The Musical HypeThe Musical Hype
    • The Musical Hype
      • About The Musical Hype
      • Reviews
        • 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
        • Songs 🎵Songs (singles + tracks) of various styles are reviewed in this section of The Musical Hype. Songs are assigned a rating between 0 and 5 stars.
      • Playlists 🎧
        • Mini PlaylistsPlaylists often comprised of 3-5 songs or less than 8.
      • Bangerz N Bopz 🔥
      • Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈
      • Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥
      • Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
      • Dazzling Duets
      • More Columns Ah, the Columns, the columns! The columns on The Musical Hype encompass a variety of articles.  Some of these articles have a shelf life, while others are more evergreen (content maintains its relevance sans a set expiration date).  Even though some columns are evergreen, they don’t necessarily fit the more expansive Evergreen category, which features bigger posts such as playlists.  Columns include the “less finessed” blog Beyond the Hype, The Chart Scoop, Critics Weigh In, Guests Posts, Op Ed (opinion editorials), and Press Releases & Shopping.
        • Controversial Songs
        • Music Lifts 🎶 🏋
        • Head 2 Head 🗣️
        • Wacky Wednesday
        • COVERS
        • 1 Hit WONDERful
        • Interviews / Q&As
      • Music Submissions
      • Privacy Policy

    Cardo

    An Epic Compendium of E Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Manuel Gamboa, ROSA GATTUSO from Pexels; AcatXIo, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, David, Królestwo_Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Sabine Kroschel from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    An Epic Compendium of E Songs | Playlist 🎧

    An Epic Compendium of E Songs features songs by Al Green, JENNIE, Madonna, Kendrick Lamar, Sabrina Carpenter, and Tears For Fears.

    By the musical hype, 3 weeksJune 23, 2025 ago
    11 Fab Songs That GET it Going, Vol. 2 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Manish Jain from Pexels; AcatXIo from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    11 Fab Songs That GET it Going, Vol. 2 | Playlist 🎧

    11 Fab Songs That GET it Going, Vol. 2 features songs by Bailey Zimmerman, Daniel Caesar, Ne-Yo, Sean Paul, and The Temptations.

    By the musical hype, 3 monthsApril 21, 2025 ago
    13 Fantastic LET Songs (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Leonardo Goncalves wild from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    13 Fantastic LET Songs | Playlist 🎧

    13 Fantastic LET Songs feature songs by Jung Kook, Lil Yachty, Marvin Gaye, Prince and the Revolution, Rauw Alejandro, and Rina Sawayama.

    By the musical hype, 10 monthsSeptember 18, 2024 ago
    13 Songs You SHOULD Give a Listen (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Diogo Miranda from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs You SHOULD Give a Listen | Playlist 🎧

    13 Songs You SHOULD Give a Listen features music courtesy of 21 Savage, Bee Gees, Kehlani, Mitski, and Yeat.

    By the musical hype, 10 monthsSeptember 13, 2024 ago
    Lil Yachty, Lets Get On Dey Ass [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Quality Control Music, LLC / UMG Recordings, Inc.; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]
    Music

    Lil Yachty, Lets Get On Dey Ass | Song Review 🎵

    The ever-idiosyncratic rapper, Lil Yachty, drops a vibe with a colorful and intriguing single, “Lets Get On Dey Ass.”

    By the musical hype, 12 monthsJuly 22, 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, euphoria [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Kendrick Lamar / Interscope; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]
    Music

    Kendrick Lamar, euphoria | Song Review 🎵

    Grammy and Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar obliterates Drake on his six-and-a-half-minute diss banger, “euphoria.”

    By the musical hype, 1 yearMay 6, 2024 ago
    DaBaby & YoungBoy Never Broke Again, "Hit" [📷: Brent Faulkner, Interscope, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, South Coast Music Group]
    Music

    DaBaby & YoungBoy, “HIT” | Track Review 🎵

    Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby joins forces with fellow rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again on the meaningless banger, “HIT.”

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsJanuary 24, 2022 ago
    Young Thug, “Bubbly”: Rap BNGRZ 🔥 No. 3 [📷: 300 Entertainment / Atlantic, Brent Faulkner, cottonbro, The Musical Hype, Pexels, RODNAE Productions, WoodysMedia]
    Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

    Young Thug, “Bubbly” | Rap BNGRZ 🔥

    On the 3rd edition of Rap BNGRZ 🔥 (2022), we break down the banger status of “Bubbly” performed by Young Thug.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsJanuary 6, 2022 ago
    13 W Songs: No Rhyme or Reason 🎧 [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Aditya Joshi on Unsplash, Arvid Høidahl on Unsplash, Eren Li from Pexels, Ian Kiragu on Unsplash, Laura Tancredi from Pexels, Pete Linforth from Pixabay, Ricardo Aguilera on Unsplash, Sahand Babali on Unsplash, Yogendra Singh from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    13 W Songs: No Rhyme or Reason | Playlist 🎧

    🎧 13 W Songs: No Rhyme or Reason features music courtesy of BIA, Doja Cat, Harry Styles, serpentwithfeet & Taylor Swift.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsAugust 9, 2021 ago
    13 Gripping Wants and or Needs Songs 🎧 [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, ramneekani7 from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Gripping Wants and or Needs Songs | Playlist 🎧

    13 Gripping Wants and or Needs Songs 🎧 features Ariana Grande, Drake, Ekelle, GIVĒON, Jon Batiste & Red Hot Chili Peppers.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsApril 5, 2021 ago
    Drake, Scary Hours 2 [📷: OVO / Republic]
    Album 💿

    Drake, Scary Hours 2 | EP Review 💿

    After delaying his new album, Certified Lover Boy, Drake brings some fire to his three-track EP (or single), Scary Hours 2.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsMarch 11, 2021 ago

    • Home
    • Pages
    • Blog
    • Portfolio
    • Shortcodes
    • Contact Us
    Hestia | Developed by ThemeIsle
    MENU
      • The Musical Hype
        • About The Musical Hype
        • Reviews
          • Album 💿
          • Songs 🎵
        • Playlists 🎧
          • Mini Playlists
        • Bangerz N Bopz 🔥
        • Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈
        • Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥
        • Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
        • Dazzling Duets
        • More Columns
          • Controversial Songs
          • Music Lifts 🎶 🏋
          • Head 2 Head 🗣️
          • Wacky Wednesday
          • COVERS
          • 1 Hit WONDERful
          • Interviews / Q&As
        • Music Submissions
        • Privacy Policy