Big Daddy Kane vs. KRS-One was the ‘Verzuz’ 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 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 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 there’s 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. It’s been one […]
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Zack Fox Shares Surprise Debut Rap Album ‘shut the fuck up talking to me’ 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 […]
TDE’s MixedByAli on Making “Human Music” 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 “Human Music” 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 “Ex for a Reason” Featuring City Girls’ JT Music – 50 mins ago Photo Credit: Rich Fury for Getty Images “Ex for a Reason” is the first single from Summer Walker’s upcoming album Still Over It. Summer Walker has returned to release her newest single “Ex for a Reason” […]
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 ‘Controversy’ with Previously Unreleased “Do Me Baby” Demo Music – 13 seconds ago Source: Warner Bros. Prince recorded the original version of “Do Me Baby” with former bandmate André Cymone in 1978. 40 years ago today, Prince released his fourth studio album, Controversy. And to toast the milestone, Warner […]
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. From his very first EP at the dawn of the 2010s, Montreal’s Lunice felt like a breath of fresh air, both locally and internationally. As a Montrealer, Lunice’s brash Hip […]
Watch The Beatles Fall Apart and Get Back Together in The Trailer for a New Documentary Music – 4 hours ago Source: Youtube/Disney+ The three-part documentary from Lord of The Rings director, Peter Jackson, captures the tense final days of The Beatles as the group was recording their last album. Disney+ has unveiled the first […]
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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. Think of all the random rappers who did one verse on an east coast album in the ’90s. How many turned that verse into a career spanning three decades? Twenty-six […]
Hear Kanye West and J Dilla Collide on a Stellar Mash-Up Mixtape Music – 24 hours ago Source: Youtube A new mash-up project from Cameron Smiley blends a batch of classic and obscure J Dilla instrumentals with bars from Kanye West’s first three albums. Despite their shared Midwestern origins, overlapping periods of early work, and […]
The Blackfishing Criticism of Jesy Nelson and Nicki Minaj’s “Boyz” Video Music, News – 24 hours ago Photo Credit: YouTube Jesy Nelson was accused of Blackfishing following the release of her new video “Boyz” featuring Nicki Minaj. After it dropped, she publicly apologized, but at the moment, the video has raked in over 7 million […]
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 wants you to know that today is also […]
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 smoked a pack on the Instagram outage with the Facebook whistleblower. SwiftChapo – “HoneyBun” (Feat. BMG Boca) LA keeps spawning […]
Mixtape Monday: Guilty Simpson x Gensu Dean, Eddie Kaine, Body Bag Ben x J Scienide, Bub Styles x Chubs + More Music – 2 days ago Photo Credit: Artist Guilty Simpson x Gensu Dean, Eddie Kaine, Body Bag Ben x J Scienide, Bub Styles x Chubs, and more this Mixtape Monday. Guilty Simpson and Gensu […]
There’s a Good Chance This is the Last Verse MF DOOM Ever Recorded Music – 5 days ago Photo Credit: Brandon/Redferns via Getty Images MF DOOM makes an appearance on Atmosphere’s new album, WORD? On Friday, legendary rap duo Atmosphere released their new album, WORD? The album, which is Slug and Ant’s 12th, features appearances […]
Best Songs of The Week: ft. Alchemist, BADBADNOTGOOD, and More Music – 5 days ago Source: Instagram 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 BADBADNOTGOOD, Freddie Gibbs, The Alchemist, Mick Jenkins, Guilty Simpson, and more. Scroll through selections […]
The best new music videos of the week include selections from Kelis, ilham, Robert Glasper, and so much more. It was a pretty lowkey week for new releases. But even during one of the slower weeks, there is plenty of new music and music videos to tap into. This week it was all about the […]
Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak Finally Reveal Release Date for Silk Sonic Album Music – 5 days ago Photo by Kevin Mazur for iHeartMedia via Getty Images. The debut album from Silk Sonic is set to arrive next month. The wait for Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak‘s debut album as Silk Sonic is just about […]
In a streaming and playlist first world, albums have become less of a critical component of success for the industry. There is, however, opportunity to revive what is a dying format. And the blueprint comes from video games. In 2020, Grand Theft Auto V, the last installment in the Grand Theft Auto series released in […]
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14 New Hip-Hop & R&B Albums You Should Be Listening To (Week of October 8th) Music – 5 days ago Photo Credit: Bethany Vargas This week is jam-packed with a wide selection of albums, featuring releases from legends like Tech N9ne, Atmosphere, James Blake, and more. We also have one more Aaliyah rerelease. New Music […]
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Robert Glasper Teases ‘Black Radio 3’ with Empowering New Single “Shine” Music – 38 seconds ago Photo of Artist by Mancy Gant. Robert Glasper teams up with D Smoke and Tiffany Gouché on the second single from Black Radio 3. More than a year since the announcement of Black Radio 3, Robert Glasper has finally unveiled […]