Bundles are back. And Travis Scott is taking full advantage of them. His Utopia album is slated to do between 450K and 55oK in its first week. About 275K are streams; the rest will result from bundles. Travis Scott – Utopia on pace to sell 275K first week (Without Bundles) – Bundles expected to be +250k[…]
When Kevin Garnett was playing with the Timberwolves, he went to a Snoop Dogg show the night before a game. A noon game. Not only did he go to the show, he hung out with Snoop after, until the sun came up. It didn’t go well. KG had been leading the league in rebounds but[…]
Drake showed NYC native Lil Kim some love during his Madison Square Garden show. But it doesn’t look like he hooked her up with a good seat. Drizzy gave Kim a shout-out from the stage and then met with her backstage. So it should have been a nice night for the 49-year old. However, Kim’s[…]
Kodak Black’s verse on Tekashi 6ix9ine’s Shaka Laka” is the most controversial feature in some time. There was widespread surprise that Yak would work with 6ix9ine. Not only is Tekashi a proud snitch, whereas Black represents himself as from the streets, but Yak and 6ix9ine have beefed in the past. Kodak countered the criticism by[…]
The jury in the YNW Melly double murder trial could not come up with a verdict, so the judge declared a mistrial. Melly, who is accused of killing his YNW crewmates Juvy and Sakchaser, will be tried again. The new trial will likely start very soon. When it does, the prosecution may pursue a different[…]
Superstar Pride, who was the hottest young rapper in the game for a moment, is being held without bail for shooting and killing his barber, Marcus Wheatle. Wheatle’s grandmother, who witnessed the murder, believes Pride killed her grandson because he refused to accompany him on a trip to California for a video shoot. Mississippi police[…]
Tupac Shakur’s crown ring was sold for $1,016,000 at a Sotheby’s auction this week. It turns out that Drake bought the ring. He showed it off Friday, July 28, on Instagram Stories. “Utopia out now Meltdown,” he captioned the photo, referencing his song on Travis Scott’s new Utopia album. But on that cut, Drizzy says[…]
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. Michael McKinney understands the cultural importance of Kreayshawn’s[…]
NBA YoungBoy is serving out his house arrest in Utah. It appears he’s been adopted by a local family. In a new Vlog, YB hangs out with his new kin and then speaks on spending $25 million. “I stay fresh every day and don’t never post nothing. I’ll f*ck your head up, boy. I got[…]
There was also sorts of new King Von content last week, perhaps to promote the late rapper’s posthumous album, Grandson. In one of the videos, Von tells the police he’s gay, so he’ll be put in protective custody. King Von tells police he’s gay to get moved into protective custody. pic.twitter.com/3CdXDNUAFR Lil Reese was shown[…]
Drake has been hyping up his For All The Dogs album for a minute now. He set the clock for when it will drop while closing out his show at Madison Square Garden. Drake has set the clock on the release of his next album, ‘For All The Dogs’ to be within the next TWO[…]
J. Cole recently chopped it up with Kevin Hart on the comedian’s Hart To Heart show and talked about staying off social media. “I had set rules for myself,” said Cole. “One was like, ‘Bro, you can’t go on social media no more’… Nobody’s there to be like, don’t Google yourself. Don’t search your name[…]
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. J. Smith has visited Triggeration Station once or[…]
Nas didn’t drop any albums between 2012 and 2018. He’s dropped six albums since. Magic 2 came last Friday. However, HitsDailyDouble doesn’t have a projection for it, meaning it will do less than 26K in its first week. His last two albums, Kings Disease III and Magic II did 29K and 22K, respectively. Does Nas deserve more?
Eminem and Dr. Dre have brought on some pretty good rappers over the years. Both together and apart. This week they inked a joint Aftermath/Shady Records deal with Las Vegas rapper Ez Mil. Here’s a taste of what the 24-year-old can do. This is why we signed him @EzMil27 https://t.co/DCixazJB9J Ez Mil will drop a[…]
Last week, a mistrial was declared in YNW Melly’s double murder trial. Melly is accused of killing his YNW crewmates Sakchaser and Juvy. To no one’s surprise, Florida prosecutors announced that they would retry Melly and the same charges Melly’s mom, who claimed the jury had voted 9-3 to acquit, reacted to the news of[…]
Bow Wow is being sued for stealing from a 10-year-old girl. According to court documents, the youngster cash app-ed Bow 3K for a feature. However, the feature never came to be, and the 36-year-old never returned the money. The father of the child wants 15K from the rapper. Bow, who dropped his first album when[…]
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. In case people can hop in mid-season, Miguel[…]
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. In his house, Donald Morrison doesn’t skip the Entourage theme song My attendance at Rolling Loud Miami as a 32-year-old seemed foolproof. New[…]
Boosie Badazz was not happy when Kodak Black decided to work with Tekashi 6ix9ine. Boosie is notoriously anti-snitch. Not only is 6ix9ine a rat, but he’s a proud cheese eater. While Boosie hates that the game has accepted 6ix9ine, he doesn’t hate Tekashi, the player. Got nothing to say bout 69 he doing what he[…]
The rap game is fairly safe for homosexual rappers like Lil Nas X and Saucy Santana. Gucci Mane’s former rapper Lil Wop is transitioning to be a woman. It’s safe to say times have changed. ILoveMakonnen, who came out in 2017, wants everyone to remember he walked so others could sashay. Is the man[…]
