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13 Songs Where the Verb AM is Key (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]

13 Songs Where the Verb AM is Key | Playlist

13 Songs Where the Verb AM is Key features songs by Durand Bernarr, Kendrick Lamar, Megan Moroney, Simon & Garfunkel, Tove Lo, and Valerie Simpson.

By the musical hype, 1 weekSeptember 7, 2026 ago

13 More ABOUT Songs That Are Totally ‘Bout It (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; MARTINS JOHN from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]

13 More ABOUT Songs That Are Totally ‘Bout It | Playlist

13 More ABOUT Songs That Are Totally ‘Bout It features songs by BigXthaPlug, Bonnie Raitt, Dom Innarella, Jonah Kagen, Kendrick Lamar, and Mary J. Blige.

By the musical hype, 3 weeksAugust 28, 2026 ago

Kendrick Lamar, Sing About Me, I’m Dying of Thirst: Wacky Wednesday No. 28 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Aftermath / Interscope Records; Vitaly Gorbachev from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]

Kendrick Lamar, Sing About Me, I’m Dying of Thirst | Wacky Wednesday

In the 28th edition of Wacky Wednesday (2026), we break down the unique “Sing About Me, I’m Dying of Thirst,” performed by Kendrick Lamar.

By the musical hype, 2 monthsJuly 15, 2026 ago

Trees: 3BOPS Nr. 4 [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pixabay]

Trees | 3BOPS

On this edition of 3BOPS, we select three awesome songs that are associated with TREES in some form or fashion.

By the musical hype, 6 yearsDecember 22, 2020 ago

Kendrick Lamar, To Pimp A Butterfly © Aftermath/Interscope

Kendrick Lamar, To Pimp A Butterfly | Album Review 💿

West Coast rapper Kendrick Lamar releases his second consecutive masterpiece with TO PIMP A BUTTERFLY; the album to beat in 2015.

By the musical hype, 11 yearsMarch 24, 2015 ago

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