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Bad Bunny, Las Que No Iban a Salir [Photo Credit: Rimas Entertainment]

Bad Bunny, Las Que No Iban a Salir | Album Review

Bad Bunny follows up his highly successful sophomore LP, YHLQMDLG, with an enjoyable, surprise album, Las Que No Iban a Salir.

By the musical hype, 5 yearsMay 18, 2020 ago

Solange, A Seat at the Table © Columbia

Solange, A Seat at the Table | Album Review

Solange delivers a homerun on A Seat at the Table. ‘Seat’ encompasses feelings, attitudes, and reality for black men and women. A socially-conscious gem.

By the musical hype, 9 yearsOctober 7, 2016 ago

Drake, Views © Cash Money

Lyrical Spotlight

Drake, Views | Lyrical Spotlight

What better way to examine ‘Views,’ the fourth studio album from Canadian rapper and singer Drake, than analyzing and commentating on his deep lyrics?

By the musical hype, 9 yearsMay 3, 2016 ago

Future, EVOL [Photo Credit: Epic]

Future, ‘EVOL’ – By the Lyrics

Future looks to keep the momentum going strong in 2016 with latest album EVOL, which has no shortage of memorable rhymes from the autotune loving MC.

By the musical hype, 9 yearsFebruary 8, 2016 ago

prince, hitnrun phase one © npg

Prince’s Eccentricity Lives On Via ‘HitNRun Phase One’

The ever eccentric, brilliant Prince delivers a solid, yet imperfect effort on ‘HitNRun Phase One.’ Despite Imperfections, ‘HitNRun’ has its moments.

By the musical hype, 10 yearsSeptember 18, 2015 ago

Kendrick Lamar, To Pimp A Butterfly © Aftermath/Interscope

Eight of the Most Surprising Album Releases

For these eight artists and their respective albums, the artists/labels took the gargantuan risk of the non-standard album release.

By the musical hype, 10 yearsMarch 18, 2015 ago

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