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 […]
J Dilla and Madlib Discuss The ‘Champion Sound’ Sequel in a Rare 2004 Interview Music – 24 mins ago Source: Stones Throw/Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton “It might be done already, you never know.” A rare and rather miraculous joint interview of J Dilla and Madlib from 2004 has surfaced. Making the rounds in support of […]
House Shoes retraces the highs and lows of his relationship with J Dilla, weighs in on the “godfather of lo-fi” debate, and breaks down his favorite bootlegs of the late producer’s work. In the 15 years since he passed, the legacy of J Dilla has swelled at a rate commensurate with his catalog. What was […]
Vic Mensa and Okayplayer Present “The Art of Healing” Playlist, Featuring Tupac, Lauryn Hill Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: Paul Morigi/Getty Images Check out a therapeutic collection of tracks from Marvin Gaye, Donny Hathaway and more. PASSAGEÂ is a curated mental health and wellness initiative created by Okayplayer. The program was developed to amplify […]
For the first week of February, we got new albums from Pooh Shiesty, VanJess, Conway the Machine & Big Ghost LTD, and… us. There is an overwhelming amount of music that drops on New Music Fridays. Unless you have hours of free time, it’s almost impossible to wade through all the sewage out there to get […]
Best Songs of The Week: ft. Freddie Gibbs, VanJess, and More [Playlist] Music – 1 min ago Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage 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 Freddie Gibbs, VanJess, Chris Crack, and […]
Topaz Jones Shares New Single “Herringbone” From Sundance-Winning Album/Film Music – 35 mins ago Source: Artist Topaz Jones’ new album is also an award-winning short film. On Friday, New Jersey-bred artist Topaz Jones announced his new album, Don’t Go Tellin’ Your Momma. Additionally, he released the first single, “Herringbone,” and revealed the album would be released […]
We spoke to VanJess about their Homegrown EP, musical influences, and the importance of connecting with producers and collaborators. Nigerian-American duo VanJess makes contemporary R&B that brings fans back to the ’90s. Composed of sisters Ivanna and Jess, VanJess has managed to stand out vocally, with harmonies reminiscent of TLC and a vast production arsenal that […]
10 Independent Artists to Support on Bandcamp Friday (February 2021) Music – 17 mins ago Photo Credit: Florian Schmetz on Unsplash After a month off, Bandcamp Friday returns to aid working-class independent artists still reeling from the loss of live music venues. It may be a new year, but the pandemic is still as much […]
Questlove’s ‘Summer of Soul’ Sets New Record for Documentary Sale at Sundance Music – 52 mins ago Photo Credit: Vickey Ford of Sneakshot Photography Summer of Soul has been acquired for streaming in the largest sale of a documentary in Sundance history. After winning the top prizes at Sundance Film Festival earlier this week, Questlove‘s Summer […]
Photo courtesy of Outlaw Mel Repping rap from every region since 2005. Please support Passion of the Weiss by subscribing to our Patreon. “It’s always been a tale of two cities,” Outlaw Mel admits to me over the phone, regarding his hometown of Dallas, Texas. He’s telling me about I-30, an interstate which runs through […]
With the 15th anniversary of his untimely death approaching, we spoke with J Dilla’s mother, Maureen Yancey, better known to Dilla fans and friends as the beloved “Ma Dukes.” Since his passing in 2006, J Dilla has become one of hip-hop’s most revered producers. He’s immortalized as a beatmaking legend: the man who crafted smooth […]
Jeff emailed us this week to say the site was doing a list of Biggie’s best songs for no reason other than that Biggie was great. Isn’t that the kind of stuff you want to support? Hit us up on Patreon, yeah? Jordan Ryan Pedersen is in a heavy JRPG mode, so if you’d like […]
James Brown’s Longtime Emcee and Cape Man, Danny Ray, Dead at 85 Music – 19 seconds ago Photo by KMazur/WireImage via Getty Images Ray joined James Brown’s show in 1960 and remained the late icon’s right-hand-man for the bulk of his career. James Brown‘s longtime emcee and stage general, Danny Ray, has died. He was […]
Salt-N-Pepa On DJ Spinderella’s Biopic Exclusion Claim: “Perception Is Not Reality” Music – 1 min ago Photo Credit: Tim Roney/Getty Images Salt-N-Pepa recently responded to DJ Spinderella’s claim that she was “wrongfully excluded” from the group’s Lifetime biopic. Salt-N-Pepa have addressed DJ Spinderella’s claim that she was “wrongfully excluded” from the group’s Salt-N-Pepa Lifetime biopic. On Wednesday’s […]
Photo by Nick Farrar, courtesy of Audible Treats Please support our collective of rap obsessives by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Men lie, women lie, numbers don’t. The statement is somewhat fair depending on whether or not you believe the DSP’s and record labels are telling the truth. With streaming farms creating […]
Here’s Your Chance to Sample Your Favorite Bob James Songs Without Getting Sued Music – 5 hours ago Photo Credit: Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images Tracklib has acquired the rights to 20 Bob James songs in a new agreement. Jazz keyboardist Bob James is known for quite a few things. The founder of the band Fourplay […]
Taken from the movie ‘Last Days’ Please support our collective of pop culture savants by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Teenage angst has paid off well. Now Thomas Hobbs is bored and old. Music biopics are often weighed down by sentimentality, terrified of the demons they might uncover if they probe too […]
Questlove’s ‘Summer of Soul’ Wins Sundance Film Festival’s Top Prize for Documentaries Music – 17 mins ago Photo by Kevork Djansezian via Getty Images Summer of Soul unearths 50-year-old footage from the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival. Questlove has hit another career milestone. The Roots drummer’s directorial debut, Summer of Soul, topped nine other films to win […]
Photo by Camilo Rueda LĂłpez 1nce Again is a new column by Robert Ham, who tells the story behind the greatest remixes ever made as told by the artists and the remixers who made them happen. In a dressing room tucked away in Stage 29 at L.A.’s Paramount Studios, a singer-songwriter from New York is […]
We spoke with D Smoke about his two Grammy nominations, which hitmaker offered to sign him after he won Rhythm + Flow, and how Inglewood, California shaped his sound but almost took his life. It’s 10 A.M. on November 24, 2020. Thanksgiving is just two days away, and Inglewood, California-bred rapper D Smoke is driving […]
Noname Candidly Reveals New Song “Rainforest” Is Dropping Soon Music – 47 mins ago Photo Credit: Taylor Hill for Getty Images Noname took to Twitter to acknowledge she’s unsure how to promote her upcoming single “Rainforest.” After taking a bit of a hiatus, rapper Noname revealed that she is set to drop new music soon. […]