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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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    An Outstanding Collection of O Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype]
    Evergreen

    An Outstanding Collection of O Songs | Playlist 🎧

    An Outstanding Collection of O Songs features songs by Alex Warren, Cardi B, Mad Tsai, Megan Thee Stallion, Troye Sivan, and Tyler Childers.

    By the musical hype, 3 weeksNovember 14, 2025 ago
    Jay-Z, Kanye West & Otis Redding, Otis: Wacky Wednesday No. 43 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC / Shawn Carter; Rich The Barber Font from Font Space; Wendel Natan from Pexels; AcatXlo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
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    Jay-Z, Kanye West & Otis Redding, Otis | Wacky Wednesday

    In the 43rd edition of Wacky Wednesday (2025), we break down the unique “Otis,” performed by Jay-Z, Kanye West, and Otis Redding.

    By the musical hype, 1 monthOctober 22, 2025 ago
    A Kool Kollection of K Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Armin Rimoldi from Pexels; AcatXIo, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay; Glodi Miessi on Unsplash]
    Evergreen

    A Kool Kollection of K Songs | Playlist 🎧

    A Kool Kollection of K Songs features songs by Angie Stone, j-hope, Roberta Flack, Seal, SZA, and The Beach Boys.

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsSeptember 22, 2025 ago
    13 Songs That Feature Names, Vol. 7 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXIo, Pete Linforth from Pixabay; Fahad Khan on Unsplash, Gabriel Dizzi on Unsplash, Houcine Ncib on Unsplash, Jennifer Marquez on Unsplash, Kingsley Osei-Abrah on Unsplash, Pierre Bamin on Unsplash, Mihaela Claudia Puscas on Unsplash, Tide_trasher_x on Unsplash]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs That Feature Names, Vol. 7 | Playlist 🎧

    13 Songs That Feature Names, Vol. 7 features songs by bbno$, Brent Faiyaz, Fountains of Wayne, Frankie Grande, ROLE MODEL, and Tyler Childers.

    By the musical hype, 3 monthsSeptember 12, 2025 ago
    Kendrick Lamar, GNX [📷: pgLang / Interscope]
    Album 💿

    Kendrick Lamar, GNX | 💿 Review

    Grammy- and Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar delivers another enjoyable, well-rounded sixth album with the more accessible GNX.

    By the musical hype, 5 monthsJuly 8, 2025 ago
    15 Compelling Songs That are Turned ON (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXIo, Bartek from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    15 Compelling Songs That are Turned ON | Playlist 🎧

    15 Compelling Songs That are Turned ON features songs by Adele, Alicia Keys, Jack Harlow, Kanye West, Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald, and Victoria Monét.

    By the musical hype, 6 monthsJune 11, 2025 ago
    A Dazzling Drove of D Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; A Roy, Jonathan Goncalves, Niko Twisty, Leonardo Goncalves wild, Vanessa Loring from Pexels; AcatXIo, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Eugene, Gerd Altmann, LapinVert [AI photo], Ribhav Agrawal [AI photo] from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    A Dazzling Drove of D Songs | Playlist 🎧

    A Dazzling Drove of D Songs features songs by Kesha, Korn, Omar Apollo, Sebastián Yatra, Victoria Monét, and The Weeknd.

    By the musical hype, 6 monthsJune 9, 2025 ago
    Eminem, Kim: Controversial Songs No. 17 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Interscope; Andrea Mosti from Pexels; AcatXlo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay; christian buehner on Unsplash]
    Columns

    Eminem, Kim | Controversial Songs

    In the 17th edition of Controversial Songs (2025), we explore the controversy behind “Kim” by Academy and Grammy Award-winning rapper Eminem.

    By the musical hype, 6 monthsMay 29, 2025 ago
    13 Songs Focused Exclusively on Clothes (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Abhishek Shekhawat, Aravind Kowtharapu, foad shariyati, JJY Media, Michael Obstoj, omid bonyadian from Pexels; AcatXIo from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs Focused Exclusively on Clothes | Playlist 🎧

    13 Songs Focused Exclusively on Clothes features songs by Angie Stone, Jay-Z, Joe Nichols, Kehlani, Nxdia, and Panic! At The Disco.

    By the musical hype, 8 monthsApril 18, 2025 ago
    Jay-Z, Change Clothes: Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 No. 28 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; S Carter Enterprises, LLC / Roc Nation; Bigshow Lamar Campton, Daniel Duarte, Eduardo López from Pexels; AcatXIo, djexpectations, OpenClipart-Vectors, Thai Zeo from Pixabay]
    Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

    Jay-Z, Change Clothes | Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

    In the 28th edition of Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 (2025), we highlight “Change Clothes” performed by Grammy-winning rapper, Jay-Z.

    By the musical hype, 8 monthsApril 6, 2025 ago
    11 Blue Songs That Won’t Leave You Blue (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXIo, elitedigitalpereira, KoldFlame, Raman Spirydonau, Vanessa SG from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    11 Blue Songs That Won’t Leave You Blue | Playlist 🎧

    11 Blue Songs That Won’t Leave You Blue features songs by Billie Eilish, Cigarettes After Sex, Cybertrash, Kendrick Lamar, and Zach Bryan.

    By the musical hype, 8 monthsMarch 26, 2025 ago
    13 Randomly Curated Your, Yours, or Yourself Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXIo, Paul, Vika_Glitter from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Randomly Curated Your, Yours, or Yourself Songs | Playlist 🎧

    13 Randomly Curated Your, Yours, or Yourself Songs features songs by Four Tops, Jobriath, Kid Souf, Landan Ash, Perfume Genius, and The Isley Brothers.

    By the musical hype, 9 monthsMarch 24, 2025 ago

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