There are rappers whose music focuses on sex, drugs and expensive cars, and then there is The Rap-Up, the only weekly round-up providing you with the best of these very rap songs. So support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Harley Geffner‘s best music listening experience is watching […]
Best Songs of The Week: ft. Westside Gunn, Busdriver, and More Music – 3 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 Westside Gunn, Busdriver, Kiefer, Roc Marciano, and more. Scroll through selections from this […]
15 New Hip-Hop & R&B Albums You Should Be Listening To (Week of August 27) Music – 1 hour ago Photo Credit: Chimera Singer This week’s top albums feature selections from Westside Gunn, Blk Oddysy, Shaybo, Mercury, Boslen, Ray Vaughn and more. It’s been a stacked week filled with a lot of great releases. If […]
What Point is Kanye West Trying to Make with This Cursed ‘DONDA’ Rollout? Music – 7 mins ago Photo Credit: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Universal Music Group During his latest ‘DONDA’ event, Kanye West stood next to DaBaby and Marilyn Manson, who has multiple rape allegations against him. Kanye West still has not released DONDA. […]
Kendrick Lamar Aims at Your Top Five on Baby Keem’s Booming New Single “Family Ties” Music – 2 hours ago Source: Youtube The LA rapper’s new single features a scene-stealing appearance from Kendrick Lamar. Kendrick Lamar set the tone for the highly-anticipated finale to his TDE era with a ferocious feature on Baby Keem‘s “Family […]
Photo via Yusuf Sanni/Atlantic Records Support truly independent journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Leonel Manzanares de la Rosa wants to decommodify the dancefloor. Cintia – “Je t’aime” For the casual music listener, the Angolan music scene can be divided into two camps: On one hand, kuduro and its aggressive beats […]
Photo: Brandon McClain 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. In a crew full of exuberant personalities hellbent on standing out, Archibald Slim stood out by not trying to stand out. Awful Records burst into […]
Watch TDE’s New Signee, Ray Vaughn, Introduce Himself with a Blistering LA Leakers Freestyle Music – 3 hours ago Source: LA Leakers/Youtube Ray Vaughn earns his keep as the latest TDE signee with a nearly seven-minute freestyle for LA Leakers. In case you missed the memo, Top Dawg Entertainment grew one rapper stronger this week […]
Rare Live Recording of John Coltrane Performing ‘A Love Supreme’ Set for First-Ever Release Music – 21 seconds ago Photo by Wolfgang Kunz via Getty Images. A newly-discovered recording of John Coltrane performing A Love Supreme live in 1965 is set to arrive this fall. Though it is widely regarded as a seminal album for both […]
OutKast is Celebrating 25 Years of ‘ATLiens’ with a Video Game Inspired by The Album Music – 28 mins ago Photo Credit: Artist OutKast also released a new animated video for the album’s hazy highlight “Two Dope Boyz (in a Cadillac).” Tomorrow, OutKast will release a 25th-anniversary expansion of their classic sophomore album, ATLiens. The deluxe […]
10 Zion I Songs That Show Why Zumbi Was A Bay Area Hip-Hop Legend Music – 52 mins ago Zumbi’s lyrics were focused on day-to-day living and simple, relatable wants: maintaining in Oakland, where he was from, and becoming a better man and musician. Photo Credit: Miikka Skaffari/Getty Images From “Bird’s Eye View” to “Tech $,” these […]
Photo: Priority Records See that leather sofa over there? Sit back with this six-pack and a spliff that’ll have your mind twisted while we chit-chat. RIP Sean Price. Support truly independent journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. A quarter century ago, Duck Down Records began with Heltah Skeltah’s Nocturnal, an album […]
You Can Customize and Remix Any Song with Kanye’s New Stem Player Music – 23 mins ago Photo by Kevin Mazur for Universal Music Group via Getty Images. The $200 device will ship with a copy of Kanye’s DONDA. As he continues to tinker with his incoming album, the artist soon-to-be formerly known as Kanye […]
The Selling of ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’ Music – 2 hours ago Released on August 25, 1998, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is its own case study on the power and profitability of diversity at executive levels. Photo Credit: Eric Johnson It takes a dream team of creatives to put together an album like […]
Eliyanah debuts her new track “Love Burned Out” packed with lush harmonies and hammering lyrics. Her new track is just the start of this artist’s multifaceted talents. Read on through to learn more about the up-and-coming hit artist Eliyanah. We have been loving your new track “Love Burned Out.” Can you share with us a […]
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Busta Rhymes is Learning Science The Hard Way After Video of Anti-Mask Rant Surfaces Music – 2 hours ago Photo by Theo Wargo via Getty Images. The video of Busta Rhymes is from a June 2021 performance in St. Louis. The internet came for Busta Rhymes in a hurry this morning when a video of […]
For our latest Behind The Beat, Thomas Hobbs spoke with producer Ron-Ron about the special partnership he shares with 03 Greedo and how they crafted the modern day classic “Rude.” Ron-Ron (real name Laron Robinson) is the beatmaker the West Coast’s most original gangster rappers turn to whenever they want to create anthems for their […]
Gangster Doodles Announces ‘Gangster Music Vol. 2’ Compilation with New Music from Knxwledge, Liv.e, Dam-Funk, and More Music – 7 mins ago Self-portrait of Gangster Doodles by Gangster Doodles The new Gangster Doodles compilation is slated to arrive on October 15th via All City Records. Two years after delivering a showcase of the beat scene’s […]
Photo via Ninja Tune Who the fuck playing like the brand isn’t strong? Show your support by subscribing to the Passion of the Weiss Patreon. Son Raw misses sound system music. Fire by The BugFire by The Bug If the past 18 months haven’t sapped you of all empathy, spare a thought for your favorite […]
Previously Unseen Basquiat Painting Steals The Show from Beyoncé and JAY-Z in New Tiffany’s Ad Music – 34 seconds ago Photo by Kevin Mazur for The Recording Academy via Getty Images. The iconic luxury jeweler reportedly acquired the never-before-seen 1982 Jean-Michel Basquiat painting from a private collector. This morning, Tiffany & Co. unveiled the first […]
Summer Jam 2021: NYC’s “Cursed” Concert Takes Off Despite Hurricane Henri Music – 5 mins ago With their first live production in two years, Hot 97 was determined to prove that not one storm, flood warning, or canceled festival stage could stop the main event. Photo Credit: Thaddaeus McAdams/Getty Images Summer Jam 2021 went down […]
Kanye Seemingly Doxes Drake After Being Targeted on Trippie Redd’s “Betrayal” Music – 19 seconds ago Photo by Marc Piasecki via Getty Images The Kanye and Drake drama enters a new phase. Kanye and Drake‘s feud appears to have been reignited over the weekend. And it got heated in a hurry. Rumors of escalating tensions […]
Mixtape Monday: Ifé Neuro, Pete Sayke x Māja 7th, TeCoby Hines, Versis, DøøF + More Music – 5 mins ago Source: Artist New music from Ifé Neuro, Pete Sayke x Māja 7th, TeCoby Hines, Versis, DøøF and more this Mixtape Monday. Ifé Neuro is up first this week with A Few Songs, Pete Sayke x […]
There are rappers whose music focuses on sex, drugs and expensive cars, and then there is The Rap-Up, the only weekly round-up providing you with the best of these very rap songs. So support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Brandon Callender wants to know why Zaxby’s fell […]
Best Songs of The Week: ft. Kari Faux, James Blake, and More Music – 2 mins 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 Kari Faux, Lord Byron, James Blake, Flee Lord, Alchemist, and more. Scroll […]
Photo via É-Karga Music Ent. Support truly independent journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Leonel Manzanares de la Rosa wants a united cultural front for cooperation between Africa and Latin America… and to keep the imperialists out. Yasmine – “Pega nha Mon” (Warning: Serious song-of-the-year candidate for 2021) This track is […]
Kendrick Lamar Reveals He’s Working On His Last Album With TDE Music – 1 hour ago Photo Credit: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Kendrick Lamar shared the news Friday afternoon. Kendrick Lamar has revealed that he’s working on his last album with Top Dawg Entertainment. The rapper shared the news on a website called “oklama.com.” Upon going to […]
15 New Hip-Hop & R&B Albums You Should Be Listening To (Week of August 20) Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: Albert Watson Releases from Aaliyah, Ty Dolla $ign, dvsn, Rod Wave, Cleo Sol and Tiwa Savage were a few of our favorite albums of the week. This week is once again stacked with […]
For the First Time Aaliyah’s Album ‘One in a Million’ Is Available On Streaming Platforms Music – 3 hours ago Photo Credit: Marc Baptiste Aaliyah’s album One in a Million hit streamers on Friday due to a partnership between Blackground Records 2.0 and EMPIRE. On Friday, Aaliyah’s sophomore album One in a Million became available […]