GloRilla has already worked with two of Nicki Minaj’s foes, Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion, but that doesn’t mean she has a problem with Nicki. In fact, Glo wants Nicki to settle her issues with Cardi, and she wants peace among female rappers. She expressed that desire on “Aite,” a song that lives on[…]
Jake Paul will fight 57-year-old Mike Tyson on July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. As part of his preparations, he hit Lil Pump really hard in the stomach. Jake Paul sent Lil Pump to the shadow realm. 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/N2zkze1TeX Pump, who allowed Paul to hit him for some reason, was in great pain.[…]
For some reason, the adults that run a St. Louis high school thought it was a good idea to have hometown girl Sexyy Red come in and speak to the students. Red showed up smelling of weed, which was too much for the very permissive school administration, and they didn’t let her speak on account[…]
GloRilla is the latest guest to appear on Shannon Sharpe’s Club Shay Shay, and she was asked about hooking up with Damian Lillard after shooting her shot at him. Just like he did, Glo pleaded the fifth, but she gave her Mount Rushmore of rappers after being asked. However, the Memphis rapper wanted to make[…]
The Bucks were 30-13 before they fired Adrian Griffin and brought on Doc Rivers. They’ve been 15-15 since and have lost back-to-back games to Memphis and Washington, arguably the two worst teams in the league. Speaking before the Bucks’ home loss to the Grizzlies, Rivers managed to blame the team’s struggles on poor road preparation[…]
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. Pranav Trewn finds peace in his vinyl record[…]
Boosie Badazz called out celebrities who partied with Diddy but are giving him the cold shoulder as his legal problems might. “I don’t hear none of these n*ggas who was at Diddy’s sh*t toasting with his champagne every year, having speeches being made. Nobody stick up for this man on nothing. When you’re on top[…]
Rod Wave was arrested today in Pinellas County for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. That’s never good news, and Wave remains locked up. But since it’s Florida, he may be able to get out of it with some expensive lawyer work. However, after his height and weight leaked, he will have trouble[…]
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. All Donna-Claire does is write books and play[…]
A few days ago, Lizzo implied that she was walking away from her music career, but she’s since provided clarification. Last year, the 35-year-old was sued by her former dancers for sexual harassment and weight-shaming. She was later sued again by her wardrobe person for allegedly having a “sexualized, racially charged, and illegal work environment.”[…]
The rap world has turned against Drake. And he seems to be enjoying it. He jumped on TikTok yesterday and issued a threat while sipping on a fancy cocktail. “To the rest of you. The nonbelievers, the underachievers, the Tweet and deleters. You guys make me sick to my stomach, son. Honestly. Look in[…]
Christian Combs is about to catch the same type of lawsuit his daddy is making famous. Lawyer Tyrone Blackburn has said he is in the process of suing Diddy’s son, who raps under the name King Combs, on behalf of an unnamed female client. While the details are sparse, the word on Twitter is that[…]
Metro Boomin is one of the main players in the rap game’s aggressive turn against Drake. And he’s paying the price for it. Sort of. Boomin’ claims he’s been getting so many calls from Toronto’s 416 area code that he’s had to put his phone in airplane mode. It all started 2 days before the[…]
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. Common’s “Be (Intro)” is still a top 5[…]
Sexyy Red is everywhere these days. Joe Budden thinks it’s because Drake gets paid to promote her Other folks would attribute her success to her catchy music and aggressively ratchet style. This week, she got a style update by switching up her hair and dropping the long red tresses for a dixie cut. Sexyy Red[…]
The Future/Metro Boomin featuring Kendrick Lamar track “Like That”, from the album We Don’t Trust You, is number one this week. In the track, Kendrick dismisses Drake and J. Cole. On the album, Future makes it clear he’s no longer rocking with The Boy. DJ Akademiks attributes the success of the song and the album[…]
Xzibit tried to warn us about Puffy back in 2009. In an unearthed interview, Xzibit discusses going to Puffy’s New Year’s Eve party at his Miami home with Superhead in tow. He said it was a good party, but things got a little weird when The Diddler pulled him aside and warned him that Superhead[…]
A few years back, Billboard named the Neptunes — Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo — the second greatest producers of the century, trailing only Swedish hit machine Max Martin. Now Williams and Hugo are fighting it out in court. Hugo’s legal team has called Pharrell out for “fraudulently” trying to take sole control of the[…]
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 added the eephus to his pitch repertoire. One of this correspondent’s favorite tropes in hip hop history is the overture of[…]
Puff Daddy’s former bodyguard, Gene Deal, has been warning us about The Diddler for years. Some of his more far-fetched tales — like when he caught Diddy and Ja Rule getting freaky with butt plugs –– ring more true in light of recent revelations. These revelations have also led the feds to investigate Puff for sex[…]
Kendrick Lamar, Future, Metro Boomin, Rick Ross, and Nav have all made it clear they have issues with Drake. Now Drake is suggesting he also has beef with his “Sicko Mode” bro Travis Scott. At a recent show, Drake fires shots at a floating head that looks an awful lot like LaFlame. If you[…]
