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        • Album ๐Ÿ’ฟAlbums & EPsย  ๐Ÿ’ฟ of various styles are evaluated in this section of The Musical Hype โ€“ we donโ€™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.ย Also, GEMS โ€“ the best, highly recommended tracks โ€“ are selected at the end of each review. Each album also receives a star rating, on a scale of 0 โ€“ 5 (ยฝ 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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    15 Addictive Songs About Alcohol, Drugs & Substances (2025) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXIo, Jennifer R., OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    15 Addictive Songs About Alcohol, Drugs & Substances | Playlist ๐ŸŽง

    15 Addictive Songs About Alcohol, Drugs & Substances features songs by bbno$, Curtis Mayfield, Doja Cat, Klovis Gaynor, Michael Jackson & Peezy.

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksJune 30, 2025 ago
    13 Songs That Explore It, Vol. 5 (2025) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Ytalo Marcos from Pexels; AcatXIo fromย Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs That Explore It, Vol. 5 | Playlist ๐ŸŽง

    13 Songs That Explore It, Vol. 5 features songs by Gracie Abrams, Juno Lev, Perfume Genius, Rema, The Beatles, and Whitney Houston.

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsMay 30, 2025 ago
    Mariah Carey, Itโ€™s Like That: Music Lifts ๐ŸŽถ ๐Ÿ‹ No. 20 (2025) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Mariah Carey / UMG Recordings, Inc.; BD Jewel, Dave H, Jean-Daniel Francoeur, Joshua Brown, Vansh Mehta from Pexels; AcatXIo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Columns

    Mariah Carey, Itโ€™s Like That | Music Lifts ๐ŸŽถ ๐Ÿ‹

    In the 20th edition of Music Lifts (2025), weโ€™re uplifted by Grammy-winning R&B/pop legend Mariah Carey performing โ€œItโ€™s Like That.โ€

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsMay 18, 2025 ago
    13 More Eyebrow Raising, F๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿคด Songs (2025) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Lad Fury from Pexels; AcatXlo from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 More Eyebrow Raising, F๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿคด Songs | Playlist ๐ŸŽง

    13 More Eyebrow Raising, F๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿคด Songs feature songs by Benedict Cork, Bentley Robles, FINNEAS, John Duff, Nicki Minaj, and Yeat.

    By the musical hype, 5 monthsFebruary 5, 2025 ago
    Prince, 1999: Throwback Vibez ๐Ÿ•ถ๏ธ๐ŸŽถ No. 1 (2025) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; NPG Records Inc. / Legacy; OpenClipart-Vectors, Speedy McVroom from Pixabay]
    Columns

    Prince, 1999 | Throwback Vibez ๐Ÿ•ถ๏ธ๐ŸŽถ

    In the 1st edition of Throwback Vibez (2025), we recollect and reflect on โ€œ1999โ€ by the late, great musical icon, Prince.

    By the musical hype, 6 monthsJanuary 2, 2025 ago
    Dead Kennedys, Too Drunk To Fuck: Controversial Songs No. 7 (2024) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; GoldState Music; Tazz Vaughn via Pexels; Elena Arboleda Salas, nikolaytaman90, Tumisu from Pixabay; christian buehner on Unsplash]
    Columns

    Dead Kennedys, Too Drunk to F**k | Controversial Songs

    In the 7th edition of Controversial Songs (2024), we explore the controversy behind the โ€œToo Drunk To Fuckโ€ by Dead Kennedys.

    By the musical hype, 10 monthsOctober 3, 2024 ago
    13 Songs That Exhibit That Midnight Heat ๐Ÿ”ฅ [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Ash, Ketut Subiyanto, Ozan ร‡ulha, Tim Samuel, Wesley Davi via Pexels; M. Maggs from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs That Exhibit That Midnight Heat ๐Ÿ”ฅ | Playlist ๐ŸŽง

    13 Songs That Exhibit That Midnight Heat ๐Ÿ”ฅ features music courtesy of Alex Vaughn, Bad Bunny, Coco Jones, Jackson Wang x Ciara, and Tyler Childers.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsMay 22, 2023 ago
    11 More Songs That Party ๐ŸŽ‰ Hard [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; cottonbro studio, Edoardo Tommasini, EKATERINA BOLOVTSOVA, Giorgio Paradisi, Tima Miroshnichenko, Zachary DeBottis via Pexels]โ€ฏ
    Evergreen

    11 More Songs That Party ๐ŸŽ‰ Hard | Playlist ๐ŸŽง

    11 More Songs That Party ๐ŸŽ‰ Hard features music courtesy of Bad Bunny, Carly Rae Jepsen, Cub Sport, JORDY, and Lil Nas X.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsMay 8, 2023 ago
    Party ๐ŸŽ‰: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 36 (2023) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Zachary DeBottis via Pexels]
    3 to 5 BOPS

    Party ๐ŸŽ‰ | 3 to 5 BOPS

    Party ๐ŸŽ‰: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 36 (2023), features musical BOPS courtesy of August Alsina, Bad Bunny, DJ Khaled, JORDY, and The 1975.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsMay 4, 2023 ago
    15 Songs That Embrace Those Roaring 20s [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Angus Gray on Unsplash, cottonbro from Pexels, Giorgio Paradisi from Pexels, Kendfhort from Pexels, Joel Muniz on Unsplash, Mark Decile on Unsplash, Maryia Plashchynskaya from Pexels, Tainรก Bernard from Pexels, Tima Miroshnichenko from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    15 Songs That Embrace Those Roaring 20s | Playlist ๐ŸŽง

    15 Songs That Embrace Those Roaring 20s features Arizona Zervas, Flo Milli, Nas, SZA, Shawn Mendes & The Weeknd.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsFebruary 24, 2021 ago
    โ€œ11 Songs That Party Hardโ€ [Photo Credits: Barong Family, BMG Rights Management, Def Jam, DGC, Domino, Epic, Fueled by Ramen, Island, Pixabay, RCA, Republic, Sony]
    Evergreen

    11 Songs That Party Hard | Playlist

    11 Songs That Party Hard features party-centric music courtesy of AJR, Arctic Monkeys, Beyoncรฉ, Britney Spears, and Shawn Mendes.

    By the musical hype, 6 yearsMay 17, 2019 ago

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