First Look Friday: Fly Anakin on How Ghostface & Curren$y Made Him the MC He Is Music – 2 hours ago For our latest First Look Friday, we spoke with Fly Anakin about his album Frank, the Mutant Academy, giving pep talks to Jay Versace, and more. Sleeping in on Sundays at the Walton household[…]
10 TikTok Instrumentalists & Producers You Should Follow Right Now Music – 45 mins ago The range of different producers and instrumentalists on TikTok is incredibly vast. Here are our 10 favorite instrumentalists on the platform. TikTok is the perfect platform for producers. No app gives as much curated space for them to add visual[…]
Photo via Ebeso Empire/YouTube 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. Pongo[…]
Pusha-T Teases “Neck and Wrist” Collab with JAY-Z Music – 1 min ago On Tuesday, Pusha-T teased the midnight release of new single “Neck and Wrist” with JAY-Z, which will be featured on his Daytona follow-up. After months of Pusha-T teasing his new collaboration with JAY-Z, “Neck and Wrist” is almost here. On Tuesday, Push[…]
Syd Says the Fifth Album From The Internet Will Be Their Last Music – 3 mins ago In a new interview with NME, The Internet frontwoman Syd said that the group’s follow-up to 2018’s Hive Mind would be their last. Sad news for fans of The Internet. While promoting her sophomore album Broken Hearts Club, Syd[…]
Latto Said She “Kind of [Wishes]” She Never Spoke About Being Sexually Harassed By Unnamed Rapper Music – 21 mins ago On The Breakfast Club, Latto discussed her recent comments on being sexually harassed by an unnamed artist who’s featured on her new album. Latto is clearing the air. Earlier this month, the rapper stopped[…]
Best Songs of The Week: ft. Joyce Wrice, Syd, and More Music – 4 mins ago The Round-Up is Okayplayer’s weekly playlist of the best songs in the worlds of hip-hop and R&B. This week’s set features new music from Joyce Wrice, Syd, Jimetta Rose, MIKE, and more. Scroll through selections from this week’s sequence[…]
TDE Signs its First Woman Rapper Doechii; She Celebrates With New Single “Persuasive” Music – 14 mins ago On Friday, rapper and singer Doechii announced that she signed to Top Dawg Entertainment and released new single “Persuasive” to celebrate. The Age of Doechii is here. On Friday, the Tampa-bred rapper-singer announced that she’s the latest[…]
Support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. A few minutes after the scheduled time, Brian “Head” Welch’s voice appears on the other end of the phone line. “Hey, it’s Brian! Sorry I’m late!” I’d prepared for this interview by watching some of Head’s TV appearances from the past[…]
A Tribe Called Quest Shares a Star-Studded Tracklist for The Posthumous Phife Dawg Album Music – 4 hours ago Q-Tip, De La Soul, Rapsody, 9th Wonder, and Little Brother, are featured on the upcoming Phife Dawg album, Forever. A Tribe Called Quest has revealed the release date of Forever, the long-delayed posthumous album from Phife Dawg.[…]
Kanye West Drops the Second ‘Eazy’ Video Attacking Pete Davidson Music – 14 seconds ago Although less violent than the original animated visual, in the second music video for ‘Eazy’, Kanye West goes after Pete Davidson again. Kanye West hasn’t buried the hatchet with Pete Davidson. While less graphic than the first “Eazy” music video,[…]
Pusha-T & Nigo Connect on “Hear Me Clearly” Music – 1 min ago The “Hear Me Clearly” collaboration between Pusha-T and Nigo will appear on the designer’s upcoming LP I Know NIGO. Pusha-T season is here. Weeks after dropping his “Diet Coke” collaboration with Ye, Pusha makes an appearance on “Hear Me Clearly” alongside designer Nigo[…]
Best Songs of The Week: ft. Robert Glasper, EARTHGANG, and More Music – 20 mins ago The Round-Up is Okayplayer’s weekly playlist of the best songs in the worlds of hip-hop and R&B. This week’s set features new music from Robert Glasper, EARTHGANG, Pete Rock, DijahSB, and more. Scroll through selections from this week’s sequence[…]
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. Soraia Ramos – “BKBN (Bu[…]
Watch Rare Footage of Daft Punk Performing Helmet-less Show in 1997 Music – 23 seconds ago Daft Punk also announced a vinyl reissue of Homework and a reissue of Alive ’97. This time last year, Daft Punk announced that they were splitting up. And even if they still aren’t together, the duo still has some[…]
Currensy & The Alchemist Bring that ‘Covert Coup’ Feeling to ‘Continuance’ Music – 3 hours ago In 13 tracks, Currensy and The Alchemist return with new collaborative tape, Continuance their third full-length album in six years. Last releasing their 2016 collaborative album The Carrollton Heist, Currensy and The Alchemist have returned with Continuance. In 13 tracks, the album features appearances[…]
This New Japanese Television Show is Proof Japan Loves J Dilla Music – 2 hours ago A Gen Hoshino-hosted music culture show from Japanese channel NHK discusses J Dilla in their inaugural episode. Jay loved Japan. And Japan loves Jay. In the first episode of new Japanese show called Gen Hoshino’s Music, Japanese singer Gen[…]
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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. Chris Kaiga – “Kengele” From[…]
Mary J. Blige to Headline Roots Picnic 2022 Music – 4 hours ago Expanding to two days and returning to in-person, Roots Picnic 2022 will feature Mary J. Blige, Summer Walker, Wizkid, Jazmine Sullivan and more. June marks the return of Roots Picnic. With a packed, two day lineup, the festival will be held at[…]
The Rap-Up is the only weekly round-up providing you with the best rap songs you’ve yet to hear. So support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Harley Geffner knows the quickest way to go viral on TikTok: do something that people do everyday and call it a symptom[…]
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