Independent rap journalists will recommend you new music until their voices give out. Keep it that way by supporting Passion of the Weiss via a subscription to our Patreon. Matthew Ritchie wishes he could forget about John Wall’s signature Reebok shoe. R&B purists complaining about the dearth of quality need to open their eyes and[…]
Mount Westmore Releases New Album ‘Bad MFs’ That You Can Only Listen to on the Metaverse Music – 17 seconds ago West coast supergroup Mount Westmore has released their debut album Bad MFs to the metaverse, available for a limited time on Gala Music. Mount Westmore – which includes superstar rap legends Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube,[…]
SZA Will Share Unreleased Songs From Her Breakout Album ‘Ctrl’ Music – 1 min ago To mark the five-year anniversary of her debut album Ctrl, SZA tweeted that she’ll be dropping unreleased material from 2017. SZA fans won’t have to wait too much longer for new music. On Monday (June 7), the Grammy-winning vocalist went[…]
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. Irina Barros – “Viaja” From[…]
Anita Baker Credits Chance the Rapper With Helping Her Regain Ownership of Her Masters Music – 2 hours ago At a recent Anita Baker show at the Venetian Resort, Baker gave props to Chance the Rapper for helping her regain ownership of her masters. André 3000 isn’t the only rapper who loves Anita Baker. During a[…]
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. Safi Diabaté – “Mon Ex”[…]
Photo via Lil Keed on Instagram / sh0tzbyjay David Brake wants you to revisit Keed’s ‘Long Live Mexico’ project. Cleveland Avenue is a five-lane thoroughfare that cuts sharply across South Atlanta. It runs about six miles below the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the high-rises of the city’s downtown, and Magic City. Driving east down Cleveland you’ll roll[…]
Mixtape Monday: Hodgy, Elcamino, Provisions Hip Hop, JUDO THE EMPEROR, Dvnthony + More Music – 4 hours ago Hodgy, Elcamino, Provisions Hip Hop, JUDO THE EMPEROR, Dvnthony, and more this Mixtape Monday. Hodgy is up first with Entitled, Elcamino drops Let There Be Light, Provisions Hip Hop is on deck with Know Thyself, JUDO THE[…]
Rakim & Bilal to Perform New York City Shows for the Blue Note Jazz Festival Music – 57 seconds ago In June, Blue Note Jazz Festival will hold special engagements at Sony Hall, with performances from Bilal and Rakim featuring Ravi Colrane. Rakim featuring Ravi Coltrane The lineup for the annual Blue Note Jazz Festival[…]
How Kendrick Lamar Stumbles Toward Queer And Trans Allyship On “Auntie Diaries” Music – 28 mins ago “Auntie Diaries” shows that Kendrick Lamar still has some work to do before he can fully consider himself an ally for queer and trans people. On Friday, Kendrick Lamar released his highly-anticipated album, Mr. Morale & the Big[…]
Best Songs of The Week: ft. KAYTRANADA, Flee Lord, and More Music – 1 min 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 KAYTRANADA, Flee Lord, SiR, Elcamino, and more. Scroll through selections from this week’s sequence of[…]
We’re a global sleeper cell only activated when that real shit drops. So support the realest hip-hop blog for over a decade running by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Steven Louis pulled up with them switches, hopped out, trippin’ like he on some. Alexander wept, seeing as he had no more worlds[…]
Black Star Releases ‘No Fear of Time,’ Their First New Album in 24 Years Music – 10 seconds ago Black Star has released their first album in 24 years, No Fear of Time. The album is produced by Madlib and can only be listened to on the podcast service Luminary. The long-awaited comeback from Black[…]
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 just found out that birding is overrated. SleazyWorld Go – “Let Me Talk My Shit Pt. 3” Spend a little[…]
Best Songs of The Week: ft. Action Bronson, DOMi & JD BECK, and More Music – 34 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 Action Bronson, DOMi & JD BECK, Your Old Droog, Quelle Chris, and[…]
Curren$y Celebrates 420 With Surprise Tiny Desk Concert Music – 3 mins ago In front of a chromed-out 1965 Chevy Impala, Curren$y runs through his catalog while blowing smoke in his NPR Tiny Desk Concert debut. Curren$y is celebrating the unofficial holiday of 420 from home. In his NPR Tiny Desk Concert debut, the rapper[…]
Pusha T Reveals Cover and Tracklist for ‘It’s Almost Dry’ Music – 18 mins ago Ahead of the Friday release of It’s Almost Dry, Pusha T has shared the final tracklist, with appearances from Ye, Lil Uzi Vert and more. We’re just days away from new Pusha T album, It’s Almost Dry. On Tuesday, the[…]
Wu-Tang Clan & Nas Are Teaming Up for the ‘NY State of Mind Tour’ Music – 1 min ago Wu-Tang Clan and Nas have announced their upcoming co-headlining 25-city tour ‘NY State of Mind,’ which will begin August 30th in St. Louis. Wu-Tang Clan and Nas are joining forces this fall. Beginning August 30th, the[…]
7 New Hip-Hop & R&B Albums You Should Be Listening To (Week of April 15) Music – 4 hours ago Singer Tanérelle’s EP 82 Moons has surfaced and it’s a standout amongst this week’s releases. SAULT also releases a strong effort, Air. SAULT surprise drops an exciting new release titled Air that is the perfect[…]
Watch JAY-Z’s Iconic Summer Jam 2001 Set in Full Music – 4 hours ago During the 2001 Summer Jam JAY-Z set, the rapper surprised fans with a guest appearance from Michael Jackson and premiered his Nas and Mobb Deep diss “Takeover.” Wow this is cool. A Social Media archivist named Yepac revealed JAY-Z’s full Summer[…]
Photo via É-Karga Music Ent. 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.[…]
