Jneiro Jarel, Alecs DeLarge, Ian Fink, Commodo, and more drop brand new tunes this Mixtape Monday. Jneiro Jarel is up first this week with the highly-anticipated new album After A Thousand Years, Alecs DeLarge is …In Japan, Ian Fink shines on FULL, Commodo is on a Stakeout, and One Be Lo drops BABY. […]
Please support Passion of the Weiss on Patreon if you’d like to continue reading the best weekly column in rap music. Brandon Callender is not seeking employment at Bad Boy Records. Flee – “The Moment (feat. King Combs and Kai Ca$h)” I spend way too much time thinking about cheat code samples — songs that […]
“The human side of him came through in his music and I think it moved the molecules in the world.” The Notorious B.I.G. was remembered by his family and fellow rap icons at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s virtual induction ceremony last night. The legendary Bed-Stuy rapper was inducted by his former collaborator, […]
“Whitney Houston is one of one. There is no one like her, and there never will be.” Whitney Houston was the final inductee in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s virtual ceremony for the class of 2020 last night. In honor of the late r&b giant, the ceremony closed with a montage of Houston, […]
A documentary on the legacy and impact of The Bay Area hip-hop pioneers has resurfaced. Back in 2013, Souls of Mischief toasted to 20 years of their debut album, 93 Til Infinity, with a career-charting documentary, featuring the whole of the Hieroglyphics crew. Aptly titled, Til Infinity, the doc is directed by fellow Bay Area local, Shomari Smith, […]
UPDATE: The ubiquitous theme to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ historic win is officially one of the most popular songs in the country. According to Chartdata, “FDT” has entered the US iTunes chart’s Top 10, following a week-long surge in streams. “FDT” plays soared more than 300% on Election Day alone. It’s hard to know […]
Featuring twisted flips of songs from Destiny’s Child, Hi-Five, Davina, Deborah Cox and more. Never one to step away for too long, Knxwledge has returned with a pair of new tapes to celebrate another run of Bandcamp Friday. Two series (of his several long-running themed batches,) have new chapters today with VGM welcoming a sixth tape […]
The London native’s mixtape debut is a reintroduction of her experimental pop sound. Bree Runway unleashes 2000AND4EVA her debut mixtape. The tape is equipped with features by Missy Elliott, Yung Baby Tate, Rico Nasty and Maliibu Miitch. Runway’s release is a reintroduction to her distinct artistry which reimagines pop. Throughout the project, the London-bred artist surpasses […]
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Featuring cosmic funk from studious jazz nerds, meditative melodics from underground R&B royalty, swing-heavy dispatches from viral beatmakers, and so much more. What was once a short-term campaign to supplement the incomes of working-class musicians is now a cornerstone policy at Bandcamp. Until further notice, the indie-friendly streamer is waiving its cut of sales every […]
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 ELWD, Mach-Hommy, Chuck Strangers, LORD JAH-MONTE OGBON, Jamael Dean, and more. Scroll through selections from our latest sequence below and subscribe to Okayplayer’s Spotify channel today. ELWD – “Hear Me” ELWD […]
New albums released this week include projects from Giggs, Chris Crack, Sosamann, Soul Glo, and more. Not sure if you noticed, but there’s a pretty big election that has been happening all week. So people have been pretty preoccupied. That is definitely reflected in this week’s New Music Friday. Quite frankly, not a lot of […]
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The producer picks up the pace on a late-80s r&b gem. Loose Kaytranada drops are getting fewer and farther between these days. But as the country (the world?) braces for a call in the 2020 presidential election, the producer hit his old digital haunts with some heat to buoy spirits in uncertain times. Earlier this […]
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Actors, stylists, and hairdressers are claiming they’re still owed payment and penalties from his 2019 opera performances. While actively waging war against major labels for the unfair treatment of musicians and producers, Kanye West has been hit with a $1,000,000 lawsuit for unpaid wages. According to The Blast, a hair assistant is joined by “dozens of other […]
The Chicago rapper rallies Black Thought and PJ for a powerful performance of his new single. Days after the release of his politically-charged new album, Common brought the lead single for A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 1 to The Tonight Show last night. Armed with Black Thought and PJ (who appears throughout the new project, but via projection in […]
After the Covid-19 pandemic, it was obvious that we needed a more sustainable music industry, and the innovative platform Savage Ticket made it their duty to create that sustainability. The platform aims to create an environment where music enthusiasts, producers, professionals, amateurs, and just music lovers can easily find each other, have more communication, and […]
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The announcement arrives a week after 4,000 independent artists rolled out a campaign calling out Spotify with a list of demands including a guarantee of at least one cent per stream. Spotify is switching things up. On Monday, the streaming platform announced a new feature that will allegedly allow artists and labels an opportunity to […]
From Diddy promoting Our Black Party political party to Ice Cube helping develop Donald Trump’s Platinum Plan, the wealthy male hip-hop pundit is divisive and arrogant despite their intentions. Rap is an inherently political genre. So it’s to be expected that rappers have vocalized political opinions both in and outside of their music, rallying fans […]
New tunes from Small Bills, YUNGMORPHEUS, Flip.Gawd.Dre, 10.4 Rog, Lyric Jones and more this Mixtape Monday. E L U C I D and The Lasso team as Small Bills, YUNGMORPHEUS cooks up on Mise En Place, Flip.Gawd.Dre drops The Vibe Order and 10.4 ROG is back as the treblemaker. Lyric Jones kills on Closer Than […]
J Dilla debuted Welcome 2 Detroit in 2001. Celebrate that album with a special 12 disc vinyl box set. Next year will be the 20th anniversary of one of the greatest albums in J Dilla’s catalog: Welcome 2 Detroit. The album, which was his solo debut, was originally released on February 26, 2001. To celebrate the […]
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Bringing you the best rap music every week. Please support Passion of the Weiss by subscribing to our Patreon. Harley Geffner will fake-snatch your chain on the football field. Trippie Redd – Pegasus As Election Day nears, escapism is the name of the game. My way out of the dark, cursed universe this weekend was […]
The New York rapper shared a pair of new songs from his upcoming Ma Dukes-approved album with unreleased beats from the late producer. Nearing nine months since the announcement of the project, Black Sheep‘s Dres is finally previewing morsels of his upcoming album with production exclusively culled from the personal archives of the late J […]
“The only way we’re going to win this fight, a fight against injustice, is by voting.” Stevie Wonder stepped out onto the campaign trail with Joe Biden and Kamala Harris last night. The soul icon joined the Democratic ticket at a rally in his hometown of Detroit, performing a four-song set to open the campaign […]
“Joe Crack asked me if the opportunity presented itself for me and [T.I.] to do a Verzuz, would I do it? Motherfucking right.” The prospect of T.I. and Busta Rhymes squaring up for a round on Verzuz may have come and gone. But Busta’s sure that’s for the better. In an interview with the Ebro […]
The rap legend celebrated the release of his new album with a live outing at an NYC landmark. Busta Rhymes toasted the arrival of his new album, Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God, with Anderson .Paak on The Tonight Show last night. With a full band in tow, the duo performed their collaborative single, “YUUUU,” for a […]
Ill Camille and D4NGERBOY flip the track into “The Great Escape.” On Friday, Ill Camille and D4NGERBOY dropped a hip-hop remix of Christen Lien’s “The Escape” from her album ELPIS. The two, with a little help from Grammy-winning producer Gordon “The Commissioner” Williams, have renamed the track “The Great Escape.” Stream the full video below. Lien […]