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Alluring Songs Where the Keyword is Back, Vol. 2 [📷 : Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Unsplash]

Alluring Songs Where the Keyword is Back, Vol. 2 | Playlist 🎧

‘Alluring Songs Where the Keyword is Back, Vol. 2’ features music by Claire Rosinkranz, J. Cole, Max Frost, Omar Apollo & Trey Songz.

By the musical hype, 5 yearsOctober 19, 2020 ago

Big Sean, Detroit 2 [Photo Credits: G.O.O.D. / Def Jam]

Big Sean, Detroit 2 | Album Review 💿

Detroit rapper Big Sean delivers the best album of his career with his highly anticipated fifth studio album, Detroit 2.

By the musical hype, 5 yearsSeptember 11, 2020 ago

Big Sean, "Deep Reverence" (Ft. Nipsey Hussle) [Photo Credits: G.O.O.D. / Def Jam]

Big Sean, Deep Reverence | Track Review 🎵

Big Sean returns in reflective fashion on promo single “Deep Reverence,” featuring an assist from the late, great Nipsey Hussle.

By the musical hype, 5 yearsAugust 31, 2020 ago

Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: August 2020 [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pixabay, Unsplash]

Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: August 2020 | Playlist 🎧

‘Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: August 2020’ features Cardi B, The Killers, Mariah Carey, Miley Cyrus, Omar Apollo & Troye Sivan.

By the musical hype, 5 yearsAugust 31, 2020 ago

Nas, King's Disease [Photo Credit: Mass Appeal]

Nas, King’s Disease | Album Review 💿

After falling short in 2018 with the brief Nasir, iconic rapper Nas atones with King’s Disease, his best work in years.

By the musical hype, 5 yearsAugust 27, 2020 ago

Nas & Hit-Boy, "Ultra Black" [Photo Credit: Mass Appeal]

Nas & Hit-Boy, Ultra Black | Track Review 🎵

Nas enlists Hit-Boy on “Ultra Black,” the promo single from King’s Disease, which celebrates blackness in all its glory.

By the musical hype, 5 yearsAugust 18, 2020 ago

Khalid, Free Spirit - The Musical Hype album review - [Photo Credit: RCA]

Khalid, Free Spirit | Album Review 💿

While Khalid remains consistent on his highly-anticipated sophomore album, ‘Free Spirit,’ at times, he could stand to exhibit more free-spiritedness.

By the musical hype, 7 yearsApril 9, 2019 ago

Machine Gun Kelly, BINGE [Photo Credits: Bad Boy / Interscope]

Machine Gun Kelly, BINGE | Album Review

Machine Gun Kelly smartly capitalizes off his “Rap Devil” resurgence with his brief album, ‘BINGE.’ The problem? It’s pretty flipping bad.

By the musical hype, 7 yearsSeptember 24, 2018 ago

Mariah Carey, Me. I Am Mariah...The Elusive Chanteuse [📷: Def Jam]

Mariah Carey, Me. I Am Mariah…The Elusive Chanteuse | Album Review

After a five-year hiatus, Pop/R&B diva Mariah Carey returns,” bringing the heat” on her comeback LP, ‘Me. I Am Mariah…The Elusive Chanteuse.’

By the musical hype, 12 yearsMay 27, 2014 ago

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