Here’s the Most-Streamed Rap Artists of 2022 Music – 2 hours ago Drake, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Ye, Lil Durk, Future, Rod Wave, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and the late Juice WRLD make the cut. The top 100 most-streamed artists of 2022 is experiencing a rap takeover. Sitting at number one is Drake, who is now[…]
Is Serato’s Stem-Splitting Update Really a Gamechanger? Music – 4 days ago The latest Serato update introduces a real-time audio isolation algorithm that splits song stems almost instantly. But is it worth the hype? Software updates don’t tend to throw DJs and producers into a fit. Then again, software creators don’t tend to fundamentally change[…]
Is Lil Yachty’s “Poland” Foreshadowing The Next Auto-Tune Trend? Music – 2 hours ago Maybe? Possibly? What is for sure is that Lil Yachty’s “Poland” has become an internet hit. “I took the wooooooock to Poland.” Sung by Lil Yachty on his viral song “Poland,” it’s a hook that has become inescapable on the internet.[…]
Bay Area native Ky Richy is active and busy dropping one music video after another. After sharing the “Got Me” visuals, the rapper and multi-instrumentalist hits the bull’s eye again with “Matador,” featuring Lovoe. The single that came out back in 2021 is now accompanied by a clip directed by Keith Avila and shot by[…]
Sade Is Working On New Music Music – 5 hours ago Sade Adu and her accompanying band are reportedly working on new music since 2010’s Soldier of Love at Miraval Studios in France. English band Sade are reportedly working on new music according to Billboard. On Friday (October 7) French producer and composer Damien Quintard[…]
King Alasko/Instagram Where else will you find the thoroughly researched rundown of the best up-and-coming artists from the continent of Africa on a weekly basis? At the top it’s just us. Support truly independent journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. African music never sleeps, and neither does Leonel. Chelsea Dinorath –[…]
Young rapper DYLI dropped her doughty single “Pretty Brown Hair” last month. The song accentuates the Hip Hop artist’s sassy and fierce energy, along with her technical versatility and prowess. The song emanates DYLI’s irresistible aura and personality with its hardcore flow and clear-cut lyrics, “When I step out I be lit/ He was trippin,[…]
Ed Sheeran Slapped With Lawsuit That Claims He Copied Marvin Gaye Music – 4 hours ago Ed Sheeran is heading to trial following accusations that he used parts of 1972 Marvin Gaye song “Let’s Get It On” on “Thinking Out Loud.” Ed Sheeran is facing another copyright infringement lawsuit. The English singer-songwriter will now face[…]
We caught up with Ilham before the release of her new, self-titled EP. During our conversation, she touches on moving from being indie to signing to a label and creating alternative R&B. Ilham is a Cancer. If you’re familiar with her work, learning that she is a crab — the sign’s symbol — probably won’t[…]
Mixtape Monday: Allah Preme x P.A. Dre, Cousin Feo, Big Kahuna OG, Creep Player, AYNT + More Music – 1 day ago Allah Preme x P.A. Dre, Cousin Feo, Big Kahuna OG, Creep Player, AYNT, and more this Mixtape Monday. Allah Preme x P.A. Dre are up first with Screwface, Cousin Feo delivers The Repertoire,[…]
Premiere: Veteran Chicago Rapper Psalm One Preps New Album With “Cristalle Jr.” Music – 5 days ago Veteran Chicago rapper and author Cristalle Bowen aka Psalm One readies her tenth studio album Bigg Perrm with new single “Cristalle Jr.” Rapper, scholar, teacher and author Cristalle “Psalm One” Bowen tranforms into “Cristalle Jr.” in the new single[…]
10 New Hip-Hop, R&B & Jazz Albums You Should Be Listening To (Week of September 16) Music – 4 mins ago Braxton Cook’s Black Mona Lisa EP is of the most refreshing projects to drop this week. Mariah Carey is celebrating the 25th anniversary of Butterfly her fourth album. Today she reveals an expanded edition,[…]
Made in America 2022: Bad Bunny and Tyler, the Creator Dominate a Mostly Repetitive Festival Experience Music – 6 mins ago Although this year’s Made in America Festival consisted of musical excellence from Bad Bunny, Tyler, the Creator, and Burna Boy, the rest of the bill didn’t live up to expectations. The JAY-Z-founded, Philadelphia-based Made[…]
JAY-Z Did a Twitter Space Breaking Down His “God Did” Verse Music – 24 seconds ago After days of acclaim for his 4-minute appearance of new DJ Khaled song “God Did,” JAY-Z co-hosted a Twitter Space to break down his verse. Following his highly priased 4-minute feature on “God Did,” JAY-Z made another surprise appearance[…]
Multi-genre producer Sean2 Miles comes together with the talented singer and actor Paschan for a laid-back and beautiful pop song titled “Favorite.” The LA-based recording artist and businessman has had massive success with his previous albums; the EP Farmhaven, Double Lit Double It with Daniel Curtis, and Heartaches & Turn Ups. With four No. 1[…]
10 New Hip-Hop & R&B Albums You Should Be Listening To (Week of August 26) Music – 52 mins ago Meechy Darko unveils his solo debut Gothic Luxury with Black Thought, Freddie Gibbs, and more featuring stellar production by Dot Da Genius. Flatbush Zombies‘ Meechy Darko leads our best albums lineup. He dug deep with[…]
FN Meka, the “World’s First” AI-Powered Rapper, Has Been Dropped From Its Label Music – 23 hours ago Capitol Records announced they were parting ways with the virtual rapper, FN Meka. AI artists like FN Meka might not be the future of music… just yet. Last week, Capitol Records announced that they signed the first[…]
You Might Be Surprised By What the Most Shazamed Rap Song of All Time Is Music – 29 mins ago Today marks the 20th anniversary of music discovery app Shazam, who’s most-streamed rap song is Macklemore’s 2011 hit “Can’t Hold Us.” In a surprising twist, Macklemore has the most-streamed rap song on music discovery app[…]
9 New Hip-Hop & R&B Albums You Should Be Listening To (Week of August 19) Music – 3 hours ago Tank releases his album ‘R&B Money’ featuring Alex Isley, Vedo, and more. Tink drops her latest album ‘Pillow Talk.’ Tank is officially bowing out of the R&B industry. As a treat to his fans, at[…]
The stunning and talented Rhythm & Dance queen Alice The G00N wins the public’s admiration with her latest single “Forever.” Following “Lucky” and “Go,” this is the artist’s fourth release this year. Taking on a slightly slower beat, Alice The G00N lures in listeners letting out a more romantic side. “Forever” is a four-minute genius[…]
Frandie recently dropped a new video for “Slowly” featuring A. Slay and N-amouR. The track, which is written and produced by the rapper and songwriter, is a genuine interpretation of urban dancehall music. The artist flawlessly blends in his Dominican and Brooklyn roots, with Hip-Hop, RnB, dancehall, reggaeton, and rock. The “Slowly” music video is[…]
