The album features Jay-Z vocals over various Smashing Pumpkins tracks. Over the years, the works of Jay-Z have been poked, prodded and mashed up countless times. The most notable example is Danger Mouse‘s The Grey Album. The project mashed up The Black Album with The Beatles’ 1968 album The White Album. Many believe that project […]
Real ones know where the gold standard for hip-hop writing lies. Please support Passion of the Weiss by subscribing to our Patreon. David Brake puts on for his city. When Drumma Boy answers the phone, he sounds at peace. He’s calling from his home in Memphis, sitting poolside with his bare feet kicked up on […]
Please help support our talented collective of music writers by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Michael McKinney is gonna guest DJ his local voting polling station. Summer is winding down, and the air is turning crisper. Several of September’s best sets reflect that shift, whether through deeper and slower grooves or more […]
Catch up with Elusive, Machinedrum, Dirty Art Club, Astro Mega, Joshua Virtue and more this Mixtape Monday. Elusive is first up with Horizons. Machinedrum returns with A View Of U, Dirty Art Club drops FMTI, Astro Mega makes the cut with Channel 10, and Joshua Virtue brings us Together, With Great Feeling. Pan Amsterdam delivers […]
The best new rap music, every single week. Please support Passion of the Weiss by subscribing to our Patreon. Brandon Callender pulled up to the spot sporting Will Chamberlin waves. Cakes Da Killa – “Don Dada” It’s become a bit of a cliche to say that something makes you miss the club, but hear me […]
Please support our collective of music obsessives by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Will Schube is spooky scary. Bartees Strange ― Live Forever Live Forever by Bartees StrangeLive Forever by Bartees Strange Sometimes shit just hits and everything feels a bit better, at least momentarily. Isn’t that what music, at its purest, […]
The Compton rapper escalates his ongoing feud with the president in a cartoonish clip for his new album My Life 4Hunnid. Weeks out from the presidential election, YG is taking another shot at the commander in chief. Today, the Compton rapper shared an over-the-top video for the new single “Jealous,” off his freshly-released album, My Life […]
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The new in-browser studio from Roland offers users an opportunity to cut tracks with the TR-808 drum machine and the TB-303 bass synthesizer. Roland has launched an online studio that lets you play and record two of its iconic machines for free. Showcasing the pivotal TR-808 drum machine and TB-303 bass synthesizer, the aptly titled […]
The Houston rap legend detailed his struggle with recovering from COVID-19 in an interview with Willie D earlier this year. Scarface fans are lining up to donate an organ after the rapper revealed he was in need of a new kidney on Wednesday afternoon. The Geto Boys icon put out a call for a kidney […]
Noname shared the freestyle on Twitter. Noname has shared a freestyle of herself rapping over Jay Electronica‘s “Rough Love.” The artist took to Twitter on Wednesday to share the brief freestyle, captioning the video with: “i write to jay elect beats when im bored.” The track is from Jay Elec’s Act II: The Patents of […]
The six-minute short is directed and edited by the Newark rapper, featuring a lone cameo from THA GOD FAHIM. Months after the release of the project, Mach-Hommy has released a bizarre and engrossing visual accompaniment to Mach’s Hard Lemonade. Clocking in at just north of six-minutes-long, the short commences with Mach and his “lemons” sprawled out […]
Just in time for Fright Night. Closing in on a year since the release of his sophomore album, Kaytranada has released the fourth (and, presumably, final,) video for BUBBA. Teased over the last week, the visuals for his Tinashe collaboration, “The Worst In Me” arrived this morning to usher in an early Halloween. The sultry […]
The project will arrive as a limited edition vinyl pressing for the Black Friday installation of Record Store Day. After years of sporadic link-ups, Madlib and Karriem Riggins are set to release their debut collaborative album as Jahari Massamba Unit. Announced in the reveal of Record Store Day’s Black Friday release list, the project, titled […]
Hear veteran music journalist, Dan Charnas, examine the pioneering rhythms and sampling rituals of J Dilla. A new episode of Oliver Wang’s podcast, Heat Rocks, dissects the myriad innovations and production methods of the late J Dilla, as well as their impact on hip-hop’s torch-bearing beatmakers. Joined by journalist Dan Charnas (former A&R, author of The […]
Okayplayer kicks off its new video series Needle to the Groove with Chuck D, who spoke about some of his favorite vinyl records. Have you ever wondered what some of your favorite artists, entertainers, and public figures’ most beloved vinyl records are? Well, this is what Needle to the Groove is all about. Okayplayer’s newest video series, Needle to […]
The track arrives courtesy of Nas’ Mass Appeal Records, and the new Netflix film The Forty-Year-Old Version. Friday’s set of new releases has brought along a New York posse cut. Netflix, Mass Appeal Records, and Radha Blank (also known as RadhaMUSprime) recruited five MCs for “The Mecca.” Nas, Ghostface Killah, Styles P, Remy Ma and […]
When touching on the release she shares, “The overall theme is just feel-good music.” Emerging Chicago rapper Nina Tech has released her ferocious EP Pull Up. The project rebaptizes her as a queer female wordsmith you should be watching right now. Equipped with four tracks, the experimental project displays Nina’s eccentric vocal prowess. Thematically, the […]
Big Boi and Killer Mike are joined by Big Rube and Cee-Lo Green on the remix. On Friday, Dungeon Family veterans united yet again as Big Boi, Sleepy Brown, and Killer Mike dropped the Organized Noize remix of their single “We the Ones.” The track also features background vocals from Cee-Lo Green and spoken words […]
The release features Reason reflecting on his anxieties, his fears and moving forward as he’s staked his claim in the industry. TDE’s Reason has emerged to offer up his latest project, New Beginnings, it follows the arrival of numerous singles throughout 2020. The new release features appearances by his TDE labelmates Schoolboy Q, Isaiah Rashad […]
The Griselda rapper shares the first single from his upcoming collaborative project with Hit-Boy, Burden of Proof. Just a few months after co-hosting the debut tape from his Black Soprano Family, Benny The Butcher is already on to the next one. Today, the Buffalo rapper shared the new single “Timeless,” the glistening campaign-starter for Burden of […]
The rapper also shared a cinematic trailer for his new album, Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God. After years of laying low, Busta Rhymes has been slowly resurfacing over the last few months. In September, the hip-hop heavyweight released the new single “YUUUU,” with Anderson .Paak, brandishing his hallmark rapid-fire bars and sparring […]
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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 REASON, cupcakKe, Channel Tres, Xavier Omar, Cleo Reed, and more. Scroll through selections from our latest sequence below and subscribe to Okayplayer’s Spotify channel today. Fede Lng feat. Mojeaux and Byron […]
Artist, poet, songwriter, and producer Seekay is truly unstoppable. After making the headlines for weeks with the release of his singles “Hold” and “Fall,” returns with yet another single, or masterpiece should we say. The new track is titled “Wiser” and defies all limits by mixing together so many elements that, at first glance, are […]
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The video explores yearning for a partner that wronged you and questioning the validity of his past experiences. Givēon has dropped a visual for his single “Stuck On You” off his newly released EP, When It’s All Said And Done. The clip directed by Alexander Black begins with the singer-songwriter reflecting. Throughout the video, Givēon […]
Down to earth and with a striking combination of words, Phil Johnson announces the release of his latest project, a powerful and inspiring track titled “Blue Code Of Silence,” FT Phil (Tre) 111. Phil has always had the innate, natural ambition and talent with words that he only validated when he was in his early […]
Please support independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Sam Ribakoff played a song on the tiniest Roland 404 for [redacted] catching COVID. Prayers – “La Vida Es Un Sueño” The San Diego duo Prayers are back after a little bit of an absence. David Parley’s synths and pounding drum […]
Apple Music announces the California singer as their latest Up Next artist. Givēon has been steadily making a name for himself throughout 2020, his stunning baritone voice has carried him into the hearts of his buzzing fan base. Last Friday, the Epic Records signee released his newest EP, When It’s All Said And Done, an […]