12 New Hip-Hop & R&B Albums You Should Be Listening To (Week of July 23) Music – 1 hour ago Photo Credit: Al Pham Kanye West isn’t the only album dropping this week. Brittany Howard, EST Gee, BJ The Chicago Kid, and more round out our list of the best hip-hop and R&B albums of […]
Houston Singer Peyton on Transparency, Her Debut Album ‘PSA’ and Being Inspired by Aaliyah Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: Riot Muse On her debut album, PSA, she shares, “I wanted to be more transparent about the things that I think and who I am and to just give people a view of my […]
Is There Still A Space For Long Hip-Hop Albums? Music – 3 hours ago Photo Credit: Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for BET From Migos’ Culture III to Tyler, the Creator’s Call Me When You Get Lost, long hip-hop albums are still being made despite a rise in shorter albums. When Migos‘ Culture III came out last month, a number of fans […]
Kanye West & JAY-Z Reuniting is the Highlight of ‘DONDA’ Music – 3 mins ago Photo Credit: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Universal Music Group Kanye West held an event to celebrate his new album, DONDA. It is Friday, July 23rd, and DONDA is still not here. But a good portion of Kanye West fans have already […]
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Listen to Nas Diss Tupac on Rare, Unearthed Track From the ’90s Music – 9 mins ago Photo Credit: Al Pereira/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images A lost Nas gem was recently uploaded to YouTube. Last month, a YouTube page titled Unreleased Nas posted a really cool artifact. On June 16th, the page uploaded a track called […]
Lupe Fiasco And Royce Da 5’9″ Begin “Feud” With Lengthy Diss Tracks Music – 33 seconds ago Photo Credit: Scott Legato/Getty Images Who won the first round — Lupe Fiasco or Royce da 5’9″? Lupe Fiasco and Royce da 5’9″ have begun a playful feud with each other. It all began late last week, when […]
Photo via Digital Jay Show your love and support for our tireless and talented writers by subscribing to the Passion of the Weiss Patreon. Will Hagle wanted to be the Damn Shawty OK meme when he was a kid. G Herbo shouldn’t have made it to this point. Not literally, like in the sense that […]
Yasiin Bey Won’t Move Forward with Thelonious Monk Biopic Unless Jazz Pioneer’s Estate Approves of The Film Music – 23 mins ago Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage via Getty Images Yasiin Bey responds to Thelonious Monk’s estate condemning a newly-announced biopic treatment of the late pianist’s life. Yesterday, a press release issued by Jupiter Rising Film […]
Photo via Alina Harmash Show your love and support for our tireless and talented writers by subscribing to the Passion of the Weiss Patreon. Leonel Manzanares de la Rosa keeps his ears to the ground so that he can hear the tectonic plates shift and discover more worldly music than any one man should. As […]
US-based rapper-producer Chief Moquiuix has released his latest singles and music videos titled “Irrational,” “Buenoz Diaz,” “Los Vagos” and “Radicalism.” Moquiuix’ epic flow is undoubtedly the clear highlight of these new releases, delivered with full impact from start to finish. His artist name, pronounced Mo-key-Weesh, dates back to the ancient Toltecs of Mexico, and means […]
Moodymann Slings Cars and Choice House Cuts in The Latest ‘Grand Theft Auto Online’ Update Music – 43 seconds ago Source: Instagram Moodymann is officially a part of the ever-expanding Grand Theft Auto Online universe. Within the span of just a year, Moodymann has been upgraded from a novel Grand Theft Auto Online cameo to […]
Ranking the Best Music Festivals of 2021 Music – 6 mins ago Music fans have plenty of options for Live music festivals were put on pause in 2020. Now, they’re back. Here’s Okayplayer’s picks for music festivals in 2021. Photo Credit: Vickey Ford of Sneakshot Photography Live music festivals were put on pause in 2020. […]
Yasiin Bey will Star as Thelonious Monk in an Upcoming Biopic Music – 2 hours ago Photo by Tim Mosenfelder via Getty Images Yasiin Bey is returning to the world of film to portray an avant-garde jazz icon. Five years since his last acting gig, Yasiin Bey is headed back to the big screen. This […]
Kanye Confirms ‘DONDA’ Will Drop Friday, Previews New Song in Beats Ad Starring Sha’Carri Richardson Music – 33 seconds ago Source: Youtube/Beats by Dre A Beats by Dre ad spot aired last night during Game 6 of the NBA Finals featuring the best glimpse yet at Kanye West’s incoming album, DONDA. Well, it seems we will, […]
Subscribe to the Passion of the Weiss on Patreon so we can continue to fund the realest writing in the music journalism universe. Son Raw is a beast in the streets like crushed white. Anyone who wants to drop a classic rap album has to tread the fine line between timeliness and timelessness. Whereas contemporary […]
Scarface Details His Peacekeeping Efforts During Nas and JAY-Z’s Feud Music – 4 mins ago Source: Youtube/REVOLT Scarface recalls getting JAY-Z and Nas to appear on the same album at the height of their very public beef. We all know Scarface as one of hip-hop’s most respected pens. But he’s also a low-key master of […]
Photo via Backwoodz Studioz Support truly independent journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. PremRock is a collector. He collects intriguing turns of phrase from dusty bookstore finds and the quietly impactful lines that his favorite rappers hide in the middle of their verses. He catalogs stories from the people around him […]
Listen to Childish Gambino’s Lush Cover of Brittany Howard’s “Stay High” Music – 5 seconds ago Photo Credit: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Childish Gambino shows off his falsetto covering Brittany Howard’s “Stay High” On Friday, Brittany Howard will release Jaime Reimagined, an album featuring new renditions of songs from her 2019 debut album Jaime. Jaime Reimagined will […]
Erykah Badu Announces Expansive Summer and Fall 2021 Tour Music – 4 seconds ago Photo by Tim Mosenfelder via Getty Images Erykah Badu is hitting the road this year. With stages across the country springing back to life, Erykah Badu is setting out to light them all ablaze. The seminal Soulquarian has announced an 18-date […]
Support the last bastion of a free and fair music press by donating to our Patreon. Josh Svetz grew up with mashed potatoes & gravy on his plate. Smino’s career could have gone in a completely different direction. It’s not far-fetched to imagine a world where he’s plastered across trendy genre-less Spotify playlist covers and […]
Everything We Know About The Album Kanye May or May Not Drop This Week Music – 14 mins ago Photo by Arnold Jerocki/GC Images via Getty Images Kanye West previewed a new album at a listening party in Las Vegas over the weekend. There’s nothing quite like waking up to the collective siren of a […]
Watch Lil Nas X Make Light of His “Satan Shoes” Controversy in “Industry Baby” Trailer Music – 3 hours ago Photo Credit: Lil Nas X Lil Nas X has mastered the album rollout before actually releasing an official album. #FreeLilNasX has been trending on Twitter all Monday (July 19th) morning. The reason? The rapper has […]
The Rap-Up is the only weekly round-up providing you with the best rap songs that you absolutely need. So support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Harley Geffner has already framed that photo of Julius Randle wearing a Dipset tee. BLXST x Bino Rideaux – Sixtape 2 No […]
Mixtape Monday: AJ Suede, WesWill, Granola, Body Bag Ben, UFO Fev x Vanderslice + More Music – 31 mins ago Photo Credit: Artist AJ Suede, WesWill, Granola, Body Bag Ben, UFO Fev x Vanderslice and more this Mixtape Monday. AJ Suede is up top with Avada Kedavra, WesWill unveils Open 24 Hours, Granola drops Affirmations […]
Best Songs of The Week: ft. Syd, Pink Siifu, and More Music – 37 seconds 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 Syd, Clairo, Pink Siifu, BADBADNOTGOOD, and more. Scroll through selections from this week’s […]
14 New Hip-Hop & R&B Albums You Should Be Listening To (Week of July 16) Music – 19 seconds ago Photo Credit: Mark Peaced This week’s roundup of new albums includes standouts from Pop Smoke, Willow, Cakes da Killa, Phabo and more. We’ve always got our ears to the ground, so without further ado, we’re […]
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Snoh Aalegra Shuts Down Sade Comparisons: “Respect The Legend, Please” Music – 21 seconds ago Photo by Lorne Thomson/Redferns via Getty Images Snoh Aalegra responds to a heated and ongoing Twitter debate that likened her to the incomparable “By Your Side” singer. Snoh Aalegra would appreciate if you cooled off with the Sade analogs. On […]
The Inevitable Success of Pop Smoke’s ‘Faith’ Proves Posthumous Rap Albums Aren’t Going Anywhere Music – 4 mins ago Photo Credit: Republic Records Faith is the second posthumous album to come from rapper Pop Smoke. Pop Smoke’s posthumous debut album, Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon, was the biggest rap album of 2020 […]