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    Nicki Minaj, Ruby Red Da Sleeze [📷: Republic]
    Music

    Nicki Minaj, Red Ruby Da Sleeze | Track Review 🎵

    The ever unapologetic Nicki Minaj brings the heat and gives no Fs on her first single of 2023, the Lumidee-sampling “Red Ruby Da Sleeze.”

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsMarch 6, 2023 ago
    The Kid LAROI, "I GUESS IT'S LOVE" [📷: Columbia]
    Music

    The Kid LAROI, I GUESS IT’S LOVE? | Track Review 🎵

    On his short but enjoyable single, “I GUESS IT’S LOVE?”, Grammy-nominated rapper/singer The Kid LAROI believes he’s found true love – the real deal.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsFebruary 28, 2023 ago
    Saint Levant, “FaceTime” [📷: 2048 LLC]
    Music

    Saint Levant, FaceTime | Track Review 🎵

    Versatile rapper Saint Levant, who incorporates his diverse background into his music, delivers cool energy on his ‘dedicated’ first bop of 2023, “FaceTime.”

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsFebruary 20, 2023 ago
    GloRilla, “Internet Trolls”[📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; CMG / Interscope; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]
    Music

    GloRilla, Internet Trolls | Track Review 🎵

    Grammy-nominated Memphis rapper GloRilla cries foul about those “Internet Trolls” on her first solo single of 2023.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsFebruary 6, 2023 ago
    Macklemore, "HEROES" (Ft. DJ Premiere)[📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Bendo, LLC; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]
    Music

    Macklemore, HEROES, | Track Review 🎵

    Grammy-winning rapper Macklemore, assisted by DJ Premier, comes out guns blazing on “HEROES,” a promo single from his 2023 LP, BEN.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsFebruary 6, 2023 ago
    Cordae, Two Tens [📷: Atlantic]
    Music

    Cordae, Two Tens | Track Review 🎵

    Rapper Cordae, assisted by the ever versatile Anderson  .Paak, and production courtesy of J. Cole (!), drops a brief but sensational rap banger with “Two Tens.”

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsJanuary 30, 2023 ago
    A$AP Rocky, “Same Problems?” [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; A$AP Rocky Recordings LLC / RCA; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]
    Music

    A$AP Rocky, Same Problems? | Track Review 🎵

    A$AP Rocky returns with the reflective, thought-provoking “Same Problems?”, the promo single from his fourth studio album, DON’T BE DUMB.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsJanuary 25, 2023 ago
    Moneybagg Yo & GloRilla, “On Wat U On” [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; CMG/N-Less/Interscope; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]
    Music

    Moneybagg Yo & GloRilla, On Wat U On | Track Review 🎵

    Memphis rappers Moneybagg Yo and GloRilla join forces for the expletive-laden, gives no Fs, sexually charged, unapologetic rap banger, “On Wat U On.”

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsJanuary 17, 2023 ago
    Ice Spice, “In Ha Mood” [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Dolo Entertainment, Inc. / UMG Recordings, Inc.;OpenClipart-Vectors via Pixabay]
    Music

    Ice Spice, “In Ha Mood” | Track Review 🎵

    The ever-ascending Ice Spice is cocky and confident to the nth degree on “In Ha Mood,” her first single of 2023.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsJanuary 9, 2023 ago
    Rae Sremmurd, “Torpedo” [📷: Eardruma / Interscope]
    Music

    Rae Sremmurd, “Torpedo” | Track Review 🎵

    Chill bro rap duo Rae Sremmurd – Swae Lee and Slim Jxmmi – is back with “Torpedo” but, is it really a big deal?

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsJanuary 2, 2023 ago
    Norah Jones & Logic, “Fade Away” [📷: Capitol]
    Music

    Norah Jones & Logic, “Fade Away” | Track Review 🎵

    Norah Jones and Bobby Hall – aka Logic – make sweet music together on the ‘Norah Jones is Playing Along Podcast ’ version of his hit, “Fade Away.”

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsDecember 27, 2022 ago
    Saint Levant & PLAYYARD, “I Guess” [📷: 2048 LLC, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Music

    Saint Levant & PLAYYARD, “I Guess” | Track Review 🎵

    Saint Levant and PLAYYARD make a formidable team on their short but utterly sweet, vibe of a single, “I Guess.”

    By the musical hype, 3 years ago

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