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 doesn’t make the rules, but sometimes the Uber to JFK is more expensive than the ticket for the cross-country flight your[…]
When we last checked, Drake’s son Adonis’s first single, “My Man Freestyle,” was getting more spins than the songs on Offset’s new album. Adonis is now number three on the US Spotify Viral 100 chart. Adonis’ “My Man Freestyle” debuts at #3 on the US Spotify Viral 100 chart, the top new entry. pic.twitter.com/vBZFSUhxNK That’s not[…]
During Jada Pinkett’s tour of TMI, she revealed she had been separated from her husband, Will Smith, for seven years. The break occurred around the time of her “entanglement” with August Alsina. Now, she may be looking for a much more famous man to get tangled up with. According to Radar Online, Jada has had[…]
The City Girls’ new album RAW may not be selling well at the moment, but that isn’t stopping member JT from plotting a new move. Over the weekend, someone let JT know that it’s hard for her to gain internet traction due to her name. I think I should change my rap name but to[…]
Kodak Black was even more incomprehensible than usual during his now-notorious Drink Champs interview. His babbling prompted some, like Ray J, to worry about his health. Others, like Meek Mill, worried about the state the rap game with Yak as a major player in it. But Wack 100 isn’t worried about the man or the game.[…]
Lil Mabu cut the viral Blueface diss track “Mr. Take Ya B*tch” with Blue’s BM Chrisean Rock. The college freshman also had his name tattooed on Rock and flashed a gun while threatening Blue. This afternoon, Blueface finally responded, suggesting Mabu works for him but doesn’t know it. “Everyone I wanna introduce you to my[…]
After watching Kodak Black on Drink Jumps, Ray J opined that the young man needed help. Yak didn’t much care of that and responded angrily to Brandy’s bro. “Ray J your little ass is a bitch, homie. “I don’t need your help, pussy-ass n*gga. I’m straight. F*ck wrong with you, homie. Beat your little ass,”[…]
Veteran rapper Nikki D hated Ice Spice’s performance at Power 105’s Powerhouse concert in New Jersey over the weekend. Ice has gone viral for the performance, mainly because she wore a Betty Boop costume that barely covered her backside. “Oh come TF on!!!” wrote Nikki. “You mean to tell me, this is true talent. The[…]
If you’ve ever wondered the story behind the Roc-Fella diamond hand sign, JAY-Z broke it down during his chat with Gayle King. [Jump to 1:40]. “When we first started, we had a group called Christion,” JAY-Z said on CBS Mornings. “When you sell 10 million, you go diamond, right? We believed in them so heavy,[…]
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. Will Schube still can’t believe Larry David got[…]
Earlier this year, Kodak Black got a million dollars to drop a verse on Tekashi 6ix9ine’s track “Shaka Laka.” It turned out the money wasn’t even from 6ix9ine. Instead, he was paid by the vape company featured in the song’s video. Yak, who dissed 6ix9ine as a rat in the verse, explained why he took[…]
Ray J was among those expressing concern with Kodak Black after his Drink Champs interview. Yak appeared to be high during the chat and was even more challenging to understand than usual. “Yo somebody need to grab bro and make sure he good. This ain’t the interview Nore. We gotta help this dude. I took[…]
Kodak Black’s behavior and manner during his Drink Champs interview have been causes for concern. In the clip below, he says that 21 Savage started acting differently toward him once Savage got the ultimate Drake-stimulus package: the joint album Her Loss. The clip is also notable for how hard it is to understand what Yak is[…]
NBA YoungBoy used to be the YouTube king. But things aren’t going as well for him on the online video-sharing app these days. And YB thinks he knows why. After his latest video was hit with copyright strike, he lashed out vulgarly. Stop blackballing me,” YB said to YouTube. “Suck my dick. I still don’t give[…]
Earlier this year, Ice Spice signed a “partnership” with Nicki Minaj’s new label, Heavy On It Records. We are not sure exactly what that means. IG Model Winter thinks it means Ice has been silenced “I feel like Ice Spice went silent after she signed with Nicki. I wonder why. I miss her lol,” she[…]
Noname and J Cole had issues a few years back. J. Cole didn’t like that Noname called out rappers like him and Kendrick Lamar for not doing more in the aftermath of George Floyd. So he called out her tone in his track “Snow On Tha Bluff.” She fired back on the track “song 33.”[…]
50 Cent has a habit of mocking Madonna whenever he sees something Madonna-related. He’s been laying off the pop legend for about a year, perhaps because she had been sick. But she’s feeling better and is back on stage — and 50 is still around to put his foot on her neck. 👀who the fvck[…]
Lil Baby loves the Icebox like his boy James Harden loves the strip club. He stopped in the ATL house of bling last week and made a reckless flex. According to Baby, he’s prepared to spend two million on two rings and a chain. Lil baby says he finna spend $2 million on jewelers to[…]
Chris Brown’s notorious temper has gotten him in trouble on the other side of the Atlantic. In a lawsuit filed in the UK, a producer is suing Breezy for assaulting him with a “large bottle of Don Julio 1492 Tequila” at TAPE nightclub in London in February of this year. Brown was in England as[…]
Blueface is engaged to be married to a woman who is not Chrisean Rock. But that hasn’t stopped Chrisean from getting regular Blueface injections. Chrisean Rock says she’s still messing with Blueface even tho he’s engaged to Jaidyn Alexis 😳👀 “He’s still going to pull up like he did yesterday” pic.twitter.com/KVGJHMH7OZ “He still going to[…]
Kelly Hall, who’s the wife of Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, blasted Blueface for bringing strippers to the Rams, Steelers game this past Sunday. The rapper and his newly signed partner Jaidyn Alexis were seen in their suite making it rain on the strippers. “It makes me not want to take my kids to[…]
