Puff Daddy’s lawyers have accused CNN of altering the now-notorious surveillance video of Puffy beating Cassie in a LA-area hotel lobby. They claim the news network covered the timestamp on the video, changed the sequence, and sped it up. They also posit that CNN destroyed the original. CNN has denied the charge, stating they “never[…]
Kanye really wants to be a Nazi. “AS A BLACK MAN BECOMING AN ACTUAL NAZI IS DEFINITELY MY MOST UNBELIEVABLE ACCOMPLISHMENT TO DATE,” Ye type onX last week. However, he doesn’t want the Jew-hating backage that usually comes with that ideology. So he has a proposal wrapped in a question. “IF A BISEXUAL CAN F*CK[…]
Anthony Mackie has gone from Papa Doc to Captain America. That’s quite a journey. During a chat with the Pivot Podcast, Mackie discussed battling Eminem in 8 Mile in what was both of their debut movie roles. According to Mackie, Em got some real information on Mackie and then used it as Rabbit on Papa Doc[…]
Playboi Carti’s boldly titled I AM MUSIC album drops tonight. DJ Akademiks has already heard it, and wants everyone to know he’s impressed. He also revealed the five features on the project. “CARTI got Pluto slime Uzi Trav Weeknd floating on dat bih. I nearly shed a tear listening to the sh*t. This sh*t for everybody[…]
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 February, some of the planet’s finest DJs went deep yet again, offering up critical sessions[…]
Dwight Howard was a key contributor to the Lakers’ 2020 championship team. Yet the team didn’t bring the big man back in 2021, and they’ve only won two playoff series since. Mario Chalmers joined Dwight for an episode of the Above The Rim with DH 12 podcast. Chalmers famously called LeBron James a “bitch” during[…]
In 2022, Casanova pleaded guilty to RICO and narcotics offenses in federal court, admitting to participating in a poker game shooting in Florida in 2020, a robbery in New York City in 2018, and trafficking over 100 kilograms of weed. He renounced gang life before the sentencing and was given 15 years. He could have[…]
Lil Yachty did Quenlin Blackwell’s cooking show this week, and things got a little spicy. As Blackwell was asking Boat how charitable he was, she brought up the Black Lives Matter movement. Lil Yachty says BLM was a scam on Quen Blackwell’s “Feeding Starving Celebrities.” pic.twitter.com/le4iwgJnJG “BLM is a scam,” Yachty said immediately. Blackwell acted[…]
Negotiations are underway to sell the Notorious B.I.G. publishing and publicity rights for between $100 and $150 million. News of the negotiations came about a week after Biggie’s mother and caretaker of his estate, Voletta Wallace, died. Diddy’s Ex-Bodyguard Gene Deal isn’t sure that’s a coincidence. sdada The deal is being brokered by Mark Pitts[…]
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. If you crash out, Donald Morrison says you better break the backboard. Nino Paid is the latest rapper to express annoyance at the[…]
Rapper and former football star Le’Veon Bell’s cousin, Jada Bell, was awarded a $25 million default judgment after alleging that he had been sexually assaulting her from when she was around six. Jada claims the abuse continued for over a decade, into Le’Veon’s time at Michigan State, and ended when she was 18. She was[…]
For the second time, Lil Tjay has called Offset out for being a broke, gambling addicted deadbeat who owes Tjay money. It didn’t take long for Tjay’s most recent accusation to get Offset’s social media fingers typing. “@liltjay let’s hit on live I’ll fly to you this ain’t gone stop ya fell off allegations,” Set[…]
In 2022, Pooh Shiesty was sentenced to five years for a drugs and sneakers deal that ended in gunfire. His release date is set for April 25, 2026 They don’t let Pooh wear his signature Shiesty in prison, so every few months, we get a new look at his face. Here is the latest. Do[…]
Among other things, Tekashi 6ix9ine is a tax cheat. Sadly for the troll rapper, the IRS figured him out and auctioned off all of his stuff. There was some doubt that there would be demand for rainbow-flavored bling and luxury goods. It turned out there was. According to Jacob Kodner, Managing Partner of Market Auctions,[…]
Wendy Williams is being housed against her will in an assisted living facility. This morning, she dropped a note out the window of her room, reading “Help! Wendy!” Williams, who was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, has been fighting her court-ordered guardianship and says she is rarely allowed to leave her room. The gambit worked. Police[…]
Drake believes that what’s coming next may leave some folks uneasy. “U know I grew up non confrontational and always treated this game as a sport where my pen won gold, but my these days the podium has been hard for all of us to ignore. I understand that this next chapter may leave you[…]
Book Cover via Velocity Press Support truly independent journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. The following is an excerpt from Ben Pedroche’s (Grown Up Rap) new book, Independent as F**: Underground Hip-hop from 1995-2005, out May 2, via Velocity Press. Pre-order Independent as F***: Underground Hip-hop from 1995-2005 here. If you’ve[…]
It hasn’t been the same for Meek Mill since he was called out as Puff Daddy’s boyfriend in a lawsuit against The Diddler. Meek has offered 100K to anyone who can prove he didn’t have anything with Diddy. So for, nobody has collected. When Orlando Brown was asked about this, he had quite the answer.[…]
Kanye West is more than just a Nazi and a Klan member. The mentally unbalanced rapper is also a caring human who wants to help people. Yesterday, he named Dave Blunts his favorite rapper. Blunts is morbidly obese and spends a lot of time in the hospital. Ye wants to help save his life. “Do[…]
Last year, Ashley Parham accused Puff Daddy of having her gang raped after she told him he had something to do with 2Pac’s murder. She has amended her suit against Puffy to include the names of his co-conspirators in the crime. According to the lawsuit, comedian Druski raped her after she was drugged and slathered[…]
A lot of folks are understable miffed and upset with Kanye West, who has proudly embraced membership in the Nazi party and Ku Klux Klan. However, there is no denying the man has had — and probably still has — a pretty great ear for music. As part of his Tweet storm today, Ye named[…]
