Salih Williams — producer of Mike Jones, Slim Thug, and Paul Wall’s “Still Tippin’,” — is a criminally underrated musician. For the latest Behind the Beat, Thomas Hobbs tempted Williams away from fishing to discuss his most legendary production. “I’m out here watering my garden and making sure these plants get fed,” Salih Williams tells […]
Lil’ Kim, Fat Joe, Lil’ Cease and More Celebrate The Notorious B.I.G.’s 50th Birthday Music – 3 mins ago Photography by Gianna Scott The 2nd Annual Biggie Dinner Gala honored the iconic rapper at Guastavino’s in New York City. It’s been 25 years since The Notorious B.I.G.’s untimely passing. But his legacy lives on through […]
Photo via Lil Keed on Instagram / sh0tzbyjay David Brake wants you to revisit Keed’s ‘Long Live Mexico’ project. Cleveland Avenue is a five-lane thoroughfare that cuts sharply across South Atlanta. It runs about six miles below the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the high-rises of the city’s downtown, and Magic City. Driving east down Cleveland you’ll roll […]
Brandy Goes After Jack Harlow With ‘First Class’ Freestyle Music – 41 seconds ago Photo Credit: Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Best Buddies After Brandy said that she would “murk” Jack Harlow in a rap battle, the singer released a diss track over Harlow’s hit single “First Class.” Brandy kept her promise. One week after Jack […]
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8Ball & MJG Vs. UGK Will Be the Next ‘VERZUZ’ Music – 50 mins ago Photo Credit: Al Pereira/Getty Images On Thursday, southern rap duos 8Ball & MJG and UGK will go head-to-head during VERZUZ, airing live from Atlanta. The long-awaited VERZUZ between legendary southern rap duos 8Ball & MJG and UGK is finally happening. On […]
Diddy Talks About JAY-Z Filling “the Shoes” of The Notorious B.I.G. & 2Pac Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy While celebrating the 50th birthday of The Notorious B.I.G. on Twitter Spaces, Diddy commended JAY-Z as Biggie and 2Pac’s successor. The 50th birthday celebration of The Notorious B.I.G. […]
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 that there’s no war but the class war. Babyface Ray – “Family over Money” Babyface Ray is a master of […]
Mixtape Monday: Hodgy, Elcamino, Provisions Hip Hop, JUDO THE EMPEROR, Dvnthony + More Music – 4 hours ago Photo Credit: Artist Hodgy, Elcamino, Provisions Hip Hop, JUDO THE EMPEROR, Dvnthony, and more this Mixtape Monday. Hodgy is up first with Entitled, Elcamino drops Let There Be Light, Provisions Hip Hop is on deck with Know […]
Kendrick Lamar Album Just had the Biggest Debut of the Year Music – 2 mins ago Photo Credit: Renell Medrano With the release of fifth album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, Kendrick Lamar has amassed his fourth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200. After a five-year hiatus, Kendrick Lamar has once again dominated […]
Best Songs of The Week: ft. Ravyn Lenae, Your Old Droog, and More Music – 4 hours ago Photo by Steve Jennings 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 Ravyn Lenae, Your Old Droog, Camden […]
8 New Hip-Hop & R&B Albums You Should Be Listening To (Week of May 20) Music – 5 mins ago Photo Credit: Courtesy of Latanya Alberto Ravyn Lenae’s new album Hypnos is a psychedelic journey. Latanya Alberto is officially back with her probing EP Home. Chicago’s very own Ravyn Lenae has shared her debut album […]
Black Star with their podcast and Kanye West with his Stem Player are among the acts rolling out albums in new unprecedented ways. But do their experiments point toward hip-hop’s future? In the late ‘90s, Brooklyn rappers Yasiin Bey (then known as Mos Def) and Talib Kweli united as a duo before either had released […]
The Solo Catalog of Prodigy Is Now Available for Streaming Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: Leon Bennett/WireImage Five years after his death, the catalog of rapper Prodigy, who was one-half of legendary rap duo Mobb Deep, is now available for streaming. Good news for Prodigy fans. One month before the five-year anniversary of […]
The Notorious B.I.G. Estate Has Released a New Track w/ Ty Dolla $ign and Bella Alubo Called “G.O.A.T.” Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: Rhino Records/WMG With the 50th birthday of The Notorious B.I.G. on Saturday, his estate has released new track “G.O.A.T.” with Ty Dolla $ign and Bella Alubo. The estate of The […]
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Kendrick Lamar Could Care Less About Being Rap’s Savior Music, Reviews – 4 days ago Photo credit: Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers is ambitiously imperfect, Kendrick Lamar more concerned with healing himself than being rap’s great savior. Now an age-old idiom within the English-literary canon, “Uneasy […]
Diana Ross & Tame Impala Link on “Turn Up the Sunshine” Music – 1 min ago Photo Credit: Rick Kern/Getty Images for AIDS Healthcare Foundation On Thursday, Diana Ross and Tame Impala released their new collaboration “Turn Up the Sunshine” from soundtrack Minions: The Rise of Gru. The long-awaited Diana Ross and Tame Impala collaboration […]
Lupe Fiasco Announces New Album ‘Drill Music In Zion’ Music – 19 seconds ago Photo Credit: Jeff Schear/Getty Images for AT&T On Wednesday, Lupe Fiasco announced his forthcoming album Drill Music in Zion, with lead single “Autoboto” featuring singer-rapper Nayirah. New music from Lupe Fiasco has arrived. On Wednesday, the rapper announced that his new […]
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Diddy Announces Jozzy As First Love Records Signee: “She Reminds Me of R&B Biggie” Music – 6 mins ago Photo Credit: Amy Sussman/Getty Images for MRC During the Billboard Music Awards 2022 on Sunday, Diddy announced “Replay” singer Jozzy as the first act on new R&B label Love Records. Introducing Love Records. During the Billboard […]
Photo via DeMo Sherman/Rappcats/IMDB Support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Abe Beame is welcoming a basketball landscape post toxic NBA Rings Culture. Today, DJ Screw and Dilla are gods and legends deified on t-shirts. It’s easy to forget before any of this happened, they were the cult […]
6 Takeaways From the Inaugural ‘Lovers & Friends’ Festival Music – 11 mins ago Photo Credit: Luther Redd After years of delays, the inaugural Lovers & Friends went down in Las Vegas. Although the festival wasn’t perfect, it was a great time for lovers of old school R&B. Lovers & Friends — the throwback hip-hop […]
Photo via Young Devyn/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’s love language is this photo of Big Boi and Criss Angel. Young Devyn – “Rap Sheet” featuring […]
Eminem Tweets Dr. Dre In Praise of Kendrick Lamar’s New Album Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: Rob Carr/Getty Images On Sunday, Eminem tweeted Dr. Dre, praising fellow Aftermath Entertainment artist Kendrick Lamar on Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers. New Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Eminem is giving his flowers to […]
From Silk Sonic to Maxwell Here Were the Best Billboard Music Awards 2022 Performances Music – 2 mins ago Photo Credit: 2022 John Esparaza/via Getty Images Hosted by Diddy, the Billboard Music Awards 2022 on Sunday night featured performances from Megan the Stallion, Travis Scott and more. Travis Scott is nearing his Utopia season. During […]
Mixtape Monday: Quelle Chris, JOHNNY TRA$H, ethemadassassin, Busty and the Bass x STS + More Music – 2 mins ago Photo Credit: Artist Quelle Chris, JOHNNY TRA$H, ethemadassassin, Busty and the Bass x STS and more this Mixtape Monday. Quelle Chris leads the pack this week with DEATHFAME, JOHNNY TRA$H is Inglorious, ethemadassassin has Handz […]
Watch Kendrick Lamar’s Stunning Video for “N95” Music – 36 seconds ago Photo Credit: Kendrick Lamar Kendrick Lamar has released the video for “N95.” The song appears on his new album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. This shit hard. A day after releasing his critically acclaimed new album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, […]
Rakim & Bilal to Perform New York City Shows for the Blue Note Jazz Festival Music – 57 seconds ago Photo Credit: Scott Dudelson/Getty Images In June, Blue Note Jazz Festival will hold special engagements at Sony Hall, with performances from Bilal and Rakim featuring Ravi Colrane. Rakim featuring Ravi Coltrane The lineup for the […]