Photo via veritatem Please support our efforts to give you the best writing about the world’s best music by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Sam Ribakoff misses the days when Bandcamp didn’t cater to Fortnite streamers on Twitch. DJ Silas Do Juramento and DJ TP7 – “NÓIS É ENVOLVIDO MESMO VS BASTA VOCÊ”[…]
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. Brandon Callender took a screenshot of Coach K’s last sad/angry bench photo for the archives and for the love of the game.[…]
12 New Hip-Hop, R&B & Alt Albums You Should Be Listening To (Week of March 4th) Music – 56 mins ago Tinashe returns with a deluxe version of 333 while The Cool Kids reconvene with Before Shit Got Weird for this week’s albums round-up. This week boasts a lot of returns in music, from Homeboy Sandman[…]
16 years of independent rap journalism with no end in sight. Keep it that way by supporting Passion of the Weiss via a subscription to our Patreon. Michael McKinney absorbs more music in a week than most do in an entire calendar year. In January, some of the most exciting DJ sets leaned into the[…]
Support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Evan Nabavian white whale is the Antediluvian Inspectah Deck album. Haile M. Ghiorgis – “Man Biye?” Man Biye? / A Happy Disco Song by Haile M. GhiorgisMan Biye? / A Happy Disco Song by Haile M. Ghiorgis A recurring story in[…]
NYC Rappers Meet With Mayor Eric Adams to Discuss Drill Rap Music – 3 hours ago On Tuesday night, Maino, Fivio Foreign and more met with NYC Mayor Eric Adams to discuss whether the city’s crime is influenced by drill rap. Politics met hip-hop on Tuesday night, as a crew of New York rappers met[…]
11 New Hip-Hop & R&B Albums You Should Be Listening To (Week of February 11) Music – 2 hours ago $NOT has dropped Ethereal, a solid listen featuring A$AP Rocky and others. Jazmine Sullivan also drops the deluxe edition of her acclaimed album Heaux Tales. We’ve returned after keeping our ears to the pavement on[…]
Kanye West, Fivio Foreign & Alicia Keys Remake “Empire State of Mind” on “City of Gods” Music – 45 seconds ago Fivio Foreign and Kanye ‘Ye’ West share their second collaboration “City of Gods” with a guest appearance from Alicia Keys. Fivio Foreign is starting the rollout for his debut album B.I.B.L.E. with the appropriately-titled “City[…]
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Pusha-T Releases New Hard-Hitting Single “Diet Coke” Music – 2 hours ago Pusha-T has dropped “Diet Coke,” the first single from his upcoming album. The song was produced by 88-Keys, who made the beat over 18 years ago. Two weeks after premiering an unreleased track at Paris Fashion Week, Pusha-T is continuing his album rollout[…]
For Dilla Day 2022, we celebrate the deceptively deep catalog of daggering wordplay from J Dilla, an innovative producer who demanded to be taken seriously as a rapper. By 2001, J Dilla was arguably at the height of his power and influence as a producer. Already considered the spiritual and sonic center of The Soulquarians,[…]
How LightSkinKeisha’s Rap Confidence Landed Her a Role in The ‘Power’ Universe Music – 34 mins ago “For me, this song is personal because I’m popping my shit on anybody who doubted me. Anybody who’s against me. I don’t give a fuck, I’m confident,” LightSkinKeisha says on her latest single, “Pop Sh*t Queen.” Before LightSkinKeisha[…]
Kanye West Announces ‘DONDA 2’, Executive produced by Future Music – 1 day ago Kanye West has officially posted the album release date to DONDA 2 on his Instagram, announcing that Future will serve as executive producer. The inaugural DONDA album may have had delays, but Kanye West(or Ye) has a date set for the second installment. On[…]
Watch Earl Sweatshirt Bring “2010” to ‘Fallon’ Music – 1 min ago After releasing his fourth album Sick!, Earl Sweatshirt appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to perform “2010”. On Monday, Earl Sweatshirt made a post-Sick! appearance on The Tonight Show to perform album cut “2010”. While The Roots were amiss from the performance,[…]
Mixtape Monday: Che Noir, QThree, Starker x Al.divino, Ace SL, Allah Preme x Mallori Knox + More Music – 1 hour ago Che Noir, QThree, Starker x Al.divino, Ace SL, Allah Preme x Mallori Knox and more this Mixtape Monday. Che Noir leads the pack this week with Food For Thought, QThree returns with disguised[…]
Watch Robert Glasper The Roots, Rapsody, DJ Jazzy Jeff & More Perform on ‘Fallon’ Music – 31 mins ago Jazz pianist Robert Glasper teamed up with The Roots, Rapsody, DJ Jazzy Jeff, BJ The Chicago Kid and Amir Sulaiman on The Tonight Show. Black Radio III has been televised. During last night’s episode of The Tonight[…]
Knxwledge Ends ‘MEEK’ Tape Series Over Copyright Issues Music – 1 hour ago For years, Knxwledge has reworked throwback Meek Mill freestyles for his MEEK mixtape series, but the saga has ended due to copyright concerns. The six-volume MEEK mixtape series has reached its end. Beginning in 2017 by Knxwledge, the series featured archival verses from Meek[…]
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. Brandon Callender can’t believe we live in a time when we have to go through IG Stories to find proper producer credits.[…]
