First Look Friday: redveil is the DMV’s Next Great Hope Music – 2 mins ago redveil’s new album learn 2 swim incorporates lush instrumentals, crisp mixes, and full big band jazz-influenced production. Photo Credit: Isaiah Ford For this month’s First Look Friday, we kicked it with DMV’s redveil. He talked about his growth, young rappers […]
Jack Harlow Drops ‘Come Home the Kids Miss You’, Pharrell, Drake, Lil Wayne Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: Generation Now/Atlantic Two years since That’s What They All Say, Jack Harlow is back with Come Home the Kids Miss You, featuring Drake, Lil Wayne and more. There’s a new star in hip-hop. On Friday, Jack […]
Jack Harlow's sophomore album Come Home the Kids Miss You arrived today, and his fans came to his defense. While many have said the album is solid, others dissed the Kentucky rhymer, which is why his fans went to bat for him. jack harlow dropping some hard ass bars pic.twitter.com/2irpH5krm7 — brandon ? (@BrandonxBoomin) May […]
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A$AP Rocky Shows Off Leading Lady Rihanna In “D.M.B.” Music – 32 mins ago Photo Credit: AWGE On Thursday, A$AP Rocky debuted his video for “D.M.B.”, also starring Rihanna, who’s currently pregnant with the couple’s first child. It’s Rakim and Rihanna against the world. On Thursday, A$AP Rocky premiered his new video for “D.M.B.” co-starring […]
Covering everything from Rage beats to niche Twitter icons. Please support the realest hip-hop blog for over a decade running by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. TE P. is a millennial applying pressure. In an era where 60,000 songs are uploaded to Spotify every day, and every new rapper respawns with a […]
Black Star Releases ‘No Fear of Time,’ Their First New Album in 24 Years Music – 10 seconds ago Black Star has released their first album in 24 years, No Fear of Time. The album is produced by Madlib and can only be listened to on the podcast service Luminary. The long-awaited comeback from Black […]
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Please help support truly independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Michael McKinney is your go-to guy for gutbuster hardcore, million-BPM singeli, tearjerking ambience. Everything old is new again; just ask Chrissy and Maria Amor. Chrissy, a rave-music polyglot, has made a career out of pushing classic dancefloor idioms into […]
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Madlib and Oh No’s Father Otis Jackson, Sr. Has Died Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: @nowagain (Instagram) Otis Jackson, Sr. former soul vocalist and father to Madlib and Oh No died on April 13th. He was 77-years-old. Otis Jackson, Sr. father of Madlib and Oh No died on April 13th at 77-years-old. The announcement […]
Mixtape Monday: Ahwlee, MidaZ The BEAST, MATLOCK, Budamonk x Jansport J + More Music – 4 hours ago Photo Credit: Artist Joints from Ahwlee, MidaZ The BEAST, MATLOCK, Budamonk x Jansport J and more this Mixtape Monday. Ahwlee is up first this week with FTRS, MidaZ The BEAST is on deck with 84, MATLOCK shares […]
Pusha T Just Got the First No. 1 Album of His Career With ‘It’s Almost Dry’ Music – 4 hours ago Photo Credit: Johnny Nunez/WireImage After last month’s release and high praise of ‘It’s Almost Dry,’ Pusha T has landed his first #1 on the Billboard Hot 200 with the album. It’s Pusha T‘s time. […]
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D’Angelo Performed at Dave Chappelle’s ‘Netflix Is A Joke’ Fest Music – 34 seconds ago Photo Credit: Shahar Azran/Getty Images During the inaugural Netflix Is A Joke festival, on Saturday, D’Angelo took the stage at the Hollywood Bowl during Dave Chappelle’s set. We might be in for new music from D’Angelo. On Saturday evening, the […]
From Surprise Reunions To A New Album: A Timeline Of Yasiin Bey And Talib Kweli’s Black Star Music – 6 hours ago Photo Credit: Gladys Vega/Getty Images With Yasiin Bey and Talib Kweli’s new Black Star album finally being released on May 3, here’s a timeline of the duo’s inception up until now. As you […]
Best Songs of The Week: ft. Action Bronson, DOMi & JD BECK, and More Music – 34 mins ago Photo by Jim Bennett 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 Action Bronson, DOMi & JD […]
9 Hip-Hop, R&B & Alt Albums You Should Be Listening To (Week Of April 29) Music – 4 hours ago Photo Credit: Gregory Harris for GQ Future’s I Never Liked You is the most compelling release of the entire week. We’re also tapping in with Kehlani who has unleashed a new album blue water road. […]
DOMi and JD Beck Help an Old Jazz Legend Get New Ears in Cameo-Filled “Smile” Video Music – 4 hours ago Source: Youtube/APESHIT Anderson .Paak, Thundercat, and Mac DeMarco appear in the video for the first single off the upcoming debut album from DOMi and JD Beck. After years of releasing viral and virtuosic videos […]
Lil Baby, Pusha T & More to Perform At Hot 97’s Summer Jam 2022 Music – 4 hours ago Photo Credit: Paras Griffin/Getty Images On Friday, the Hot 97 Summer Jam lineup was announced, with performances from Lil Baby, Pusha T, City Girls, Benny The Butcher and more. The Hot 97 Summer Jam lineup has […]
PJ Morton’s ‘Watch the Sun’ is a Full Circle Moment Music – 26 seconds ago As PJ Morton’s first album in two years, ‘Watch the Sun’ bridges multigenerational features with progressive soul, a testament to his authenticity in his musical career. Photo Credit: Patrick Melon PJ Morton spoke with Okayplayer about representing New Orleans music, […]
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Everything We Know About The New Kendrick Lamar Album ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’ Music – 26 seconds ago Photo Credit: Wally Skalij for Los Angeles Times via Getty Images. Sifting through the rumor mill chatter for a realistic idea of what fans can expect from Kendrick Lamar on his upcoming album, Mr. Morale […]
Kehlani Dives Deep Into New Album ‘Blue Water Road’ Music – 13 seconds ago Photo Credit: TSNMI/Atlantic Records On Friday, Kehlani released her new album Blue Water Road, with features from Syd, Thundercat, Blxst, Jessie Reyez, Ambré and Justin Bieber. Kehlani has taken an introspective drive down Blue Water Road. Their latest album comes just two […]
Future Is Unbothered on New Album ‘I Never Liked You’ Music – 2 seconds ago Photo Credit: Freebandz/Epic Records Two years after releasing High Off Life, Future returns with I Never Liked You with appearances from Kanye West, Drake, Gunna and more. GQ‘s crowned ‘Best Rapper Alive’ is here. On Friday, Future released his ninth studio […]
There are some rap fans who consider Kodak Black a lyricist, while others would probably say the opposite about the Florida rapper. Dreezy says the former is true and she used her 2017 song "Spar" as an example, which features Yak and 6lack. “When I’m in Washington D.C., I’m doing fraud and stuff / Ain’t […]
Future's new album I Never Liked You arrived on Friday, April 29 and the first reactions are in. The project is 16 songs deep and features include Kanye West, Gunna, Young Thug, Drake, EST Gee, and Kodak Black. Me two tracks into this new Future album: #INEVERLIKEDYOU pic.twitter.com/Dj2qMoL5zo — Hollywood (@ScottHuego) April 29, 2022 DRAKE […]
Surging talent Auston Martin released one of the hottest summer songs yet, titled “Up and Down.” The energetic single makes every listener want to move and dance around because of its catchy tunes and expressive lyrics. The song is a perfect example of creating a catchy tune that’s pleasant for any kind of listener, regardless […]
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