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, […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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“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 […]

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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, […]

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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 Bayer Leverkusen/Instagram 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. Miguelito grants that neutrals have more fun, but understands that’s no way to live. Set Piece is a bi-weekly football column by […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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.” One of the joys of running a DJ-mix column lies in challenging […]

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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 […]

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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, […]

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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, […]

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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 […]

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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.” Lay a drum break just right and you can set the club […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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