88rising, Joji & Rich Brian, ‘Midsummer Madness’ | Track Review
![88 Rising, Midsummer Madness [Photo Credit: 88rising]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/88rising-midsummer-madness-88rising.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
88 Rising enlists Joji, Rich Brian, Higher Brothers, and AUGUST 08 for the enjoyable, ‘F the rules’ anthem, “Midsummer Madness.”

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
![88 Rising, Midsummer Madness [Photo Credit: 88rising]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/88rising-midsummer-madness-88rising.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
88 Rising enlists Joji, Rich Brian, Higher Brothers, and AUGUST 08 for the enjoyable, ‘F the rules’ anthem, “Midsummer Madness.”
![Jay Rock, Redemption [Photo Credit: Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/jay-rock-redemption-interscope.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Fresh off successes with “King’s Dead” and “Win,” Jay Rock continues his stellar year with “The Bloodiest,” the 3rd single from his third album, Redemption.
![Kanye West & Kid Cudi, KIDS SEE GHOSTS [Photo Credits: GOOD / Def Jam]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/kids-see-ghosts-kanye-west-kid-cudi-kids-see-ghosts-good-def-jam.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Kanye West and Kid Cudi bring an enthralling, experimental listening experience as hip-hop duo KIDS SEE GHOSTS on their brief, self-titled debut.
![Mac Miller, Swimming [📷: Warner Bros.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/mac-miller-swimming-warner-bros.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Returning with his first new music since ‘The Divine Feminine,’ Mac Miller drops not just one, but three new singles, including “Small Worlds.”
![Songs That Denounce the Fake [Photo Credits: Atlantic, Barong Family, Bighit Entertainment, Cash Money, Interscope, Parkwood, Prospect Park, RCA, Virgin, We Are: The Guard]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/songs-that-denounce-the-fake-playlist-cover-2.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
BTS, Drake, and Five Finger Death Punch are among many artists “denouncing the fake” on the colorfully-titled playlist “13 Songs That Denounce the Fake.”
![11 Uniquely-Titled, Interesting Songs of 2018 [Photo Credits: 88rising, Columbia, CupcakKe, Def Jam, Domino, EMPIRE, Filthy Fangs, Island, Loma Vista, Sub Pop]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/11-uniquely-titled-interesting-songs-2018.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
“11 Uniquely-Titled, Interesting Songs from 2018” features music courtesy of Artic Monkeys, CupcakKe, Ghost, Jack White, and Joji among others.
![Mac Miller, Buttons [Photo Credit: Warner Bros.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/mac-miller-buttons-warner-bros.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Returning with his first new music since releasing ‘The Divine Feminine’ in 2016, Mac Miller drops not just one, but three new singles, including “Buttons.”
![Kanye West, Ye [Photo Credit: Def Jam]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/kanye-west-ye-def-jam.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Kanye West raps about family, mental health, and his controversial year among other topics on his brief, polarizing album, ‘Ye.’
![Mac Miller, Programs [Photo Credit: Warner Bros.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/mac-miller-programs-warner-bros.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Returning with his first new music since releasing ‘The Divine Feminine’ in 2016, Mac Miller drops not just one, but three new singles, including “Programs.”
![Yellow Claw, New Blood [Photo Credit: Barong Family]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/yellow-claw-new-blood-barong-family.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Dutch producer/DJ duo Yellow Claw continues to be prolific in 2018, dropping single “Fake Chanel” featuring rappers A$AP Ferg and Creek Boyz.

Drake – the “6God” – goes on offense on “Duppy Freestyle” dissing his adversary, Pusha T, while also getting in a shot at Kanye West. “Tired of sittin’ quiet, and helpin’ my enemies eat.” Sigh, beefs seem to fuel Drake…
![Pusha T, Daytona [📷: Def Jam]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/pusha-t-daytona-def-jam.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Pusha T returns in a big way with his third studio album ‘Daytona’, despite the fact that the set is comprised of just seven tracks and runs only 21 minutes long.