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. Will Schube still can’t believe Larry David got […]
When Taylor Swift announced last week she would be dropping a deluxe edition of her record-setting album Midnights, it became clear that Lil Durk wouldn’t be getting his second straight number-one album with Almost Healed. It turns out he would have come up short even if Swift didn’t last-minute step on his date. Almost Healed did […]
Ja Morant is in big trouble. Here’s what NBA commissioner Adam Silver said about the embattled Memphis star yesterday. “We’ve uncovered a fair amount of additional information. We probably could have brought it to a head now, but we’ve made the decision that it would be unfair to these players and these teams to announce that […]
Bill Cosby is now a free man, having been released from prison in 2021 after serving about three years for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman. But his legal problems persist. The 85-year-old is being sued by 80-year-old actress and ex-Playboy model Victoria Valentino who says he drugged and raped her back in 1969. According […]
Ewonee, a producer from Mount Vernon, New York, says he wasn’t paid for a beat that was used by Griselda rapper Estee Nack. The producer sent his message to Westside Gunn after the Griselda boss tweeted that he paid his producers “very well.” But Westside clearly took offense to Ewonee’s tweet. U see ladies &gentlemen […]
Adidas cut ties with Kanye West and his Yeezy brand last year after Ye’s series of highly questionable comments about Black people, Jewish people, and Hitler. When they did so, they were sitting on about a billion dollars of Yeezy merch. For months, it just sat in storage as Adidas decided what to do with […]
Shannon Sharpe has ended his seven-year partnership with Skip Bayless and will leave Undisputed and FS1 via a buyout. His last episode will be shortly after the NBA Finals. The baller-turned-hot-taker offered insight into why he left by liking this Tweet. “Their relationship got progressively worse over the last 2 maybe 3 years because skip fought […]
Image via Backwoodz Studioz/Instagram 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. Separated from being in […]
Finesse2Tymes’ 10-year-old rapper Lil King has been in the news for things having nothing to do with rap. Last month, Charleston White called child protective services on Finesse, claiming his young charge was out in clubs with known felons and has been exposed to drugs and violence. But Lil King’s biggest problem may be at […]
Earlier this year, Lil Uzi Vert claimed in bars that he had converted J.T. to satanism. “I make a City Girl believe in Satan,” he rapped enthusiastically. It continues a long line of data points suggesting Vert is down with the devil. (Say his name fast, for example.) He addressed his embrace of the Dark […]
The hot-take partnership between Shannon Sharpe and Skip Bayless is no more. Sharpe has reached a buyout agreement with Fox and will be leaving Undisputed. His Club Shay Shay podcast will also be leaving FS1. At times things have been tense between Bayless and Sharpe and Sharpe didn’t come to work the day after he disagreed […]
Gunna, who took a plea deal and walked out of jail while Young Thug and the other YSLs remained locked up, was spotted at the Heat-Celtics game last week. Bobby Shmurda, who famously took extra time to shave years off his homie Rowdy Rebel’s sentence, wasn’t impressed. [embedded content] “Gunna was out there? While Thugger’s […]
Back in January of last year, it was reported that Lil Durk converted to Islam. Now, it seems that he helped one of his super fans make the conversion. At least based on a message that he posted on Instagram Stories Wednesday, May 31. “This what makes me feel good,” wrote Durk. “Everything happens […]
The word on the internet streets is the Island Boys had some sort of relationship — perhaps father-son — with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. They’ve been tied to the late blackmailer by a photo and this bar they spit. “Been together since Jeff got em, call them Island Boys for a reason.” The brothers […]
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 […]
Saweetie dated Quavo at the beginning of her career. Since they’ve broken up, she’s been tied to Li Baby, Offset, and Roddy Ricch through rumors. Her relationship with YG is more than just rumors. YG Spotted Kissing Saweetie In New Paparazzi Pics! Y’all Think they Are Dating Each Other & They Officially Together??? pic.twitter.com/TlYHurlcVH — […]
Kendrick Lamar has been working with his cousin Baby Keem for the last year, dropping two collab tracks. Today, they dropped their third… The duo just released a music video for their new song titled “The Hillbillies.” Without any prior warning, Kendrick and Keem surprised everyone when they dropped the visuals on the PgLang YouTube […]
After the Los Angeles Lakers were swept by the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals earlier this month, LeBron James hinted at retirement. “I got a lot to think about… Just personally with me moving forward with the game of basketball… I got a lot to think about,” he said then. Now, if Bron […]
Jack Harlow has a song titled “Tyler Herro.” Yet, he was rocking Celtics green last night during Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals between Boston and Herro’s Heat. And Miami blew Boston off their homecourt floor to advance to the NBA Finals Twitter thinks Harlow is responsible for the embarrassing loss. jack harlow a […]
Image via stoneda5th/Instagram The Rap-Up is the only weekly round-up providing you with the best rap songs you need to hear. Support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. The CIA told Donald Morrison to write modernist fiction. [embedded content] [embedded content] Slime Dollaz is animated and unpredictable enough […]
Five years ago, Pusha T hit Drake with the legendary diss “The Story Of Adidon”, in which he revealed Drake’s secret son. Radio personality Ebro thinks the diss did permanent damage to Drake’s legacy. Major L … shifted the universe Put a ceiling on Drake’s legend https://t.co/UK2eg2hFXQ — the Old Man Ebro (@oldmanebro) May 29, […]
Nicki Minaj’s “Super Freaky Girl’ used to hold the record for the biggest streaming debut for a female rapper in global Spotify history with a little over 3 million streams in its first 24. It no longer does. With a big assist from Taylor Swift, Ice Spice has left Nicki in the dust. The remix […]
Last year, during a visit to The Breakfast Club, NLE Choppa said that he thought about taking his own life. The 20-year-old said that he was feeling incredibly low at the time, despite his rap success. He addressed that dark period in his life again Sunday, May 28 on Instagram and explained how his 3-year-old […]
Conway The Machine was shot in 2012, which left him with paralysis on the right side of his face. He spoke about the shooting on a newly released segment of the My Expert Opinion podcast. Based on Conway’s explanation, getting shot makes him want to avoid the spotlight. It also makes him uncomfortable with fame. […]
During Lil Durk’s chat with DJ Akademiks, he had a very specific insult for Quando Rondo’s shooter Lul Tim. Tim is most notorious for killing King Von in an Atlanta club parking lot. Quando Rondo responds to Lil Durk calling King Von’s k*ller Lul Tim a “nerd.”?? “The Nerds Got 7 Of ‘Em Last Year […]
Everybody knows the correct answer to the question of lunch with JAY-Z or 500K is to take the 500K. Ha Ha Davis took an hour-long lunch with JAY-Z. (It’s a little unclear if he could have gotten 500K instead.) He explains what happened at the lunch. Comedian HaHa Davis says he took the dinner with […]
Lil Durk’s new album Almost Healed is getting mixed reviews. But it’s on track for a decent first week at the box office. HitsDailyDouble is projecting the project to do between 125 and 150K first week, which would be a bit of a jump from the 120K his 2022 album 7220 did. It would also be better […]
In 2019, Ayesha Curry did an episode of Jada Pinkett Smith’s Red Table Talk. On it, the wife of Steph told the wife of Will she doesn’t get enough male attention. “Something that really bothers me, and honestly has given me a sense of a little bit of an insecurity, is the fact that yeah […]
In 2021, Glokknine got seven years in Federal prison on a gun charge. The good news is he’s made some friends in the joint. The bad news is seven years may just be the start of it. The Orlando rapper still faces racketeering and attempted second-degree murder charges.
Some folks weren’t very impressed with Lil Durk’s new album, Almost Healed. One questioned whether Smurk would have put out something so mid if producer ATL Jacob was still alive. That criticism got to Jacob, who is very much still alive. To make things even weirder, Jacob did produce a track on Durk’s new album. […]