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    The Roots

    John Legend & The Roots, Our Generation (The Hope of the World): Covers No. 17 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner /The Musical Hype; Getting Out Our Dreams / Sony Music Entertainment; Alan Cordero, Wolf Art from Pexels; AcatXIo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
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    John Legend & The Roots, Our Generation | COVERS

    In the 17th edition of COVERS (2025), John Legend & The Roots deliver a compelling rendition of “Our Generation” originally performed by Ernie Hines.

    By the musical hype, 2 daysJune 11, 2025 ago
    13 Compelling Holy Songs (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Compelling Holy Songs | Playlist 🎧

    13 Compelling Holy Songs features songs by CeCe Winans, Future, Justin Bieber, Rina Sawayama, Sam Smith x Kim Petras, and SXMPRA.

    By the musical hype, 9 monthsSeptember 4, 2024 ago
    Marvin Gaye vs. John Legend & The Roots: Head 2 Head 🗣️ No. 37 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Getting Out Our Dreams, Kool Shooters, Layers, Mario Aranda, Motown, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, RODNAE Productions, Sony Music Entertainment, Valentin Tikhonov]
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    Marvin Gaye vs. John Legend & The Roots | Head 2 Head 🗣️

    In the 37th edition of Head 🗣️ 2 Head 🗣️ (2022), Marvin Gaye and John Legend / The Roots contend for the best rendition of “Wholy Holy.”

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsSeptember 24, 2022 ago
    Marvin Gaye, “Wholy Holy”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 89 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Gerhard G., JL G via Pixabay, Karl Hörnfeldt via Unsplash, Motown, The Musical Hype]
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    Marvin Gaye, “Wholy Holy” | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶

    In the 89th edition of Throwback Vibez (2022), we recollect and reflect on “Wholy Holy” by soul icon, Marvin Gaye.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsSeptember 22, 2022 ago
    Evergreen

    21 Terrific Songs with ‘Come’ in the Title | Playlist 🎧

    21 Terrific Songs with ‘Come’ in the Title features songs by Cub Sport, Jeremy Zucker, Jonas Brothers, Lady Gaga, Miguel & Miranda Lambert.

    By the musical hype, 6 yearsSeptember 11, 2019 ago
    The Hamilton Mixtape [📷: Atlantic]
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    The Hamilton Mixtape | Album Review 💿

    Lin-Manual Miranda and a star-studded cast strikes gold with ‘The Hamilton Mixtape,’ a compilation of covers, reinterpretations, and newbies.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsDecember 7, 2016 ago
    The Roots, And Then You Shoot Your Cousin © Def Jam
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    The Roots, …And Then You Shoot Your Cousin | Album Review

    Hip-hop band The Roots continue to ‘transcend’ the confines of hip-hop on the ambitious album ‘…And Then You Shoot Your Cousin.’

    By the musical hype, 11 yearsMay 21, 2014 ago

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