Freddie Gibbs’ baby mama Fit Miami is his weakest link When Gibbs was beefing with Benny The Butcher, the Griselda rapper put a BSF chain around the adult actress’s neck. Now JPEGMAFIA, with whom Gibbs is also beefing, is using Miami against him. JPEG posted up with Miami, and one of them had their tiddies […]
The once famous partnership between Lil Baby and Gunna ended when Wunna walked out of a Fulton County jail cell after taking a plea deal in Georgia’s RICO case against Yong Thug and the YSLs. While Thugger doesn’t seem to hold a grudge against Gunna for whatever he did to get free, Baby has made […]
Dreamville Has Dropped a ‘Gangsta Grillz’ Mixtape Music – 1 day ago Photo Credit: Timothy Norris/WireImage Just days ahead of the second Dreamville Festival, J. Cole has announced an inaugural Dreamville Gangsta Grill mixtape hosted by DJ Drama. Before the second Dreamville Festival in Raleigh this weekend, J. Cole has pulled a new trick from […]
Dreamville is Dropping a ‘Gangsta Grillz’ Mixtape Music – 13 seconds ago Photo Credit: Timothy Norris/WireImage Just days ahead of the second Dreamville Festival, J. Cole has announced an inaugural Dreamville Gangsta Grill mixtape hosted by DJ Drama. Before the second Dreamville Festival in Raleigh this weekend, J. Cole has pulled a new trick from […]
J. Cole’s Dreamville Festival 2022 Will Feature a Gangsta Grillz Dedication Feat. Lil Wayne, Jeezy & T.I. Music – 16 seconds ago Photo Credit: Timothy Norris/WireImage J. Cole, Dreamville Records and more return to Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh on April 2nd-3rd for the Dreamville Festival 2022. The two-year hiatus for Dreamville Festival is over. […]
It Only Took Babyface Ray 10 Years to Become Detroitās Hottest Rapper Music – 3 days ago Babyface Ray recently dropped Unfuckwitable, a promising seven-track appetizer with features from Kash Doll, Louisville, Kentucky Rapper EST Gee, and more. Photo Credit: LVTR Kevin We spoke with Detroit rapper Babyface Ray about working with Future, Michiganās place […]
Editorial – If this was the dawn of the gangsta rap era and someone called a rapper a “baby,” it would likely be perceived as a diss ā a weak diss but a diss nonetheless. Back then, rap monikers had to sound hard and have words like “ice” or “gangsta” in them. Ice-T, Ice Cube,Ā Just […]
Benny The Butcher and Entertainment One (eOne) announced a new, global label deal with Bennyās Black Soprano Family (BSF) imprint last month and their plans to release a slew of fresh material this year. Under the deal, Benny first introduced Heem and Rick Hyde with the new BSF single āDa Mob” last month, which comes […]
See-Money is already making waves in the hip-hop scene, despite his youth. His latest track, āSilent,ā has quickly climbed to the number 15 spot on the iTunes rap/hip-hop chart, showcasing his talent and dedication to the craft. This young artistās commitment to honing his skills and building a genuine connection with his audience is clear […]
The Rap-Up is the only weekly round-up providing you with the best rap songs youāve yet to hear. So support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Brandon Callender wants you to know the greatest two instruments in the world are saxophone and pedal steel. Pasto Flocco ā āThats […]
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Image via SdotFrmdaBlock/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 is Webmaster Emeritus at www.thug.com. [embedded content] [embedded content] TheĀ āG Perico breakup songā is as conceptually disarming as […]
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Image via Jesse Taylor 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. Ron Rogers (aka Jesse Taylor) wishes everyone here could see him. The call came from his mom at 8 p.m. on June […]
Image via y2kdaily/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. Pete Hunt is still trying to figure out a justification for posting a link to Celly Cel & UGKās āPop […]
2Pac/Instagram Support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Thomas Hobbs sometimes gets sad just thinking about the fact that weāre never getting another series of Mindhunter. Tupac Shakur was eerily prophetic when it came to his death. During his tragically short but prolific 25 years, he looked at […]
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Support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Will Hagle knows that Hot Girl Summer may be over, but heās looking forward to the start of ugly grown man who cares too much about college football season. Before he ever made it to the table, Freddie Gibbsās story had […]
For Behind the Beat, Thomas Hobbs spent time in LA with JoogSZN. The producer talked about his partnership with the late, great Drakeo the Ruler and crafting their song “Back Flip or Sumn.” Downtown Los Angeles is a maze of blunt juxtapositions. A vintage sunglasses shop, filled with Balenciaga-clad influencers, is just a block away […]
Image via CEO Trayle/Instagram Support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Matthew Ritchie’s equivalent of using PEDs is writing while watching The French Dispatch. Thereās no playbook for dealing with trauma. Self-help books and Twitter therapists like to pretend that plug and chug remedies exist for the greater […]
Covering everything from Rage beats to niche Twitter icons. Please support the realest hip-hop blog for over a decade running by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Abe Beame checks his pockets when Harmony Korine is in the room. The Follow is an interview series I plan on putting out occasionally, or frequently, […]
Support truly independent journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Abe Beameās sartorial spirit guide is Billy Crystal in Throw Momma from the Train. There are other contenders, but if youāre looking for a collective that defined the first decade of this century in rap, itās really G-Unit. The very appropriately christened […]
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These Were the Top Selling Rap Albums of 2021 Music – 46 mins ago Photo Credit: Jim Bennett for Austin City Limits Festival via FilmMagic Drakeās Certified Lover Boy was the best selling rap album of 2021. Doja Cat, Lil Baby, Lil Durk, and more also had really big years. Drakeās reign wonāt let up. […]
POW is a website without ads. We donāt do sponcon, we donāt do clickbait, we donāt have any corporate overlords. This list that youāre about to read is a labor of love, inasmuch as anything can be a labor of love in late capitalism. Even labors of love come at the significant cost of time. […]
Photo via University of Texas Press Support truly independent journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. The following is an excerpt from Eric Harveyās newly published āWho Got the Camera?: A History of Rap and Realityā via the University of Texas Press, Ā© 2021. In April 2012, more than fifteen years after […]
The Rap-Up is the only weekly round-up providing you with the best rap songs youāve yet to hear. So support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Harley Geffner got his COVID booster and immediately sunk 20 threes in a row. RXKNephew ā āBlackberry Touchscreenā āNothing is off-limitsā is […]
15 New Hip-Hop & R&B Albums You Should Be Listening To (Week of September 24) Music – 3 days ago Photo Credit: Brennan Pierre This week Kari Faux, Nao, and Westside Gunn return to share albums that make up our favorite albums of the week. Additional options from D Smoke and Alina Baraz also revealed […]