Gucci Mane, ‘Kept Back’ | Track Review
![Gucci Mane, Kept Back [Photo Credit: Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/gucci-mane-kept-back-atlantic.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
‘The East Atlanta Santa,’ better known as Gucci Mane, taps South Florida up-and-comer, Lil Pump, for his new trap single, “Kept Back.”
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The Musical Hype
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Quavo, ‘W O R K I N M E’ | Track Review
![Quavo, W O R K I N M E [Photo Credits: Quality Control, Motown, Capitol]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/quavo-workinme-quality-control-capitol-motown.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Quavo goes solo on “W O R K I N M E,” one of three singles released on August 10, 2018. The results are positive, not earth shattering.
Quavo, ‘L A M B T A L K’ | Track Review
![Quavo, L A M B T A L K [Photo Credits: Quality Control, Capitol, Motown]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/quavo-lambtalk-quality-control-capitol-motown.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Quavo of Migos ‘goes it alone’ on “L A M B T A L K,” one of three solo singles released on August 10, 2018. The results are respectable, not game changing.
J. Cole, ‘Album of the Year (Freestyle)’ | Track Review
![J. Cole, Album of the Year (Freestyle) [Photo Credit: Dreamville / Roc Nation]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/j-cole-album-of-the-year-dreamville-roc-nation.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Post- ‘KOD,’ J. Cole returns with a brief, new single, comprised of straight-up bars, “Album of the Year (Freestyle).”
Watsky, ‘Welcome to the Family’ | Track Review
![Watsky, Welcome to the Family [Photo Credit: Watsky]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/watsky-welcome-to-the-family-watsky.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Rapper and poet George Watsky returns with his first new single in two years, “Welcome to the Family.” An awesome comeback it is.
Atmosphere, ‘Make It All Better Again’ | Track Review
![Atmosphere, Make It All Better Again [Photo Credit: Rhymesayers Entertainment]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/atmosphere-make-it-all-better-again-rhymesayers-entertainment.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Veteran underground hip-hop duo Atmosphere returns strong with the heartbreak-fueled single, “Make it All Better Again.”
$uicideBoy$, ‘Carrollton’ | Track Review
![$uicideBoy$, I Want to Die in New Orleans [Photo Credit: G*59]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/suicideboys-i-want-to-die-in-new-orleans-g59.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
$uicideBoy$ clearly ‘don’t give a –’ on their hard-nosed banger, “Carrollton,” the promo single from their upcoming mixtape, ‘I Want to Die in New Orleans.’
Jack Harlow, ‘Sundown’ | Track Review
![Jack Harlow, Sundown [Photo Credits: Generation Now / Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jack-harlow-sundown-generation-now-atlantic.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
There’s a hot, rising rapper from Kentucky and his name is Jack Harlow. He may not look the part of a rapper, but he proves he’s ‘got bars’ on “Sundown.”
Tyga, ‘SWISH’ | Track Review
![Tyga, SWISH [Photo Credits: The Last Kings Music / EMPIRE]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/tyga-swish-the-last-kings-music-empire.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Tyga, celebrating a return to pop relevancy, drops a sexed-up, skeletal, ‘strip club anthem’, “SWISH.” “SWISH” samples the David Banner hit, “Play.”
Smokepurpp, ‘Nephew’ | Track Review
![Smokepurpp, Nephew [Photo Credits: Alamo / Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/smokepurpp-nephew-alamo-interscope.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Smokepurpp continues to be light on substance on his latest single, “Nephew.” Nonetheless, he and featured guest Lil Pump provide some replay value.
BROCKHAMPTON, ‘1997 Diana’ | Track Review
![BROCKHAMPTON, 1997 DIANA [Photo Credit: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/brockhampton-1997-diana-rca.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
LA-based hip-hop collective BROCKHAMPTON follows up “1999 WILDFIRE” and “1998 TRUMAN,” with their third single of 2018, “1997 DIANA.”
YG, ‘Handgun’ | Track Review
![YG, Stay Dangerous [Photo Credit: Def Jam]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/yg-stay-dangerous-def-jam.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
YG taps A$AP Rocky for “Handgun,” the third advance from his third studio LP, ‘Stay Dangerous.’ While relatively catchy, the record is a bit underwhelming.