88rising, Head in the Clouds | Album Review
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Mass media company and record label 88rising shows that it is indeed “rising” on its star-studded, well-rounded compilation album, ‘Head in the Clouds.’
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Chance the Rapper, ‘Work Out’ | Track Review
![Chance the Rapper, Work Out [Photo Credit: Chance the Rapper]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/chance-the-rapper-work-out-chance-the-rapper.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning Chi-town rapper Chance the Rapper continues his stellar return with “Work Out,” getting personal, but maintaining good, positive vibes.
9 Songs Focused on ‘Want’ | Playlist
![9 Songs Focused on 'Want' [Photo Credits: Asthmatic Kitty, Atlantic, Big Machine, Capitol, Columbia, Motown, Quality Control, RCA, Warner Bros.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/9-songs-focused-on-want.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Playlist “9 Songs Focused on ‘Want’” features songs courtesy of 5 Seconds of Summer, Taylor Swift, and Lil Yachty among others.
BROCKHAMPTON, ‘1998 TRUMAN’ | Track Review
![BROCKHAMPTON, 1998 TRUMAN [Photo Credit: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/brockhampton-1998-truman-rca.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Los Angeles-based boyband BROCKHAMPTON returns with “1998 TRUMAN,” their second single of 2018 following “1999 WILDFIRE.”
Chance the Rapper, ‘65th & Ingleside’ | Track Review
![Chance the Rapper, 65th & Ingleside [Photo Credit: Chance the Rapper]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/chance-the-rapper-65th-ingleside-chance-the-rapper.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
On his jubilant single “65th & Ingleside,” one of four singles released in ‘one fell swoop,’ Chance the Rapper depicts his ‘rags to riches’ story.
6ix9ine, ‘FEFE’ | Track Review
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6ix9ine enlists Nicki Minaj and Murda Beatz for his surprisingly melodic rap single, “FEFE.” It’s by no means a classic, but better than anticipated.
Chance the Rapper, ‘I Might Need Security’ | Track Review
![Chance the Rapper, I Might Need Security [Photo Credit: Chance the Rapper]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/chance-the-rapper-i-might-need-security-chance-the-rapper.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Chance the Rapper packs a punch, bringing attitude to single “I Might Need Security,” fueled by a profane Jamie Foxx standup comedy sample.
Wiz Khalifa, Rolling Papers 2 | Album Review
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Although it suffers from excessive length, Wiz Khalifa sounds reinvigorated on ‘Rolling Papers 2,’ the sequel to his 2011, major-label debut LP.
Iggy Azalea, ‘Tokyo Snow Trip’ | Track Review
![Iggy Azalea, Survive the Summer (EP) [📷: Island]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/iggy-azalea-survive-the-summer-ep-island.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated rapper Iggy Azalea keeps it short and druggy on the skeletal banger, “Tokyo Snow Trip,” the second track on the ‘Survive the Summer (EP).’
CupcakKe, ‘Hot Pockets’ | Track Review
![CupcakKe, Hot Pockets [Photo Credit: cupcakKe]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/cupcakke-hot-pockets-cupcakke.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Though still outrageous, cupcakKe ‘reins herself in’ enough to make “Hot Pockets” among the more accessible singles of her career. She’s got bars.
Lil Xan, ‘Lies’ | Track Review
![Lil Xan, Lies [Photo Credit: Columbia]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/lil-xan-lies-columbia.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Lil Xan remains busy beyond the ‘TOTAL XANARCHY,’ dropping a new single, “Lies,” assisted by rising Pennsylvanian rapper, Lil Skies.
Mac Miller, ‘Self Care’ | Track Review
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After announcing his fifth studio album, ‘Swimming,’ Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller drops the first official single from the project, “Self Care.”