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        • Album ๐Ÿ’ฟAlbums & EPs  ๐Ÿ’ฟ of various styles are evaluated in this section of The Musical Hype โ€“ we donโ€™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 โ€“ the best, highly recommended tracks โ€“ are selected at the end of each review. Each album also receives a star rating, on a scale of 0 โ€“ 5 (ยฝ 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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    BOY, These Songs Are About You, Part 3 (2025) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Andy Coffie, andresilva5, Bruno Curly, damla selen demir, Guilherme Simรฃo, Ivan Rojas, Leonardo Goncalves wild, rao qingwei, Sergey Romanenko, Tolgraw Photography, YESENIA MORA from Pexels; AcatXlo from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    BOY, These Songs Are About You, Part 3 | Playlist ๐ŸŽง

    BOY, These Songs Are About You, Part 3 features songs by bbno$, Elliot James Reay, [Kyle Davis], Lil Nas X, SZA, and Taylor Swift.

    By the musical hype, 4 monthsJanuary 20, 2025 ago
    51 Best Songs of 2023 [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Atlantic, Belting Bronco, boygenius, Columbia, Geffen, Interscope, Lovett Music, Inc., Olivia Rodrigo, RCA, Smiley Miley, Inc., Warner; No-longer-here, OpenClipart-Vectors, toodlingstudio from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    51 Best Songs of 2023 | Playlist ๐ŸŽง

    51 Best Songs of 2023 features music courtesy of Lana Del Rey, Miley Cyrus, SZA, Troye Sivan, Victoria Monรฉt, and Zach Bryan.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearDecember 22, 2023 ago
    Awesome Songs: September 2023 [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Free Fun Art from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    Awesome Songs: September 2023 | Playlist ๐ŸŽง

    Awesome Songs: September 2023 features music courtesy of Aaron Frazer, Al Green, Brent Faiyaz, Olivia Rodrigo, and Tyler Childers. 

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsSeptember 29, 2023 ago
    Doja Cat, Scarlet [๐Ÿ“ท: Kemosabe / RCA]
    Album ๐Ÿ’ฟ

    Doja Cat, Scarlet | Album Review ๐Ÿ’ฟ

    After dipping her toes into pop on Planet Her, Doja Cat embraces rap on her enjoyable, if imperfect, fourth studio album, Scarlet.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsSeptember 27, 2023 ago
    Erykah Badu: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 73 (2023) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; UMG Recordings, Inc.]
    3 to 5 BOPS

    Erykah Badu | 3 to 5 BOPS

    Erykah Badu: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 73 (2023), features songs exclusively performed by Grammy-winning R&B singer/songwriter, Erykah Badu.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsSeptember 12, 2023 ago
    Faith Evans, Again: Music Lifts ๐ŸŽถ ๐Ÿ‹ No. 43 (2023) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Capitol; cottonbro studio, Itzel Sandoval, Neeraj Nagdeve via Pexels]
    Music

    Faith Evans, Again | Music Lifts ๐ŸŽถ ๐Ÿ‹

    In the 43rd edition of Music Lifts (2023), weโ€™re uplifted by Grammy-winning R&B artist Faith Evans performing, โ€œAgain.โ€

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsJuly 26, 2023 ago
    13 Marvelous Songs Filled with Fight [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Afif Ramdhasuma, cottonbro studio, Keira Burton, Ketut Subiyanto, Liza Summer, RDNE Stock project, Vera Arsic from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    13 Marvelous Songs Filled with Fight | Playlist ๐ŸŽง

    13 Marvelous Songs Filled with Fight features music courtesy of Carl Douglas, Christina Aguilera, Public Enemy, Rachel Platten, and Tina Turner.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsJuly 21, 2023 ago
    Public Enemy, Fight the Power: Rap BNGRZ ๐Ÿ”ฅ No. 26 (2023) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Def Jam; cottonbro studio via Pexels]
    Bangerz N Bopz ๐Ÿ”ฅ

    Public Enemy, Fight the Power | Rap BNGRZ ๐Ÿ”ฅ

    In the 26th edition of Rap BNGRZ ๐Ÿ”ฅ (2023), we break down the banger status of โ€œFight the Power,โ€ performed by Public Enemy.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsJuly 20, 2023 ago
    Incredible Songs: 1980s, Vol. 3 [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Yaritza from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    Incredible Songs: 1980s, Vol. 3 | Playlist ๐ŸŽง

    Incredible Songs: 1980s, Vol. 3 features music courtesy of AC/DC, Prince, Queen, Rick James, Tina Turner, and Whitney Houston.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsJuly 10, 2023 ago
    Usher vs. Chlรถe: Head 2 Head ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ No. 14 (2023) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; LaFace, Parkwood Entertainment LLC / Columbia; Antoni Shkraba via Pexels, andresilva5, talha khalil, Valentin Tikhonov via Pixabay; Nick Wang on Unsplash]
    Columns

    Usher vs. Chlรถe | Head 2 Head ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

    In the 14th edition of Head ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ 2 Head ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ (2023), Usher and Chlรถe contend for the best song that repurposes a Dionne Warwick classic, โ€œYouโ€™re Gonna Need Me.โ€ 

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsApril 8, 2023 ago
    Dionne Warwick, โ€œYouโ€™re Gonna Need Meโ€: Throwback Vibez ๐Ÿ•ถ๏ธ๐ŸŽถ No. 25 (2023) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Warner; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]
    Columns

    Dionne Warwick, Youโ€™re Gonna Need Me | Throwback Vibez ๐Ÿ•ถ๏ธ๐ŸŽถ

    In the 25th edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on โ€œYouโ€™re Gonna Need Meโ€ by Dionne Warwick. 

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsFebruary 10, 2023 ago
    15 Songs That Require You to HOLD On [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; fontgenerator.com; Anastasiya Lobanovskaya via Pexels]
    Evergreen

    15 Songs That Require You to HOLD On | Playlist ๐ŸŽง

    15 Songs That Require You to HOLD On features music from Adam Lambert, Ava Max, Beyoncรฉ, Elton John x Britney Spears, Rina Sawayama & SG Lewis. 

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsFebruary 6, 2023 ago

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