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Image via Fly Anakin/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 brought a catcher’s mit for his mezzanine Dodgers tickets. [embedded content] [embedded content] In which Lil Hotsauce […]
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Image via Jim Legxacy/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 says The Bermuda Triangle really fell off. [embedded content] [embedded content] Yesterday, I saw a friend I […]
Paul Thompson is running through the 323 with Yak Gotti Young Thug’s world is elastic. On his brooding Barter 6, the cartoon excess snaps back to unnerving realism, Birdman’s coupe back to the final song’s jail cell. (He makes bail.) At the end of his verse on “Dream,” Yak Gotti raps, “I’m living out the dream, […]
Image via YT/Instagram 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. Ant wants to know how many times the upcoming Roddy Ricch album will be pushed back. A handful of cultural litmus tests exist to […]
Image via Wakai/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 will rate, or subscribe, but not both. [embedded content] [embedded content] [embedded content] [embedded content] San Pedro’s prodigal […]
Album Cover via Lex Boogie/BandCamp 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. Son Raw might blow up but he won’t go pop. Lex Boogie is from the Bronx and lives in Atlanta. Senz […]
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.” Let’s get right into it—to be blunt, March was stacked. BEIGE and […]
Image via Rayno 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. Yoh Phillips is preaching Jugg […]
Image via Qmc Reece/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 has never seen a single clip from the Jennifer Hudson show, but is inundated with those walk […]
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Image via Babyfxce E/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 gets most of the jokes. [embedded content] [embedded content] Maybe I’m biased here. I was born in […]
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Still via Stop Making Sense/Filmgrab 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 […]
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Album Cover via Riot Act Media 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. Mexican music never sleeps, and neither does Leonel. “Rhythms live inside people naturally. The instinctive feeling then pushes you to […]
Image via Arthur Alcantar 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 G Perico/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. If you crash out, Donald Morrison says you better break the backboard. [embedded content] [embedded content] Can you imagine […]
Album Cover via Playboi Carti/Spotify 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. Miguelito has been […]
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Onra via Onra/Instagram, J Dilla via Gregory Bojorquez 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. David Ma‘s TV ain’t HD, that’s too real. J Dilla could build an entire world around one minor […]
Image via God Body Bingo/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 is available at participating locations. Restrictions apply. [embedded content] [embedded content] Look, no one is asking […]
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 February, some of the planet’s finest DJs went deep yet again, […]
Image via T9ine/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. If you crash out, Donald Morrison says you better break the backboard. [embedded content] [embedded content] Nino Paid is the […]
Book Cover via Velocity Press Support truly independent journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. The following is an excerpt from Ben Pedroche’s (Grown Up Rap) new book, Independent as F**: Underground Hip-hop from 1995-2005, out May 2, via Velocity Press. Pre-order Independent as F***: Underground Hip-hop from 1995-2005 here. If you’ve […]
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