Support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Abe Beame is imagining riding around in a truck on a Spring day with the windows down, blasting drumless rap. In 2019, a long-running prestige institution came to an end on HBO. It was a show with a sticky premise baked […]
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B+: Yeah, Mamao was part of it. Of course, that’s the beginning of the conversation between Madlib and Azymuth, which became the Jackson Conti record. And then the youngest of the drummers on our side was Derf Reklaw, who’s a really unique polymath, crazy, percussionist dude. On the Brazilian side, there was this dude called […]
B+: Yeah, Mamao was part of it. Of course, that’s the beginning of the conversation between Madlib and Azymuth, which became the Jackson Conti record. And then the youngest of the drummers on our side was Derf Reklaw, who’s a really unique polymath, crazy, percussionist dude. On the Brazilian side, there was this dude called […]
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Image via RealYungPhil/Instagram 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 spent his Friday night on the transport bus to Rikers singing the Degrassi theme song. [embedded content] […]
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.” As the calendar turned over once again, plenty of DJs turned in […]
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