Nas & Hit-Boy Drop New Project ‘Magic,’ Feat. DJ Premier & A$AP Rocky Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: Nas Nas and Hit-Boy have teamed up for a new project called ‘Magic.’ The EP, which is their third together, features DJ Premier and A$AP Rocky. Christmas has come early this year. Nas and Hit-Boy have […]
Pop this year was defined — and redefined — by Black women who’ve been instrumental in transforming the sonic and aesthetic blueprint of the genre This year has been a masterclass in Black women in pop music reimagining the future — and actively reshaping the present — for themselves in the genre. A space that […]
Nas is Dropping a Surprise New Project Feat. DJ Premier & A$AP Rocky Music – 23 mins ago Photo Credit: Nas Their third collaborative effort in over a year after King’s Disease I and II, Nas and Hit-Boy reconvene for surprise album Magic. Christmas will come early this year. Nas and Hit-Boy have announced a new […]
Nas on the Messaging Around ‘Hip Hop Is Dead’: “I Missed the Mark By Miles” Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: Johnny Louis for Waffle & Yankee Fitted Fest via Getty Images On a new episode of the Spotify podcast The Bridge: 50 Years of Hip Hop, Nas spoke about the intention behind his […]
Our list of the best albums of 2021 features everything from a mid-career masterpiece that dropped in January to a modern-day classic that released in November. From Drake to Adele to Kanye West, 2021 was the year of the powerhouse album. These were the albums that when they dropped the world stopped. And any real […]
5 Things We Learned From JAY-Z’s Epic Twitter Spaces Conversation Music – 4 mins ago Photo: Kevin Kane for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame via Getty Images On Tuesday night, JAY-Z took to Twitter Spaces to talk Verzuz, Lil Mama, and more. JAY-Z took a break from the holiday festivities to join “Empire […]
Photo by Lee Spielman No one at this site has a Chinchilla coat. Please help make that a reality by donating to the Patreon. In light of the tragic passing of Drakeo The Ruler, POW will be revisiting some of his greatest hits on this website. This article was originally posted December 4, 2020. The […]
In light of the tragic passing of Drakeo The Ruler, POW will be revisiting some of his greatest hits on this website. This article was originally posted on March 3, 2020 by the late, great Lucas Foster. Lucas Foster hopes you did or will participate in your state’s primary election. Two years removed from what […]
With the holidays on the horizon, we combed through demos, auctions, and listings, to find the vintage synthesizers that are genuinely attainable and actually sound good. When it comes to finding the right piece of hardware for a home music studio, “vintage” and “affordable” are descriptors rarely occupying the same spaces. This is particularly true […]
This website is user-supported. Any donation is immensely appreciated: https://www.patreon.com/passionweiss In light of the tragic passing of Drakeo The Ruler, POW will be revisiting some of his greatest hits on this website. This article was originally posted on December 18, 2018. Cold Devil is a five mic masterpiece, but don’t act like Drakeo the Ruler recently […]
Mariah Carey’s Holiday Classic “All I Want for Christmas Is You” is the No. 1 Song (Again) Music – 10 seconds ago Photo Credit: Dia Dipasupil for the Empire State Building via Getty Images Mariah Carey’s 1994 classic “All I Want for Christmas Is You” becomes the first song in Billboard Hot 100 history to […]
In light of the tragic passing of Drakeo The Ruler, POW will be revisiting some of his greatest hits on this website. This article was originally posted on August 27, 2018. Drakeo isn’t a rapper. He is the rapper. That’s what he’s told his lawyer. That’s what he told me over the phone on Saturday. […]
In light of the tragic passing of Drakeo The Ruler, POW will be revisiting some of his greatest hits on this website. This article was originally posted on April 7, 2018. “I don’t know nothin’ ’bout no murders I don’t know nothin’ ’bout no killers The only thing I know is what I know and […]
Top 10 Defining Moments in Too $hort’s Legendary Career Music – 2 hours ago Too $hort’s trademark high-pitched voice and plainspoken delivery makes his music accessible to people worldwide. Photo Credit: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Fans have come to appreciate Too $hort as more than the narrator of inappropriate freaky tales but also as a […]
The 7 Best Leonard “Hub” Hubbard Bass Lines For The Roots Music – 6 mins ago Photo Credit: Paul Bergen/Redferns A highlighting of the best bass lines Leonard “Hub” Hubbard came up with during his time with The Roots amid his passing. Leonard “Hub” Hubbard, The Roots’ longtime bassist from 1992 to 2007, passed away […]
Barack Obama’s Favorites Songs of 2021 Playlist Features Tracks From Nas, Lizzo, Mo3 & More Music – 17 mins ago Photo Credit: Christopher Furlong for the COP26 at SECC via Getty Images In his annual culture round-up, Barack Obama listed his top songs of 2021. There might be a couple of songs that surprise you. […]
Best Songs of The Week: ft. Boldy James, 9th Wonder, and More Music – 3 hours 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 Boldy James, 9th Wonder, Navy Blue, Tierra Whack, and more. Scroll through […]
13 New Hip-Hop & R&B Albums You Should Be Listening To (Week of December 17) Music – 3 hours ago Photo Credit: Atlantic Records The end of the year is swiftly approaching. A few of our selects for today’s New Music Friday include Roddy Ricch, Tierra Whack, and Chief Keef. 2021 has been a monumental […]
Listen to Aaliyah’s First Single In Over 15 Years Music – 7 hours ago Photo Credit: Chris Walter via WireImage Aaliyah joins The Weeknd on new single “Poison.” The single, her first in over 15 years, is from her upcoming album Unstoppable which is due in 2022. Just months after her catalog resurged on streaming […]
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 absorbs more music in a week than most do in an entire calendar year. Even on a crowded dancefloor, sometimes it’s worth slowing down a bit. […]
If you were someone who still felt energized by the flood of new music that drops every Friday, then this was a great year for you. Here are Okayplayer’s best songs of 2021. Much has been written about the amount of music a recording artist puts out in the streaming era; it’s hard being an […]
These Are the Two Albums Nas Says He Would Change if Given the Chance Music – 1 day ago Photo Credit: Johnny Louis for Waffle & Yankee Fitted Fest via Getty Images In a cover story for i-D, Nas goes on record about the albums he would change if he could. If you’re a Nas […]
Photo via Future Archive Recordings Support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. When Garbology was first announced, it occurred to me that Blockhead had never fully produced an LP for his longtime friend Aesop Rock. You would think two guys who have mastered their craft and first met […]
Support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. The Baton Rouge Hip Hop scene is rich with talent, but it often gets narrowed down to its stars. Each era has its top dog – whether it be Young Bleed, Boosie Badazz, Kevin Gates or NBA YoungBoy – who garners […]
In 2021, top tier production came from an array of sonic technicians, from masters of a singular style to crafty chameleons. Here are the best producers of the year. When it comes to end of the year music lists, albums, songs, and artists tend to get the majority of the flowers. These highlighted parties would […]
Where else will you find the thoroughly researched rundown of the best up-and-coming artists from the continent of Africa on a weekly basis? At the top it’s just us. Support truly independent journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Leonel Manzanares de la Rosa is still skeptical of NFTs, and that’s a […]
James Brown Estate Ends 15 Years of Internal Disputes with $90 Million Sale Music – 2 hours ago Photo by Michael Ochs Archives via Getty Images. Primary Wave has acquired the music assets, publishing, and master income stream of James Brown in a massive estate sale, which includes the rights to the icon’s name and […]
Big Boi Says He Has Enough Never-Before-Seen OutKast Footage to Make a Docu-Series Music – 3 hours ago Photo Credit: Paras Griffin for Big Night Out ATL via Getty Images In a recent interview on The Zane Lowe Show, Big Boi shared that he had hours of unreleased OutKast footage for a possible documentary. The Art […]
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. Brandon Callender wants to remind you that between the Succession finale, Kanye and Drake’s concert, and that photo of Roddy Ricch and […]
Travis Scott Reportedly Removed From Coachella 2022 Lineup Music – 57 seconds ago Photo Credit: Rick Kern for the third annual Astroworld Festival at NRG Park via Getty Images Less than a week after his first in-depth interview following the Astroworld Tragedy, Travis Scott reportedly gets axed from the Coachella 2022 lineup. Travis Scott is […]