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    Alicia Keys, "Perfect Way to Die" [Photo Credit: RCA]
    Music

    Alicia Keys, Perfect Way to Die | Track Review ๐ŸŽต

    Alicia Keys remains woke to whatโ€™s concerning and plaguing the world, particularly black Americans on her single, โ€œPerfect Way to Die.โ€

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsJune 22, 2020 ago
    Leon Bridges, "Sweeter" (Ft. Terrace Martin) [Photo Credit: Columbia]
    Music

    Leon Bridges, Sweeter | Track Review ๐ŸŽต

    Leon Bridges brilliantly captures his thoughts about race & racial injustice through the beautiful single, โ€œSweeter,โ€ Ft. Terrace Martin.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsJune 15, 2020 ago
    G-Eazy, "Lose is Gone (Remix)" (Ft. Drew Love & JAHMED) [Photo Credit: RCA]
    Music

    G-Eazy, Love is Gone (Remix) | Track Review ๐ŸŽต

    JAHMED joins G-Eazy and Drew Love on the remix of โ€œLove is Gone,โ€ a โ€˜wokeโ€™ protest song that originally appeared on The Beautiful & Damned.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsJune 15, 2020 ago
    Lil Baby, "The Bigger Picture" [Photo Credit: Quality Control Music]
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    Lil Baby, The Bigger Picture | Track Review ๐ŸŽต

    Although totally unexpected, Lil Baby delivers an insightful, totally worthwhile protest anthem with โ€œThe Bigger Picture.โ€

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsJune 15, 2020 ago
    13 Powerful Songs Where Black Lives DO Indeed Matter [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Powerful Songs Where Black Lives DO Indeed Matter | Playlist ๐ŸŽง

    โ€˜13 Powerful Songs Where Black Lives DO Indeed Matterโ€™ features Springsteen, Jaheim, Lil Baby, Meek Mill, Mickey Guyton & Trey Songz.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsJune 15, 2020 ago
    Terrace Martin & Denzel Curry, โ€œPig Feetโ€ (Ft. Kamasi Washington, G Perico & Daylyt) [Photo Credits: Sounds of Crenshaw / EMPIRE]
    Music

    Terrace Martin & Denzel Curry, Pig Feet | Track Review ๐ŸŽต

    Terrace Martin and Denzel Curry, assisted by Kamasi Washington, G Perico, and Daylyt, deliver a powerful protest track with โ€œPig Feet.โ€

    By the musical hype, 5 years ago
    Tee Grizzley, โ€œMr. Officerโ€ (Ft. Queen Naija & Detroit Youth Choir) [Photo Credit: 300 Entertainment]
    Music

    Tee Grizzley, Mr. Officer | Track Review ๐ŸŽต

    Tee Grizzley, Queen Naija & Detroit Youth Choir express their emotions + frustrations with police brutality & racial issues plaguing America.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsJune 9, 2020 ago
    Trey Songz, "2020 Riots" [Photo Credit: Atlantic]
    Music

    Trey Songz, 2020 Riots: How Many Times | Track Review ๐ŸŽต

    Trey Songz lends his voice to the movement & protests on racial inequality & injustice with the brilliant โ€œ2020 Riots: How Many Times.โ€

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsJune 9, 2020 ago
    15 Must-Hear, All-American Songs [Photo Credits: Astralwerks, Bad Boy, Def Jam, Domino, Epitaph, Fearless, Grand Nation LLC, Interscope, Pexels, Pixabay, Polydor, QUESTION EVERYTHING INC. / EMPIRE, RCA, Universal Music Operations, Warner Bros.]
    Evergreen

    15 Must-Hear, All-American Songs | Playlist

    โ€œ15 Must-Hear, All-American Songsโ€ features music courtesy of Arctic Monkeys, Childish Gambino, Gary Clark, Jr., Kevin Abstract, and Lana Del Rey.

    By the musical hype, 7 yearsMay 13, 2019 ago
    13 Songs About โ€˜The Man,โ€™ Whoever He May Be [Photo Credits: Big Machine, Capitol Nashville, Columbia, Interscope, Interscope, Island, LoganLand, Motown, Pexels, Pixabay, Quadeca, Republic, Visionary Music Group]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs About โ€˜The Man,โ€™ Whoever He May Be | Playlist

    13 Songs About โ€˜The Man,โ€™ Whoever He May Be features music courtesy of Aloe Blacc, Dierks Bentley, The Killers, Marvin Gaye & Quadeca.

    By the musical hype, 7 yearsApril 17, 2019 ago
    101 Best Songs of 2018: Year in Review ๐ŸŽง
    Evergreen

    101 Best Songs of 2018 | Playlist ๐ŸŽง

    Childish Gambino, Hozier, Drake, Janelle Monรกe, Drake, and Shawn Mendes earn songs in the top-five of the 100 Best Songs of 2018.

    By the musical hype, 7 yearsDecember 10, 2018 ago

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