Pusha-T Readies Album With New “Hear Me Clearly” Video Music – 2 mins ago On Wednesday, Pusha-T premiered his new video for “Hear Me Clearly”. The rapper also spoke with Complex about his forthcoming album. It’s Pusha-T season. The rapper has just released the video for “Hear Me Clearly” which appears on the I Know[…]
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Best Songs of The Week: ft. Phife Dawg, Denzel Curry, and More Music – 2 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 Phife Dawg, Denzel Curry, Larry June, Hiatus Kaiyote, and more. Scroll through selections from[…]
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. EGO[…]
First Look Friday: BabyTron Will Rap Over Anything Music – 52 mins ago For March’s First Look Friday, we spoke to Michigan rapper BabyTron about his new music, his upbringings before rap, and what he thinks about his Internet fame. A face is covered in a spread of twenty-dollar bills, while ’80s disco synths blare[…]
Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa Serve on New Collabo ‘Sweetest Pie’ Music – 45 seconds ago Prepping for her spot on the Future Nostalgia Tour, Megan Thee Stallion gets fantastical in new collaboration with Dua Lipa, “Sweetest Pie.” Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa link up in their first collaboration “Sweetest Pie.” While Lipa[…]
Photo via Nashdoeswork 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 e[…]
Photo via Lex Records 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. Son Raw scored the MLB lockout months before it even happened with his latest ‘Fantasy RapBall’. I watched him freeze roaches and bring em’[…]
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. Benzema – “Kasoro” From Kenya:[…]
André 3000 to Appear on the Soundtrack For New A24 Movie ‘Everything Everywhere At Once’ Music – 1 hour ago On the soundtrack for upcoming A24 film Everything Everywhere At Once, Moses Sumney appears and André 3000 makes four contributions. Fresh off his Super Bowl ad for Squarespace, André 3000 has hopped back into music – but this[…]
The last of the true journalists. Support our quest to document what makes sense by throwing us a few dollars on Patreon. Abe Beame keeps getting the wrong emails. The Follow is an interview series I plan on putting out occasionally, or frequently, or maybe never again, in which I basically just talk to the people[…]
Last Night’s Anthony Hamilton & Musiq Soulchild ‘Verzuz’ Was an Epic R&B Showdown Music – 4 hours ago Tuesday’s Verzuz was a soulful night courtesy of Anthony Hamilton and Musiq Soulchild with guests Lucky Daye, Robert Glasper and more. Although it was post-Valentine’s Day, Tuesday’s Verzuzbetween Anthony Hamilton and Musiq Soulchild was an R&B showdown[…]
Best Songs of The Week: ft. Curren$y, Snoop Dogg, and More Music – 4 hours ago The Round-Up is Okayplayer’s weekly playlist of the best songs in the worlds of hip-hop and R&B. This week’s set features new music from Snoop Dogg, Curren$y, Moonchild, bbymutha, Vegyn, and more. Scroll through selections from this week’s sequence[…]
The 17 Best J Dilla Beats Of All Time Music – 2 hours ago J Dilla wasn’t just your favorite producer’s favorite producer, he was also your favorite rapper’s favorite producer — and these beats are a testament to that. Drums, percussion, bass, samples, synths. These are the elements of most hip-hop beats, and no[…]
Dr. Dre Releases His ‘GTA Online’ Tracks on Streaming Services Music – 5 seconds ago The six Dr. Dre tracks featured in Grand Theft Auto Online expansion The Contract are now available on streaming services. A week before he’s set to perform at Super Bowl LVI, Dr. Dre has released tracks from the Grand Theft[…]
In December of 2021, we lost Drakeo the Ruler. All month, We Know the Truth will pay tribute to the Ruler, the foreign whip crasher, Mr. Mosley, one of the most innovative LA rappers in the history of the genre, and most importantly, a rapper we all loved who made music that became part of[…]
Col3trane & Lucky Daye Link Up For New Single “Bag” Music – 4 hours ago Since Col3trane’s sound skitters in the R&B genre, with “Bag” he’s revealing a taste of his debut album, Lush Life set to arrive later this year. Col3trane and Lucky Daye have snuck up and revealed “Bag,” a new single. Ahead[…]
Passion of the Weiss had Drakeo’s back every step of the way, and we still do. Help us do what we do. Jordan Ryan Pedersen doesn’t feel like being clever right now. I spent 20 minutes on Google Maps trying to find a Bally Total Fitness anywhere near where Drakeo grew up in South LA.[…]
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 looks forward to Knicks fans heckling Eric Adams for the next four seasons. Gunna – “livin wild” I’m sure being[…]
Mixtape Monday: SPELLWRKS, East Hampton Polo Boys, 2033, your best friend jippy + More Music – 49 mins ago Joints from SPELLWRKS, East Hampton Polo Boys, 2033, your best friend jippy and more this Mixtape Monday. SPELLWRKS starts this week’s Mixtape Monday off with Year Of The Tiger, East Hampton Polo Boys drop their Winter[…]
There’s no better way to nurse your New Year’s hangover than with Uncle Murda’s annual ‘Rap Up.’ Murda goes 14 minutes with the year that was. 2021 was a pretty grim year, with resilient COVID and all that. But probably the most newsworthy part of what Murda spit was this shot at Lil Nas X.[…]
