Tyler Wilson

Jack Harlow’s ‘Jackman’ Has Even Weaker Opening Week Sales As Expected

Jack Harlow’s Jackman album had been projected for a 45-50K first week. That’s not terrible, in these merch bundle-restricted times, especially since Jackman dropped with very little promo. But it was a big downgrade from the 113K his 2022 album Come Home the Kids Miss You did in its first week. HitsDailyDouble just got the final numbers[…]

Finesse2Tymes Accused Of Having His Brother Perform As Him [VIDEO]

Finesse2Tymes has taken a page out of Akon’s book. He was supposed to perform a show in Huntsville Alabama, but instead sent a masked man — possibly his brother — to do the set in his stead. He didn’t really fool anyone. “That’s not him,” the crowd yelled at the lipsynching imposter. Finesse addressed the[…]

Doja Cat Flexes Intricate New Back Tattoo

Earlier this year, Doja Cat fixed her breasts and vagina. Now she’s done some work on her back. The 27-year-old flexed her intricate new bat tattoo, which is a skeleton of a bat. Lest people accuse her of doing the devil’s work with her ink, Doja also posted a passage in which bats are described[…]

Slam on the CDJ: The Best DJ Sets of April, 2023

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 the heat index inched ever upwards in April, quite a few DJs took the opportunity[…]

Cassidy Suggests That Drake Steals From Other Artists

Cassidy is another person who seems to believe Drake is a biter, which he spoke to VladTV about. “Well, Drake, he got a lot of styles,” said the Philly rapper. “I don’t know where he be getting all these different styles from, or who be responsible for the styles, or who be coming up with[…]

Lil Durk Immediately Revises His NBA YoungBoy Stance

Earlier this week, Lil Durk liked a Twitter post in which DJ Akademiks claimed that Smurk and NBA YoungBoy squashed their beef. In contrast, YB called Ak a “bitch” for claiming the beef was squashed. Now Durk has clarified his Twitter like in a typically cryptic IG Story. “I ain’t friend with no n*gga stop[…]

Young Thug’s Brother Unfoonk Arrested Again

Young Thug’s brother Unfoonk was among the YSLs to take a plea deal in Fulton County’s sprawling RICO case against the label/gang. He was able to walk out of jail with time served and ten years of probation. One of the conditions of his probation is he couldn’t talk to his brother. That’s not the condition[…]

Now They Got Poor Biggie Smalls Dissing Himself

The Notorious B.I.G. has been dead for 26 years. But A.I. Biggie Smalls is just getting started. Earlier this week, Timbaland used A.I. to put Big on a new track. Now we have a cruel prankster using artificial intelligence to have Big rap the words of 2Pac’s notorious Biggie diss “Hit Em Up.” “Biggie[…]

Lil Durk Weighs In On DJ Akademiks Report On Smurk’s Beef With NBA YoungBoy

DJ Akademiks dropped this bit of information about the notorious beef between Lil Durk & NBA YoungBoy on a recent livestream. DJ Akademiks said NBA YoungBoy and Lil Durk has Officially Squashed their Beef ?‼️pic.twitter.com/u3DM4SW0uX “The beef is squashed. You ain’t hear?” Ak said. “I’m serious. I might have forget to tell the public that.[…]

Timbaland Uses AI To Make A Song With Biggie

AI in music is a hot topic right now, with numerous artists and producers weighing in on the technology. Super-producer Timbaland is one of the creators weighing in, and he is finding unique ways to use AI to his advantage. While he never had the chance to work with the late great Biggie Smalls, he[…]

Drake is Ditching Los Angeles & He Might Make Millions Doing So

Last year, Drake sold his LA area homes in Hidden Hills to Rams QB Mathew Stafford. He had just bought Robbie Williams’s old Beverly Crest, California place for about $75 million so he didn’t need them anymore. Now he’s signaling a move out of LA entirely by listing the Beverly Crest mansion for $88 million.[…]

Jamie Foxx’s Camp Requests Prayers

Jamie Foxx has been hospitalized in Atlanta since April 12 after suffering a stroke while shooting the movie Back In Action. He had to be revived and if there hadn’t been medical personnel on set he would have likely died. Last week, the 55-year old was described as “awake and alert” as his doctors perform[…]

Liv.e – ‘Girl In The Half Pearl’: Album of the Month

Album cover via Liv.e/Instagram 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. Donna-Claire watched her strawberries[…]

Cumbia Mexicana: A Brief History

Album cover via Grupo Frontera/Instagram 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. Mexican music never[…]

Celina Powell Mocks Summer Walker With Video Featuring LIl Meech

Celina Powell is at it again. Days after Lil Meech and Summer Walker went public, the notorious rap groupie posted a video in which she gives head to Lil Meech in a public bathroom. Crying at Lil Meech getting head from Celina Powell in a public disabled bathroom with his cheeks out. I know Big[…]

James Harden Gets Roasted For His Pre-Game Fit [VIDEO]

James Harden turned back the clock to drop 45 — including a dagger three in the closing second — to lead the Sixers to a game-one Eastern Conference Semifinals victory over the heavily favored Celtics. While there was widespread praise of The Beard’s game on Twitter, the folks on Musk’s app (and Charles Barkley) weren’t[…]