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        • Album πŸ’ΏAlbums & EPs  πŸ’Ώ 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 (Β½ 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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    13 Songs That Feature T-H-A-T (2025) [πŸ“·: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXIo, πŸ†“ Use at your Ease πŸ‘ŒπŸΌ from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs That Feature T-H-A-T | Playlist 🎧

    13 Songs That Feature T-H-A-T features songs by Bruno Mars, Future & Metro Boomin, Gracie Abrams, Post Malone, Ruben, and The Isley Brothers.

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksMay 14, 2025 ago
    11 Fab Songs That GET it Going, Vol. 2 (2025) [πŸ“·: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Manish Jain from Pexels; AcatXIo from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    11 Fab Songs That GET it Going, Vol. 2 | Playlist 🎧

    11 Fab Songs That GET it Going, Vol. 2 features songs by Bailey Zimmerman, Daniel Caesar, Ne-Yo, Sean Paul, and The Temptations.

    By the musical hype, 1 monthApril 21, 2025 ago
    Ne-Yo, Get Down Like That: Bangerz N Bopz πŸ”₯ No. 29 (2025) [πŸ“·: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; The Island Def Jam Music Group; Bigshow Lamar Campton, Daniel Duarte, Eduardo LΓ³pez from Pexels; AcatXIo, djexpectations, OpenClipart-Vectors, Thai Zeo from Pixabay]
    Bangerz N Bopz πŸ”₯

    Ne-Yo, Get Down Like That | Bangerz N Bopz πŸ”₯

    In the 29th edition of Bangerz N Bopz πŸ”₯ (2025), we highlight β€œGet Down Like That” performed by Grammy-winning R&B singer/songwriter Ne-Yo.

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsApril 12, 2025 ago
    13 Intriguing Because Songs (2025) [πŸ“·: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXlo, ernestflowerss from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Intriguing Because Songs | Playlist 🎧

    13 Intriguing Because Songs features songs by CΓ©line Dion, Halle, Jerry Butler, Lauv, Lenny Williams, and the Patti Smith Group.

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsMarch 17, 2025 ago
    Ne-Yo, Show Me [πŸ“·: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Ne-Yo / ONErpm; OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Music

    Ne-Yo, Show Me | Song Review 🎡

    Grammy-winning R&B singer/songwriter Ne-Yo proves he’s β€˜still got it’ on his enjoyable, sensual R&B ballad, β€œShow Me.”

    By the musical hype, 5 monthsDecember 16, 2024 ago
    13 Fantastic UNTIL Songs (2024) [πŸ“·: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Tazz Vaughn from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    13 Fantastic UNTIL Songs | Playlist 🎧

    13 Fantastic UNTIL Songs feature songs by Alexcis, Aretha Franklin, Jill Scott, Juice WRLD, Stephen Sanchez, and The Weeknd.

    By the musical hype, 10 monthsAugust 7, 2024 ago
    Incredible Songs: 2000s, Vol. 2 (2023) [πŸ“·: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; OG Productionz from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    Incredible Songs: 2000s, Vol. 2 | Playlist 🎧

    Incredible Songs: 2000s, Vol. 2 features music courtesy of Aaliyah, Britney Spears, The Killers, Lumidee, and Rihanna.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsSeptember 8, 2023 ago
    🎧 13 Songs Buoyed by the Power of SO [πŸ“·: Brent Faulkner, Frank Mckenna on Unsplash, The Musical Hype, Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs Buoyed by the Power of SO | Playlist 🎧

    🎧 13 Songs Buoyed by the Power of SO features Conway the Machine, Ginuwine, jxdn, The Kid LAROI & Tower of Power.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsMarch 9, 2022 ago

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