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5 Gems
Am | 5 Gems
Am: 5 Gems features songs by Ayham, Jennifer Holliday, Lizzo, Megan Maroney, and The Irrepressibles.
![Sir Mix-A-Lot, Baby Got Back: 1 Hit WONDERful No. 3 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; American Recordings, LLC; Alexa Popovich, cottonbro studio, ds rexy, Thomas Ronveaux from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/sir-mix-a-lot-baby-got-back-one-hit-wonderful-3-2026.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
1 Hit WONDERful 👏👏👏
Sir Mix-A-Lot, Baby Got Back | 1 Hit WONDERful
In the third edition of 1 Hit WONDERful (2026), we highlight “Baby Got Back,” the sole hit by rapper Sir Mix-A-Lot.
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Music
Snoop Dogg, Slid Off | Song Review
Snoop Dogg doesn’t serve up anything innovative on “Slid Off,” but he does deliver a fun, minimalist rap banger that enhances the playlist in the dead of winter.
![Anderson .Paak, Come Down: Bangerz N Bopz No. 6 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; OBE / Apeshit, Inc / EMPIRE; Art Laurence Luzon, cottonbro studio, Osmar Vasques, Sebastian Ervi, Wallyson Nascimento from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/anderson-paak-come-down-bangerz-n-bopz-6-2026.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Bangerz N Bopz 🔥
Anderson .Paak, Come Down | Bangerz N Bopz
In the sixth edition of Bangerz N Bopz (2026), we highlight “Come Down” performed by Grammy-winning R&B/hip-hop musician Anderson .Paak.
![13 Songs That Feature Names, Vol. 8 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AOG Pixels, Ciel Fotos, EZEKIXL AKINNEWU, Moose Photos from Pexels; Daniele Barison, Gordon Johnson, Maicon Fonseca Zanco, Petra from Pixabay; Gabriel Martin from Unsplash, Gabriel Martin on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/13-songs-that-feature-names-vol-8.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Evergreen
13 Songs That Feature Names, Vol. 8 | Playlist
13 Songs That Feature Names, Vol. 8 features songs by blackbear, Kim Carnes, Paul Simon, Shirley Caesar, Tame Impala, and TOTO.
![Ice Spice, Big Guy: Wacky Wednesday No. 2 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Dolo Entertainment, Inc. / UMG Recordings, Inc. / 10K Projects, LLC; Vitaly Gorbachev from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/ice-spice-big-guy-wacky-wednesday-2-2026.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Columns
Ice Spice, Big Guy | Wacky Wednesday
In the second edition of Wacky Wednesday (2026), we break down the unique “Big Guy” by rapper Ice Spice.
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Music
Feng, Cali Crazy | Song Review
Gen-Z British rapper, singer, and songwriter Feng drops a summery single in the dead of winter with the short but utterly sweet “Cali Crazy.”
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Music
A$AP Rocky, Punk Rocky | Song Review
Rapper A$AP Rocky embraces punk and takes a more experimental, left field approach on “Punk Rocky,” the promo single from his fourth album, Don’t Be Dumb.
![13 Songs That Explore It, Vol. 6 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay; Vishwanath Negi on Unsplash, Logan Voss on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/13-songs-that-explore-it-vol-6.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Evergreen
13 Songs That Explore It, Vol. 6 | Playlist
13 Songs That Explore It, Vol. 6 features songs by Al Calderon, Jaheim, Joji, Lyn Collins, Mariah the Scientist & Kali Uchis, and Phil Collins.
![Latto, Big Mama: Bangerz N Bopz No. 4 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; RCA, Steamcut; Art Laurence Luzon, cottonbro studio, Osmar Vasques, Sebastian Ervi, Wallyson Nascimento from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/latto-big-mama-bangerz-n-bopz-4-2026.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Bangerz N Bopz 🔥
Latto, Big Mama | Bangerz N Bopz
In the fourth edition of Bangerz N Bopz (2026), we highlight “Big Mama” performed by Grammy-nominated rapper Latto.
Columns
cupcakKe, Moan-a-Lisa | Spicy Tunez
In the second edition of Spicy Tunez (2026), we explore the controversial, eyebrow-raising, naughty, sexed-up vibes behind “Moan-a-Lisa” by cupcakKe.
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LGBTQ
Doechii, girl, get up. | Song Review
Grammy-winning rapper Doechii, assisted by Grammy-winning R&B singer SZA, ate and left no crumbs in the single, “girl, get up.”