Photo courtesy of Vince Kaichan Please support our efforts to aggressively catalog the world’s best music by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Sam Ribakoff is campaigning to be the resident DJ of The Watts Coffee House, but you have to help save the landmark first. Yaera – “Elavoko 1” Elavoko 1 by […]
Retro Neo: KeiyaA on How Erykah Badu’s “Green Eyes” Changed Her Life Music – 2 mins ago The debut album from KeiyaA, Forever, Ya Girl, is 42 minutes of crushing barriers. Photo Graphic: Okayplayer Retro-Neo is an interview series where we speak with future trailblazers of neo-soul about their connection to the genre. For our […]
Dave Chappelle Is A Narrator On J. Period’s New Single “All In Your Head” Music – 4 hours ago Photo Credit: Artwork by Dan Lish Dave Chappelle will be serving as the narrator for J. Period’s forthcoming project Story To Tell (Chapter One). J. Period has released the first single from his upcoming project Story To Tell […]
A Documentary On Clyde Stubblefield, Most Sampled Drummer In Hip-Hop, Is In The Works Music – 5 hours ago Photo Credit: Robin Little/Redferns Titled Give The Drummer Some, the documentary will not only explore who Clyde Stubblefield was as a person, but also highlight his impact on hip-hop culture and music. Clyde Stubblefield and his drumming […]
16 years of independent rap journalism with no end in sight. Keep it that way by supporting Passion of the Weiss via a subscription to our Patreon. Michael McKinney wants you to know that a year spent in quarantine only made his synesthesia stronger. Clubs may be shuttered across much of the world, and their […]
The Best Moments From The Isley Brothers and Earth, Wind & Fire’s Legendary ‘Verzuz’ Battle Music – 24 mins ago Photo Credit: Instagram Spanning decades, both The Isley Brothers and Earth, Wind & Fire have hits that stick like grits. There’s no denying that their singles and albums are held in high esteem. There’s no […]
Mixtape Monday: Bruiser Wolf, Alecs DeLarge, SONNYJIM x Kev Brown, Bxnjamin + More Music – 57 mins ago Photo Credit: Artist Bruiser Wolf, Alecs DeLarge, SONNYJIM x Kev Brown, Bxnjamin and more wreck shop this Mixtape Monday. Bruiser Wolf kicks off with Dope Game Stupid, Alecs DeLarge drops FLOWERS, SONNYJIM and Kev Brown team for […]
Photo courtesy of Gavin Zirkle Help our staff fight the collective incoming carpal tunnel syndrome that’s assuredly on the way from typing these stories for you. Support real, independent rap journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Harley Geffner thought there’d be more Frank Ntilikina references in rap songs by now. Bris […]
Westside Gunn and Mach-Hommy Reunite for a Nine-Minute Easter Sunday Freestyle Music – 4 hours ago The rappers reconnect over a classic Wu-Tang Clan instrumental. Resurrecting an Easter Sunday tradition, Westside Gunn and Mach-Hommy have reunited for a ferocious nine-minute freestyle. This time around, the duo use the searing soul loop from Wu-Tang Clan‘s “Hollow […]
Before Earth, Wind & Fire face off against the Isley Brothers on Verzuz, read about how the legendary collective recorded their seminal album I Am. While working as a session drummer for Chicago-based label Chess Records in the 1960s, the richly talented Maurice White played on several songs for label standouts like Rotary Connection, Etta […]
Best Songs of The Week: ft. Westside Gunn, Kiefer, and More [Playlist] Music – 1 day ago Source: Youtube 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 Westside Gunn, Kiefer, Freddie Gibbs, Jamila Woods, and more. Scroll through selections […]
DMX is on Life Support After Suffering a Heart Attack Music – 1 day ago Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage via Getty Images UPDATE 6:27pm : According to ABC7, DMX’s attorney, Murray Richman, has confirmed the rapper was put on life support at a White Plains hospital after suffering a heart attack last night. Send up a […]
First Look Friday: AKAI SOLO Demystifies New York’s Rap Renaissance Music – 2 days ago Photo of Artist by Michael Petrow In this month’s First Look Friday feature, AKAI SOLO surveys a New York rap boom that’s deeper and far more decentralized than it appears. At a glance, New York’s current roster of rap renegades […]
15 New Hip-Hop & R&B Albums You Should Listen To Right Now (Week Of April 2nd) Music – 2 days ago Photo Credit: Daniel Prakopcyk This week’s new albums features an R&B comeback after 20 years and a set of debut EPs. Every week here at Okayplayer, we round up the best albums of the […]
10 Independent Artists to Support on Bandcamp Friday (April 2021) Music – 2 days ago Photo Credit: Patrick Perkins on Unsplash The independent artists to support for this month’s Bandcamp Friday include futuristic soul wizards, guiltless scam rappers, and more. It may be a new year, but the pandemic is still as much a part of our […]
This period of quarantine may be coming to a close, but that doesn’t change the fact that our writers will still be typing thousands of words, isolated in dimly lit rooms just to give you the real. Please support our journey by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Chris Daly occasionally takes breaks from […]
Andrew Yang Got MC Jin To Make A Hip-Hop Anthem For His Mayoral Run Music – 3 days ago Photo Credit: Screenshot via Twitter In the PSA, MC Jin is a mixtape hustler advocating for Andrew Yang for New York City mayor. Andrew Yang now has his own hip-hop anthem. The New York City mayoral […]
We just sent out five new Patreon-only playlists last night. Help keep the site alive by getting a subscription. Chris Daly is banned from Osaka for anime-related infractions. While the vast majority of folks have spent the past year figuring out just what to do with all those lockdown hours, let’s be honest, some people […]
Miami, FL-based Colombian R&B artist Pariz Noir follows-up in style to her previous releases, the EP Darkroom (2019) and singles “Las Olas” and “Lust” (2020), with a hypnotic and dark R&B single titled “Save Yourself.” We had a chance to interview her, as she opened-up to us about her new single, creative process, and upcoming […]
How Lil Nas X Subverts Pop & Satanic Panic in “Montero” Music – 34 mins ago Visually and sonically, “Montero” is an erotic elegy to the self, set in an an unapologetically queer world inhabited by Lil Nas X and various glammed up versions of himself. Photo Credit: Screengrab via YouTube The world doesn’t know […]
Pussy rap is an ongoing subgenre within rap that wouldn’t exist without the contributions of countless Black women. Here are the 18 essential pussy rap albums that belong in the canon. Over the last few years, female rappers have delved into what many on the internet are referring to as “pussy rap,” a sub genre […]
Phife Dawg Squares Up with a Shady Label Exec in a Director’s Cut of The “Nutshell Pt. 2” Video Music – 3 hours ago Source: Youtube Phife Dawg’s J Dilla-produced single gets an extended visual treatment with a cameo from Pete Rosenberg, somehow, as Busta Rhymes. Last week, Phife Dawg‘s estate shared the video for […]
FKA Twigs Says She’s Thankful Lil Nas X Addressed “Montero” & “Cellophane” Video Similarities Music – 3 hours ago Photo Credit: Mike Marsland for WireImage In a post on Instagram, FKA Twigs shared: “I think what you have done is amazing and I fully support your expression and bravery in pushing culture forward for the […]
Show your love and support for our continued efforts to bring you the best new music that you never knew you needed by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. ILLFIGHTYOUTOO by ILLFIGHTYOUILLFIGHTYOUTOO by ILLFIGHTYOU ILLFIGHTYOU should be promoting their second album right now. Instead the Tacoma rap trio is on indefinite, perhaps permanent […]
Photo: Catarina-Limão Please support our dedicated group of independent music journalists by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. The Beginning, the Medium, the End and the Infinite by IKOQWEThe Beginning, the Medium, the End and the Infinite by IKOQWE The DJ and the rapper. The music maker and the voice. A basic combination, […]
Photo courtesy of Alysse Gafkjen/Matador Records Support the last bastion of a free and fair music press by donating to our Patreon. Israel Daramola has a recurring dream that an angry mob is chasing him through SoHo circa 1985. In quarantine, time stopped being real. Every Wednesday felt like a Saturday, May becoming June becoming […]
Heed the 9 to 5ers Anthem, help support the last surviving rap blog by donating to the Patreon. Chris Daly has not enough young in his lung for the water wings Only Aesop Rock, the veteran “underground” spitter officially clocked with the deepest vocabulary in all of rap, could pen something as simple and silly as […]
Photo courtesy of Alysse Gafkjen/Matador Records Support the last bastion of a free and fair music press by donating to our Patreon. Israel Daramola has a recurring dream that an angry mob is chasing him through SoHo circa 1985. In quarantine, time stopped being real. Every Wednesday felt like a Saturday, May becoming June becoming […]
Photo courtesy of Empire Records Our talented staff of music writers strive to bring you the best new music by tirelesslessy fighting algorithms and streaming services’ suggestions. Support real, independent rap journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Mano Sundaresan listened to this week’s Rap-Up selections while watching The Sopranos with the […]
Ghostface Killah Recalls When He Learned Metal Fingers And MF DOOM Were The Same Person Music – 4 hours ago Photo Credit: Johnny Nunez/WireImage In a recent interview, Ghostface Killah recalled how a Metal Fingers beat tape led to him realizing that it was another one of MF DOOM’s aliases. Fishscale, the beloved fifth solo […]