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    Snoop Dogg, BUSH [📷: Columbia]
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    Snoop Dogg, Bush | Album Review 💿

    While veteran West Coast rapper Snoop Dogg hasn’t returned to rapping just yet, chill, funky, R&B LP ‘BUSH’ proves to be satisfying.

    By the musical hype, 11 yearsMay 14, 2015 ago
    Sam Hunt, Montevallo © MCA
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    Why Sam Hunt Represents The Future of Country Music 

    Country newcomer Sam Hunt represents the future of country music on debut album ‘Montevallo,’ which showcases a more eclectic brand of country.

    By the musical hype, 11 yearsApril 29, 2015 ago
    Tyler, The Creator, Cherry Bomb [📷: Columbia]
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    Examining Lyrics: Tyler the Creator, ‘Cherry Bomb’

    As brash as Tyler, the Creator may be, his fourth studio album, ‘Cherry Bomb’ is explicitly brilliant. Here are 14 notable lyrics from ‘Cherry Bomb.’

    By the musical hype, 11 yearsApril 17, 2015 ago
    Madonna, Rebel Heart © Live Nation/Interscope
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    Madonna Sounds Fierce on ‘Rebel Heart’

    ‘Rebel Heart’ is an enjoyable album that plays to the strengths of Madonna and easily eclipses her overlooked 2012 album, ‘MDNA.’

    By the musical hype, 11 yearsMarch 17, 2015 ago
    Empire Cast original soundtrack from Season 1 of Empire © Columbia
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    Review: Original Soundtrack from Season 1 of Empire (Deluxe)

    One of the hottest new shows on television, Empire, released its first season soundtrack on Tuesday, March 10, 2015. In the stores for those who still partake of the physical CD, only the standard edition of the album – 11 tracks – was issued. For those who couldn’t be without Read more

    By the musical hype, 11 yearsMarch 11, 2015 ago
    J. Cole, 2014 Forest Hills Drive [📷: Columbia]
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    Takeaways: J. Cole, ‘2014 Forest Hills Drive’

    J. Cole surprised everyone by dropping his third album, ‘2014 Forest Hills Drive’ with short notice. Here are five takeaways after listening to the album.

    By the musical hype, 11 yearsDecember 16, 2014 ago
    PARTYNEXTDOOR TWO © OVO/Warner Bros
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    PARTYNEXTDOOR Keeps it 100 on ‘PARTYNEXTDOOR TWO’

    Drake Protégé PARTYNEXTDOOR “keeps it 100” on his sophomore album, ‘PARTYNEXTDOOR TWO’. ‘PARTYNEXTDOOR TWO’ follows up ‘PARTYNEXTDOOR.’

    By the musical hype, 12 yearsAugust 5, 2014 ago
    G-Eazy, These Things Happen © Blueprint/G-Eazy
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    G-Eazy is Confident & Hungry on ‘These Things Happen’

    Throughout ‘These Things Happen’, Bay-area rapper G-Eazy is cocky and confident. From the onset, G-Eazy comes out swinging, establishing he’s “the man.”

    By the musical hype, 12 yearsJune 30, 2014 ago
    50 Cent, Animal Ambition - An Untamed Desire To Win © G Unit
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    50 Cent Lukewarm on ‘Animal Ambition: An Untamed Desire To Win’

    Rapper 50 Cent comes over as lukewarm at best on independently issued album, ‘Animal Ambition: An Untamed Desire to Win.’

    By the musical hype, 12 yearsJune 3, 2014 ago
    The Roots, And Then You Shoot Your Cousin © Def Jam
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    The Roots, …And Then You Shoot Your Cousin | Album Review

    Hip-hop band The Roots continue to ‘transcend’ the confines of hip-hop on the ambitious album ‘…And Then You Shoot Your Cousin.’

    By the musical hype, 12 yearsMay 21, 2014 ago
    Asher Roth • RetroHash • pale fire
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    Asher Roth Is Lifted On ‘RetroHash’

    It’s safe to say the Asher Roth, rapper of “I Love College” fame (‘Asleep in the Bread Aisle’) is one high, mellow dude on ‘RetroHash’.

    By the musical hype, 12 yearsApril 23, 2014 ago
    Wale, The Gifted [📷: Atlantic]
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    Wale, The Gifted | Short Take Album Review

    Wale is definitely a standout, which should go without saying.  His third album, The Gifted, is consistent and exceptional throughout.

    By brent80, 13 yearsJune 24, 2013 ago

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