It’s official. Donald Trump will be the next President of the United States, beating Vice President Kamala Harris in yesterday’s election. Much of Hip Hop was split over the election, and some rappers attended rallies for their candidate. So far people like 50 Cent and Cardi B have reacted to the results. “I don’t care […]
Kodak Black was seen acting erratically during Kai Cenat’s Mafiathon 2 streaming event, and fans expressed concern. The rapper was extremely fidgety during his visit. He also delivered an incoherent freestyle and ingested a pill, which many said was Percocet. On Tuesday, Yak admitted to taking a Percocet pill when he jumped on Live and […]
Image via Michael McKinney Independent rap journalists will recommend you new music until their voices give out. Keep it that way by supporting Passion of the Weiss via a subscription to our Patreon. Michael McKinney understands the cultural importance of Kreayshawn’s “Gucci Gucci.” To be blunt, October was stacked, so let’s get into it. Honey […]
Lil Uzi Vert’s 2000 album Eternal Atake made him a star, doing 288K in its first week on its way to platinum status. The follow up just isn’t bringing the same kind of heat. HitsDailyDouble projects that Eternal Atake 2 will earn 60K in its first week, by far the lowest opening of Uzi’s career. The second […]
Image via Young Slo-Be/Instagram The Rap-Up is the only weekly round-up providing you with the best rap songs you need to hear. Support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Steven Louis wrote this column using Microsoft WordArt. [embedded content] [embedded content] To evoke the eternal cool of Miles […]
Kodak Black has a long history of publically declaring his love for women. His most famous crash is Zendaya. But he seems willing to cheat on her with Glorilla. During a livestream with Kai Cenat, Black had a proposition for Glo. Kodak Black says he has a real crush on GloRilla, and if he ever […]
Adam22 wants Lil Durk free after the rapper was arrested late last month and accused of murder-for-hire. But the podcast host didn’t just post a social media message about Durk, he dropped a song and video called “Free Durk.” Adam22 drops a new rap song called “Free Durk” pic.twitter.com/Ji4jbeLNEo — SOUND | Victor Baez (@itsavibe) […]
Wack 100 has been going at J Prince for years now. He threatened to slap him, accused him of being a police informant, and called his son James Prince Jr. a snitch. Wack’s latest rant against the Rap-A-Lot Records founder came on Monday, November 4, after someone posted a screenshot of Prince’s livestream where he […]
Diddy has spent the first of what will likely be many of his birthdays in jail. The now 55-year-old is locked in MDC Brooklyn, where he awaits federal trial for his diddling. For his birthday lunch, he was given the choice of cheese pizza, salad or pasta. His dinner options were chicken or tofu fried […]
Puff Daddy turned 55 today. It’s safe to say it’s been his worst birthday in 55 years. Puffy is locked up in a federal facility and awaiting trial for sex trafficking and other diddler behavior. His many kids celebrated his big day with a cake and a phone call. Diddy’s children celebrating his 55th birthday […]
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Kevin Durant isn’t very fond of Stephen A. Smith, who has a history of criticizing the future hall of famer’s play and leadership skills. Durant let his feelings be known about Smith in an interview with The Athletic, and it’s clear that he’s fed up with him. “Yeah, Stephen A., I don’t understand how people […]
Top5 is a rapper. But he’s more known for being one of Drake’s goons who beat a first-degree murder charge a couple of months ago. Top has been wilding on social media since then. He threatened Kendrick Lamar and Metro Boomin. He dissed Kodak Black and Wack 100 as well. Over the weekend Top went […]
Young Thug is home after a two-and-a-half-year RICO ordeal. His movement and who he associates with will be seriously restricted for the next decade or so, but he is allowed to work. And he’d like to do some work with Lil Baby. Thugger posted this message over the weekend. Young Thug wants to drop with […]
Drill rapper Dougie B went viral after robbing a 16-year old fan he had asked to flex money for him. That’s the least of his problems. Dougie B is facing 25 years for two additional robberies in his hometown of The Bronx. In the first, Dougie and four other goons ambushed a man in his […]
When DeMar DeRozan played for the Raptors, he was tight with Drake. “No matter what, when it comes to Drake, he’ll forever have a friend in me and loyalty out of me. He cared and was there for me when everything was going crazy,” DeRozan said after he left Toronto for the Spurs. However, DeRozan, […]
Young Thug is home. And the word is Drake and Future have made up. So the gang is back together. Or maybe not. DJ Akademiks is pushing back on the Elliott Wilson report that Drake and Future chopped it up on the phone and settled their differences. Drake & Future have NOT squashed their beef. […]
Kodak Black has been through a lot. Crimes. Drugs. Prison. Success. Throughout it all, there has been one consistent. His lust for Zendaya. On his new track, “Versatile,” he continues to try to woo the actress. [embedded content] “Tell Zendaya I’d like to meet her,” Yak raps “Had crush on her since she was on […]
Fivio Foreign has nothing against Lil Durk in general. But he does have a moderate qualm with one of Smurk’s characteristics. Fivio Foreign reportedly called Chicago rapper Lil Durk an “opportunist” in text messages “I f*** with Durk, but he more like an opportunist than a n*gga who really be putting on. He do songs […]
Earlier this year, Erykah Badu got into it with Beyonce’s rabid beehive after she claimed Bey stole her style. During a recent stop on The Breakfast Club, Badu said she’s noticed Beyonce and her crew have been quiet lately. erykah badu questions where beyoncé & her “beyhive” are now, as they been awfully quiet since the […]
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Of all the rappers who turned on Drake during the Kendrick Lamar-led summer pile-on, Future was the most surprising. The word is the fell out over girls and money, the usual stuff. However, last week Future signaled that he wants to rekindle his lucrative relationship with the Canandian when he co-signed a Tweet Young Thug […]
Lil Baby and Gunna once formed one of the most productive partnerships in rap. However, Baby distanced himself from Gunna when Wunna walked out of jail after taking a plea deal while the rest of the YSL slime, including Young Thug, stayed locked up. Baby also suggested his former collaborator was a snitch. Young Thug, […]
Lil Uzi Vert dropped their Eternal Atake 2 album this morning at midnight, a 16-song release that features pop band Big Time Rush. Uzi shared the single “Chill Bae” on Instagram, and in the comments people said they hate the album. Check out some of the feedback below. “If garbage was an album it would […]
Cardi B said a lot to YouTuber Armon Wiggins after he called her “phony” and “fake” for endorsing Kamala Harris for president. Cardi B threatens Armon Wiggins. Says that people text her when they see him outside but she has been sparing him. “Stop playing with the Brims”. – Cardi B@ArmonWiggins @MobzWorld @TheShadeRoom pic.twitter.com/uzz91F2glR — […]
Gunna was one of the first YSLs to take a plea deal, walking out of jail in December of 2022 after sitting there for about six months. There was much talk of Wunna being a snitch, and former friends like Lil Baby distanced themselves from the rapper. What was unclear was how Young Thug thought […]
After the longest trial in Georgia state history, Young Thug is free Thugger has agreed to a plea deal in the State of Georgia’s RICO case against him that will allow him to come home. Technically, it’s a 40-year sentence. He has to serve the first five years in prison, but that’s been commuted to […]
In the past, Megan The Stallion has denied having sex with Tory Lanez. But here she is saying it happened. Crazy how the clip of Megan admitting sex is going viral but not the video of Tory basically apologizing for shooting her over the phone. pic.twitter.com/zmeFXCleK7 — Stephen (@TheStevenDwayne) October 31, 2024 The legal team […]
KeKe Palmer is speaking more about her ex-boyfriend Darius Jackson getting upset over her dancing with Usher in a nearly see-through outfit. Palmer was at one of Usher’s concerts last year and was seen rubbing up against the R&B singer. “It’s the outfit tho . . . you a mom,” wrote Jackson on social media […]
Charlamagne Tha God is one of the latest people to weigh in on Diddy’s sons trying to fight Ray J after a Halloween party in L.A. It’s been said that Quincy Brown, Justin Combs, and Christian Combs stepped to Ray J over what he said about their father’s sex trafficking arrest. Basically, Charlamagne said the […]