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Masque Turns Inward on the Re-Release of ‘The Pain, The Pain’
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The Drop: The Best British Rap Featuring the Cammy Riddim Leaderboard and More
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Boogie Down Productions Is Suing Ye For Unauthorized Sample Use On Stem Player
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Drake & 21 Savage Release Their Debut Collab Album ‘Her Loss’
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The Rap-Up: Week of November 1, 2022
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. These days Harley Geffner will tell you that T9ine is the best rapper alive. Baby Stone Gorillas – “Knock It Off” I[…]
No One Wants Beef With Flo Milli, Gen Z’s Rising Rap Princess
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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. Donald Morrison has been hired to be the guy that picks the daily BeReal times and yes, he’s a night owl. Drakeo[…]
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