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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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    15 Mo’ Surefire Classics from The 1980s (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gabrielle Durant, Ron Lach from Pexels; AcatXIo, Artapixel, Patrick Schwarz, Victoria from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    15 Mo’ Surefire Classics from The 1980s | Playlist 🎧

    15 Mo’ Surefire Classics from The 1980s features songs by Diana Ross, George Michael, Michael Jackson, Prince, Sade, and The B-52’s.

    By the musical hype, 3 monthsAugust 25, 2025 ago
    15 More Compelling Songs That are Turned ON (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXIo, Bartek from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    15 More Compelling Songs That Are Turned ON | Playlist 🎧

    15 More Compelling Songs That Are Turned ON features songs by Aretha Franklin, Beyoncé, David Bowie, Johnny Bristol, Leon Thomas, and Victoria Monét.

    By the musical hype, 4 monthsAugust 11, 2025 ago
    Drake & Central Cee, Which One [📷: OVO / Republic]
    Music

    Drake, Which One | Song Review 🎵

    Canadian rapper Drake collaborates with British rapper Central Cee on the summery dancehall-infused rap banger, “Which One.”

    By the musical hype, 4 monthsJuly 28, 2025 ago
    15 Marvelous M-I-N-E Mine Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; SHVETS production from Pexels; AcatXIo, Monika Grafik from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    15 Marvelous M-I-N-E Mine Songs | Playlist 🎧

    15 Marvelous M-I-N-E Mine Songs features songs by Ariana Grande, Brandy & Monica, Foo Fighters, Lou Rawls, Rihanna, and The Isley Brothers.

    By the musical hype, 5 monthsJuly 16, 2025 ago
    A Fuckin’ Fantastic Bunch of F Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXIo from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    A Fvckin’ Fantastic Bunch of F Songs | Playlist 🎧

    A Fvckin’ Fantastic Bunch of F Songs features songs by Beyoncé, George Michael, Green Day, Sexyy Redd & Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift, and Teddy Swims.

    By the musical hype, 5 monthsJuly 11, 2025 ago
    15 Captivating Songs That Ask a Question (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXIo, Gordon Johnson, Marcin  from Pixabay; Photo by KÜRŞAT GÜNEY on Unsplash]
    Evergreen

    15 Captivating Songs That Ask a Question | Playlist 🎧

    15 Captivating Songs That Ask a Question features songs by David Archuleta, LaBelle, Lorde, RYANN, Teddy Swims, and Ylvis.

    By the musical hype, 6 monthsJune 4, 2025 ago
    15 Sickening Stay Songs, Vol. 1 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; foad shariyati from Pexels; AcatXIo from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    15 Sickening Stay Songs, Vol. 1 | Playlist 🎧

    15 Sickening Stay Songs, Vol. 1 features songs by Al Green, Bee Gees, Omar Apollo, ROSÉ, Rihanna, and Sam Smith.

    By the musical hype, 6 monthsMay 26, 2025 ago
    Rihanna, Stay (Ft. Mikky Ekko): Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 No. 41 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; The Island Def Jam Music Group; Bigshow Lamar Campton, Daniel Duarte, Eduardo López from Pexels; AcatXIo, djexpectations, OpenClipart-Vectors, Thai Zeo from Pixabay]
    Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

    Rihanna, Stay | Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

    In the 41st edition of Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 (2025), we highlight “Stay” performed by Rihanna featuring Mikky Ekko.

    By the musical hype, 6 monthsMay 24, 2025 ago
    Rihanna, “Friend of Mine” – from the Smurfs Movie soundtrack [📷: Westbury Road Entertainment / Roc Nation Distribution]
    Music

    Rihanna, Friend of Mine | Song Review 🎵

    Grammy-winning R&B/pop superstar Rihanna drops a polarizing single with “Friend of Mine” from the Smurfs Movie soundtrack.

    By the musical hype, 7 monthsMay 19, 2025 ago
    Soft Cell, Tainted Love: 1 Hit WONDERful No. 14 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Mercury; Antoni Shkraba, KoolShooters, Pavel Danilyuk, Photo By: Kaboompics.com, RDNE Stock project from Pexels; OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    1 Hit WONDERful 👏👏👏

    Soft Cell, Tainted Love | 1 Hit WONDERful

    In the 14th edition of 1 Hit WONDERful (2025), we highlight “Tainted Love” performed by English synthpop duo Soft Cell.

    By the musical hype, 8 monthsApril 15, 2025 ago
    13 Songs Where YOU Are the Focus (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Ahmed Aziz from Pexels; AcatXlo, Niek Verlaan, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs Where YOU Are the Focus | Playlist 🎧

    13 Songs Where YOU Are the Focus features songs by Bren Joy, Chaka Khan, Meghan Trainor, Rihanna, T-Pain, and Teddy Swims.

    By the musical hype, 9 monthsMarch 5, 2025 ago
    13 Scintillating WE Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXlo, Anastasia Aleksandr, Awala Micheal, ernestflowerss, Irina Gromovataya, JerzyGórecki, Мар'яна Мельник, Matty Rogers, Nathanel Love, Shedrack Salami, from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Scintillating WE Songs | Playlist 🎧

    13 Scintillating WE Songs features songs by Ariana Grande, Coco Jones, Future, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, Olly Alexander, and Rihanna.

    By the musical hype, 9 monthsFebruary 28, 2025 ago

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