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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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    11 Vastly Entertaining Ain’t Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Lidia Riehman from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    11 Vastly Entertaining Ain’t Songs | Playlist 🎧

    11 Vastly Entertaining Ain’t Songs features songs by Leon Bridges, Luke Combs, Mary J. Blige, Morgan Wallen, and Sexyy Red.

    By the musical hype, 4 monthsJanuary 6, 2025 ago
    Bops That Pop: August 2024 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Jacub Gomez from Pexels; agoss, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Mohamed_hassan, succo from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    Bops That Pop: August 2024 | Playlist 🎧

    Bops That Pop: August 2024 features songs by Charli XCX, Hozier, Lady Gaga, Mary J. Blige, Muni Long, and Shawn Mendes.

    By the musical hype, 9 monthsAugust 30, 2024 ago
    Gucci Mane, Rich N****z [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; 1017 Global Music, LLC / Atlantic; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]
    Music

    Gucci Mane, Rich N****z | Song Review 🎵

    Gucci Mane, fueled by ill production by Zaytoven, drops a fierce rap banger with “Rich N*ggaz,” the second track from his Greatest Of All Trappers – Gangsta Grillz Edition LP.

    By the musical hype, 9 monthsAugust 20, 2024 ago
    12 Songs Focused on a Million [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype]
    Evergreen

    12 Songs Focused on a Million | Playlist 🎧

    12 Songs Focused on a Million 🎧 features music courtesy of Aaliyah, Camilo, Lady Gaga, Nipsey Hussle & Whitney Houston.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsMarch 29, 2021 ago
    21 Savage & Metro Boomin, Savage Mode II [📷 : Epic]
    Album 💿

    21 Savage & Metro Boomin, Savage Mode II | Album Review 💿

    Grammy-winning rapper 21 Savage and rap ‘super producer’ Metro Boomin team up once again on Savage Mode II, an album full of bangers.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsOctober 22, 2020 ago
    Lil Wayne, Tha Carter V [Photo Credit: Young Money]
    Album 💿

    Lil Wayne, Tha Carter V | Album Review 💿

    Despite its incredibly delayed release, Grammy-winning southern rapper Lil Wayne exceeds expectations on the highly-anticipated ‘Tha Carter V.’

    By the musical hype, 7 yearsOctober 3, 2018 ago
    Gucci Mane, Everybody Looking © Atlantic
    Album 💿

    Gucci Mane Flexes Hard on ‘Everybody Looking’

    After being released from prison, Gucci Mane returns with ‘Everybody Looking,’ his first studio album in years which was recorded in just six days.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsJuly 26, 2016 ago

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