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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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    West Coast rap

    A Dazzling Drove of D Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; A Roy, Jonathan Goncalves, Niko Twisty, Leonardo Goncalves wild, Vanessa Loring from Pexels; AcatXIo, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Eugene, Gerd Altmann, LapinVert [AI photo], Ribhav Agrawal [AI photo] from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    A Dazzling Drove of D Songs | Playlist 🎧

    A Dazzling Drove of D Songs features songs by Kesha, Korn, Omar Apollo, Sebastián Yatra, Victoria Monét, and The Weeknd.

    By the musical hype, 6 daysJune 9, 2025 ago
    Kendrick Lamar, GNX: Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 No. 26 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; pgLang / Interscope; Bigshow Lamar Campton, Daniel Duarte, Eduardo López from Pexels; AcatXIo, djexpectations, OpenClipart-Vectors, Thai Zeo from Pixabay]
    Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

    Kendrick Lamar, GNX | Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

    In the 26th edition of Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 (2025), we highlight “GNX” performed by Grammy and Pulitzer Award-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar.

    By the musical hype, 3 monthsMarch 30, 2025 ago
    11 Blue Songs That Won’t Leave You Blue (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXIo, elitedigitalpereira, KoldFlame, Raman Spirydonau, Vanessa SG from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    11 Blue Songs That Won’t Leave You Blue | Playlist 🎧

    11 Blue Songs That Won’t Leave You Blue features songs by Billie Eilish, Cigarettes After Sex, Cybertrash, Kendrick Lamar, and Zach Bryan.

    By the musical hype, 3 monthsMarch 26, 2025 ago
    Kendrick Lamar, dodger blue: Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 No. 23 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; pgLang / Interscope; Bigshow Lamar Campton, Daniel Duarte, Eduardo López from Pexels; AcatXIo, djexpectations, OpenClipart-Vectors, Thai Zeo from Pixabay]
    Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

    Kendrick Lamar, dodger blue | Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

    In the 23rd edition of Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 (2025), we highlight “dodger blue,” performed by Grammy and Pulitzer-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar.

    By the musical hype, 3 monthsMarch 22, 2025 ago
    11 Songs Filled with Immense Gratitude & Thanks (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Anna Shvets from Pexels]
    Columns

    11 Songs Filled with Immense Gratitude & Thanks | Playlist 🎧

    11 Songs Filled with Immense Gratitude & Thanks features songs by Clairo, Dmitri Vegas & Like Mike, Lisa Page Brooks, ScHoolboy Q, and William DeVaughn.

    By the musical hype, 7 monthsNovember 11, 2024 ago
    Bops That Pop: May 2024 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; agoss, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Mohamed_hassan, Stefan Schweihofer, succo from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    Bops That Pop: May 2024 | Playlist 🎧

    Bops That Pop: May 2024 features music courtesy of Blessing Offor & Dolly Parton, Coco Jones, Kendrick Lamar, Omar Apollo, and Tommy Richman.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearMay 31, 2024 ago
    Kendrick Lamar, meet the grahams [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Kendrick Lamar / Interscope; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]
    Music

    Kendrick Lamar, meet the grahams | Song Review 🎵

    Kendrick Lamar kicks ass and takes names on “meet the grahams,” his hardest diss yet against fellow rapper, Drake.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearMay 7, 2024 ago
    YG, KNOCKA [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; 4Hunnid Music Inc. / BMG Rights Management (US) LLC; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]
    Music

    YG, KNOCKA | Song Review 🎵

    West Coast rapper YG drops a shallow but entertaining and infectious two-and-a-half-minute banger with “KNOCKA.”

    By the musical hype, 1 yearMay 1, 2024 ago
    11 Thrilling Songs About GUYS (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Aaron Hairston, András Matesz, Elias Souza, Ivan Ananiev, Kwesi Badu, Mike Jones, MOHAMED eid, Mustafa Bodur, Natan, RDNE Stock project from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    11 Thrilling Songs About GUYS | Playlist 🎧

    11 Thrilling Songs About GUYS features music courtesy of Benedict Cork, Billie Eilish, Mary Wells, ScHoolboy Q, and Thomas Rhett.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearApril 24, 2024 ago
    15 Epic Songs Regarding The World [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Amherst, Arista, BMG Rights Management, EMI Records Ltd, Epic / With Not So Fast LLC, Interscope, Lost Kids, Mercury, RCA, UMG Recordings, Inc.; WikiImages via Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    15 Epic Songs Regarding The World | Playlist 🎧

    15 Epic Songs Regarding The World features music courtesy of Jordan Davis, Kendrick Lamar, Nas, Rihanna, Tears For Fears, and Whitney Houston.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsMarch 3, 2023 ago
    World: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 12 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Porapak Apichodilok via Pexels]
    3 to 5 BOPS

    World | 3 to 5 BOPS

    World: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 12 (2023), features musical BOPS courtesy of AJR, Brent Faiyaz, Jordan Davis, Kendrick Lamar, and The Stylistics.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsFebruary 9, 2023 ago
    50 Best Songs of 2022 [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Andreas Glöckner from Pixabay, Columbia, Parkwood Entertainment, L-M, RCA, Atlantic, Nice Life, Interscope]
    Evergreen

    50 Best Songs of 2022 | Playlist 🎧

    50 Best Songs of 2022 features songs courtesy of Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, Harry Styles, Kendrick Lamar, Lizzo, Omar Apollo, and Steve Lacy among others.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsDecember 12, 2022 ago

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