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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 Beastly Songs Driven by the Power of BE (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Ayyappan Palanivel, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    15 Beastly Songs Driven by the Power of BE | Playlist

    15 Beastly Songs Driven by the Power of BE features songs by Artemas, Djo, GIVĒON, Jaheim, Mitty Collier, and The Beatles.

    By the musical hype, 4 daysJanuary 26, 2026 ago
    15 Naughty Songs To Bring in the Holiday Cheer (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; KATRIN BOLOVTSOVA, Luiz Ramirez, Tazz Vaughn from Pexels; AcatXIo, Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay;  Farkas Mario on Unsplash, Harsh Gupta on Unsplash, Oleg Shatilov on Unsplash]
    Evergreen

    15 Naughty Songs To Bring in the Holiday Cheer | Playlist 🎧

    15 Naughty Songs To Bring in the Holiday Cheer features songs by All Time Low, Big Freedia, Blink-182, Ella Fitzgerald, Lady Gaga, and Sabrina Carpenter.

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsDecember 1, 2025 ago
    Rufus Thomas, I’ll Be Your Santa, Baby: Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 No. 94 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Concord; Francesco Ungaro, Hasan Muneer, Natan, Tazz Vaughn from Pexels; AcatXlo, Aristal Branson, Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay]
    Columns

    Rufus Thomas, I’ll Be Your Santa, Baby | Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥

    In the 94th edition of Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 (2025), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind “I’ll Be Your Santa, Baby” by Rufus Thomas.

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsNovember 27, 2025 ago
    Mitty Collier vs. The Rance Allen Group: Head 2 Head No. 37 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Craft Recordings., Concord, Geffen; Israel Torres, KoolShooters, Los Muertos Crew, RDNE Stock project, Thomas Ronveaux from Pexels; AcatXIo from Pixabay]
    Columns

    Mitty Collier vs. The Rance Allen Group | Head 2 Head

    In the 37th edition of Head 2 Head (2025), Mitty Collier and The Rance Allen Group contend for the best rendition of “That Will Be Good Enough For Me.”

    By the musical hype, 3 monthsOctober 25, 2025 ago
    The Rance Allen Group, That Will Be Good Enough For Me: Music Lifts No. 34 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Craft Recordings. / Concord; BD Jewel, Dave H, Jean-Daniel Francoeur, Joshua Brown, Vansh Mehta from Pexels; AcatXIo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Columns

    The Rance Allen Group, That Will Be Good Enough For Me | Music Lifts

    In the 34th edition of Music Lifts (2025), we’re uplifted by The Rance Allen Group performing “That Will Be Good Enough For Me.”

    By the musical hype, 3 monthsOctober 19, 2025 ago
    15 Mo’ Surefire Classics from The 1970s (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXIo, OpenClipart-Vectors  from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    15 Mo’ Surefire Classics from the 1970s | Playlist 🎧

    15 Mo’ Surefire Classics from the 1970s features songs by Average White Band, Joe Tex, Linda Ronstadt, Roy Ayers Ubiquity, Three Dog Night & War.

    By the musical hype, 6 monthsAugust 6, 2025 ago
    The Soul Children, Hearsay: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 40 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Craft Recordings. / Concord; OpenClipart-Vectors, Speedy McVroom from Pixabay]
    Columns

    The Soul Children, Hearsay | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶

    In the 40th edition of Throwback Vibez (2025), we recollect and reflect on “Hearsay” by The Soul Children.

    By the musical hype, 11 monthsMarch 11, 2025 ago
    The Temprees, Dedicated To The One I Love: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 34 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Fantasy, Inc.; OpenClipart-Vectors, Speedy McVroom from Pixabay]
    Columns

    The Temprees, Dedicated To The One I Love | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶

    In the 34th edition of Throwback Vibez (2025), we recollect and reflect on “Dedicated To The One I Love” by Memphis R&B/soul trio, The Temprees.

    By the musical hype, 11 monthsFebruary 28, 2025 ago
    11 Lovely, Lonely Songs, Part 1 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Bùi Hoàng Long, Fatoba Tolulope Ifemide, Kamshotthat, Tima Miroshnichenko from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    11 Lovely, Lonely Songs, Part 1 | Playlist 🎧

    11 Lovely, Lonely Songs, Part 1 features songs by Conan Gray, Bobby Womack, Halsey, The Main Ingredient, and Rob Thomas.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearDecember 13, 2024 ago
    Celebrating The United States 🇺🇸 Through Song (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Aaron Hairston, cottonbro studio from Pexels; David Peterson, Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    Celebrating The United States 🇺🇸 Through Song | Playlist 🎧

    Celebrating The United States 🇺🇸 Through Song features music courtesy of Beyoncé, Doja Cat, Isaac Hayes, Luke Combs, Noah Kahan, and Shaboozey.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsJuly 1, 2024 ago
    13 Marvelous Songs That Have BEEN There (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype] 
    Evergreen

    13 Marvelous Songs That Have BEEN There | Playlist 🎧

    13 Marvelous Songs That Have BEEN There features music courtesy of Doja Cat, The Florida Mass Choir, Joesef, Kelly Clarkson, Mitski, and Teddy Swims.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsApril 15, 2024 ago
    Jean Knight, Mr. Big Stuff: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 148 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Fantasy, Inc.; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]
    Columns

    Jean Knight, Mr. Big Stuff | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶

    In the 148th edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Mr. Big Stuff” by Jean Knight.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsSeptember 30, 2023 ago

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