Spotify, Amazon, and Pandora Want to Pay Musicians Even Less for Streams Music – 2 mins ago Source: Youtube/The Union of Musicians and Allied Workers Spotify and Pandora are already two of the three lowest-paying digital streaming services. A new filing to reduce streaming payouts by as much as five percent over the next four […]
Best Songs of The Week: ft. JPEGMAFIA, Maxo Kream, and More Music – 12 seconds ago Source: Youtube The Round-Up is Okayplayerâs weekly playlist of the best songs in the worlds of hip-hop and R&B. This weekâs set features new music from JPEGMAFIA, Maxo Kream, Black Milk, SahBabii, and more. Scroll through selections from this […]
17 New R&B, Neo-Soul & Hip-Hop Albums You Should Be Listening To (Week of October 22) Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: Calvin Bak Wale has finally released his newest album Folarin II, this weekâs lineup also features albums from Fetty Wap, BIA, Moneybagg Yo and others. Weâve returned to unleash the best music […]
Wale Unveils âFolarin IIâ Ft. J. Cole, Rick Ross, Maxo Kream & More Music – 7 mins ago Photo Credit: Warner Records The notion of evolving is quite prevalent on Folarin II, in fact, we think it might have been Waleâs guiding light. On the album he shared, âYouâre going to constantly become a bigger […]
Photo via University of Texas Press Support truly independent journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. The following is an excerpt from Eric Harveyâs newly published âWho Got the Camera?: A History of Rap and Realityâ via the University of Texas Press, © 2021. In April 2012, more than fifteen years after […]
How Maxo Kream Turned Personal Tragedy into the âWeight of the Worldâ Music – 1 hour ago Maxoâs third studio album, Weight of the World, deals with his brotherâs death while feeling the pressures from his street life and the fame thatâs taken him out of it. Photo Credit: Gary Miller/Getty Images We spoke with […]
Fans Suspect a New Kendrick Lamar Album is Imminent After Six Songs Leak Music – 2 mins ago Photo by Thomas Cooper via Getty Images. Speculation over the next Kendrick Lamar album reaches fever pitch with a new batch of leaked tracks. A few months back, Kendrick Lamar revealed his next album was not only […]
Photo via Mancy Gant Support our efforts to keep the best music journalism in the game ad and paywall free by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Since the early 2000s, Robert Glasper has demolished preconceived ideas about jazz musicians. Heâs amassed a body or work that fuses the genreâs signature syncopated rhythms […]
Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, E-40 & Too $hort â Aka Mount Westmore â Drop Their First Video Music – 3 hours ago Photo Credit: Mount Westmore The debut single from Mount Westmore has officially been released. Four of the greatest rappers of all time are officially in a group together. Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, E-40, […]
Erykah Badu Previews âBADUBOTRONâ Radio Show with a Funk-Fueled Mix Music – 3 hours ago Photo by Slaven Vlasic via Getty Images. Erykah Badu spins an hour-plus of deep funk, soul, jazz, and r&b, in the debut episode of her new Sonos Radio show. Late last month, Erykah Badu announced she was joining Sonos Radioâs […]
Photo via Getty Images/NBA Entertainment The NBA is back and so are the hoopers who wanna be rappers and vice versa. Luckily our staff of talented writers will be chronicling both for the foreseeable future as long as you show your support by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Kevin Yeung wants you […]
The 15 Best Thundercat Bass Features Music – 1 hour ago Photo Credit: Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images In honor of Thundercat and his virtuosic bass-playing, Okayplayer is highlighting his 15 best bass features. Since releasing his 2011 debut album The Golden Age of Apocalypse, Thundercat has grown into his own as a solo artist. His forthcoming release, […]
MF DOOM Estate Declares This Halloween is âDOOMSDAYâ Music – 1 hour ago Photo by Andrew Benge/Redferns via Getty Images. The estate of MF DOOM is marking the one-year anniversary of the late rapperâs death with a benefit event in San Francisco on Halloween. Though we learned of his death on New Years Eve, MF […]
Pras On The Fugees Biggest Music Moments And Recording âThe Scoreâ Music – 1 hour ago Photo Credit: Jeff Kravitz for FilmMagic In a new feature, Pras details the Fugeesâ largest accomplishments and also significant music moments that stood out to him over the years as a part of the successful trio. Pras is setting […]
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 itâs just us. Support truly independent journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Leonel Manzanares de la Rosa wants you to know that today is also […]
Peanut Butter Wolf Debunks The Folklore Surrounding The Creation of J Dillaâs âDonutsâ Music – 5 seconds ago Source: Youtube The Stones Throw chief corrects the record on a long-running myth about J Dillaâs final studio album, Donuts. 15 years after its release, J Dillaâs magnum opus, Donuts, is still, arguably, hip-hopâs most celebrated instrumental album. […]
Photo via HBO Weâre more manic excited for Succession Season 3 than Kendall is to invite Naomi to his ex-wifeâs house. Show your love for our tireless staff of writers by supporting Passion of the Weiss via a subscription to our Patreon. Abe Beame is currently looking up countries with no extradition treaty with the […]
The Rap-Up is the only weekly round-up providing you with the best rap songs youâve yet to hear. So support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Brandon Callender wants to know who Steve Harveyâs new stylist is. Jugg Harden x Babyface Ray â âIâm The Manâ Jugg Harden […]
Big Daddy Kane vs. KRS-One was the âVerzuzâ Battle Hip-Hop Needed Music – 8 seconds ago Photo Credit: Johnny Nunez/WireImage Big Daddy Kane and KRS-One put on a Verzuz show for the ages at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Verzuz is on a roll. On Sunday, October 17th, two of the greatest MCs of all […]
Mixtape Monday: Telemakus, QTKAS, Sylvere, IJALE, Marcus Harvey, Seany Bsta + More Music – 3 mins ago Photo Credit: Artist Tunes from Telemakus, QTKAS, Sylvere, IJALE, Marcus Harvey, Seany Bsta and more this Mixtape Monday. Telemakus delivers The New Heritage, rising collective QTKAS drops off Volume 1, Sylvere follows with EP1, IJALE is On To […]
Best Songs of The Week: ft. Liv.e, Hiatus Kaiyote, Zack Fox, and More Music – 1 hour ago Source: Youtube The Round-Up is Okayplayerâs weekly playlist of the best songs in the worlds of hip-hop and R&B. This weekâs set features new music from Liv.e, Hiatus Kaiyote, Zack Fox, Roc Marciano, Bathe, and more. Scroll […]
16 New R&B, Neo-Soul & Hip-Hop Albums You Should Be Listening To (Week of October 15) Music – 2 mins ago Photo Credit: Artist This week thereâs an assortment of releases from Young Thug to KIRBY. Albums from Reggie Becton, Tone Stith, and Ego Ella May also caught our attention this week. Itâs been one […]
Donât be a boar on the floor. Show your love for our tireless staff of writers by supporting Passion of the Weiss via a subscription to our Patreon. Abe Beame might not sleep for a week just to rank every Biggie song in existence or binge-watch prestige TV. Jayson Buford is the type of fan […]
Zack Fox Shares Surprise Debut Rap Album âshut the fuck up talking to meâ Music – 5 mins ago Source: Youtube Zack Fox recruits The Alchemist, Kenny Beats, BNYX, and more for his raucous debut album. Following a string of loose singles and guest features, Zack Fox has upped his rap game resume with the […]
TDEâs MixedByAli on Making âHuman Musicâ with Kendrick Lamar, Baby Keem, & More Music – 18 mins ago With funding from Kendrick Lamar, DJ Khaled, and more, MixedByAli has launched EngineEars, a platform for engineers. Photo Credit: Lester Cohen/Getty Images for The Recording Academy We spoke to TDE engineer MixedByAli about working with special artists […]
MixedByAli on Making âHuman Musicâ with Kendrick Lamar, Baby Keem, & More Music – 6 hours ago With funding from Kendrick Lamar, DJ Khaled, and more, MixedByAli has launched EngineEars, a platform for engineers. Photo Credit: Lester Cohen/Getty Images for The Recording Academy We spoke to engineer MixedByAli about working with special artists like Kendrick […]
Summer Walker Drops Off New Single âEx for a Reasonâ Featuring City Girlsâ JT Music – 50 mins ago Photo Credit: Rich Fury for Getty Images âEx for a Reasonâ is the first single from Summer Walkerâs upcoming album Still Over It. Summer Walker has returned to release her newest single âEx for a Reasonâ […]
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. After umpteen false starts, crowds are starting to fill out festivals again. […]
Over the last couple of years, a number of social media accounts and platforms have popped up, creating spaces that spark high-level discussion centered around female rap. In October 2020, fashion and culture writer Mikeisha Vaughn was listening in on a Clubhouse room where a widely known rapper was asked his opinion about the current […]
Prince Estate Celebrates 40 Years of âControversyâ with Previously Unreleased âDo Me Babyâ Demo Music – 13 seconds ago Source: Warner Bros. Prince recorded the original version of âDo Me Babyâ with former bandmate AndrĂ© Cymone in 1978. 40 years ago today, Prince released his fourth studio album, Controversy. And to toast the milestone, Warner […]