs of 2024 features songs by Ariana Grande, Beyoncé, Charli XCX, Hozier, Kendrick Lamar, and Omar Apollo.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearDecember 30, 2024 ago
    Leon Thomas, MUTT: Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 No. 99 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; UMG Recordings, Inc. / EZMNY; cottonbro studio, Harry Shelton, Kool Shooters, Lucas Pazeta, Mavluda Tashbaeva, Teddy Yang, Wesley Souza from Pexels]
    Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

    Leon Thomas, MUTT | Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

    In the 99th edition of Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 (2024), we highlight “MUTT” performed by R&B singer/songwriter Leon Thomas.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearDecember 29, 2024 ago
    11 More Songs That Totally Have It Made (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Christian Moreno from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    11 More Songs That Totally Have It Made | Playlist 🎧

    11 More Songs That Totally Have It Made features songs by Billie Eilish, Gerald Levert, Meghan Trainor, Muni Long, and Ruel.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearDecember 27, 2024 ago
    13 Compelling Songs That Raise the Bar (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; casper somia, cottonbro studio, Rajesh Kumar Verma, Sydney Sang, The Lion Tribe from Pexels; Alexander Lesnitsky, Diana Wolfskin, Likesilkto, myyur purwanto, OpenClipart-Vectors, PixLoger, prad123rita from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Compelling Songs That Raise the Bar | Playlist 🎧

    13 Compelling Songs That Raise the Bar features songs by ericdoa, Evangeline Gentle, Lil Darkie, Morgan Wallen, Shaboozey, and Zach Bryan.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearDecember 25, 2024 ago
    Ne-Yo, Show Me [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Ne-Yo / ONErpm; OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Music

    Ne-Yo, Show Me | Song Review 🎵

    Grammy-winning R&B singer/songwriter Ne-Yo proves he’s ‘still got it’ on his enjoyable, sensual R&B ballad, “Show Me.”

    By the musical hype, 1 yearDecember 16, 2024 ago
    1 Bangers from the 2000s That Kick A** [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype; Vika_Glitter from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    11 Bangers from the 2000s That Kick A** | Playlist 🎧

    11 Bangers from the 2000s That Kick Ass features songs by Beyoncé, Ciara, Snoop Dogg, T.I., and Usher.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearDecember 16, 2024 ago
    Aaliyah, Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number: Controversial Songs No. 12 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Blackground Enterprises / Zomba Recording LLC; Tazz Vaughn via Pexels; Elena Arboleda Salas, nikolaytaman90, Tumisu from Pixabay; christian buehner on Unsplash]
    Columns

    Aaliyah, Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number | Controversial Songs

    In the 12th edition of Controversial Songs (2024), we explore the controversy behind the “Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number” by Aaliyah.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearDecember 5, 2024 ago

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