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    Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers

    An Unbelievable Compendium of U Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Ketut Subiyanto, Moni Rathnak, Nehoray yemini, SHVETS production, TMA Management from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, Open Clipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    An Unbelievable Compendium of U Songs | Playlist

    An Unbelievable Compendium of U Songs features songs by D’Angelo, Gracie Abrams, Queen x David Bowie, Sam Smith x Kim Petras, sombr, and Stephen Sanchez.

    By the musical hype, 4 daysJanuary 23, 2026 ago
    13 Songs That Go Incredibly HARD, Part 1 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; TMA Management from Pexels; AcatXIo from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs That Go Incredibly HARD, Part 1 | Playlist 🎧

    13 Songs That Go Incredibly HARD, Part 1 features songs by Alexander 23, Brandon Lake x Jelly Roll, Chicago, Donna Summer, Kendrick Lamar & Scissor Sisters.

    By the musical hype, 5 monthsAugust 29, 2025 ago
    13 Captivating Father-Related Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXIo, Mila Okta Safitri, Pheladi Shai, soponyono from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Captivating Father-Related Songs | Playlist 🎧

    13 Captivating Father-Related Songs features songs by Clarence Carter, George Michael, Jon Bellion, Korn, Luther Vandross, and The Winstons.

    By the musical hype, 6 monthsJuly 30, 2025 ago
    Kendrick Lamar, “Auntie Diaries”: Controversial Tunes 😈🎶 No. 15 (2022) [📷: Aftermath, Brent Faulkner, cottonbro, Darkmoon_Art, TheDigitalArtist, inna mikitas, Interscope, Isabela Catão, Jonathan Nenemann, The Musical Hype, Pexels, pgLang, Pixabay, Tazz Vaughn, Top Dawg Entertainment, Victoria Borodinova, zzzvector]
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    Kendrick Lamar, “Auntie Diaries” | Controversial Tunes 😈🎶

    In the 11th edition of Controversial Tunes (2022), we explore the controversy behind the song, “Auntie Diaries” by Kendrick Lamar.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsMay 30, 2022 ago
    Kendrick Lamar, Big Morale & The Big Steppers [📷 : Aftermath / Interscope / pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment]
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    Kendrick Lamar, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers | Album Review 💿

    Kendrick Lamar brings the heat on Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, an ambitious, complex, and ultimately, truly rewarding album.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsMay 19, 2022 ago

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