Talib Kweli Takes Aim at Noname for Defending Women Accusing Him of Harassment Music – 8 mins ago Photo by Bryan Bedder for Ozy Fusion Fest 2017 via Getty Images. Kweli and the Chicago rapper are trading jabs on social media. Talib Kweli appears to now be feuding with Noname for supporting the women who […]
âHeâs King of The Beats to Meâ: Madlib Reflects on His Relationship with J Dilla Music – 16 mins ago Source: Youtube In a new interview, Madlib opens up about his first encounters with J Dilla and MF DOOM, as well as whatâs holding up his album with Black Star. Madlib is the next guest on […]
Questlove Breaks Down The Daft Punk Sampling Controversy Music – 29 seconds ago Source: Youtube Questlove outlines crucial flaws in the sampling system that almost ensure musicians and their catalogs get ripped off. Earlier this week, a Los Angeles Times report detailed the account of Eddie Johns, a disco-era singer and musician who claimed heâd […]
We spoke with producer Hi-Tek about his solo debut Hi-Teknology, the underlying drama surrounding its release, the impact of âRound & Round,â and how the albumâs creation led to the eventual split between him and Talib Kweli. The grassroots, underground rap scene burgeoning on the East Coast during the late â90s and early aughts marked […]
Best Songs of The Week: ft. MF DOOM, Isaiah Rashad, and More [Playlist] Music – 13 seconds ago Photo by: PYMCA/Universal Images Group via Getty Images 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 MF DOOM, Isaiah Rashad, lojii, […]
13 New Hip-Hop & R&B Albums You Should Listen to Right Now (Week of May 7) Music – 3 hours ago Photo Credit: Bernard Benant & Navire Argo This weekâs crop of new albums features new material from Tony Allen, CZARFACE and MF DOOM, and many more. In the age of streaming, finding new talent […]
First Look Friday: Lord Apex is the West London Rapper With New York City Flows Music – 2 hours ago Lord Apex has developed a cult fan base thanks to his intricate rhyme schemes and off-kilter soul loops. Photo Credit: Remy Bourdeau For this monthâs First Look Friday, we talk with regal stoner rapper Lord […]
10 Independent Artists to Support on Bandcamp Friday (May 2021) Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: Joshua Oluwagbemiga on Unsplash The final (for now) Bandcamp Friday of the year is upon us. This month, we highlight new projects from Elaquent, lastnamedavid, Lava La Rue, and more. With summer 2021 just around the corner and […]
Disco Artist Sampled In Daft Punkâs âOne More Timeâ Says He Hasnât Received A Dime Music – 5 seconds ago Photo Credit: Kevin Mazur/WireImage Eddie Johns, the disco artist behind the song âMore Spell on Youâ thatâs sampled on Daft Punkâs âOne More Time,â said he hasnât received any royalties from the pop hit. Daft […]
Stream MF DOOM and Czarfaceâs Collaborative Album âSuper What?â Music – 1 min ago Source: Youtube The surprise joint album features appearances from Del The Funky Homosapien, Kendra Morris, Darryl âDMCâ McDaniels, and more. Just days after it was announced, Czarfaceâs surprise collaborative album with the late MF DOOM has arrived. Marking DOOMâs first official […]
Isaiah Rashad Returns With New Single âLay Wit Yaâ Featuring Duke Deuce Music – 3 hours ago Photo Credit: Isaiah Rashad Isaiah Rashad gets personal for The Faderâs May 2021 cover story. After an extended absence, TDE rapper Isaiah Rashad is getting to release a new album. The enigmatic Chattanooga, Tennessee MC has released his new […]
J. Cole Honors Nipsey Hussle & Pimp C in First âThe Off-Seasonâ Cut âi n t e r l u d eâ Music – 3 hours ago Source: Dreamville Records J.Cole has released the first song from his upcoming The Off-Season album. Heâs back. On Friday morning, J.Cole released the first single from his up-coming […]
Photo courtesy of 100 Entertainment. Show your support for the best independent, ad-free collection of music journalism on the world wide web by subscribing to the Passion of the Weiss Patreon. Watts has a rich cultural history, nurturing everyone from Charles Mingus to The Watts Prophets to 03 Greedo. The cityâs demographics and economic resources […]
SWV Perfected Their R&B Sound on Their Classic Sophomore Album âNew Beginningâ Music – 4 hours ago After a four year hiatus, SWV released their sophomore album, New Beginning. The album featured A sexier, more mature SWV. Photo Credit: Raymond Boyd/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images With SWV battling Xscape on Verzuz this Sunday, itâs essential to […]
Essense Reps For Her Borough in the Video For âHello Brooklynâ [Premiere] Music – 4 hours ago Photo Credit: Tommy Curt (Curtis Vision) On âHello Brooklyn,â 25-year-old Singer Essense, the daughter of J. Mega, from â90s rap group All City, releases an ode to her hometown. Despite all the changes over the years, itâs hard […]
âNeedle 2 The Grooveâ: Flying Lotus Shares The Vinyl That Influenced His âYasukeâ Score Music – 4 hours ago Photo Credit: Okayplayer Amid the release of the Netflix anime series Yasuke, Flying Lotus â the man behind the showâs score â highlighted a few albums that influenced the showâs music. Flying Lotus is one of […]
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Willow Smith Reunites Jada Pinkett Smithâs Rock Band For Special Motherâs Day Surprise Music – 5 hours ago Photo Credit: Facebook Before the surprise Wicked Wisdom performance, Willow Smith shared, âMy mother was superwoman, she was a rock star, warrior and nurturer all in one. So unapologetically badass.â Willow Smith is in the running for […]
Photo courtesy of Oli Spencer. Subscribe to the Passion of the Weiss Patreon so we can continue to churn our some of the best music writing in the business about some of the best artists you havenât heard yet. Kaelin Ellis had drum sticks in his hands before he could walk. Before he could speak, […]
Hello Anthony! Great to have you at RealStreetRadio! Can you tell us a little bit about your latest release âFragileâ? What is the story behind it? Fragile is about my relationship a little while ago and how things seemed fragile and uncertain. Itâs about faith Your music mirrors you as a very religious person. How does […]
Retro Neo: WPNOFLOVE on How R&B is âFantasyâ But Neo-Soul is âRealâ Music – 13 mins ago WPNOFLOVE helped 6LACK, the reigning king of that brand of R&B, develop his sound years before the world became obsessed with it. Graphic: Okayplayer For our latest edition of Retro Neo, we spoke with WPNOFLOVE about his love […]
LVRN Unleashes Cypher Featuring 6LACK, BRS Kash, Westside Boogie & More Music – 44 mins ago Photo Credit: LVRN Love Renaissance leans into its current hip-hop roster to present an energetic cypher courtesy of Spotify: BRS Kash, 6LACK, Westside Boogie, OMB Bloodbath and NoonieVsEverybody. LVRN is slowly but surely becoming one of the fastest rising […]
Dawn Richard Is At Her Best In Funk-Centric âJacuzziâ Performance [Premiere] Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: Petros Koy Dawn Richard leans into her ability to blur genres during her live performance of her new track âJacuzziâ off of her latest album Second Line. This release was created to pay homage to New Orleans, […]
Pete Davidson Details a Short and Awkward Call with Eminem Music – 2 hours ago Source:Youtube/NBC âIt went, I think, as good as it can go.â If youâve kept up with the current season of Saturday Night Live, youâve probably noticed Pete Davidsonâs newly recurring impressions of Eminem on the show. During the holiday episode […]
Niglevel is a rapper on the rise from Brooklyn, NY. Victor B Hill, aka Niglevel, formerly known as Killa B, has been gaining the attention of the music press in the US and in the UK thanks to his eccentric creation âMy Music Storm.â Starting off powerfully, Niglevel merges a groovy tempo and beat with […]
American songwriter, producer and musician signed to Warner Chappell Music Colin Brittain has just unveiled his latest projects by JoJo and Parson James, the single âDirty Laundry,â mixed and produced by himself. Pop, R&B and soul are melded into each other through Brittainâs clear mastery of bringing to life the artistsâ vision. âDirty Laundryâ talks […]
Photo courtesy of Bruiser Brigade. Show your support to POWâs keyboard warriors by subscribing to the Passion of the Weiss Patreon. Son Raw is a big fan of The Michigan. While they produced a prodigious wave of solo talent, the wave of early 10s blog rap crews didnât pan out as groups. Odd Future proved […]
After his success with Midnight in Macedonia, Kitt Wakeley recently announced the imminent release of a new orchestral rock album, Symphony of Sinners and Saints. A few weeks before dropping the full album, Wakeley first teased the fans with an all-star collaboration with Joe Satriani on the first single unveiled from the album and titled […]
Photo courtesy of Dane Darden. The penâs always been mightier than the sword, but now we need more pens. Help us stock up by subscribing to the Passion of the Weiss Patreon. Zaytoven got his start in San Francisco but he endured a long and interesting route on the way back home. Born in Frankfurt, […]
Phife Dawg & Ill J Link on New âForeverâ Single âFrench Kiss Deuxâ Music – 7 mins ago Photo Credit: Chelsea Lauren/WireImage Phife Dawg links with J Dillaâs brother Illa J for âFrench Kiss Deux.â The song will appear on Phifeâs long-delayed posthumous album, Forever. Phife Dawgâs team has dropped the latest single from the […]