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    15 More Marvelously Tactile Touch Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Aleksandra Pękala, Bethan Ferr, cottonbro studio, Jonathan Borba, Ksenia Chernaya, Sergey Torbik, Tima Miroshnichenko, Ulkar Batista from Pexels; AcatXIo from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    15 More Marvelously Tactile Touch Songs | Playlist 🎧

    15 More Marvelously Tactile Touch Songs features songs by BIA, Busta Rhymes, Diana Ross, Jessie Murph, RYANN, and The Staple Singers.

    By the musical hype, 2 hoursDecember 15, 2025 ago
    Busta Rhymes, Touch It: Bangerz N Bopz No. 98 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Aftermath; Bigshow Lamar Campton, Daniel Duarte, Eduardo López from Pexels; AcatXIo, djexpectations, OpenClipart-Vectors, Thai Zeo from Pixabay]
    Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

    Busta Rhymes, Touch It | Bangerz N Bopz

    In the 98th edition of Bangerz N Bopz (2025), we highlight “Touch It” performed by Grammy-nominated rapper, Busta Rhymes.

    By the musical hype, 1 weekDecember 7, 2025 ago
    13 Marvelous Songs Filled with Fight [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Afif Ramdhasuma, cottonbro studio, Keira Burton, Ketut Subiyanto, Liza Summer, RDNE Stock project, Vera Arsic from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    13 Marvelous Songs Filled with Fight | Playlist 🎧

    13 Marvelous Songs Filled with Fight features music courtesy of Carl Douglas, Christina Aguilera, Public Enemy, Rachel Platten, and Tina Turner.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsJuly 21, 2023 ago
    Public Enemy, Fight the Power: Rap BNGRZ 🔥 No. 26 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Def Jam; cottonbro studio via Pexels]
    Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

    Public Enemy, Fight the Power | Rap BNGRZ 🔥

    In the 26th edition of Rap BNGRZ 🔥 (2023), we break down the banger status of “Fight the Power,” performed by Public Enemy.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsJuly 20, 2023 ago
    15 Epic Songs Regarding The World [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Amherst, Arista, BMG Rights Management, EMI Records Ltd, Epic / With Not So Fast LLC, Interscope, Lost Kids, Mercury, RCA, UMG Recordings, Inc.; WikiImages via Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    15 Epic Songs Regarding The World | Playlist 🎧

    15 Epic Songs Regarding The World features music courtesy of Jordan Davis, Kendrick Lamar, Nas, Rihanna, Tears For Fears, and Whitney Houston.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsMarch 3, 2023 ago
    Nas, “The World Is Yours”: Rap BNGRZ 🔥 No. 8 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Columbia; cottonbro studio via Pexels]
    Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

    Nas, The World Is Yours | Rap BNGRZ 🔥

    In the 8th edition of Rap BNGRZ 🔥 (2023), we break down the banger status of “The World Is Yours,” performed by Nas.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsFebruary 27, 2023 ago
    11 Songs Focused on the Soul 🎧 [📷: Activedia, Aidan Roof, Brent Faulkner, Geralt, Island, KELLEPICS, Monstera, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    11 Songs Focused on the Soul | Playlist 🎧

    11 Songs Focused on the Soul 🎧 features songs courtesy of Beyoncé, H.E.R., Kanye West, The Killers & Robert Finley.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsSeptember 6, 2021 ago
    11 Songs Where the Pressure is on 🎧 [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype Alycia Fung, Christian Erfurt, Crystal Kwok, JESHOOTS.COM, Jose Pena, Mockup Graphics, Robert Anasch, SHVETS production, Pexels, Unsplash, Yasin Yusuf]
    Evergreen

    11 Songs Where the Pressure is on | Playlist 🎧

    🎧 11 Songs Where the Pressure is on features music courtesy of JP Saxe, The Killers, Nas, PVRIS & Queen among others.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsSeptember 2, 2021 ago
    Rare: 3BOPS No. 57 (2021) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Geraud pfeiffer from Pexels, The Musical Hype, Wilson Blanco from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    Rare | 3BOPS

    On the 57th edition of 3BOPS, we select three awesome songs that are associated with being RARE in some form or fashion.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsAugust 19, 2021 ago
    Nas Debuts at No. 3: Scanning the Charts 📉 No. 33 [📷: Brent Faulkner, Mass Appeal, The Musical Hype]
    Columns

    Nas Debuts at No. 3 | Scanning the Charts 📉

    Scanning the Charts (8/18/21): Billie Eilish remains no. 1 for a second week while Nas debuts at no. 3 on the Billboard 200.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsAugust 18, 2021 ago
    Nas, King's Disease II [📷: Mass Appeal]
    Album 💿

    Nas, King’s Disease II | Album Review 💿

    Nas exceeds expectations on his 13th studio album, King’s Disease II, the stellar follow-up to the Grammy-winning King’s Disease.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsAugust 13, 2021 ago
    11 Songs Where the Dogs Are Out! 🎧 [📷: Alexandr Ivanov, Brent Faulkner, Doris Metternich, Free-Photos, HG-Fotografie, Hier und jetzt endet leider meine Reise auf Pixabay aber, Kanashi, Lenka Sevcikova, Mr_niceshoot,The Musical Hype, Pixabay, wernerdetjen]
    Evergreen

    11 Songs Where the Dogs Are Out! | Playlist 🎧

    11 Songs Where the Dogs Are Out! features A$AP Ferg, Behemoth, DMX, Florence + The Machine & Moses Sumney.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsJune 7, 2021 ago

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