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The Rap-Up: Jap5 Returns, SOB x RBE Reunite? Chief Keef Aging Gracefully

Screenshot via Jap5 – “Unlocked”/YouTube 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. Harley Geffner still wants to know if Project T-Pain is 03 Greedo’s best album? The Hoovers were poised[…]

Slam on the CDJ: The Best DJ Sets of January 2026

Art via Michael McKinney 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.” In January, plenty of the world’s finest selectors proved their chops yet[…]

Songs That Carry a Handaxe: An Interview With Sopa Boba

Art by Evan Solano 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 is the[…]

$tupid Young: “I want to be the Asian Jay-Z”

Art via Evan Solano 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. Long Beach rapper $tupid[…]

The Rap-Up: Week of February 16, 2026

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. Ant shall bring disaster to evil factors. Before turning 30, Chief Keef and NBA Youngboy went from lightning rod teen prodigies to grizzled[…]

Check The Scoreboard: The Fugees’ Classic Turns 30

You can find Jeff Weiss in his Mitsubishi, eating sushi, bumping Fugees In the American imagination, voodoo is all zombies and hexes, New Orleans tourist traps and American Horror Story. In its Haitian incarnation, it is a ritual of the powerless to right injustice. It’s a response to a chaotic world and an ancestral history[…]

My Collection: Shad Breaks Down 20 Years of Rap History

Art by Evan Solano 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. Dash Lewis wants someone to[…]

The Truth Hurts: Maxo

Art via Evan Solano 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. Maxo joins Jeff Weiss[…]

The Rap-Up: Week of February 9, 2026

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 isn’t falling for Jelly Roll’s feigned ignorance during his 2026 Grammy’s acceptance speech. Picture your grandmother, your mother, maybe your favorite[…]

Above The Influence: Zilla Rocca and Disco Vietnam Talk Inspiration

Art by Evan Solano 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. The fact that someone[…]

Time: The Donut of the Heart – J Dilla’s Masterpiece Turns 20

Art by Evan Solano 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. Elmattic can’t stand to see you[…]

The Truth Hurts: LaRussell

Art via Evan Solano 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. LaRussell joins Jeff Weiss,[…]

Slam on the CDJ: The Best DJ Sets of 2025

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 with 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024, there was no immediately obvious center to DJing last[…]

My Collection: Erick Sermon Breaks Down His Funky Oeuvre

Art by Evan Solano 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. Thomas Hobbs knows when it’s[…]

The Truth Hurts: Flyana Boss

Art via Evan Solano 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. Flyana Boss sit down[…]

The Rap-Up: Week of January 26, 2026

Art via Evan Solano 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. Ant shall bring disaster to evil factors. Everything comes naturally to A$AP Rocky. There’s a gravitational pull between his[…]

Fare Thee Well, Ace: A Tribute To Bob Weir

Art via Evan Solano 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. Sadie Sartini Garner listens[…]

The Rap-Up: Week of January 19, 2026

Art via Evan Solano 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. Harley Geffner still wants to know if Project T-Pain is 03 Greedo’s best album? LaRussell has always felt more[…]

The Truth Hurts: RXKNephew

Art via Evan Solano 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. RXKNephew doesn’t believe in[…]