Ariel Houston’s “Breaking My Heart”: A Personal Journey Of Betrayal And Resilience
In her latest release, “Breaking My Heart,” Ariel Houston takes listeners on a deeply personal journey through the raw emotions of betrayal.
In her latest release, “Breaking My Heart,” Ariel Houston takes listeners on a deeply personal journey through the raw emotions of betrayal.
Photo via Alfred Bronson/Instagram Support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Kibo – “MR. LAMBORGHINI DEATHSLIDE” Kibo is one of those rare grime secrets known to those well-versed in GrimeReportTV videos. Or you might recognize the long-haired North West Londoner from his hilarious ChuckleVision freestyle with Chuk Dippah, […]
Image via Rudy Melchiorre Support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. In high school, it shouldn’t be common for students to die every academic year. But throughout his adolescence, Baton Rouge rapper Wakai rarely questioned this anomaly, assuming it was just a part of everyday life rather than […]
We’re hella relatable. Please support Passion of the Weiss by subscribing to our Patreon. Open Mike Eagle speaks of his music like a living, breathing being. He describes his songs as organic entities, each with their own power and free will. The Chicago-born, L.A.-based rapper might make them, but once the lyrics leave his lips, […]
Public Enemy made its triumphant return earlier this month with a video for the DJ Premier-assisted “State Of The Union (STFU),” the groundbreaking Hip Hop group’s first new offering since 2017’s Nothing Is Quick In The Desert. With the cry for racial equality seemingly louder than ever, BET enlisted Public Enemy’s Chuck D and Flavor Flav […]
Bad Bunny is cruising down lanes that not too long ago didn’t quite exist. The Puerto Rican singer/rapper has done American late night, Coachella’s main stage, the Super Bowl halftime show, and collaborations with the likes of Drake, Nicki Minaj, and Cardi B without singing in English. Bunny’s 2018 debut X100Pre is a landmark Latin […]
On March 2, former Recording Academy CEO and president Deborah Dugan was fired nearly two months after being put on paid leave. The following post has been updated throughout. “Music’s biggest night” carried on mostly business as usual this year, but prior to the Grammys ceremony, was overshadowed by weeks-long behind-the-scenes tension. Just over a […]
“Music’s biggest night” carried on mostly business as usual on Sunday, but prior to the Grammys ceremony, was overshadowed by weeks-long behind-the-scenes tension. Last Thursday, a dramatic news story broke revealing that Recording Academy president Deborah Dugan, newly in the role as of August 2019, was put on administrative leave only ten days ahead of […]
For decades, tabloids wrote Jessica Simpson’s story for her. But little did we know, she had been chronicling her own history in her diaries. In a new memoir, Open Book, Simpson unearths her emotions from the past 15 years. Starting with the devastating day she realized she had a problem and working backward, Open Book […]
Folk music legend John Prine died today at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. Prine’s family confirmed that he died of complications from COVID-19. Prine’s wife and manager Fiona had previously tested positive for COVID-19 before Prine was hospitalized “after a sudden onset of COVID-19 symptoms.” He was 73. Prine had previously survived cancer twice, […]
Ozzy Osbourne’s collaboration-heavy new album, Ordinary Man, features some semi-likely collaborators. Post Malone, Slash, the drummer from the Red Hot Chili Peppers that looks like Will Ferrell. But on the title track, Ozzy is sharing the mic with none other than Sir Elton John. Whodathunkit? In the 70’s, these two working together would most likely […]
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Image via Lord Apex/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. F*ckers in school telling you, always in the barbershop, “Steven Louis ain’t ’bout this, Steven Louis ain’t ’bout that.” […]
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Please support our efforts to give you the best writing about the world’s best music by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Sam Ribakoff misses the days when Bandcamp didn’t cater to Fortnite streamers on Twitch. Bruxaria means witchcraft in Portuguese. It’s the name of both DJ K’s Sao Paulo-based crew of DJs and […]
POW is a website with few ads. We don’t do sponcon, we don’t do clickbait, we don’t have any corporate overlords. This list that you’re 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 […]
POW is a website with few ads. We don’t do sponcon, we don’t do clickbait, we don’t have any corporate overlords. This list that you’re 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 […]
Image via E the Profit/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 once shotgunned a Red Bull in the Summer Jam parking lot. [embedded content] [embedded content] Sabana […]
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.” One of the joys of running a DJ-mix column lies in challenging […]
Photo via Junior XL/Instagram Support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. The London-born-and-bred producer and ½ of lol K, Junior XL released a smorgasbord of demos titled Delayed Relic: Junior XL Demos 2018-2023 this month. Just like the ambiguous and meta nature of mixtapes, albums being called projects […]
Image via Jayson Cash/Instagram In an era where long-form media is becoming an endangered species, support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. It’s a shame Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon got the boot, because they were just about to announce the exciting breaking news that the book Will […]
Photo via Denzel Himself/Instagram Support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. [embedded content] [embedded content] The torch has been passed. Supported by the infrastructure of UK hip-hop platform Mixtape Madness, Kenny Allstar’s Mad About Bars helped shepherd the 2016-2019 era where drill talents such as 1011, fka Y.OFB, […]
RXK Nephew and a stuffed Rooster (Image via Scott Jawson) Support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Abe Beame is imagining riding around in a truck on a Spring day with the windows down, blasting drumless rap. For many artists too young to remember a time before Facebook, […]
Image via the algorithm 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. As president Harley Geffner is back like he never left. AI is getting alarmingly good. Would you ever guess […]
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.” Lay a drum break just right and you can set the club […]
Image via Kasher Quon/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. Donald Morrison dresses up for the occasion. [embedded content] [embedded content] The phrase scam rap is slowly losing meaning. […]
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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 2022 draws to a close, dancefloors are starting to open back […]
Here’s a List of Everyone Eminem Thanked During His Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Speech Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic While accepting his Rock Hall induction, Eminem gave a long list of thank yous in his speech, including his influences and collaborators. Eminem gave everyone their flowers in alphabetical order […]
Image via FT Hopout/Instagram The Rap-Up is the only weekly round-up providing you with the best rap songs you’ve yet to hear. So support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Donald Morrison wants Twitter’s new billionaire to bring back the real blue birdies. FT Hopout – Thank You […]