Grammy 2021: Watch Roddy Ricch Premiere His Melodic New Track “Heartless” Music – 6 mins ago Photo Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Not only did Roddy Ricch premiere a new song, but he performed his biggest hit “The Box.” Roddy Ricch, one of hip-hop’s brightest young stars, performed two songs at the […]

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Grammys 2021: Lil Baby Honors Rayshard Brooks with Gripping “The Bigger Picture” Performance Music – 11 mins ago Photo by Kevin Winter for The Recording Academy via Getty Images. Killer Mike and Tamika Mallory joined the Atlanta rapper in a potently-political performance at the 63rd annual Grammys. Lil Baby delivered a gripping performance of his […]

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Kaytranada Is The First Black Artist To Win Grammys Best Dance/Electronic Album Award Music – 1 hour ago Photo Credit: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Kaytranada received the award for his album, Bubba. Kaytranada was the recipient of this year’s Grammy for Best Dance/Electronic Album, making him the first Black artist to ever receive […]

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14 Nominations Later, Nas is Finally a Grammy Winner Music – 2 hours ago Photo by Naomi Rahim/WireImage via Getty Images The Queens rap icon took home the first Grammy of his career for King’s Disease. Nearly 27 years after the release of his classic debut, Nas is finally a Grammy winner. The Queensbridge rapper’s 2020 […]

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Grammys 2021: Anderson .Paak & Bruno Mars’ Silk Sonic Give A Retro Performance Of “Leave The Door Open” Music – 3 hours ago Photo Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Anderson .Paak and Bruno Mars’ Silk Sonic were performers at this year’s Grammys. Anderson .Paak and Bruno Mars went full retro for their […]

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Grammys 2021: Watch DaBaby & Roddy Ricch Put An Operatic Spin on “ROCKSTAR” Music – 3 hours ago Photo Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy DaBaby and Roddy Ricch did an epic interpretation of their epic no. 1 single “ROCKSTAR.” Even after all of these years, rappers still want to be “rock stars.” […]

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Watch Grammys Nominees Pay Tribute to Marvin Gaye with All-Star “Mercy, Mercy Me” Performance Music – 1 hour ago Photo by Dave Simpson/WireImage via Getty Images The Grammys jumpstart today’s festivities with a 50th-anniversary salute to Gaye’s masterpiece, What’s Going On, featuring Kamasi Washinton, Ledisi, PJ Morton, and more. A broad coalition of musicians and […]

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Grammys 2021: The Full List of Winners Music – 13 mins ago Photo by David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Every one of the night’s winners. Updated live. The 63rd annual Grammys are here. And it’s one of the most competitive outings in recent memory. There’s a ton of regulars, of course. BeyoncĂ© leads this […]

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DJ Muggs Chronicles His Evolution in Cryptic ‘Past is Prologue’ Mini-Doc Music – 1 hour ago Source: Youtube The Cypress Hill producer shares a career-spanning documentary short alongside the release of his new instrumental album, Dies Occidendum.  Over the course of more than 30 years, DJ Muggs has taken innumerable forms. As a founding member […]

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Skip Marley is Very Serious About Holding Down His Family’s Legacy Music – 4 mins ago Photo Credit: 2020HHA/Getty Images via Getty Images We spoke with Skip Marley who touched on his family’s legacy, his earliest music memories, and his 2021 Grammy nominations. Beyond his lengthy dreadlocks and his resemblance to his grandfather and musical […]

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Thundercat Joins Ace Hashimoto for an Animated Joyride in New “VAPORWAVES” Video Music – 52 seconds ago Source: Youtube The duo slips into a pixelated OutRun daydream in the visual treatment for their new collaboration. After a few years on hiatus, Japan-via-Illinois singer and producer, Ace Hashimoto, has announced his debut album with the release of […]

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Freddie Gibbs and Alchemist Toast to ‘Alfredo’ on ‘The Tonight Show’ Music – 4 mins ago Source: NBC/The Tonight Show Gangsta Gibbs and Uncle Al bring “Scottie Beam” to late night. Approaching a year since its release, Freddie Gibbs and Alchemist‘s Grammy campaign for Alfredo will finally come to a close tomorrow at the 63rd annual […]

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Benny the Butcher and Harry Fraud Team Up for Cinematic Single “Thanksgiving” Music – 27 mins ago Photo Credit: Johnny Nunez/WireImage Benny the Butcher and Harry Fraud’s The Plugs I Met 2 arrives March 19th. On Friday, Benny the Butcher and Harry Fraud dropped “Thanksgiving,” the lead single from the duo’s forthcoming project The Plugs I Met […]

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JhenĂ© Aiko’s Debut Mixtape ‘Sailing Soul(s)’ Lands on Streaming Platforms Music – 45 mins ago Photo Credit: Tibrina Hobson for Getty Images JhenĂ© Aiko’s Sailing Soul(s), her expansive debut release is officially available on streamers. Aiko also adds a few loosies to the project.  JhenĂ© Aiko’s first mixtape Sailing Soul(s) has officially landed on streaming […]

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We’re always trying to catch the morning rush. Please support the hustlers at Passion of the Weiss by subscribing to our Patreon. The notion that people are most productive between the hours of roughly 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. is a myth perpetrated by the Man to keep us ants and worker bees in our […]

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We spoke with Chronixx about crafting “Safe N Sound,” creating music that inspires the youth, and how the war on drugs affected Jamaica, Last March, an assemblage of niche journalists gathered for a Chronixx album listening session. Inside of the display at the Harmon store in Manhattan, Chronixx would debut Dela Move and preview his highly […]

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Givēon Unleashes Deluxe Album & “Heartbreak Anniversary” Visual Music – 29 mins ago Photo Credit: Nico Kartel for Epic Records Ahead of the 63rd Grammy Awards, Givēon unveils a deluxe album and an aesthetically pleasing visual for his RIAA Gold Certified single “Heartbreak Anniversary.” Givēon has revealed a deluxe edition of his recently released projects […]

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Crafting bangers since 2005. Please support Passion of the Weiss by subscribing to our Patreon. Michael McKinney is about to spend his next stimulus check on analog mixing boards. Look on just about any set on SoundCloud and you’ll see the sentiment repeated time and time again: people miss the club. Plenty of mixes from […]

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Despite more Black Country music artists thriving, the genre still has a race problem. Can country music adapt to keep from tearing itself asunder? Country music is at an impasse. The genre’s two biggest stars — who also happen to be two of the nation’s best-selling artists —couldn’t be more different: one, an ebullient gay Black […]

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The publication where this was originally published was bought, gutted, and destroyed by right-wing grifters. Support independent journalism: subscribe to our Patreon.  Jeff Weiss has been doing this from the cradle to the grave.  Freddie Gibbs used to rob trains, and not the arcane Jesse James, “your money in the knapsack” stickup trick. But whenever […]

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Raekwon And Ghostface Killah’s ‘Verzuz’ Date Revealed With Epic Flyer Art Music – 16 seconds ago Photo Credit: Screengrab via Instagram. Art by Drez William The art for the forthcoming Verzuz battle between the Wu-Tang Clan members was done by Drez William. The next Verzuz battle is an epic pairing pitting Wu-Tang Clan members Raekwon and Ghostface Killah against […]

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