Jim Jones chopped it up with the hosts of The RapCaviar podcast and spoke about Drake and Jay-Z. Capo basically said that Drake is today’s number one rapper but Bootleg Kev disagreed, saying he’s second to Jay. That’s when Jimmy explained why he feels the OVO rapper is best. “[Jay-Z is] at the top of[…]
The first of four men charged in the killing of Pop Smoke has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and home invasion. The man — who was 17 at the time of the killing and is now 20 — will serve 50 months (four years and two months) at a juvenile facility. The man, whose name is[…]
The hosts of the Shots Taken Podcast had a coversation about Drake’s albums and called Scorpion his worst. They did say songs like “God’s Plan” and “Nice for What” were top notch, however, but held on to their opinion that Scorpion is Drizzy’s worst. Drake eventually responded to the convo on Instagram and defended the[…]
As reported, Dedrick Williams, Trayvon Newsome, and Michael Boatwright received a life sentence on Thursday, April 6 for killing XXXTentacion in 2018. All three men were found guilty of armed robbery and first-degree murder last month. The late rapper’s mom, Cleopatra Bernard, spoke to TMZ about the sentencing and had some words for the three[…]
Please support our efforts to give you the best writing about the world’s best music by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Sam Ribakoff misses the days when Bandcamp didn’t cater to Fortnite streamers on Twitch. I’m writing this right after reading that Ryuichi Sakamoto, one of the visionaries behind the Yellow Magic Orchestra,[…]
It’s been six-months since Coolio passed away, and we now have the cause of death. Back in September 2022, the 57-year-old rapper was visiting a friend in Los Angeles and decided to go use the bathroom. When Coolio didn’t return in a normal period of time, his friend went to check on him and[…]
Thursday at midnight is when new music hits the market. Drake will be utilizing that time slot to drop his new track “Search And Rescue”. Drake has been busy lately, dropping both Honestly, Nevermind, and Her Loss in the second half of 2022. Between this new song and his recent Kim Kardashian sampling leak,[…]
Moneybagg Yo came up rough. His single mom struggled financially and there were times that a young Moneybagg didn’t have lights, furniture, or running water in his childhood South Memphis home. While those are good indications you came from nothing, Yo has another one for those who were a little more fortunate but still near[…]
Dedrick Williams, 26; Trayvon Newsome, 24; and Michael Boatwright, 28, were found guilty of first-degree murder and armed robbery in the killing of XXXTentacion last month. Today they were all sentenced to life in prison. Footage surfaces of XXX Tentacion Killers Getting Sentenced ⛓️ They all got Life in Prison ?️ pic.twitter.com/1p6eXyA768 A fourth man,[…]
Kanye West is being sued by two Black women who were fired from his Donda Academy. They say they were the only two Black teachers employed at Ye’s Christian Academy and they were let go because of their race and because they complained about the numerous health and safety violations at the school. According to[…]
Cardi B will turn 31 this year. Despite her advancing age, Bardi has dropped exactly one album over her illustrious career. Invasion of Privacy turns five today. Cardi celebrated with a cake and a flex. “Yeah. Five years,” Bardi declared. “Yeah, I’m still getting booked for millions of dollars with one muthaf*cking album, bitch. Yeah,[…]
Soulja Boy was among the celebrities charged with “illegally touting” crypto securities Tronix (TRX) and BitTorrent (BTT) “without disclosing that they were compensated for doing so and the amount of their compensation. While Lil Yachty, Jake Paul, Ne-Yo, and Lindsay Lohan are among those who settled for a moderate fine, SB is still fighting the[…]
Donald Trump commuted Kodak Black’s prison sentence before he left office, so it shouldn’t be surprising that Yak is defending the former president after he was arrested and charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. Much of the charges have to do with Trump being accused of giving hush money to porn actress[…]
AI voice generators can now mimic the vocal stylings of rappers like JAY-Z and Kanye with unsettling accuracy. Lil Durk, who’s already dealt with a clone, doesn’t believe this impressive technology will replace him. “I heard them AI deep fakes usin’ my voice, it’s wild what tech be doin’,” Lil Durk told HipHopDX. “I think[…]
In August 2022, a video surfaced of Z-Ro being beaten by Trae The Truth and his crew Z-Ro said he was jumped, but Trae called it a fair fight. Later, though, additional footage revealed otherwise. Now, fast forward to April 2023, and one of Z-Ro’s fans confronted Trae at a football game but did it[…]
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. Kevin Crandall will miss Rudy Gobert in a[…]
The Portland Trailblazers lost to the Warriors in the 2019 Western Conference finals. They haven’t been out of the first round since and missed the playoffs the last two seasons. When interviewed the Blazers superstar Damian Lillard never expresses any interest in moving on to greener pastures. However, Damian Lillard the rapper is spitting a[…]
There’s been all sorts of action in Lower Manhattan, where this week Donald Trump became the first US President to be charged in a criminal court. Trump critic Michael Rapaport was on the scene and he ended up getting into it with a masked Antifa member. While the two men were on the same side[…]
Album cover via slowthai/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. Will Hagle needs every[…]
Puff Daddy notoriously didn’t ask Sting if they could sample the 1983 Police track “Every Breath You Take” on his 1997 Biggie tribute “I’ll Be Missing You”. If they had, Sting would have likely got around 25 percent of the royalties. Since they didn’t, Sting’s lawyers swooped in and took all of the royalties. The[…]
Something is going on with Manio and Troy Ave’s chain. From what we can gather, Maino stole (not snatched) the chain from Troy years ago. Then, last week, Maino exposed the chain as a fake. What makes the situation a little weird is Maino had worn the stolen “fake” chain in some of his previous[…]
