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        • Album 💿Albums & EPs  💿 of various styles are evaluated in this section of The Musical Hype – we don’t discriminate. Album reviews are also available on the home page. More often than not, the album reviews on the site tend to follow a track-by-track format, commencing with an intro paragraph comprised of background information, and concluding paragraph that wraps things up. Also, GEMS – the best, highly recommended tracks – are selected at the end of each review. Each album also receives a star rating, on a scale of 0 – 5 (½ stars are used as well), that is visible at the beginning and ending of the review. = MASTERPIECE = NEAR MASTERPIECE = EXCELLENT = VERY GOOD = AVERAGE / GOOD = BELOW AVERAGE = MEDIOCRE , , , = BAD
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    Raphael Saadiq

    12 Thrilling but Utterly Sinful Songs [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pixabay, Engin Akyurt ]
    Evergreen

    12 Thrilling, But Utterly Sinful Songs | Playlist 🎧

    12 Thrilling, But Utterly Sinful Songs features songs courtesy of The Game, Juice WRLD, Like Mike, Raphael Saadiq & Sam Hunt.

    By the musical hype, 6 yearsJanuary 6, 2020 ago
    25 Best Albums of 2019 | Year in Review [Photo Credits: 4AD, Atlantic, ATO, Brent Faulkner, Capitol, Columbia, Epic, Fader, Ghosteen Ltd., Interscope, Jagjaguwar, Loma Vista, The Musical Hype, Polydor, RCA, Republic, Roadrunner, Sony]
    Evergreen

    25 Best Albums of 2019 | Year in Review 💿🎧

    Albums from Ariana Grande, Lana Del Rey, Billie Eilish, Lizzo, and Vampire Weekend comprise the 25 Best Albums of 2019, year in review list.

    By the musical hype, 6 yearsDecember 21, 2019 ago
    51 Best Songs of 2019: Year in Review [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, RCA, Republic, Young Turk Recordings Ltd., Interscope, Sony, Atlantic, Columbia]
    Evergreen

    51 Best Songs of 2019 | Year in Review 🎧

    51 Best Songs of 2019 features certified bops courtesy of Billie Eilish, Lizzo, Lil Nas X, Vampire Weekend, Ariana Grande & DaBaby.

    By the musical hype, 6 yearsDecember 16, 2019 ago
    15 'G' Songs Selected with No Rhyme or Reason [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    15 G Songs Selected with No Rhyme or Reason | Playlist 🎧

    “15 ‘G’ Songs Selected with No Rhyme or Reason” features songs by Ariana Grande, BROCKHAMPTON, Cattle Decapitation, Lewis Capaldi & Summer Walker.

    By the musical hype, 6 yearsDecember 9, 2019 ago
    17 SONGS CHARACTERIZED BY THEIR PLACE [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    17 Songs Characterized by Their Place | Playlist 🎧

     “17 Songs Characterized by Their Place” features songs courtesy of Jeezy, Lana Del Rey, Raphael Saadiq, Taylor Swift, and Thomas Rhett among others.

    By the musical hype, 6 yearsOctober 1, 2019 ago
    Raphael Saadiq, Jimmy Lee: The Musical Hype album review [Photo Credit: Columbia]
    Album 💿

    Raphael Saadiq, Jimmy Lee | Album Analysis 💿

    After penning a review for The Urban Music Scene, Brent Faulkner provides deeper analysis into JIMMY LEE, the superb fifth studio album by Raphael Saadiq.

    By the musical hype, 6 yearsSeptember 30, 2019 ago
    “11 Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy in September 2019” [Photo Credits: Atlantic, ATO, Brittany Howard, Brent Faulkner, Columbia, Def Jam, Interscope, Leon Else, The Musical Hype, Pixabay, Polydor, Roadrunner, Tool Dissectional L.L.C., Volcano Entertainment II L.L.C.]
    Evergreen

    11 Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy in September 2019 | Playlist 🎧

    “11 Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy in September 2019” features songs by Brittany Howard, Melanie Martinez, Raphael Saadiq & Sam Fender.

    By the musical hype, 6 yearsSeptember 30, 2019 ago
    Raphael Saadiq, "Glory to the Veins" (Ft. Ernest Turner): The Musical Hype Track review [Photo Credit: Columbia]
    Music

    Raphael Saadiq, Glory to the Veins | Track Review

    R&B musician extraordinaire Raphael Saadiq shines on his ‘short, but sweet’ second single from 2019, “Glory to the Veins,” featuring Ernest Turner on piano. 

    By the musical hype, 7 years ago
    15 Nutritious Songs About Fruit [Photo Credits: 88rising, Columbia, Interscope, Parlophone, Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    15 Nutritious Songs About Fruit | Playlist

    “15 Nutritious Songs About Fruit” ensures you’ll get your daily helping of fruit with songs by 88rising, Harry Styles Justin Timberlake & Lily Allen.

    By the musical hype, 7 yearsJuly 30, 2018 ago
    13 Songs That Reference Wolves [Photo Credit: Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs That Reference Wolves | Playlist 🎧

    ‘13 Songs That Reference Wolves’ features some ‘wolfish’ songs courtesy of artists Breaking Benjamin, Highly Suspect, Miguel, Selena Gomez, and The Spencer Lee Band among others.

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsMarch 5, 2018 ago
    10 Fruitastic, Fruity Songs About Fruit
    Evergreen

    10 Fruitastic, Fruity Songs About Fruit | Playlist

    Guess what our playlist entitled ‘10 Fruitastic, Fruity Songs About Fruit’ is about? If said ‘fruit,’ you aren’t totally wrong, but you’re also not totally right.

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsDecember 25, 2017 ago
    Rick Ross, Rather You Than Me [📷: Epic]
    Album 💿

    Rick Ross, Rather You Than Me | Album Review 💿

    On his ninth studio album, ‘Rather You Than Me,’ Rick Ross maintains the utmost consistency. Sex, money, and drugs remain the M.O.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsMarch 20, 2017 ago

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