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Image via Michael McKinney 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. Michael McKinney understands the cultural importance of Kreayshawn’s “Gucci Gucci.” After spending a good chunk of the year digging through Soundcloud, Boomkat, […]
Image via Nef The Pharaoh/Instagram The Rap-Up is the only weekly round-up providing you with the best rap songs you need to hear. Support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Harley Geffner wants to know what they even do in the Met Gala. At the end of every […]
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Image via Michael Tinley Show your love of the game by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon so that we can keep churning out interviews with legendary producers, feature the best emerging rap talent in the game, and gift you the only worthwhile playlists left in this streaming hellscape. Dr. Dre’s The Chronic […]
Image via Michael Tinley Show your love of the game by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon so that we can keep churning out interviews with legendary producers, feature the best emerging rap talent in the game, and gift you the only worthwhile playlists left in this streaming hellscape. Dr. Dre’s The Chronic […]
Image via DW FLAME/Instagram The Rap-Up is the only weekly round-up providing you with the best rap songs you need to hear. Support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Steven Louis didn’t pay for parking. [embedded content] [embedded content] The Flint rap revivalist and First-Team All-World Shit Talker […]
Book Cover via Adreeonah Toro Support truly independent journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. The following is an excerpt from Donna-Claire‘s upcoming book, CRYBABY: The Artists Who Shaped Emo Rap, out on January 25th, 2025, courtesy of Permuted Press. Purchase CRYBABY: The Artists Who Shaped Emo Rap here. By the mid-2010s, […]
Imaga via Ka/Website Show your love of the game by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon so that we can keep churning out interviews with legendary producers, feature the best emerging rap talent in the game, and gift you the only worthwhile playlists left in this streaming hellscape. Michael McKinney understands the cultural […]
Image via YoungThreat/Instagram The Rap-Up is the only weekly round-up providing you with the best rap songs you need to hear. Support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Donald Morrison was accused of listening to “football Cali rap” on his Spotify Wrapped this year, and it nearly sent […]
Image via Michael McKinney 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. Michael McKinney understands the cultural importance of Kreayshawn’s “Gucci Gucci.” In November, plenty of DJs offered up material for the head-trippers and […]
Image via Rachel Pony Cassells Show your love of the game by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon so that we can keep churning out interviews with legendary producers, feature the best emerging rap talent in the game, and gift you the only worthwhile playlists left in this streaming hellscape. Sophie Steinberg reflects […]
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Support truly independent journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. The following is an excerpt from Jaap van der Doelen‘s new book, KILL YOUR MASTERS: Run The Jewels and the World That Made Them, out now, courtesy of UGA Press. Purchase KILL YOUR MASTERS: Run The Jewels and the World That Made […]
Image via Mudbaby Ru/Instagram The Rap-Up is the only weekly round-up providing you with the best rap songs you need to hear. Support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Harley Geffner wants to know what they even do in the Met Gala. [embedded content] [embedded content] In August […]
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Image via OTM/Instagram The Rap-Up is the only weekly round-up providing you with the best rap songs you need to hear. Support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Steven Louis won’t go near your green bean casserole. GNX — the sixth Kendrick Lamar studio album, delivered in a […]
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Image via Hollow Da Don/Instagram Show your love of the game by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon so that we can keep churning out interviews with legendary producers, feature the best emerging rap talent in the game, and gift you the only worthwhile playlists left in this streaming hellscape. Steven Louis met […]
Image via Crudchapo/Instagram The Rap-Up is the only weekly round-up providing you with the best rap songs you need to hear. Support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Steven Louis has been Anaconda Livin’. [embedded content] [embedded content] “Anaconda Livin” is an anthem for the ectotherms. The human […]
Image via Alan Chazaro (Photography by Jordan Jimenez, aka Jsquared) Show your love of the game by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon so that we can keep churning out interviews with legendary producers, feature the best emerging rap talent in the game, and gift you the only worthwhile playlists left in this […]
Image via JDash Creative Lab Show your love of the game by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon so that we can keep churning out interviews with legendary producers, feature the best emerging rap talent in the game, and gift you the only worthwhile playlists left in this streaming hellscape. In October of […]
Imaga via Ka/Website Show your love of the game by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon so that we can keep churning out interviews with legendary producers, feature the best emerging rap talent in the game, and gift you the only worthwhile playlists left in this streaming hellscape. Pranav Trewn finds peace in […]
Image via Divine Enfant Show your love of the game by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon so that we can keep churning out interviews with legendary producers, feature the best emerging rap talent in the game, and gift you the only worthwhile playlists left in this streaming hellscape. To understand where Martin […]
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Image via CUZZOS/Instagram The Rap-Up is the only weekly round-up providing you with the best rap songs you need to hear. Support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. About once a year, Donald Morrison desperately thinks he needs a PS5, despite never being a gamer. [embedded content] [embedded […]
Imaga via Ka/Website Show your love of the game by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon so that we can keep churning out interviews with legendary producers, feature the best emerging rap talent in the game, and gift you the only worthwhile playlists left in this streaming hellscape. Sam Ribakoff misses the days […]
Screenshot via Pranav Trewn Show your love of the game by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon so that we can keep churning out interviews with legendary producers, feature the best emerging rap talent in the game, and gift you the only worthwhile playlists left in this streaming hellscape. Pranav Trewn finds peace […]