André 3000 will be dropping a new album this Friday called New Blue Sun, his first official solo album. But the LP isn’t what some people might think. Simply, because it’s an instrumental album, and André won’t be rapping or singing on it, just playing the flute. He spoke about the album with NPR and[…]
Cam’ron spoke about Juelz Santana having plenty of promise as a rapper but never capitalizing on it. Cam’ron says he used to force Juelz Santana to make hit songs, while explaining to Mase why Juelz Santana never reached his full potential as a rapper. (🎥 @mworthofgame) pic.twitter.com/aG6PEh7DCQ “Real talk, he had it,” said Cam on[…]
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 16, 2021. In tears,[…]
Doja Cat sometimes shaves her head and sometimes shaves her eyebrows. But there are other areas where she is loathe to shave. “I don’t shave my vagina. There’s so much hair that I could have it braided. I’m not a hairstylist. I’m just not. And so there’s no getting me off which is like, a[…]
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 thinks about Rio Da Yung OG every day. RMC Mike has done more than anyone to keep Rio Da Yung OG’s name[…]
Lil Wayne has entered the hot take game. He now has a weekly segment with his buddy Skip Bayless On Undisputed. He served up a piping hot take during his last appearance. “Anthony Davis, I’ma keep it real, if you ask me if the Lakers want to be a championship team in the future as well[…]
Coi Leray has been on her father Benzino’s mind a lot this weekend. For one, Zino told Busta Rhymes not to have his daughter half naked in a music video, referring to the visuals for their song “Luxury Life.” Two, the Boston rapper ripped Coi for saying he’s jealous of her success, which she said during[…]
From the vibrant beats of Dallas/Fort Worth emerges a melodious appeal in the form of “Make It Work,” the latest single from the multi-talented artist carsn. With a flair for blending different genres, he pours his soul into this track, offering listeners a mix of raw emotion and rhythmic genius. The song, “Make It Work,”[…]
Meek Mill and Rick Ross’s joint album Too Good To Be True is projected to do between 30 and 35K in its first week. The soft numbers come after Ross and Meek spent the last couple of weeks promoting the project — culminating in an appearance on the Tonight Show Friday night. Neither Meek nor[…]
Benzino and Busta Rhymes used to be friends. They were in the studio together on the morning of the 9/11 attacks. That was a long time ago. Now, Busta Rhymes makes songs with Zino’s daughter Coi. And Zino is not happy about that. This weekend, he called out Busta Bust for getting his daughter half-naked.[…]
Meek Mill and Rick Ross’s joint album Too Good To Be True is headed to a mediocre first week. HitsDailyDouble is pegging it for a 30-35K opening frame. Meek Mill’s last album, 2021’s Expensive Pain, did 95K in the first week. Ross’s previous effort, 2021’s Richer Than I’ve Been, did 30K. Are you surprised by[…]
A$AP Rocky is the latest victim of Azealia Banks’s unique brand of vitriol. Commenting on his trial for shooting A$AP Relli, Azealia called into question the notorious ladies’ man’s sexuality. “Rocky is guilty. Nobody knows that asap rocky was just an ashy butch queen with a Dominican perm when he first came to Harlem.[…]
Birdman and Druski have been beefing for months. Is it real? Is it fake? We have a new chapter in the saga to help us decide. Birdman’s goons just snatched Druski’s “Coulda Been Records” chain. The robbery was caught on video. Birdman was standing on biznizz… he confiscated Druski “Coulda Been Records” chain. Pray for[…]
Rap isn’t in the best place. Sales are down, and no rapper was nominated for a Grammy in the Album, Song, or Record of the Year categories. Lil Yachty thinks he knows why. “The state of Hip Hop right now is a lot of imitation. It’s a lot of quick, low-quality music being put[…]
Remember when G Herbo and Southside relentlessly trolled Funny Marco last month? Chris Brown did, and he brought it up when he stopped by Marco’s show. “Why you let G Herbo and them do you like that,” Breezy wondered. “You just letting light-skinned n*ggas bully you and sh*t.” Herbo did not appreciate that Brown said his[…]
What’s going on with TDE? SZA’s been tearing up the charts for a minute now. But the high-profile rappers on TDE’s roster have been quiet since Kendrick Lamar left the label. Jay Rock is scheduled to drop his Eastside Johnny album — his first in more than five years — next year. During a chat with[…]
On his first day out of prison, Ralo seemed to have Yo Gotti on his mind. “I love Dolph, so I can never sign to CMG/It ain’t no beef it’s just respect, they gonna respect this sh*t/They disrespect, I promise we gonna wreck this bitch,” he rapped on his “First Day Out.” CMG is Yo[…]
Before having a child with Chrisean Rock, Blue had two with his now-fiancee, Jaidyn Alexis. The youngest of those children, a daughter, seems to be being raised not to recognize gender. In the video below, she suckles at Blue’s breast. Blueface daughter attempting to get milk from his nipple pic.twitter.com/eqSmRuWXmH “I don’t got no milk[…]
It was security guard versus security guard. It all went down at a recent Sexyy Red show after the now-pregnant rapper got off stage. A video that’s now circulating shows Red being carried by a member of her security team. That’s when the venue’s security guy got all handsy and touched her butt. From there,[…]
Nicki Minaj is getting quite candid about her past. She first admitted to being addicted to Percocets during a new interview with Vogue. Then while speaking on The Run-Through with Vogue podcast, she talked about regretting getting plastic surgery. “I guarantee you, if you change anything on your body and do anything surgical and all[…]
