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    Odetta, Hit Or Miss: Throwback Vibez No. 160 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Republic; AcatXlo, OpenClipart-Vectors, Speedy McVroom from Pixabay]
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    Odetta, Hit Or Miss | Throwback Vibez

    In the 160th edition of Throwback Vibez (2025), we recollect and reflect on “Hit Or Miss” by ‘The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement,’ Odetta.

    By the musical hype, 3 monthsOctober 7, 2025 ago
    Aretha Franklin, Rock Steady: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 188 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Atlantic; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]
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    Aretha Franklin, Rock Steady | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶

    In the 188th edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Rock Steady” by Aretha Franklin.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsDecember 15, 2023 ago
    Anderson .Paak, "JEWELZ" [Photo Credit: APE SHIT / 12 Tone Music]
    Music

    Anderson .Paak, JEWELZ | Track Review 🎵

    ‘The King of Vibe,’ Grammy-winner Anderson .Paak, continues to shine on his brief,  funky, and infectious single, “JEWELZ.”

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsOctober 14, 2020 ago
    JOEY-A, JUiCE © JOEY-A
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    JOEY-A, JUiCE | Track Review 🎵

    Following his sexy debut single “PARiS,” Cleveland-bred musician JOEY-A returns with a second, equally sexy single, “JUiCE.”

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsMay 5, 2017 ago

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