With half of the year in the books, we look at the best albums of 2022 so far, featuring Kendrick Lamar, Syd, Kehlani, and more. We are officially at the midpoint of the year. And it’s been an eventful music year — but not necessarily a memorable one. Despite a number of “blockbuster” releases — […]
Mixtape Monday: Pan Amsterdam x Damu the Fudgemunk, Diamonds In Space, J-Scienide, Sleep Sinatra x 8-bza + More Music – 56 seconds ago Photo Credit: Artist Pan Amsterdam x Damu the Fudgemunk, Diamonds In Space, J-Scienide, Sleep Sinatra x 8-bza and more this Mixtape Monday. Pan Amsterdam & Damu the Fudgemunk take the top spot […]
Best Songs of The Week: ft. Steve Lacy, Planet Asia, and More Music – 54 mins ago Source: Youtube The Round-Up is Okayplayer’s weekly playlist of the best songs in the worlds of hip-hop and R&B. This week’s set features new music from Steve Lacy, Planet Asia, Moor Mother, Ahwlee, and more. Scroll through selections […]
City Girls & Usher Heat Up the Summer With “Good Love” Music – 4 hours ago Photo Credit: Quality Control/Motown City Girls team up with Usher for new single “Good Love,” taking to roller skating rink Cascade in Atlanta for the accompanying music video. Miami natives City Girls take it to the A in new […]
10 Underrated Albums In 2022 You May Have Missed So Far Music – 4 hours ago Photo Cedit: Atlas Studio In case they missed your ears, here’s 10 underrated albums that dropped in 2022 that we think are worthy of your attention. In the current landscape of music releases, it is near impossible to find […]
9 New Hip-Hop, Jazz & R&B Albums You Should Be Listening To (Week of July 1) Music – 4 hours ago Photo Credit: SHAMAAL EARTHGANG’s Ghetto Gods receives a deluxe edition. Muni Long also shares Public Displays of Affection Too. When EARTHGANG’s Ghetto Gods album arrived earlier this year, it offered an interesting addition to hip-hop […]
Photo via Nancy Mounir/Bandcamp Support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Peter Holslin owns several time machines Nozhet El Nofous by Nancy MounirNozhet El Nofous by Nancy Mounir The best moments on Nancy Mounir’s new album are the quiet parts—and there are a lot of quiet parts. Warm […]
Cardi B, Ye and Lil Durk Get Fiery On “Hot Shit” Music – 29 seconds ago Photo Credit: Atlantic Records Four years after releasing her debut studio album Invasion of Privacy, Cardi B returns with new single “Hot Shit” featuring Ye and Lil Durk. The gloves are off on new Cardi B single “Hot Shit.” […]
Photo courtesy of Huey V/Instagram Please support our efforts to give you the best writing about the world’s best music by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Taylor Rubright’s DMs are always open. In recent months, Milwaukee has seen what has been described as an “epidemic” of car theft and reckless driving — […]
Pre-Order Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’ on Vinyl Music – 19 seconds ago Source: Interscope/pgLang Kendrick Lamar announced a 2xLP vinyl pressing of his new album on Thursday. Approaching two months since its release, Kendrick Lamar‘s fifth studio album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, is officially set for a vinyl release. Today, […]
Usher Serenades NPR On His First ‘Tiny Desk’ Concert Music – 39 seconds ago Photo Credit: Josh Rogosin/NPR Performing a run of classics, Usher was joined by R&B vocalists Vedo and Eric Bellinger while performing his first NPR Tiny Desk Concert. Usher is back and smoother than ever on his first NPR Tiny Desk Concert. […]
Beyoncé Unveils ‘Renaissance’ Album Cover Music – 51 seconds ago Photo Credit: Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records On Thursday, Beyoncé unveiled the album cover for her forthcoming seventh album Renaissance, the first act to a possible album series. Bey is back. Two weeks after releasing her new single “Break My Soul,” Beyoncé surprised fans with the official […]
House Musician Marshall Jefferson Sues Ye Over ‘Donda 2’ Sample Music – 12 seconds ago Photo Credit: Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images Chicago house and deep house musician Marshall Johnson is suing Ye for an unauthorized sampling of 1986 hit “Move Your Body.” House legend Marshall Johnson is going after Ye. From the rapper-mogul’s latest album Donda […]
House Music’s Big Pop Moment is Long Overdue Music – 42 seconds ago Source: Youtube The recent embrace of house music by pop’s elite is putting the genre on its largest platform to date. Once relegated to sweat-stained club floors and limit-testing sound systems, house music is currently at the center of a fascinating transformation […]
Photo via BXKS/Instagram Support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Renz – “FAQs” The Lambeth-raised MobSet mafioso has all the merits of a classic bread-and-butter grime MC, coming from the same new generational cloth as Squintz, Novelist, and SBK (the latter also producing the head-bopping beat for FAQ’s). […]
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Denzel Curry & the Cold-Blooded Soul Band Perform Jazzy Album Cuts on NPR’s ‘Tiny Desk’ Music – 1 min ago Photo Credit: NPR Denzel Curry performed popular songs from Melt My Eyez See Your Future and older albums alongside Cold-Blooded Soul Band for the latest NPR Tiny Desk. The latest performance for NPR’s Tiny Desk series, out […]
Babyface to Release ‘Girls Night Out’ Album Featuring Ella Mai, Kehlani & More Music – 26 seconds ago Photo Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images As his Capitol Records debut, Babyface will release new album Girls Night Out with features from Ella Mai, Kehlani, Ari Lennox and more. Veteran singer-songwriter and producer Kenneth ‘Babyface‘ Edmonds is tagging some […]
Image via Mello Music Group Support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. It’s been two full decades since Jadakiss dropped that brutal hip hop truism: “you know dead rappers get better promotion.” In the past few years, it feels like the pace of rappers’ deaths has quickened, giving […]
Photo courtesy of Enumclaw/Instagram Please support our efforts to give you the best writing about the world’s best music by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Enumclaw understands genius in simplicity. The indie rock quartet from Tacoma eschew exotic studio effects, elongated guitar solos, and elaborate song structures. Leadsinger Aramis Johnson’s plaintive vocals […]
Elvis’ Complicated Relationship To Hip-Hop Music – 4 hours ago Photo credit: Steve Morley/Redferns Revisiting how Elvis became shorthand for square white taste by rappers in the ’80s and ’90s amid the release of the Elvis biopic. In his newly released biopic/two-hour montage Elvis, Baz Luhrmann has selected (and grossly misunderstood) another American urtext. This is painfully apparent […]
Image via YouTube The Rap-Up is the only weekly round-up providing you with the best rap songs you’ve yet to hear. So support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Donald Morrison doesn’t want anyone to forget that the Supreme Court is also making it harder to hold doctors […]
Mixtape Monday: Middle Clash, Sango, obrigxdo.tabjones, Jesse Rack$on, Tab-One + More Music – 1 min ago Photo Credit: Artist Middle Clash, Sango, obrigxdo.tabjones, Jesse Rack$on, Tab-One and more this Mixtape Monday. Middle Clash is out front this week with Clash Course, Sango outlines the Great Lakes Influence, obrigxdo.tabjones is VIVID and Jesse Rack$on takes a […]
Watch The BET Awards Give Diddy His Flowers Music – 45 mins ago Photo Credit: Rodin Eckenroth/FilmMagic Winning the Lifetime Achievement Award at the BET Awards 2022, Diddy graced the stage along with Ye, Mary J. Blige, Faith Evans, Shyne and more. Diddy has been crowned with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Opened with a video of […]
Watch All the Performances From the 2022 BET Awards Music – 1 hour ago Photo Credit: Leon Bennett/Getty Images for BET The 2022 BET Awards featured performances from Lizzo, Latto, Kirk Franklin, Chance the Rapper, and a special tribute from Diddy. The BET Awards is one of the biggest music related awards shows of the […]
Latto Brings Out Mariah Carey for “Big Energy” During the BET Awards 2022 Music – 50 mins ago Photo Credit: Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for BET While performing “It’s Givin” and “Big Energy” remix during the BET Awards 2022, Latto was joined by Mariah Carey and Young Dirty Bastard. Latto is bringing along special guests during […]
Chance The Rapper Tags Joey Bada$$ for “The Highs & The Lows” During the BET Awards 2022 Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images On Sunday, Chance The Rapper hit the BET Awards 2022 to perform new single “The Highs & The Lows” with Joey Bada$$. Chance The Rapper is back like […]
Watch Kendrick Lamar Chant “Godspeed For Women’s Rights” During Glastonbury 2022 Performance Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: Joseph Okpako/WireImage Kendrick Lamar performed at Glastonbury 2022, where he made a public statement about Roe V. Wade being overturned. It’s not officially a comeback until he hits the stage. On Sunday evening, Kendrick Lamar closed […]
Cardi B Plans Return With New Single “Hot Shit” Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: Gotham/Getty Images On Sunday, Cardi B went to social media and teased new single “Hot Shit,” her first solo track in over a year since the release of “Up.” Cardi B is back with “Hot Shit.” While the BET […]
Brandy Takes the Stage With Jack Harlow for “First Class” At the BET Awards 2022 Music – 30 seconds ago Photo Credit: Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET After their mini-beef in May when Jack Harlow didn’t recognize Brandy’s song, the two took the stage during the BET Awards 2022. Jack Harlow and Brandy are flying […]