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.” As with 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024, there was no immediately obvious […]
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Art via Evan Solano 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. Ant shall bring disaster to evil factors. [embedded content] [embedded content] Everything comes naturally to A$AP Rocky. There’s a […]
The Brooklyn-based band, Makes My Blood Dance, have built a reputation by merging and mutating the genes of metal with disco, glam, and electropop. Led by vocalist and founder EV0 alongside guitarist and synth architect Jon Kristian, Makes My Blood Dance operate outside the rulebook — ripping open sounds, rewiring them, and allowing intuition to […]
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There’s a difference between artists who talk about growth and those who let it show. Right now, Tino Kamal is firmly in the second group. With “First Born,” Tino Kamal releases one of his most revealing tracks to date, not by oversharing, but by aligning his music with the moment he’s actually living. “First Born” […]
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Art via Evan Solano 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. Douglas Martin still won’t hesitate to stretch you like Zack Sabre Jr. Every year for the intro for this list, I feel […]
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Art via Evan Solano Show your love of the game by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon so that we can keep churning out interviews with legendary producers, feature the best emerging rap talent in the game, and gift you the only worthwhile playlists left in this streaming hellscape. Michael McKinney understands the […]
Art via Evan Solano 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. Donald Morrison aka Donthany Morristano here, the internet’s most chopped music nerd. [embedded content] [embedded content] To no one’s […]
Young Meepa has officially released MXTPE #2: misanthropy. Dropping at midnight under a full Gemini moon on December 4, 2025, the project stands as a brutal snapshot of a life shaped by displacement, addiction, and resistance. The title misanthropy reflects a history of repeated harm rather than abstract bitterness. For Young Meepa, mistrust is not […]
Kris Kolls stepped into a more vulnerable and expressive space with her latest single “Too Late,” released on November 28. The track marks a subtle but meaningful expansion of her sound, revealing a deeper emotional layer while staying true to her aesthetic. “Too Late” sits in the space where heartbreak and longing meet, examining love […]
Art via Evan Solano Show your love of the game by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon so that we can keep churning out interviews with legendary producers, feature the best emerging rap talent in the game, and gift you the only worthwhile playlists left in this streaming hellscape. Staley Sharples says that […]
Art via Evan Solano 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. Music never sleeps and neither does Leonel. Music is, first and foremost, a communal experience. Its ritual dimension, its bodily roots, and […]
Art via Evan Solano 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 thinks thinks the schnozzberry vape tastes like schnozzberry vape juice. [embedded content] [embedded content] There’s but one […]
In a scene where visibility is often confused with exposure, Masque takes a different approach. The Hawaii-born rock artist doesn’t wear a mask to disappear — he wears it to be seen more clearly. It’s a deliberate choice that mirrors his music: bold, theatrical, and grounded in emotional honesty. Masque has been releasing music since […]
Art via Evan Solano If you value independent journalism, please subscribe to the POW Patreon. Slime-colored bandannas in front of the flag, wolves clutching draco’s, ecclesiastical orchestrations, drums exploding into shrapnel, siren-like drones, halcyon memories becoming increasingly unfamiliar, Max Roach vocals, coke rap at the Vatican, ayahuasca trance, broken phones, cyberpunk, and living, laughing, and […]
Art by Evan Solano 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. Harley Geffner is ending the year still wanting to know if Project T-Pain is 03 Greedo’s best album? This was […]
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Art via Evan Solano 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 thinks every movie is a Christmas movie. This column was a (stacked, handsome) backfield-by-committee throughout 2025. I […]
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Art via Evan Solano 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. Chris Robinson is going to be MC Hammer Meets Vampire for Halloween. The end of the year and its corresponding flood of […]
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Art via Evan Solano Show your love of the game by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon so that we can keep churning out interviews with legendary producers, feature the best emerging rap talent in the game, and gift you the only worthwhile playlists left in this streaming hellscape. Ant shall bring disaster […]
Art by Evan Solano Donate to the Patreon. Support independent media or else it won’t exist. The fact that someone is always watching SORCERER on Letterboxd gives Will Schube faith in humanity. If you’ve ever felt an insatiable desire to take in a set at a jazz club suffocating in cigarette smoke while simultaneously listening […]
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