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 doesn’t want anyone to forget that the Supreme Court is also making it harder to hold doctors accountable for running[…]
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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. Harley Geffner is the lone fan to show up to Dodgers games on-time. Lulu Be – “Gimme Dat & Handle” Since the A[…]
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Steve Lacy Drops “Mercury” From Upcoming Album ‘Gemini Rights’ Music – 27 seconds ago On Friday, Steve Lacy released the single and music video for “Mercury,” which will be featured on his upcoming album Gemini Rights. Steve Lacy has returned with his first song in three years. On Friday, the musician (and member of The Internet)[…]
Last week, rumors began to swirl that Drake was going to drop a summer project. It was assumed it was a tape because Certified Lover Boy is less than a year old, and Drake usually takes more like two years between albums. But, alas, The Boy switched up the pattern. Tonight he dropped his seventh[…]
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. Shaadiya Sharaf – “Hees Cusub”[…]
First Look Friday: UMI on Making Music That Heals Music – 1 min ago For our latest First Look Friday, we spoke with UMI about her career, her therapeutic debut album Forest in the City, and more. UMI tuned in with her intuition during the four years it took her to craft her debut album,[…]
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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. Harley Geffner knows that there’s no war but the class war. Babyface Ray – “Family over Money” Babyface Ray is a master of[…]
Photo via DeMo Sherman/Rappcats/IMDB Support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Abe Beame is welcoming a basketball landscape post toxic NBA Rings Culture. Today, DJ Screw and Dilla are gods and legends deified on t-shirts. It’s easy to forget before any of this happened, they were the cult[…]
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Broccoli City Festival 2022 Makes a Star-Studded Return with Ari Lennox, Wale & Summer Walker Music – 4 mins ago Broccoli City Festival 2022 amplified the voices of women dominating contemporary R&B. DMV pride was on full display last weekend at Broccoli City Festival, in Washington, D.C. After two years away, the festival returned with[…]
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Watch Kendrick Lamar Morph Into Kanye West, Will Smith, & More in “The Heart Part 5” Music – 4 mins ago Kendrick Lamar has released the video for “The Heart Part 5,” his first new solo single in four years. It’s here. Kendrick Lamar has returned with his first new single in five years, “The[…]
Black Star Sound Motivated In Long-Awaited ‘No Fear of Time’ Album Music – 2 mins ago On No Fear of Time, Talib Kweli and Yasiin Bey — as Black Star — sound motivated and excited to rap like they’re back in their 20s. In today’s landscape, there’s a subculture of rap fans who still want[…]
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