Rakim & Bilal to Perform New York City Shows for the Blue Note Jazz Festival Music – 57 seconds ago Photo Credit: Scott Dudelson/Getty Images In June, Blue Note Jazz Festival will hold special engagements at Sony Hall, with performances from Bilal and Rakim featuring Ravi Colrane. Rakim featuring Ravi Coltrane The lineup for the […]
How Kendrick Lamar Stumbles Toward Queer And Trans Allyship On “Auntie Diaries” Music – 28 mins ago Photo Credit: Scott Dudelson / Contributor “Auntie Diaries” shows that Kendrick Lamar still has some work to do before he can fully consider himself an ally for queer and trans people. On Friday, Kendrick Lamar released his highly-anticipated […]
Best Songs of The Week: Kendrick Lamar, Quelle Chris, and More Music – 1 min ago Photo by Wally Skalij for Los Angeles Times via Getty Images. The Round-Up is Okayplayerās weekly playlist of the best songs in the worlds of hip-hop and R&B. This weekās set features new music from Kendrick Lamar, Quelle Chris, […]
7 New Hip-Hop & R&B Albums You Should Be Listening To (Week Of May 13) Music – 4 hours ago Photo Credit: Artist Kendrick Lamar has finally dropped his new album: Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. Quelle Chris’ latest album is also on our radar this week. Kendrick Lamar rises up like a phoenix […]
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Kendrick Lamar to Embark on ‘The Big Steppers Tour’ Music – 12 seconds ago Photo Credit: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Roc Nation With fellow pgLang artists Baby Keem and Tanna Leone, Kendrick Lamar will head off on ‘The Big Steppers Tour’ this summer. The Big Steppers are coming to a city near you. Following the […]
Artists Give Kendrick Lamar High Praise For ‘Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers’ Music – 3 seconds ago Photo Credit: Renell Medrano After the release of Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, artists went to social media to praise Kendrick Lamar on his fifth studio album. After a five-year wait, the return of Kendrick LamarĀ has […]
Kendrick Lamar Has Released ‘Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers,’ His First New Album in 5 Years Music – 17 mins ago Photo Credit: pgLang/Top Dawg Entertainment/Interscope/Aftermath Five years since his last solo drop, Kendrick Lamar returns with Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, his final album on Top Dawg Entertainment. The long-awaited fifth solo […]
Quelle Chris Wants His Flowers While He’s Living Music – 8 mins ago Photo by M.A.T. for Quelle Chris. We spoke with Quelle Chris about the making of his new album,Ā DEATHFAME, and how he’s still testing the outer reaches of his potential after 20 years at the forefront of rap’s avant-garde. Quelle Chris loves a […]
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Broccoli City Festival 2022 Makes a Star-Studded Return with Ari Lennox, Wale & Summer Walker Music – 4 mins ago Photo Credit: Vickey Ford of Sneakshot Photography Broccoli City Festival 2022 amplified the voices of women dominating contemporary R&B. DMV pride was on full display last weekend at Broccoli City Festival, in Washington, D.C. After […]
Kendrick Lamar Shares Artwork For New Album ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’ Music – 3 hours ago Photo Credit: Artist The Kendrick Lamar album cover arrives days after he released a new music video for his latest single. Kendrick Lamar finally shares the cover art for his new album Mr. Morale & The Big […]
12 Classic Hooks Sung By Jewell, “the First Lady of Death Row” Music – 3 hours ago Boasting a one-of-a-kind resume, Jewell appeared on albums from N.W.A., Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, 2Pac, The Dogg Pound, and more. Photo Credit: Jewell’s Instagram In a gangsta rap world that can be misogynist, “the First Lady […]
Mary J. Blige is No Longer Worried About the State of R&B Music – 16 mins ago With the Strength of A Woman Festival, Mary J. Blige is passing the torch to the current era of R&B artists. Photo Credit: Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Strength Of A Woman Festival We spoke to legendary singer Mary […]
Black Thought & Danger Mouse Announce Long Awaited ‘Cheat Codes’ Album Music – 4 hours ago Photo Credit: Johnny Louis/Getty Images Teasing their collaborative album on social media, Black Thought and Danger Mouse have announced that Cheat Codes will arrive in August. The long-awaited album from Black Thought and Danger Mouse is almost here. This […]
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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. Harley Geffner is currently organizing a Free YSL protest. Kendrick LamarĀ – “The Heart Part 5” After a long hiatus, Kendrick is finally […]
The Notorious B.I.G. Was Larger Than Life. This New Biography Humanizes Him [Interview] Interviews, Music – 55 mins ago It Was All A Dream: Biggie and the World That Made Him is the new biography of the Notorious B.I.G. Photo Credit: Chris Walter/WireImage Okayplayer spoke with Justin Tinsley about writing his Notorious B.I.G. book, It […]
The Notorious B.I.G. Was Larger Than Life. This New Biography Humanizes Him [Interview] Music – 6 days ago It Was All A Dream: Biggie and the World That Made Him is the new biography of the Notorious B.I.G. Photo Credit: Chris Walter/WireImage Okayplayer spoke with Justin Tinsley about writing his Notorious B.I.G. book, It Was […]
Ranking Kendrick Lamar’s “The Heart Part 5” Deepfakes From Least To Most Bizarre Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: Kendrick Lamar Kendrick Lamar transforms into a handful of Black celebrities in his video for “The Heart Part 5,” including Kanye West and the late Nipsey Hussle. Ahead of the release of his upcoming album, […]
New Jersey Rapper Accuses Kendrick Lamar of Plagiarizing ‘The Heart Part 5’ Video Concept Music – 3 hours ago Photo Credit: pgLang / project3 New Jersey rapper AK claims that the deepfake concept behind Kendrick Lamar video “The Heart Part 5” was stolen from his “Family Tree” video. Kendrick Lamar has a detractor going after […]
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Diana Ross & Tame Impala Might Be Releasing an Album Together Music – 3 hours ago Photo Credit: Omar Vega/Getty Images Posters for an upcoming album with a Diana Ross and Tame Impala collaboration have appeared around London, with additional surprise features. After being previously rumored, the collaboration between Diana Ross and Tame Impala is […]
Mixtape Monday: Stik Figa x August Fanon, Wilma Vritra, JĆ©an P The MC, Knxwledge, Young Zee + More Music – 4 hours ago Photo Credit: Artist Stik Figa x August Fanon, Wilma Vritra, JĆ©an P The MC, Knxwledge, Young Zee and more this Mixtape Monday. Stik Figa & August Fanon lead the pack with Heresy, […]
Watch Kendrick Lamar Morph Into Kanye West, Will Smith, & More in “The Heart Part 5” Music – 4 mins ago Photo Credit: Kendrick Lamar Ā Kendrick Lamar has released the video for “The Heart Part 5,” his first new solo single in four years. It’s here. Kendrick Lamar has returned with his first new single […]
Best Songs of The Week: ft. KAYTRANADA, Flee Lord, and More Music – 1 min ago Photo by Tim Mosenfelder via Getty Images. The Round-Up is Okayplayerās weekly playlist of the best songs in the worlds of hip-hop and R&B. This weekās set features new music from KAYTRANADA, Flee Lord, SiR, Elcamino, and more. Scroll […]
13 New Hip-Hop & R&B Albums You Should Be Listening To (Week of May 6) Music – 30 mins ago Photo Credit: Warner Records Ella Mai stuns us with Heart On My Sleeve this week, and so does IDK who drops his new album Simple. produced by Kaytranada. Itās a stacked release week for R&B […]
Ella Mai Isnāt Here To Create Toxic Love Songs Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: Adrienne Raquel 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. […]
Black Star Sound Motivated In Long-Awaited ‘No Fear of Time’ Album Music – 2 mins ago Photo Credit: Gladys Vega/Getty Images On No Fear of Time, Talib Kweli and Yasiin Bey ā as Black Star ā sound motivated and excited to rap like theyāre back in their 20s. In todayās landscape, thereās a subculture of […]
First Look Friday: redveil is the DMV’s Next Great Hope Music – 2 mins ago redveil’s new album learn 2 swim incorporates lush instrumentals, crisp mixes, and full big band jazz-influenced production. Photo Credit: Isaiah Ford For this monthās First Look Friday, we kicked it with DMV’s redveil. He talked about his growth, young rappers […]