Curtis Mayfield vs. Gladys Knight | Head 2 Head 🗣️
![Curtis Mayfield vs. Gladys Knight: Head 2 Head No. 1 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Antoni Shkraba via Pexels; andresilva5, talha khalil, Valentin Tikhonov via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/curtis-mayfield-gladys-knight-head-2-head-1-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 1st edition of Head 🗣️ 2 Head 🗣️ (2023), Curtis Mayfield and Gladys Knight & The Pips contend for the best rendition of “The Makings of You.”

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
![Curtis Mayfield vs. Gladys Knight: Head 2 Head No. 1 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Antoni Shkraba via Pexels; andresilva5, talha khalil, Valentin Tikhonov via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/curtis-mayfield-gladys-knight-head-2-head-1-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 1st edition of Head 🗣️ 2 Head 🗣️ (2023), Curtis Mayfield and Gladys Knight & The Pips contend for the best rendition of “The Makings of You.”
![Gladys Knight & The Pips: Covers No. 1 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner /The Musical Hype; BMG Music Special Projects LLC; Paul Brennan from Pixabay; Pexels; Sdf Rahbar on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/gladys-knight-the-pips-the-makings-of-you-covers-1-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 1st edition of COVERS (2023), Gladys Knight & The Pips delivers a compelling rendition of “The Makings Of You.”, originally performed by Curtis Mayfield.
![Curtis Mayfield, “The Makings of You”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 123 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Gerhard G., JL G via Pixabay, Karl Hörnfeldt via Unsplash, The Musical Hype, Warner Strategic Marketing]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/curtis-mayfield-the-makings-of-you-throwback-gemz-123-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 123rd edition of Throwback Vibez (2022), we recollect and reflect on “The Makings of You” by Curtis Mayfield.
![Gladys Knight vs. James Cleveland: Head 2 Head 🗣️ No. 41 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Kool Shooters, Layers, Mario Aranda, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, RCA, RODNAE Productions, Savoy, Valentin Tikhonov]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/gladys-knight-james-cleveland-head-2-head-41-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 41st edition of Head 🗣️ 2 Head 🗣️ (2022), Gladys Knight & The Pips and James Cleveland contend for the best rendition of “Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me.”
![Gladys Knight & The Pips, “Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 100 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Gerhard G., JL G via Pixabay, Karl Hörnfeldt via Unsplash, The Musical Hype, RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/gladys-knight-the-pips-best-thing-that-ever-happened-to-me-throwback-gemz-100-2022.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 100th edition of Throwback Vibez (2022), we recollect and reflect on “Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me” by Gladys Knight & The Pips.
![🎧 Soul Oldies: Vol. IV [📷: Brent Faulkner, cottonbro, elifskies, Kool Shooters, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Victoria Borodinova]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/soul-oldies-vol-iv.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
🎧 Soul Oldies: Vol. IV features Archie Bell & The Drells, Dorothy Moore, Etta James, Michael Jackson, Teddy Pendergrass & Wild Cherry.
![Gladys Knight vs. Alicia Keys: Head 2 Head 🗣️ No. 31 [📷: Brent Faulkner, GenderArts from Pixabay, Motown, The Musical Hype, RCA, Valentin Tikhonov from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/gladys-knight-alicia-keys-head-2-head-31-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 31st edition of Head 2 Head, Gladys Knight & The Pips and Alicia Keys contend for the best rendition of “If I Were Your Woman.”
![Gladys vs. Smokey vs. Marvin: Head 2 Head 🗣️ No. 16 [📷: Brent Faulkner, Motown, The Musical Hype, Valentin Tikhonov from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/gladys-smokey-marvin-head-2-head-16.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 16th edition of Head 2 Head, Gladys Knight, Smokey Robinson, and Marvin Gaye duke it over their respective takes on a soul classic.
![12 Songs Focused on a Million [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/12-songs-focused-on-a-million-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
12 Songs Focused on a Million 🎧 features music courtesy of Aaliyah, Camilo, Lady Gaga, Nipsey Hussle & Whitney Houston.

After deconstructing ‘An Unorthodox Soundtrack to the United States’ by region, we reconstruct it with all its random, colorful facts & such.
![The South Region: Deconstructed (Pt. I): Playlist 🎧 [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/the-south-region-deconstructed-pt-i-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Following ‘An Unorthodox Soundtrack to the United States,’ we deconstruct the huge list by region, focusing on The South Region (Pt. I).

“13 High-Flying Songs About Clouds” features music courtesy of Angie Stone, Dirty Heads, The Drums, Travis Garland, and Volbeat.