First Look Friday: DOMi & JD BECK’s Biggest Fan Is Anderson .Paak — And For Good Reason Music – 5 mins ago Photo Credit: Tehillah De Castro For this First Look Friday we spoke with DOMi and JD BECK about their debut album Not Tight, Anderson .Paak being their biggest fan, and more. “Wait, we have […]
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Legendary Songwriter David Porter is Un-Vaulting Decades of Music Music – 49 seconds ago Photo Credit: Anna Webber/Getty Images for National Museum Of African American Music David Porter stayed busy after the closing of Stax Records. Decades of vaulted songs have been freshly recorded for a series of new releases that starts with Chapter 1… Back […]
bLAck pARty’s ‘Hummingbird’ Is An Ode To His Favorite Music Era — The ’70s Music – 20 mins ago Photo Credit: Donovan Johnson bLAck pARty spoke with Okayplayer about his new album Hummingbird, collaborating with Childish Gambino, why music peaked in the ’70s and more. If bLAck pARty could have his way, he would’ve been […]
Ex-Bad Boy Mase Is Signing to Death Row Records Music – 3 hours ago Photo Credit: Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images for Stronach Group Former Bad Boy Records artist Mase has announced that he is signing to Death Row Records under the leadership of new owner Snoop Dogg. Mase is going from Bad Boy Records to Death […]
Kendrick Lamar Shares Reflective Message While on ‘The Big Steppers Tour’ Music – 4 hours ago Photo Credit: Jason Koerner/Getty Images While Kendrick Lamar is currently on The Big Steppers Tour, on Wednesday, he shared a reflective message on Instagram with 50 tour candids. Kendrick Lamar is in a reflective mood while on the first […]
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Blue Note Jazz Festival 2022: Finally a Festival Where Music Was All That Mattered Music – 4 hours ago The inaugural Blue Note Jazz Festival was co-hosted by Robert Glasper and Dave Chappelle and featured performances from Maxwell, Snoop Dogg, Madlib, Chaka Khan, and more. Photo Credit: Ashleigh Reddy for Okayplayer While attending the Inaugural Blue […]
Maxo Returns With Madlib-Produced Single”48″ Music – 45 mins ago Photo Credit: Def Jam Recordings Maxo has released new Madlib-produced single “48” featuring Pink Siifu from his forthcoming sophomore album Even God Has A Sense Of Humor. Maxo is back with new single “48,” tagging producer and collaborator Pink Siifu to join him on the […]
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Kaytranada & Anderson .Paak Share First Collaboration In 6 Years Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: RCA Records Following his 2021 EP Intimidated, Grammy-winning producer Kaytranada has released new Anderson .Paak collaboration “Twin Flame.” Kaytranada and Anderson .Paak have reconnected for new single “Twin Flame.” The song makes their first collaboration in six years, […]
Chaka Khan Still Hates “Through The Wire” Because She Sounds Like a “Chipmunk” Music – 2 mins ago Photo Credit: Derek White/Getty Images for Strength Of A Woman Festival & Summit While on Good Day DC, soul and funk veteran Chaka Khan shared that she was “upset” at the sound of her voice on Ye’s […]
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Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ Honors Black And Queer Dance Music’s Legacy Music – 60 mins ago Photo Credit: Mason Pool Beyoncé’s Renaissance serves as a love letter to Black queer pioneers of dance music from the past and present. Beyoncé has again taken over the cultural zeitgeist with her new album Renaissance. Infusing genres such as disco, house, […]
Beyoncé Will Remove Ableist Lyric From ‘Renaissance’ Track Music – 2 mins ago Photo Credit: Mason Poole/Parkwood Entertainment Taking a cue from Lizzo, Beyoncé will remove offensive word “spaz” from Renaissance track “Heated” after ableist backlash. One “Heated” lyric left Beyoncé fans offended after the July 29 release of her seventh album Renaissance. On 11th track “Heated,” […]
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Mase Responds to Fivio Foreign’s $5K Advance Claim Music – 2 mins ago Photo Credit: Johnny Louis/Getty Images Mase stopped by Million Dollaz Worth of Game days after Fivio Foreign claimed he received a $5K advance from the Harlem rapper. Mase is setting the record straight about Fivio Foreign‘s $5,000 advance. The Harlem World rapper stopped by […]
Mixtape Monday: Rim x Eddie Kaine, Ja’King The Divine, Torito x Small Professor, DeepState, Sly Moon + More Music – 20 seconds ago Photo Credit: Artist Rim x Eddie Kaine, Ja’King The Divine, Torito x Small Professor, DeepState, Sly Moon and more this Mixtape Monday. Rim & Eddie Kaine are up first with META, Ja’King […]
Drake Postpones Young Money Reunion After Catching COVID-19 Music – 37 mins ago Photo Credit: Cole Burston/Getty Images Due to having COVID, Drake has postponed the Young Money Reunion. Drake has not yet announced new dates. The Young Money reunion will have to be put on pause. On Monday (August 1), Drake went to Instagram […]
7 Hip-Hop & R&B Albums You Should Be Listening To (Week of July 29) Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: Carlijn Jacobs Beyoncé is back and there’s nothing you can do about it. Her luscious and dance-ready album will be our soundtrack for the weekend. Beyoncé released Renaissance her follow-up to her excellent album […]
Rico Nasty Brings Her Feelings To The Forefront On ‘Las Ruinas’ Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: Atlantic Records Rico Nasty delves into her intimate side on her latest project, Las Ruinas. She speaks with us about her recording process, growth, and more. Lurking beneath the hard exterior of Rico Nasty‘s previously released albums and […]
Roc Marciano & The Alchemist Release ‘The Elephant Man’s Bones’ Tracklist Music – 53 seconds ago Photo Credit: ALC/Pimpire Roc Marciano and The Alchemist have joined forces for forthcoming album The Elephant Man’s Bones, due to release in August. Roc Marciano and The Alchemist are coming with heat next month. On Thursday (July 29), the duo […]
Gucci Mane is Trying to Get Rappers to ‘Stop Dissing the Dead’ On New Track Music – 28 seconds ago Photo Credit: Artist On new Gucci Mane track “Dissin the Dead,” the Atlanta emcee calls out other rappers for speaking ill of deceased artists in their music. Gucci Mane is speaking out against “Dissin the […]
Fans Inside (and Outside) the BeyHive Are Loving Beyonce’s ‘Renaissance’ Music – 5 seconds ago Photo Credit: Carlijin Jacobs BeyHive members are praising seventh Beyoncé album Renaissance, which released on Friday with features from Tems, Grace Jones and Beam. According to BeyHive members, the new Beyoncé album Renaissance is the singer’s most dance-worthy effort yet. Prior to […]
Kelis’ Beef With Beyoncé Is Really A Beef With Pharrell Music – 6 seconds ago Photo Credit: Theo Wargo/WireImage Ahead of the release of seventh Beyoncé album Renaissance, Kelis says she didn’t approve two of her songs being sampled on the album. Kelis hates Pharrell Williams so much right now. On Thursday, hours before the midnight […]
Image via Vic Spencer/Instagram Support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Kevin Crandall loves waking up to a new Flo Milli album. Load management, a phenomenon championed by Toronto Raptors’ ring bearer and current LA Clippers’ star Kawhi Leonard, is a common feature of the modern NBA. The […]
Image via Vic Spencer/Instagram Support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Kevin Crandall loves waking up to a new Flo Milli album. Load management, a phenomenon championed by Toronto Raptors’ ring bearer and current LA Clippers’ star Kawhi Leonard, is a common feature of the modern NBA. The […]
Beyoncé Has Released Her 7th Studio Album ‘Renaissance’ Music – 1 hour ago Beyoncé has released her new album Renaissance. The album, which is lead by the hit single “Break My Soul,” might be the first of three. She’s back. Beyoncé has officially released her seventh studio album, Renaissance. The album’s official release comes days […]