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    A Tribe Called Quest, We Got It from Here Thank You 4 Your Service © Epic
    Album 💿

    A Tribe Called Quest Nails It On ‘We Got It from Here…’

    A Tribe Called Quest returns for one last hurrah with ‘We Got It from Here…Thank You 4 Your Service.’ Q-Tip and company are on autopilot.

    By the musical hype, 9 years ago
    The Weeknd, Starboy © Republic
    Music

    The Weeknd, Party Monster | Track Review 🎵

    The Weeknd shows his more aggressive side on “Party Monster,” one of the final singles released ahead of STARBOY.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsNovember 23, 2016 ago
    Macklemore, Drug Dealer © Macklemore
    Music

    Macklemore, Drug Dealer | Track Review 🎵

    Macklemore delivers an exceptional, socially-relevant track about the dangers of prescription drug use on ‘Drug Dealer,’ featuring Ariana DeBoo.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsNovember 19, 2016 ago
    Timeflies, Gravity © Forty8Fifty
    Music

    Timeflies, Gravity | Track Review 🎵

    Pop duo Timeflies return with a romantic new single, “Gravity.” Clearly, the M.O. is “falling in love.”

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsNovember 19, 2016 ago
    Future ft. Drake, Used to This © Epic
    Music

    Future, Used to This | Track Review 🎵

    Future and Drake miss the mark on latest collaboration, “Used to This.” Essentially, the single is an empty flex track that is mediocre at best.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsNovember 15, 2016 ago
    Common, Black America Again © Def Jam
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    Common is on Autopilot on ‘Black America Again’

    Common delivers a tour de force with ‘Black America Again’. Arguably, ‘Black America Again’ is his best album in years.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsNovember 8, 2016 ago
    Common, Black America Again © Def Jam
    Music

    Common, Home | Track Review 🎵

    Common flexes on another sound pre-release single from ‘Black America Again,’ “Home,” featuring underrated R&B standout Bilal.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsNovember 2, 2016 ago
    Emeli Sandé, Long Live the Angels © Virgin
    Music

    Emeli Sandé, Garden | Track Review 🎵

    Emeli Sandé shines on the second single from Long Live the Angels, “Garden,” featuring Jay Electronica and Àine Zion.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsNovember 1, 2016 ago
    Common, Black America Again © Def Jam
    Music

    Common, Pyramids | Track Review 🎵

    Common showcases immense grit on the hard-hitting “Pyramids,” among the crème de la crème from album, ‘Black America Again.’

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsOctober 31, 2016 ago
    Shelley FKA DRAM, Big Baby Dram [📷: Atlantic]
    Album 💿

    Shelley FKA DRAM, Big Baby DRAM | Album Review 💿

    Even though DRAM’s debut album Big Baby D.R.A.M. is “all over the place,” it’s intriguing and enjoyable through and through.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsOctober 26, 2016 ago
    Aminé, Good For You © Republic
    Music

    Aminé, Caroline | Track Review 🎵

    Oregon rap newcomer Aminé delivers an irresistible, catchy single with “Caroline,” which serves as the promo single from his debut album, ‘Good For You.’

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsOctober 25, 2016 ago
    Shelley FKA DRAM, Big Baby Dram [📷: Atlantic]
    Music

    DRAM, Cash Machine | Track Review 🎵

    D.R.A.M. flexes on “Cash Machine,” the third and final pre-release single from his debut album, ‘Big Baby D.R.A.M.’

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsOctober 18, 2016 ago

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