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. The first time Harley Geffner heard ‘Barter 6’ it rewired the way his brain processed sound. BabyTron – “Prolly Freestyle” These “From[…]
Elvis’ Complicated Relationship To Hip-Hop Music – 4 hours ago Revisiting how Elvis became shorthand for square white taste by rappers in the ’80s and ’90s amid the release of the Elvis biopic. In his newly released biopic/two-hour montage Elvis, Baz Luhrmann has selected (and grossly misunderstood) another American urtext. This is painfully apparent when considering Elvis Presley’s[…]
Watch All the Performances From the 2022 BET Awards Music – 1 hour ago The 2022 BET Awards featured performances from Lizzo, Latto, Kirk Franklin, Chance the Rapper, and a special tribute from Diddy. The BET Awards is one of the biggest music related awards shows of the year. And this year, the awards show[…]
Lupe Fiasco Is On To His Next Chapter Music – 2 hours ago Lupe Fiasco spoke with Okayplayer about his new album Drill Music in Zion, his forthcoming MIT course, rappers catching RICO cases, his friendship with Virgil Abloh, and more. “Rappers die too much, that’s it, that’s the verse,” veteran rhymesayer Lupe Fiasco laments[…]
Kendrick Lamar Honors Virgil Abloh During Louis Vuitton Men’s Spring/Summer 2023 Show Music – 58 seconds ago On Thursday, Kendrick Lamar performed during the Louis Vuitton Men’s Spring/Summer 2023 collection show as a special tribute to Virgil Abloh. Kendrick Lamar is a worldwide stepper. On Thursday, the rapper attended the Louis Vuitton Men’s Spring/Summer 2023 collection[…]
Tyler, the Creator Explains Why He Loves Kendrick Lamar’s New Album Music – 7 mins ago At a Converse All Star Series panel, Tyler, the Creator praised Kendrick Lamar’s new album, Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, for its honest writing. Tyler, the Creator recently shared his love for the honest writing featured on Kendrick[…]
Logic Explains the Delay of His Madlib Album, ‘MadGic’ Music – 37 seconds ago Logic says that his collaborative album with Madlib, entitled MadGic, was caused by beats that Madlib made when she was on magic mushrooms. The MadGic collaborative project from Logic and Madlib might take a little longer to arrive. Since announcing the project,[…]
12 New Hip-Hop & R&B Albums You Should Be Listening To (Week of June 17) Music – 28 seconds ago Drake’s surprise release had the internet talking last night: Honestly, Nevermind. Yaya Bey also has released a noteworthy album Remember Your North Star. At midnight Drake dropped Honestly, Nevermind his seventh album. The internet responded[…]
10 New Hip-Hop & R&B Albums You Should Be Listening To (Week of June 10) Music – 22 mins ago SZA’s deluxe edition of Ctrl is here to remind us of her sheer talent, it arrives with a few new additions. YGTUT releases In My Head. This week belongs to SZA who is celebrating the[…]
Our writers work tirelessly to build an oasis in an increasingly click-bait world, so support independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Dewey Saunders‘ portfolio is just a crate of records filled with albums that he designed. Achieve your dreams through the power of mental fitness. Welcome to the High[…]
Kendrick Lamar & Taylour Paige’s “We Cry Together” Had the Biggest Single Week Drop in Billboard History Music – 11 seconds ago Debuting at No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, Kendrick Lamar and Taylour Paige collaboration “We Cry Together” has dropped to No. 97. Kendrick Lamar has broke Billboard history, but probably not[…]
Brandy Goes After Jack Harlow With ‘First Class’ Freestyle Music – 41 seconds ago After Brandy said that she would “murk” Jack Harlow in a rap battle, the singer released a diss track over Harlow’s hit single “First Class.” Brandy kept her promise. One week after Jack Harlow went to Hot97 show Ebro In the[…]
Black Star with their podcast and Kanye West with his Stem Player are among the acts rolling out albums in new unprecedented ways. But do their experiments point toward hip-hop’s future? In the late ‘90s, Brooklyn rappers Yasiin Bey (then known as Mos Def) and Talib Kweli united as a duo before either had released[…]
Diana Ross & Tame Impala Link on “Turn Up the Sunshine” Music – 1 min ago On Thursday, Diana Ross and Tame Impala released their new collaboration “Turn Up the Sunshine” from soundtrack Minions: The Rise of Gru. The long-awaited Diana Ross and Tame Impala collaboration is here. On Thursday, the two acts dropped new[…]
Lupe Fiasco Announces New Album ‘Drill Music In Zion’ Music – 19 seconds ago On Wednesday, Lupe Fiasco announced his forthcoming album Drill Music in Zion, with lead single “Autoboto” featuring singer-rapper Nayirah. New music from Lupe Fiasco has arrived. On Wednesday, the rapper announced that his new album Drill Music in Zion will release[…]
The Notorious B.I.G. Was Larger Than Life. This New Biography Humanizes Him [Interview] Interviews, Music – 55 mins ago Okayplayer spoke with Justin Tinsley about writing his Notorious B.I.G. book, It Was All A Dream: Biggie and the World That Made Him. I like to think I’ve unofficially been pursuing the imaginary field of “Biggie[…]
Ella Mai Isn’t Here To Create Toxic Love Songs Music – 2 hours ago Ella Mai, the self-professed “lover girl” is creating R&B that is reflective of her headspace when she falls in and out of love. She walks us through the makings of her new album Heart On My Sleeve. Ella Mai arrives at[…]
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Will Smith is Reportedly in India, Finding “Healing” a Month After Oscars Slap Music – 5 mins ago One month after slapping Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards, Will Smith traveled to Mumbai, India for spiritual purposes and wellness. Will Smith has taken some time off in India recently. One month following the incident[…]
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Cardi B Unleashes On Kay Flock’s “Shake It” Remix Music – 2 mins ago After releasing video teasers last week, Kay Flock, Dougie B and Bory300, Cardi B take it back to the Bronx on the “Shake It” remix. On the “Shake It” remix with Kay Flock, Dougie B and Bory 300, Cardi B proves[…]
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