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 wants everyone to stop airdropping random women their own photos from across the room, regardless of how many GRAMMYs they’ve[…]
You Can Rolling Loud Miami on Twitch This Weekend Music – 35 mins ago With performances from Kendrick Lamar, Kid Cudi, Future, Playboi Carti and more, Rolling Loud Miami can be livestreamed on Twitch. Rolling Loud Miami is touching down at Hard Rock Stadium this weekend with headlining sets from Kendrick Lamar, Future and Kid[…]
Photo via Pérola/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. Pérola x[…]
9 Hip-Hop, R&B & Pop Albums You Should Be Listening To (Week Of July 15) Music – 3 hours ago Steve Lacy finally rolls out a new album, Gemini Rights. Lizzo returns with Special, her newest album. This week there are some heavy hitters who’ve finally decided to drop their newest albums. Steve Lacy has[…]
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Take a look back at DJ Drama’s wildly influential Gangsta Grillz mixtape series, the soundtrack to the DatPiff era of rap. After 22 years and hundreds of mixtapes, compilations, and album-adjacent drops, DJ Drama and the revered Gangsta Grillz series are finally part of the Grammy family. Back in April, DJ Drama, record executive and[…]
Mixtape Monday: Pan Amsterdam x Damu the Fudgemunk, Diamonds In Space, J-Scienide, Sleep Sinatra x 8-bza + More Music – 56 seconds ago Pan Amsterdam x Damu the Fudgemunk, Diamonds In Space, J-Scienide, Sleep Sinatra x 8-bza and more this Mixtape Monday. Pan Amsterdam & Damu the Fudgemunk take the top spot this week with[…]
Pre-Order Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’ on Vinyl Music – 19 seconds ago Kendrick Lamar announced a 2xLP vinyl pressing of his new album on Thursday. Approaching two months since its release, Kendrick Lamar‘s fifth studio album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, is officially set for a vinyl release. Today, the Los[…]
House Musician Marshall Jefferson Sues Ye Over ‘Donda 2’ Sample Music – 12 seconds ago Chicago house and deep house musician Marshall Johnson is suing Ye for an unauthorized sampling of 1986 hit “Move Your Body.” House legend Marshall Johnson is going after Ye. From the rapper-mogul’s latest album Donda 2, track “Flowers” samples Johnson’s 1986[…]
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Robin S. Thanks Beyoncé for Sampling Her 1993 Song “Show Me Love” on “Break My Soul” Music – 2 mins ago House music legend Robin S. says she’s “honored” that her 1993 single “Show Me Love” was sampled on Beyoncé’s latest hit “Break My Soul.” Robin S. is getting her flowers. While appearing on Good[…]
Drake — The Great Singles Artist — Finally Makes A Great Album With ‘Honestly, Nevermind’ Music – 57 mins ago Your typical Drake album isn’t a meticulous body of work. Honestly, Nevermind is different. When Certified Lover Boy dropped last year, it seemed like Drake was running out of steam. The album wasn’t good —[…]
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The Essentials: Record Store Day 2022 — June Edition Music – 17 mins ago The most crucial pick-ups for the second round of Record Store Day 2022 exclusives. Back like it never left, Record Store Day 2022 is returning this Saturday, June 18, for the second of three annual installments. Following a spring outing damp[…]
Brent Faiyaz Announces New Album ‘Wasteland’ Music – 6 seconds ago Two years after releasing his F**k the World EP, Brent Faiyaz readies new album Wasteland with features from Drake, Alicia Keys and more. Welcome to Wasteland. Two years since releasing his 2020 F**k the World EP, Brent Faiyaz is prepping his new album with features from Alicia Keys, Drake,[…]
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 is currently writing an ‘Ocean’s 12’ style movie where a group of thieves knock off the Powell’s Books rare book[…]
Listen to 6LACK Cover Yasiin Bey’s Classic “Umi Says” Music – 7 mins ago As part of the second annual “Juneteenth 2022: Freedom Songs,” 6LACK covers the 1999 Yasiin Bey classic “Umi Says” from Black on Both Sides. 6LACK brings a late-’90s classic to Apple Music’s second annual “Juneteenth 2022: Freedom Songs.” For the playlist which[…]
Without SZA’s ‘CTRL,’ R&B Wouldn’t Be Where It Is Now Music – 3 hours ago Released five years ago, SZA’s major label debut is a peerless piece of work. CTRL is an honest, compelling R&B album that wasn’t seen in the genre prior to its release. In spring 2016, SZA announced that her new album —[…]
