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    11 ABOUT Songs That Are Totally ‘Bout It (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Danny Audiovisual from Pexels; AcatXIo, Stephan from Pixabay]
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    11 ABOUT Songs That Are Totally ‘Bout It | Playlist 🎧

    11 ABOUT Songs That Are Totally ‘Bout It features songs by boygenius, Frank Ocean, GloRilla, Lizzo, and PARTYNEXTDOOR.

    By the musical hype, 4 monthsAugust 8, 2025 ago
    Kirk Franklin, Lean On Me: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 No. 40 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; GospoCentric; cottonbro studio, Itzel Sandoval, Neeraj Nagdeve via Pexels]
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    Kirk Franklin, Lean On Me | Music Lifts 🎶 🏋

    In the 40th edition of Music Lifts (2023), we’re uplifted by Kirk Franklin, and an all-star cast performing, “Lean On Me.”

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsJuly 16, 2023 ago
    🎧 15 Compelling Name Songs [📷: Brent Faulkner, David Garrison, George Pak, Никита Семехин, Johan Toro, Mikael Blomkvist, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Prince, Yazan Khalifeh, Yogendra Singh]
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    15 Compelling Name Songs | Playlist 🎧

    🎧 15 Compelling Name Songs features Alicia Keys, Justin Bieber, Lil Nas X, Rage Against the Machine, Rihanna & Wale.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsNovember 8, 2021 ago

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