To commemorate the anniversary of 2Pac’s ‘All Eyez on Me,’ we highlight 10 facts that you didn’t know about the rapper’s magnum opus. Heading into the calendar year of 1996, 2Pac was a made man. From the moment he stepped foot out of Clinton Correctional Facility on October 12, 1995, and back into society as […]
Best Songs of The Week: ft. Syd, Phife Dawg, and More [Playlist] Music – 2 days ago Photo by Gonzales Photo/Flemming Bo Jense/PYMCA/Universal Images Group via Getty Images The Round-Up playlist is Okayplayer’s weekly haul of the best songs in the worlds of hip-hop and R&B. This week’s set features new music from Syd, Koncept […]
GZA Has His Own Show Playing Live Chess With Celebrities Music – 2 days ago Photo Credit: Gary Wolstenholme/Redferns) Chessboxing with GZAÂ is one of a handful of programs a part of Vans’ new digital livestream network Channel 66. GZA has partnered with Vans for his own show a part of the skateboarding shoe and apparel […]
Run The Jewels and GZA Quoted in Trump’s Second Impeachment Trial Music – 2 days ago Photo Credit: Shaughn Cooper for Okayplayer US Virgin Islands Rep. Stacey Plaskett brought hip-hop to the Senate chamber once more on Wednesday. It appears Donald Trump‘s second impeachment trial is providing yet another opportunity for rap lyrics to shine […]
Phife Dawg, Busta Rhymes & Redman Connect on “Nutshell Pt. 2” Music – 2 days ago Photo Credit: Artist A posthumous Phife Dawg solo album is in the works. On Thursday, the family of A Tribe Called Quest’s Phife Dawg announced that fans will soon be gifted with a posthumous album titled Forever. As a […]
JAY-Z & Nipsey Hussle’s “What It Feels Like” Was Eight Years in the Making Music – 2 days ago Photo Credit: Shareif Ziyadat/Getty Images The highlight of Judas and the Black Messiah is the Nipsey Hussle and JAY-Z collaboration that has been in the works for years. The Judas and the Black Messiah soundtrack has officially […]
Please support completely independent journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Gerald Fitzgerald shoots better than Gonzaga in the backcourt. If you’re as fanatical about the game of basketball as myself, you’ve probably spent far too much time pondering the development of former college ball stars like Admiral Scholfield, Tre Jones, and […]
We spoke with singer Lucky Daye about his career path and how Marvin Gaye inspired his new EP Table For Two. Lucky Daye has a lot to say about relationships. Daye, who calls himself a “hopeless romantic,” acknowledges that he’s a dreamer who often overthinks conversations he has with women. “When you’re confiding in a […]
Erica Banks Announces Record Deal & Drops “Buss It (Remix) Ft. Travis Scott Music, News – 3 days ago Photo Credit: Scrill Davis Rising rapper Erica Banks officially announces she has signed a record deal with Warner Records in partnership with Houston’s 1501 Certified Entertainment. Erica Banks’ single “Buss It” has received a remix featuring […]
Please support totally independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Michael McKinney just remixed the remix to Rebecca Black’s “Friday.” It may be clichĂ© to say that January is a month for self-reflection, but it’s not exactly wrong, either. Fittingly, much of the month’s best mixes traded in contemplative stillness: […]
Hear MF DOOM Light Up J Dilla’s ‘Donuts’ on a New Mash-Up Mixtape Music – 1 min ago Source: Youtube David Begun imagines the producer’s magnum opus as a bruising collaborative album with MF DOOM. In the 15 years since it was released, J Dilla‘s final album, Donuts, has mostly lived in its original entirely […]
A Phife Dawg, J Dilla, Busta Rhymes and Redman Track is Coming This Friday Music – 20 seconds ago Photo Credit: Isaiah Trickey/FilmMagic A posthumous Phife Dawg solo album is officially in the works. On Thursday, the family of A Tribe Called Quest’s Phife Dawg announced that fans will soon be gifted with a posthumous […]
Stones Throw Restores Madvillain’s Classic “All Caps” Video Music – 42 mins ago Source: Stones Throw/Youtube Madvillain’s hand-drawn audiovisual bomb is now available to watch in pristine definition. Like many of the world’s purveyors of (official) MF DOOM merch and releases, Stones Throw Records has been struggling to keep its inventory up to demand in […]
KeiyaA Unleashes Enchanting NPR Tiny Desk (Home) Concert Music – 1 hour ago Photo Credit: YouTube In celebration of Black History Month, KeiyaA unveils a moving, therapeutic NPR Tiny Desk (Home) concert set. KeiyaA, one of the breakout stars of 2020 has made her first appearance on NPR’s traveling Tiny Desk (Home) series. With golden […]
Please support the fifteen-time all-stars at Passion of the Weiss by subscribing to our Patreon. Abe Beame got a three-point jumper that’ll put you in The Bad Place. There are many skills in the NBA that improve with age. Look at our lord and savior LeBron, by most metrics, the best player in the league […]
Photo by New England Boy And our interviews are hotter. Please support reader supported journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Rx Papi’s music brings you into the world of dope dealers and drug addiction, where a bright smile camouflages the reality of surviving amongst the bloodshed. He depicts landscapes where mere […]
Here’s How J Dilla Hid Beats from Artists on His Own Tapes Music – 1 hour ago Source: BBE According to a longtime friend and collaborator, the late producer was stashing instrumentals for himself in plain sight. Detroit’s own, Frank Nitt, joined Pete Rosenberg and Cipha Sounds on the latest episode of Juan Ep is Dead to […]
Photo courtesy of the artist’s Instagram Please support Passion of the Weiss on Patreon so we don’t have to learn credit card scams. Evan Nabavian keeps all his money in a Balenciaga shoebox. You can listen to another jejune interpretation of populist retail investors’ supposed slaying of Melvin Capital or you can bang that new […]
JAY-Z, Mary J. Blige, and Chaka Khan Lead 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Ballot Music – 55 mins ago Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage via Getty Images This year’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ballot also includes Rage Against The Machine, Dionne Warwick, and Tina Turner, amongst others. The Rock & Roll Hall […]
Photo by [bendersama] We’re where the backpackers and the gangstas converge for rap journalism. Please support the entirely reader-supported Passion of the Weiss by subscribing to our Patreon. David Ma‘s clothes smell like herbal essence. Too often, we’re dismissive of rap contemporaries. Ghost is Ironman from Shaolin but your homies down the street “just rap.” […]
‘Judas And The Black Messiah’ Soundtrack To Feature Black Thought, Rakim, Jay-Z & More Music – 2 mins ago Photo Credit: Warner Bros. Judas and the Black Messiah will be released on February 12, 2021, on HBO Max and in theaters. The track list for the Judas and the Black Messiah soundtrack has been released. The soundtrack features […]
Please support our collective of music obsessives by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Chris Kissel is a monster on pedal steel. That the members of Xinxin, the Southern California jazz-pop quartet, find inspiration in Herbie Hancock’s career makes sense. Take the three-year span between Hancock’s 1978 record Sunlight (a pop facsimile featuring […]
Photo by Gabriel Saravia Please support independent, entirely reader supported music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. You can trace a majority of the musical tastes of Generation Z back to Odd Future. Within a decade of their pop culture insurrection, their members would go on to remake the contemporary trends […]
Brent Faiyaz Drops Sneaky Three-Pack Project ‘Do Not Listen’ and New “Circles” Video Music – 1 hour ago Photo Credit: YouTube Faiyaz unveils a surprise three-track EP and a new music video for a single titled “Circles.” Brent Faiyaz has unleashed a surprise three-pack EP titled Do Not Listen featuring his signature melancholic sound. Alongside […]
Please support independent rap journalism by subscribing to the entirely reader-supported Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Brandon Callender and Caleb Catlin are now ready to take on the Dudley Boyz. KT Foreign & BlueBucksClan- “ForeignBucksKlan” Caleb Catlin: Sports references in rap can be annoyingly basic; there’s a Jordan or Kobe reference in every rapper’s songbook. But […]
Mixtape Monday: Juicy the Emissary, Wally Clark, Codenine x Loman, Jon Rogers + More Music – 22 mins ago Photo Credit: Artist Juicy the Emissary, Wally Clark, Codenine x Loman, Jon Rogers and more drop gems this Mixtape Monday. Juicy the Emissary is up first with the highly-anticipated J Dilla tribute album Komfort Food, Wally […]
The Best Music Moments From Super Bowl LV: The Weeknd, Jazmine Sullivan & More Music – 38 mins ago Photo Credit: Mike Ehrmann for Getty Images The Weeknd’s halftime performance which consisted of his biggest hits throughout his career declared the singer as one of the definitive pop stars of the streaming era. You’re not […]
Get familiar with J. Lee, one of the most promising artists of his generation, who just recently dropped his new single “Mask On My Heart.” He talked to us about the inspiration behind his latest song and his creative process. Please tell us more about your latest single “Mask On My Heart’ and what it […]
Photo courtesy of the group’s Facebook Please help support truly independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. On the morning that a 90-year-old grandmother became the first person in the UK to receive the coronavirus vaccine, Jason Williamson, vocalist and lyricist for electro-punk duo Sleaford Mods, could be found sitting […]
DJ Tony Tone Shares The Unreleased Interlude J Dilla Recorded for Him Music – 10 seconds ago Source: Youtube Featuring a previously unheard freestyle from Q-Tip. J Dilla rarities have been known to pop up at a rate that can be alarming. And that doesn’t appear to be changing anytime soon. In a new interview […]