Bronny James is even more in the crosshairs after Jaylen Brown was caught on tape saying he’s not fit for the NBA and is only there because his dad is LeBron James. JJ Redick, who LeBron hand-picked to coach him and his son on the Lakers, explained how he sees Bronny’s early NBA career going.[…]
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. Steven Louis will sign the mid-level exception, according to his agents at PoW Sports. I trust that our readership knows what Nervous Music[…]
We knew Lil Reese was arrested in Los Angeles over the weekend because Boosie Badazz told everyone. Now we know what for, and it’s not good. The Chicago rapper has been arrested for rape. According to law enforcement, Lil Reese took a woman to an LA hotel after a date. He told her to have[…]
HitsDailyDouble projects that Eminem’s album The Death Of Slim Shady will do between 270 and 290K SPS in its first week. It will be Em’s 11th number-one album and the biggest rap release of the year. It will also knock Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poet Society out of first place after 12 weeks there. However, it is[…]
Megan Thee Stallion shared a few thirst-trap photos that show her figure, which is curvy and lean at the same time. The rap star is sporting a see-through bodysuit in the pics, and it’s clear that she wanted to highlight her backside. One photo shows Megan posing in the back of a vehicle, and the[…]
Bhad Bhabie took her boyfriend and BD, Le Vaughn, back after he beat her up on video. This is a big financial W for the cowardly abuser, as the former Cash Me Outside girl is a cash cow. Over the weekend, Bhabie flexed her OnlyFans earnings. Bhad Bhabie reveals she has made over $57 Million in[…]
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. Gautham Nagesh is critic at large for POW.[…]
Ice Spice has lost some weight. Her social media suggests it’s the result of working out. Others believe she raided Drake’s medicine cabinet for that Ozempic. Whatever the reason, not everyone is a fan of Svelt Spice. Here’s a video of her doing her thing this week in concert and some of the reactions. The[…]
Lil Wayne hasn’t commented about the beef between his Drake and Kendrick Lamar. He did recently suggest Drake, his former artist, is the more talented rapper. But that doesn’t mean he’s riding with Drizzy. During a show over the weekend, he started singing “Not Like Us” in the middle of performing his verse on Drake’s[…]
During a rally today in Pennsylvania, Donald Trump appeared to get shot. He hit the ground after the side of his face was hit, following the sounds of gunfire. Shooting just happened at The Trump rally pic.twitter.com/Xs1dVL1H3T He was able to get up. His ear was bleeding. He was escorted off of the stage[…]
Shakeem Parker has been acquitted in the 2021 murder of notorious drug dealer-turned-snitch Alpo Martinez. The 30-year-old Harlem resident was already in custody on Rikers Island for a previous gun case when he was arrested for killing Alpo and had been in jail since. There was an assumption that Alpo’s murder was drug-related. The 55-year-old[…]
The folks behind Foolio’s social media continue to suggest he’s still alive. Their latest claim is that Foolio I’m still here,” Foolio’s page read. “Guess might have to go IG LIVE SOON.” In the real world, the Jacksonville rapper was shot and killed last month at his 26th birthday party. He was buried last week.[…]
Eminem is getting some of his best reviews in years for his The Death Of Slim Shady album. It’s also doing well with the public. The Death Of Slim Shady had the most opening-day Spotify streams of a rap album in 2024. 63.5m – The Death Of Slim Shady59.3m – WE DONT TRUST YOU57.5m –[…]
Eminem took a shot at Cardi B’s favorite conservative commentator, Candance Owens, on his new track, “Lucifer”. “Candace O/I ain’t mad at her I ain’t gonna throw the fact bitch forgot she was black back at her/ Laugh at her like them crackers she’s backin’ after her back is turned in a cute MAGA hat[…]
Billboard tried their hand at the 100 greatest rap albums this week. You can check the whole list at their site. Here are the top ten. 10. Slick Rick – The Great Adventures of Slick Rick 9. Jay-Z – The Blueprint 8. Eric B. & Rakim – Paid in Full 7. Snoop Dogg – Doggystyle 6.[…]
JAY-Z notoriously mocked rappers who use money phones on his 4:44 album. Ant Glizzy is mocking rappers who do any money flexing. Niggas Dat Take Picture With Money Are Broke That’s Why They Showing You The Money 😂A NIGGA WITH MONEY DONT EVEN WANT YOU NO N*ggas Dat Take Picture With Money Are Broke That’s Why[…]
Kendrick Lamar’s Drake diss “Not Like Us” is getting played everywhere. Including at last night’s ESPYs, to the Crip-walking delight of Drake’s ex Serena Williams. It’s getting to be too much producer Bnyx. BNYX speaks on Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ 👀 “this sh*t getting old and corny” pic.twitter.com/oHDiWv9T6X “this sh*t getting old and corny,”[…]
Artists like Chris Brown charge fans big bucks for photos. King Von can’t do that because he’s dead. However, enterprising residents of Von’s old O-Block home have found a way to profit off his image. According to a man who took a hood safari to the notorious Chicago project, he was charged 200 bucks to[…]
On The Death of Slim Shady, 51-year-old Eminem explores the decades-long struggle between Marshall Matters and Slim Shady and the age of cancel culture. Here’s some social media reaction to Em’s 12th, and perhaps last, album. [The Stans were out heavy.] Eminem walking out the studio after making album of the year#TheDeathOfSlimShady pic.twitter.com/LuyfuXgbEW “Eminem dissed[…]
50 Cent was not happy when his ex and baby mama Daphne was exposed in one of the lawsuits against Diddy as one of Puff’s paid sex workers. So he aired her out in public. Then she accused him of rape and other physical abuse. Then he said he was going to sue her for[…]
When we last heard from Desiigner about a year ago, he was dealing with the ramifications of getting caught spanking his monkey in the first-class section of his flight between Japan and the United States. He popped up on NoJumper this week, and, of course, they had to ask him about his in-flight chicken choke.[…]
