Martin Clarke’s latest over at Pitchfork is an interesting look at the interconnected sonic islands emerging out of London, weighing the pros and cons of what’s essentially a non-genre and debating its impact on London’s long-debated hardcore continuum. Personally, I tend to think that the 130 sphere is producing some of the most interesting music […]

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The 17 Best Alchemist Beats Of All Time Music – 1 hour ago Legendary producer The Alchemist has conquered production in more eras of hip-hop than most legends. Photo Credit: Brad Barket/Getty Images From Buc Fifty’s “Dead End Street” to Jadakiss’ “We Gonna Make It,” these are the 17 best Alchemist beats of all time. For […]

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Photo via Mr. Phil Shot It 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. Roki feat. Koffi Olomide & Rayvanny – “Patati Patata” Rine-K feat. Koffi Olomide […]

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We talked with Bfb Da Packman about transitioning from the streets to rap, why he doesn’t consider himself to be a “comedic” rapper, and potentially doing a TV show with Zack Fox. Bfb Da Packman’s self-deprecating punchlines and raunchy on-stage antics stand out in a genre that’s grown — somehow — increasingly nihilistic. It’s understandable […]

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Kevin Abstract Wants Your Beats for The Final Brockhampton Album Music – 1 hour ago Source: Youtube The Brockhampton frontman puts out an open call for beats from “up and coming” producers to furnish the group’s last album. Kevin Abstract is taking an unconventional approach to sourcing the production for the supposedly final Brockhampton album. […]

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Photo: Empire The game flows through our veins, we can’t understand it. Infatuation with the birds, we watch Animal Planet. Support truly independent journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Back when 4-Tay was fresh Off Parole, the Niners were Super Bowl champs and the Presidio was an active military base, Geneva […]

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Courtesy of Strut Records Please support our collective of music obsessives by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Will Schube wrote this from Mars. Sun Ra ― Lanquidity Lanquidity (Definitive Edition) by Sun RaLanquidity (Definitive Edition) by Sun Ra Most people know and celebrate Sun Ra as an avant-garde mastermind, an impenetrable life […]

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Hear Knxwledge’s Glossy Remix of D’Angelo’s “Brown Sugar” Music – 4 hours ago Source: YouTube / Stones Throw Knxwledge puts his signature chop on a neo-soul classic. This month’s edition of Bandcamp Friday has come and gone. But not without another pair of tapes from Knxwledge. To celebrate the monthly fee-less event, the Stones Throw […]

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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. The best DJ sets, more often than not, offer a window into […]

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Kaytranada Maps Out North American Tour for Fall 2021 Music – 52 mins ago Photo by Brian Ach for Something in the Water via Getty Images Kaytranada is hitting the road this fall. After cancelling the tour in support of his Grammy-winning sophomore studio album in response to the pandemic, Kaytranada has announced a revived […]

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How a Portion of A Tribe Called Quest’s Royalties Became An NFT — And How the Group Plans on Getting it Back Music – 3 hours ago A Tribe Called Quest co-founder Ali Shaheed Muhammad is hopeful that the legendary group will get their share of royalties back. Photo Credit: Al Pereira/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images […]

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Show your love and support for our tireless and talented writers by subscribing to the Passion of the Weiss Patreon. Will Schube is watching the Knicks’ summer league team like it’s the NBA Finals, yelling at Quentin Grimes like he’s ’94 John Starks. Like many jazz musicians navigating the precarious and strange times of the […]

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The Official Trailer for Season Two of ‘Wu-Tang: An American Saga’ is Finally Here Music – 36 mins ago Source: Youtube/Hulu Wu-Tang Clan’s biographical series returns to Hulu for a second season on September 8th. Less than a month out from an exhaustively-awaited premiere date, Hulu has unveiled the official trailer for the second season […]

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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. Mano Sundaresan never stopped listening to Jadakiss. G Perico & Remble – “Spazz” The hottest rapper out of L.A. right now enunciates […]

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Mixtape Monday: Homeboy Sandman, JIGSAW PAUL, Bobby Noble x Squires, SONNYJIM + More Music – 1 hour ago Photo Credit: Artist Homeboy Sandman, JIGSAW PAUL, Bobby Noble x Squires, SONNYJIM and more this Mixtape Monday. Homeboy Sandman is out front this week with the highly-anticipated Anjelitu, JIGSAW PAUL delivers the Turnbuckle Tales, Bobby Noble & […]

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First Look Friday: Ghostface Killah’s Son Supreme-Intelligence Embraces His Father’s Story-Telling Style Music – 4 hours ago Supreme-Intelligence’s Love Jones is a new EP filled with emotional transparency, nimble flows, modernized boom bap and intermittent words of wisdom from Ghostface. Photo Credit: Supreme-Intelligence For this month’s edition of First Look Friday, we talked to Supreme-Intelligence […]

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