Drake & 21 Savage Hold the Biggest Hip-Hop Debut of 2022 With ‘Her Loss’ Music – 3 hours ago Photo Credit: Prince Williams/Wireimage Drake and 21 Savage’s collab album Her Loss debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, moving 404,000 equivalent album units in the US. From a minor setback to major comeback. Just […]
Image via Veeze/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. Harley Geffner knows the truth. Veeze – “Close Friends” Veeze’s firestorm of singles is in its third year now, […]
Watch Black Star Perform Tracks From ‘No Fear of Time’ on ‘Saturday Night Live’ Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: SNL Black Star made their SNL debut performing two new tracks from their latest album, No Fear of Time Black Star (which is yasin bey and Talib Kweli) just made their debut on Saturday […]
Black Star Putting on Surprise New York City Concert Days After ‘SNL’ Appearance Music – 7 hours ago Photo Credit: Artist Black Star will be putting on a special late night performance days after their appearance on Saturday Night Live. It’s not just Saturday Night Live. Blue Note Entertainment Group and Luminary have just announced […]
9 New Hip-Hop, Afrobeats & R&B Albums You Should Be Listening To (Week of November 11) Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: Scott Dudelson for Getty Images This week’s New Music Friday consists of albums from Nas, 9th Wonder, Run The Jewels, Wizkid, and more. Nas and Hit-Boy make magic again on King’s Disease […]
GloRilla Releases Debut EP ‘Anyways, Life’s Great…’ Ft. Cardi B Music – 6 hours ago Photo Credit: Interscope Records GloRilla officially drops her CMG debut featuring Cardi B, Hitkidd and Niki Pooh. GloRilla releases her debut EP Anyways, Life’s Great… 2022 was a banner year for the Memphis rapper who signed to Yo Gotti’s imprint […]
Rihanna Shares New ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Single “Born Again” Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Marking the release of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Rihanna has released new single “Born Again,” following “Lift Me Up” last month. Rihanna is “Born Again” on her new single for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Cowritten by Rihanna, The-Dream, James […]
Nas Continues Late Career Hot Streak with ‘King’s Disease III’ Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: Artist Less than one year after releasing his fifteenth album Magic, Nas returns with King’s Disease III, co-executive produced by Hit-Boy. Nas returns with new Hit-Boy-produced album King’s Disease III. Featuring 17 tracks, the album marks the third installment […]
So far, the early reviews on Nas and Hit-Boy's King's Disease III album have been incredibly strong. The duo released the project on Friday, November 11, after dropping the first two installments in 2020 and 2021 respectively. There's one track on the new album titled "First Time" where Nas raps about the first time he […]
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Anita Baker Is Going On Tour for the First Time In 28 Years Music – 5 hours ago Photo Credit: Paras Griffin/Getty Images In February, Anita Baker will tour in the first time in 28 years to commemorate the 40th anniversary of her debut album The Songstress. Anita Baker is heading out for her first […]
Freddie Gibbs Is Done Selling His Soul Interviews, Music – 4 hours ago BERLIN, GERMANY – AUGUST 21: Rapper Freddie Gibbs performs live on stage during a concert at the Metropol on August 21, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Frank Hoensch/Redferns) Freddie Gibbs spoke with Okayplayer about his first major label release $oul $old […]
SZA Treats Fans to New Music In “PSA” Teaser Music – 1 hour ago Photo Credit: Top Dawg Entertainment SZA celebrated turning 33 with a “PSA” visual teaser, which features new music from her long-awaited sophomore album. SZA didn’t end her 33rd birthday without leaving fans with a parting gift. On Tuesday (November 8), the […]
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Rihanna Anchors The Sound of ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’. Meet the Man Who Led Its Global Collaboration Music – 3 hours ago Photo by Axelle Bauer-Griffin for FilmMagic via Getty Images. The Black Panther: Wakanda Forever composer takes us through the highlights of crafting the film’s score and soundtrack, as well as where he was pulling […]
TikTok Is Barely Giving Artists Music Royalties & Record Labels Want to Change That Music – 6 hours ago Photo Credit: Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Top music labels are asking TikTok to increase artist payouts, compensating acts with a portion of advertising sales based on song popularity. Record labels want TikTok to pay […]
Boogie Down Productions Is Suing Ye For Unauthorized Sample Use On Stem Player Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: JOCE/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Phase One Network, which oversees the Boogie Down Productions catalog, is suing Ye for copyright infringement over 1987 song “South Bronx.” Ye has more legal trouble on his hands. In a new Rolling Stone […]
Drake & 21 Savage Continue Fake ‘Her Loss’ Rollout with “Colors” Performance Music – 3 hours ago Photo Credit: OVO Sound Drake and 21 Savage are pulling out all the stops on their Her Loss rollout, with faux appearances on Howard Stern and ColorsxStudios. The Her Loss trolling isn’t over for Drake and 21 Savage. On Monday (November […]
Pensacola, FL-native rapper MSB Boog recently unveiled a stunning new music video for his track titled “Rockstar.” A true rockstar, MSB Boog’s natural charisma is what strikes throughout these new visuals, and his dominating presence both behind the mic and on-screen most certainly stemming as the main reason for him being signed to EQ/RocNation. He […]
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Here’s a List of Everyone Eminem Thanked During His Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Speech Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic While accepting his Rock Hall induction, Eminem gave a long list of thank yous in his speech, including his influences and collaborators. Eminem gave everyone their flowers in alphabetical order […]
Image via FT Hopout/Instagram 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 wants Twitter’s new billionaire to bring back the real blue birdies. FT Hopout – Thank You […]
Mixtape Monday: Tha God Fahim x Jay NiCE, Truck North, R.A.P. Ferreira, JOHNNY TRA$H, Infinito2017 + More Music – 3 hours ago Photo Credit: Artist Tha God Fahim x Jay NiCE, Truck North, R.A.P. Ferreira, JOHNNY TRA$H, Infinito2017, and more this Mixtape Monday. Tha God Fahim & Jay NiCE are up first with Bloodspiller, Truck […]
A Tribe Called Quest is Dropping an Awesome ‘The Low End Theory’ 30th Anniversary Boxset Music – 5 hours ago Photo Credit: HHV To commemorate the 30th anniversary of The Low End Theory, A Tribe Called Quest and Get On Down have re-released an exclusive boxset. A Tribe Called Quest has teamed with Get On […]
8 New Hip-Hop & R&B Albums You Should Be Listening To (Week of November 4) Music – 7 hours ago Photo Credit: Prince Williams for Wireimage Drake, 21 Savage, Lecrae, Ye Ali, and Alicia Keys have released new albums. We also have our eye on Kenyon Dixon who released a deluxe edition of ‘Closer.’ Drake […]
First Look Friday: Bandmanrill is the Newark Rapper Trying to Take Jersey Club Rap to the Next Level Music – 3 hours ago Photo Credit: Artist For November’s First Look Friday, we spoke to New Jersey rapper Bandmanrill about his rise, club music, why he doesn’t want to be associated drill rap, and more. “You […]
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DRAM Reacts To Drake Referencing A Past Altercation Between Them In “BackOutsideBoyz” Music – 4 hours ago Photo Credit: Paras Griffin/Getty Images After the release of Drake and 21 Savage’s new album Her Loss, DRAM reacted to Drake referencing him on track “BackOutsideBoyz.” Megan Thee Stallion isn’t the only one with smoke for Drake today. On […]
Traffic Rap DJ and Producer Duse Beatz sits with us for a genuine interview, talking about his seventh studio album Westside Connected Vol. 1. The Reno native lets us sneak peek into his creative process and reveals new details of his friendship with the late Drakeo The Ruler. Congrats on the release of your seventh […]