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. Snail Mail is now Harley Geffner‘s mortal enemy. This song and the beat has been the subject of much speculation, as snippets emerged[…]
The defending-champ Warriors are in an 0-2 hole to the upstart Kings. They had to play the last seven minutes of last night’s game without their star Draymond Green after he was ejected for stomping on Domantas Sabonis’s chest While some noted the unfairness of the ejection, given Sabonis did aggressively grab Green’s feet, 50[…]
Ice Spice’s government name is Isis Naija Gaston. It’s not a name the government likes. Instagram even less so. Yesterday, IG removed a post Ice put up that used her real name, which is also the name of a notorious terrorist organization. “Ayo, Isis,” she typed in the removed post. Ice had a sense of[…]
When Chance The Rapper is in Chicago he’s a church-going, wife-loving type. But when he jumps on the plane and heads to the islands he lets his freak fly. Here’s Chance getting wild at Carnival in Jamaica. Chance The Rapper faces backlash after going Crazy while in his trip to Carnival in Jamaica, despite having[…]
50 Cent’s longtime girlfriend Cuban Link has been spotted wearing a gigantic diamond ring. This has led to speculation that the two are engaged. In fact, folks on social have been congratulating them both. But, alas, this isn’t the case. 50’s team has told TMZ that it’s just a regular ring. Last month, Fif[…]
Pop Smoke was shot to death on February 19, 2020 during a home invasion and robbery in a Los Angeles Airbnb he was renting from John Cougar Mellencamp’s daughter. Although Pop had a very short rap career, he forged an emotional connection with his fans. One of whom unveiled a Pop Smoke mural that most[…]
There have been rumblings that the lawyers representing the YSLs in Fulton County’s RICO case against Young Thug’s crew are disappointed over their pay Part of the reason for their frustration is the trial is expected to last into the fall. That means they’ve been spending a lot of time with their clients and, judging[…]
Lil Uzi Vert has a new alter-ego named Leslie, which he debuted on Instagram Monday, April 17. He did it while showing photos of himself in Thailand. “Leslie was in Thailand,” Uzi captioned the post. Afterward, people had a whole lot to say in the comments. “I can’t keep defending you,” one person wrote.[…]
The almost four-hour production King Von: Rap’s First Serial Killer has been a sensation on YouTube. The documentary details all the bodies the late Von caught, getting to at least ten. Asian Da Brat, who was in an on-again-off-again relationship with Von, says it was bad journalism. “It’s bitches watching it believing it like how[…]
There’s been a lot made about Chloe Bailey taking on a sexy image after going solo. For a while now, she’s been posting thirst-trap photos and wearing revealing outfits on the red carpet. The singer appeared in a raunchy sex scene in Donald Glover’s “Swarm” as well and received a bunch of criticism for it.[…]
Over the weekend, the YouTube page ghostwriter dropped what is being described as a Drake/The Weeknd track created with artificial intelligence. You can check it out below. As you can hear, AI Drake and AI Abel seem to be fixated on a Selena. (Perhaps The Weeknd’s ex Gomez.) The track could use some better mixing[…]
Kim Kardashian is single and ready to mingle. The 42-year-old wanted to show the fellows she still got it with a thirst trap. However, she may have exposed a little too much Photoshop in the process. As you can see, in addition to her curves looking too perfectly on point, her fingers are looking a[…]
JAY-Z’s 4:44 track The Story of O.Jis built around a comment Simpson allegedly said during his notorious trial. The track is about stereotypes and empowerment and racism. However, O.J. Simpson thinks that the use of his quote is all wrong for the song. “Well, first of all, he didn’t say it right,” O.J. Simpson said of[…]
Golden State super fan E-40 made the short trip to Sacramento to see his Warriors’ play the Kings in Game 1 of the first round He didn’t make it to see his team lose in the end. He was ejected from the game in the fourth quarter. He says his race played a role in[…]
Carmelo Anthony wanted to party in Baltimore’s Fell’s Point neighborhood. But the place he wanted to go was blocked off by the police. And the police didn’t let Anthony in, even though he’s a hometown hero. Melo didn’t take that well and conflict ensued. Check it out. Melo vs the cops in his hometown pic.twitter.com/xl6hXeX10c[…]
Kanye West has been teasing running for President of the United States for years, but that’s all coming to an end. According to the Daily Beast the rapper and producer won’t run in the 2024 election and it’s because he wants to focus on his school, new wife and children. Adam Camacho, who is a[…]
Back in 2020, King Von was killed in an Atlanta parking lot after Quando Rondo’s associate Lul Tim shot him at close range. While there has been a ton of support since his passing, there are some who consider him an evil demon. A new documentary highlights the life of the Chicago rapper, and alleges that[…]
But Ja doesn’t think it’s that serious. He was asked what would happen if he ran into 50 during a chat with the Shade Room. “What do you think would happen,” Ja shot back. “Nothing,” the interviewer said. “Exactly!” Ja said. “We don’t have an issue. We don’t have a problem.”
Jim Jones stopped watching cartoons when his voice dropped. And he has questions about those who didn’t. “I’m not an anime ass n*gga,” Jim Jones said when discussing the best-animated movie with his Dipset bros. “I stopped watching cartoons when them sh*ts was coming on on Saturdays. I don’t know what these n*ggas be in[…]
Rae Sremmurd is headed in the wrong direction. The first week numbers for the Sreem 4 Life album have come in and it is the lowest opening of their career with 18K SPS. “We knew what we were working on, which is Sremm 4, so we ain’t gotta necessarily go on Oprah and say, ‘The[…]
NBA YoungBoy has quite a dedicated fan base They like to spam his opps pages with the phrase “YoungBoy Better” or something to that effect. We guess Nicki Minaj is now part of the fanbase. “nba youngboy better”, Nicki typed on IG. Minaj, 40, has a history of pairing up with hot young rappers. Including[…]
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