Last month, the Bulls announced that Lonzo Ball — who missed all of the 22-23 season — isn’t expected to play next season either. In fact, there is doubt that Ball’s balky knee will ever be ready for another NBA game. Ball has always had an interest in rap and he flexed his lyrical skills […]
Finally, some good news to share regarding Jamie Foxx. TMZ just released footage of the actor riding on a boat in Chicago, the same city he’s been getting treatment in after having a mystery medical scare. Foxx can be seen smiling and waving at people, and he looks healthy. Â The 55-year-old also sent a […]
Myles Turner is a solid NBA player, known for his ability to shoot from the outside and block shots on the inside. But when it comes to his fashion choices, “solid” is not the word that comes to mind. He was in Vegas this weekend to watch his Pacers’ summer league team. His outfit turned […]
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There’s never been a better time to be a snitch. Gunna’s album is outselling Young Thug’s. Tekashi 6ix9ine remains an international star despite limited musical talent. At least three of the 2023 XXL Freshman Class have paperwork on them. According to Lil Duval, there is no point to call out snitches because it just makes […]
Some folks, like 50 Cent, were uncomfortable with the way Michael Rubin was hugging on rappers like Lil Baby and Meek Mill during the white party Rubin threw in the Hamptons over the Fourth Of July holiday. “See this is why I don’t go to no party puffy and them at. ? da fu*k is […]
Adam22 let his new wife Lena The Plug shoot an adult video scene with another man. This has led to widespread clowning of the podcast host. But Lena says it’s unwarranted. During an interview with TMZ, she pushed back on the allegations that her husband is a simp.  “I have had 200 threesomes with him […]
50 Cent didn’t like what he saw happening to Lil Baby at Michael Rubin’s white party earlier this week. “See this is why I don’t go to no party puffy and them at. ? da fu*k is going on here ?‍♂️?get the fu*k off my young ??WTF,” 50 Cent captioned a photo of Lil Baby […]
Keke Palmer’s boyfriend isn’t the only one concerned about how his woman is dressing. Michael Blackson called out his wife Rada for dressing sexy for the Usher show. Michael Blackson was worried about his wife going to the Usher concert with this outfit on ?? “You’re a stepmother” pic.twitter.com/bhBXWbJall — Hip Hop Ties (@HipHopTiesMedia) July […]
Goons have been flexing Rowdy Rebel‘s signature bling all over the Internet. Rowdy Rebel allegedly got his diamond chain & watch snatched pic.twitter.com/tc0GlGjZUI — No Jumper (@nojumper) July 7, 2023 While Rowdy doesn’t deny his jewels have fallen into enemy hands, he doesn’t want you to think was robbed. “Rob what! N*gga stole out my […]
Drake painted his nails during a sleepover with Lil Yachty. This bothered folks like imprisoned pimp Andrew Tate, who questioned Drake’s manhood. Now Drake is blaming Boat for telling him to paint his nails. “GET OUT MY COMMENTS YOU TOLD METO PAINT MY NAILS SO I STOP BITING THEM AND NOW THE WORLD IS BEING […]
In 2018, LA 03 Greedo was sentenced to 20 years in prison for an incident in which his car was pulled over in Texas with four pounds of methamphetamine and two stolen handguns. He had been facing 300 years and took a plea to get down to 20. He only ended up serving around four. […]
While a good chunk of the rap game was at Michael Rubin’s Hampton’s white party over the Fourth of July, 50 Cent did not attend. This evening he gave some insight into why he missed the big bash. “See this is why I don’t go to no party puffy and them at. ? da fu*k […]
Show your love of the game by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon so that we can keep churning out interviews with legendary producers, feature the best emerging rap talent in the game, and gift you the only worthwhile playlists left in this streaming hellscape. Michael McKinney understands the cultural importance of Kreayshawn’s […]
These days, Wiz Khalifa is more likely to be advocating for weed or doing MMA activities as he is to drop music. But the man has a pretty impressive catalog, including megahits “See You Again” and “Black & Yellow”. Some of that catalog now belongs to HarbourView Equity Partners. Yesterday, Wiz and HarbourView announced the […]
Michael Jordan has made it known he doesn’t approve of the relationship between his son Marcus and his former teammate Scottie Pippen’s former wife Larsa. Nevertheless, the two are going strong. Here’s Marcus motorboating Larsa during an event. Larsa Pippen is 49 and Marcus Jordan 32.  Do you think this relationship lasts? Posted In: […]
50 Cent seemed to be in DaBaby’s corner after the North Carolina rapper was pretty much canceled for making homophobic remarks at Rolling Loud Miami in 2021. So, DaBaby thanked 50 on his birthday, which was Thursday, July 6. Â “HAPPY G DAY TO THE ?. Still gone hit ya phone but I wanted to […]
A man in Atlanta tried to rob a nail salon this week. But he was thwarted when nobody took him seriously and just kept going about their business despite his yelling and screaming that was robbing them. Man attempts to rob nail salon in Atlanta but gives up after employees & customers barely even acknowledge […]
Gunna’s post-prison diet continues. The visuals for Wunna’s new track “Fukumean” show scantily clad women doing sexy things. [embedded content] However, that can’t distract from the fact that Gunna has lost about half his body weight since taking a plea deal and walking out of prison whereas Young Thug and his YSL brethren remain locked […]
Image via Bastiengoat/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. Sam Ribakoff misses the days when Bandcamp didn’t cater to Fortnite streamers on Twitch. [embedded content] [embedded content] For a single slightly beautiful, slightly stupid, slightly ridiculous day, this […]
Drake and 21 Savage’s “It’s A Blur” tour started at Chicago’s United Center last night. There will be 55 more dates. It’s no big surprise that it was mostly Drake on the stage. Here is the setlist. What’s missing? Â They are doing another show at the United Center tonight so it’s possible they will make […]
2 Chainz has built a rep for dropping lyrical gems, like he did last year at L.A. Leakers over The Pharcyde’s “Passin’ Me By” beat. He also held it down at the 2011 BET Cypher and used that moment to teach a lesson on preparedness. “I remember this day like it was yesterday,” wrote Chainz […]
1090 Jake, who makes money exposing snitchs, pulled Finesse2Tymes’s paperwork today. Finesse2Tymes says it’s fake. The alleged paperwork comes from when Finesse was a juvenile. However, according to Finesse, you can’t even get paperwork on juveniles. Â (He says he knows because he tried. “This my last time saying ts, and I’m done saying anything about […]
For the second straight week, a rap album has gotten a big downgrade in its first-week sales projection. Lil Uzi Vert’s Pink Tape was initially slated for a 220K to 250K opening week. It is now only set for 165K, according to HitsDailyDouble Unlike the downgrade for Young Thug’s Business Is Business the week before, […]
Casino Jizzle was a rising star in the Memphis rap scene. His climb ended this Fourth of July when he was shot and killed in his hometown. Casino Jizzle was 27. Police cars flooded the area in which he was killed. Memphis Artist Casino Jizzle Reportedly Passes Away In His Hometown ?? pic.twitter.com/frT38kSIBk — Kollege […]
At the top of 2023, Erykah Badu and her daughter Puma broke the internet by posting a butt photo. But the “Didn’t Cha Know” singer caught some backlash for the pic, however, that hasn’t stopped her from using the same approach to promote her Unfollow Me Tour. On July 4, Badu posted a photo of […]
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We assume Meek Mill was at his best friend Michael Rubin’s white party last night. Wherever he was, he had too much to drink. So he was compelled by his always out-of-control Twitter fingers to post a photo of his toilet. The other folks on Twitter had to clown. Meek Mill is not a real […]
Andrew Tate is facing 20 years in a Romanian prison for rape and human trafficking. He’s been locked up since March but does seem to have access to social media. So he was able to see Drake flaunt his day of beauty — fresh braids and painted nails — like the rest of us. Tate […]
Cam’ron and Mase seem to be doing pretty well with their sports show It Is What It Is. In fact, they’re doing so well that some seem threatened, like Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson, who sent Cam a tweet. “Cam you my man but once i finish fasting & get back in front of the camera I’m […]