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        • Album πŸ’ΏAlbums & EPs  πŸ’Ώ of various styles are evaluated in this section of The Musical Hype – we don’t discriminate. Album reviews are also available on the home page. More often than not, the album reviews on the site tend to follow a track-by-track format, commencing with an intro paragraph comprised of background information, and concluding paragraph that wraps things up. Also, GEMS – the best, highly recommended tracks – are selected at the end of each review. Each album also receives a star rating, on a scale of 0 – 5 (Β½ stars are used as well), that is visible at the beginning and ending of the review. = MASTERPIECE = NEAR MASTERPIECE = EXCELLENT = VERY GOOD = AVERAGE / GOOD = BELOW AVERAGE = MEDIOCRE , , , = BAD
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    11 Blue Songs That Won’t Leave You Blue (2025) [πŸ“·: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXIo, elitedigitalpereira, KoldFlame, Raman Spirydonau, Vanessa SG from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    11 Blue Songs That Won’t Leave You Blue | Playlist 🎧

    11 Blue Songs That Won’t Leave You Blue features songs by Billie Eilish, Cigarettes After Sex, Cybertrash, Kendrick Lamar, and Zach Bryan.

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsMarch 26, 2025 ago
    Kendrick Lamar, dodger blue: Bangerz N Bopz πŸ”₯ No. 23 (2025) [πŸ“·: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; pgLang / Interscope; Bigshow Lamar Campton, Daniel Duarte, Eduardo LΓ³pez from Pexels; AcatXIo, djexpectations, OpenClipart-Vectors, Thai Zeo from Pixabay]
    Bangerz N Bopz πŸ”₯

    Kendrick Lamar, dodger blue | Bangerz N Bopz πŸ”₯

    In the 23rd edition of Bangerz N Bopz πŸ”₯ (2025), we highlight β€œdodger blue,” performed by Grammy and Pulitzer-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar.

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsMarch 22, 2025 ago
    11 Kick-butt Songs That Keep It 100 (2024) [πŸ“·: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Leonardo Goncalves wild from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    11 Kick-butt Songs That Keep It 100 | Playlist 🎧

    11 Kick-butt Songs That Keep It 100 πŸ’― features songs by AJR, BabyTron, Crystal Waters, Jonas Blue x Eyelar, and Quincy Jones.

    By the musical hype, 9 monthsSeptember 2, 2024 ago
    15 Chilling Murder Ballads (2024) [πŸ“·: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Monika Grafik from Pixabay; Iluha Zavaley from Unsplash]
    Evergreen

    15 Chilling Murder Ballads | Playlist 🎧

    15 Chilling Murder Ballads features music courtesy of Aerosmith, Bruce Springsteen, Carrie Underwood, Eminem, SZA, and Taylor Swift.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearApril 26, 2024 ago
    51 Best Songs of 2023 [πŸ“·: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Atlantic, Belting Bronco, boygenius, Columbia, Geffen, Interscope, Lovett Music, Inc., Olivia Rodrigo, RCA, Smiley Miley, Inc., Warner; No-longer-here, OpenClipart-Vectors, toodlingstudio from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    51 Best Songs of 2023 | Playlist 🎧

    51 Best Songs of 2023 features music courtesy of Lana Del Rey, Miley Cyrus, SZA, Troye Sivan, Victoria MonΓ©t, and Zach Bryan.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearDecember 22, 2023 ago
    15 Electrifying Songs That Utterly KILL It (2023) [πŸ“·: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay] 
    Evergreen

    15 Electrifying Songs That Utterly KILL It | Playlist 🎧

    15 Electrifying Songs That Utterly KILL It features music courtesy of BLACKPINK, Conan Gray, Green Day, Omar Apollo, and SZA.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsNovember 17, 2023 ago
    13 Compelling Songs About Specific People (2023) [πŸ“·: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Addy bronzzz, Arvind shakya, Daniel Kondrashin, Sherman Trotz, Spencer Cooper, VALERIA MARQUEZ GONZALEZ from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    13 Compelling Songs About Specific People | Playlist 🎧

    13 Compelling Songs About Specific People features music courtesy from Hozier, Kelly Clarkson, Mad Tsai, Ryan Gosling, and Victoria MonΓ©t.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsSeptember 20, 2023 ago
    Best Songs of 2023 (So Far) [πŸ“·: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype;Pete Linforth from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    Best Songs of 2023 (So Far) | Playlist 🎧

    Best Songs of 2023 (So Far) features music courtesy of Hozier, Jake Shears, Janelle MonΓ‘e, Lana Del Rey, Miley Cyrus, and Sam Smith.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsJune 23, 2023 ago
    Awesome Songs: April 2023 [πŸ“·: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Andrea Piacquadio, Sonny Vermeer via Pexels]
    Evergreen

    Awesome Songs: April 2023 | Playlist 🎧

    Awesome Songs: April 2023 features music courtesy of Dominic Fike, Foo Fighters, Kelly Clarkson, SZA, and The Weeknd.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsMay 1, 2023 ago
    SZA, SOS [πŸ“·: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA; PIRO via Pixabay]
    Album πŸ’Ώ

    SZA, SOS | Album Review πŸ’Ώ

    Despite a long wait, SZA makes a compelling comeback with her lengthy but high-quality sophomore album, SOS.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsJanuary 10, 2023 ago

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