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 […]
Sweeping up the hip-hop scene is an artist you definitely need to know about! EDVANZD creates unique and authentic music that carries deep meaning. His latest single “Tha Bounce” is a stunning piece, bringing together melody, beats, and razor-sharp lyricism in an ensemble (check it out below!). With influences ranging across genres and time periods, […]
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 […]
The BET Awards 2022: Full List of Winners Music – 46 mins ago Photo Credit: Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images for BET A live rundown of winners during the BET Awards 2022. Check back for an updated list of winners throughout the live telecast. The 2022 BET Awards is back in Los Angeles, coming to viewers […]
Where else will you find the thoroughly researched rundown of the best up-and-coming artists from the continent of Africa on a weekly basis? At the top it’s just us. Support truly independent journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. African music never sleeps, and neither does Leonel. Daangaa H Qanani – “Shillimii” […]
Best Songs of The Week: ft. Lupe Fiasco, DOMi & JD BECK, and More Music – 51 mins ago Photo by Mark Sagliocco via Getty Images. 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 Lupe Fiasco, Santana Fox, Elcamino, […]
8 New Hip-Hop & R&B Albums You Should Be Listening To (Week of June 24) Music – 5 mins ago Photo Credit: Adrian Martin (@adrianmartinn) Givēon’s debut album Give Or Take is here. Roddy Ricch lets the music do the talking on his latest The Big 3. Lupe Fiasco’s latest DRILL MUSIC IN ZION arrived […]
Lil Nas X Continues to Go After BET on ‘Late to Da Party’ Featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again Music – 1 hour ago Photo Credit: Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Lil Nas X snubs BET for not receiving a 2022 BET Awards nomination on new single “Late to Da Party” featuring YoungBoy Never […]
The ‘Verzuz’ Battle Between Omarion and Mario Was Hilariously Chaotic Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: Lawrence Lucier/FilmMagic Last night’s Verzuz showdown between 2000s R&B heartthrobs Omarion and Mario turned into chaos that viewers didn’t see coming. Last night’s Verzuz included props that no one saw coming: watermelons. On Thursday (June 24), R&B veterans Omarion […]
Lupe Fiasco Is On To His Next Chapter Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: Jessica Hatter Weaver Lupe Fiasco spoke with Okayplayer about his new album Drill Music in Zion, his forthcoming MIT course, rappers catching RICO cases, his friendship with Virgil Abloh, and more. “Rappers die too much, that’s it, that’s the verse,” […]
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DOMi and JD Beck Announce Debut Album, ‘NOT TiGHT’, Feat. Anderson .Paak, Thundercat, & More Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: Tehillah De Castro In a collaboration between Anderson .Paak label, APESHIT Inc., and Blue Note Records, jazz duo DOMi and JD Beck announce the release date for their debut album, NOT TiGHT. Ambient […]
French Montana & Harry Fraud Reunite & Cement Their Legacy on ‘Montega’ Music – 4 mins ago French Montana’s new album, Montega, is much more condensed than his previous effort. Credit: Nabil* We talked to French Montana and Harry Fraud about their long history together and their latest album Montega. Over the course of hip-hop’s […]
The “Break My Soul” Mash-Ups Aren’t Sitting Well With Azealia Banks Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images In an Instagram Story, rapper Azealia Banks called out unofficial remixes of new Beyoncé single “Break My Soul,” calling them “horrible.” Azealia Banks isn’t one to bite her tongue. On Thursday (June 23), the […]
Gorillaz & Thundercat Join the Dance Surge With “Cracker Island” Music – 20 seconds ago Photo Credit: Juan Pablo Pino / AFP Gorillaz’s first 2022 single, “Cracker Island,” sees the animated UK band paired with Thundercat for a danceable effort that debuted on their world tour. Gorillaz, have teamed up with psychedelic singer-songwriter and bass […]
Kendrick Lamar Honors Virgil Abloh During Louis Vuitton Men’s Spring/Summer 2023 Show Music – 58 seconds ago Photo Credit: David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images for Spotify On Thursday, Kendrick Lamar performed during the Louis Vuitton Men’s Spring/Summer 2023 collection show as a special tribute to Virgil Abloh. Kendrick Lamar is a worldwide stepper. On Thursday, the […]
Robin S. Thanks Beyoncé for Sampling Her 1993 Song “Show Me Love” on “Break My Soul” Music – 2 mins ago Photo Credit: Scott Dudelson/Getty Images House music legend Robin S. says she’s “honored” that her 1993 single “Show Me Love” was sampled on Beyoncé’s latest hit “Break My Soul.” Robin S. is getting her […]
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Tyler, the Creator Explains Why He Loves Kendrick Lamar’s New Album Music – 7 mins ago Photo credit: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic At a Converse All Star Series panel, Tyler, the Creator praised Kendrick Lamar’s new album, Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, for its honest writing. Tyler, the Creator recently shared his love for the honest writing […]