17 New Hip-Hop & R&B Albums You Should Be Listening To (Week of July 9) Music – 3 hours ago Photo Credit: Zamar Velez This week’s roundup of new albums includes standouts from Snoh Aalegra, Vince Staples, Mariah The Scientist, Styles P, IDK and more. You already know the drill, it’s New Music Friday and […]
Snoh Aalegra Is Her Truest Self on New Album ‘Temporary Highs in the Violet Skies’ Music – 41 mins ago Photo Credit: Twitter Snoh Aalegra presents Temporary Highs in the Violet Skies her latest album packed with features and production from No I.D., Pharrell Williams, James Fauntelroy, Tyler, the Creator, Ant Clemons and more. Snoh […]
Vince Staples Shines Through the Darkness on His Self Titled Album Music – 6 hours ago Photo Credit: Blacksmith Recordings/Motown Records Vince Staples has released his first new album since 2018’s FM! After a three year break, Vince Staples has returned. He has released his new album — titled, simply, Vince Staples. The album — […]
MF DOOM Makes a Very Brief Appearance on IDK’s New Posse Cut “Red” Music – 4 mins ago Photo Credit: Nick Pickles/WireImage IDK’s new posse cut features a new, really short verse from MF DOOM. Just hours before releasing his new album, USEE4YOURSELF, IDK has dropped one of the most anticipated songs from the project […]
Outkast Is Celebrating The 25th Anniversary Of ‘ATLiens’ With Vinyl Reissue Music – 15 mins ago Photo Credit: Hiroyuki Ito/Getty Images Outkast is celebrating their second album in a big way. In honor of the 25th anniversary of their second album ATLiens, Outkast has announced a special vinyl reissue for it. According to a press release, […]
Tyler, the Creator Celebrates His No. 1 Album By Releasing a New Video Music – 1 hour ago Photo Credit: Tyler, the Creator Tyler, the Creator releases the visuals for one of the Call Me If You Get Lost standouts. Will Tyler, the Creator release a video for every song on Call Me If You […]
Black Thought’s Very First Freestyle He Wrote As A 9-Year-Old Is Unsurprisingly Good Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: Vickey Ford of Sneakshot Photography Yes, even at the age of nine, Black Thought’s lyrical ability was good. If you’ve ever wondered what Black Thought‘s first-ever freestyle sounded like, well, you’re in luck. The Roots […]
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Ant Clemons On His Next Album And Writing Love Songs Interviews, Music – 25 seconds ago Photo Credit: Image courtesy of Humbert Luna (Biz 3) Ant Clemons spoke with Okayplayer about his latest album, Happy 2 Be Here, fostering a closer relationship with God, and working with Kehlani. Ant Clemons is well on his way to […]
Photo via UMG Recordings Support truly independent journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. By the time Grace Jones’ Nightclubbing was released on May 10, 1981, the studio band assembled by producer Chris Blackwell was already being compared to the likes of the Wrecking Crew and The Swampers in terms of the […]
In the latest installment of our Retro Neo series, R&B singer Q describes how neo-soul is the identity of the Black community. R&B singer Q can make internal battles with demons and the simple smell of lavender sound like grand productions amplifying simple human truths — as neo-soul is known to do. His mother singing […]
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Punk-Pop singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Pat Mac followed up on his debut single ‘Hollow’ (make sure to check out the video below) and launched the new 5-track EP Wait On. The EP can be described as a decaf punk – with its laid-back mood, it still includes animated and catchy beat-work. ‘Wait On’ is a full […]
Photo via Evidence Support truly independent journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Jaap van der Doelen can kick it, yes he can. “This is my clean start”, says Michael Perreta, better known to the world as rapper and producer Evidence, about his new album. On Unlearning Vol. 1, he shuns the […]
We spoke with artist Maségo about dating, toxic relationships, working with D’Mile on his latest album, and what’s next for him. It’s almost 11 p.m. and Maségo is fresh off of the stage. He is wearing a navy shirt with flowers, Oxford shoes, and grey slim-cut trousers. Maségo just performed for Crown Royal’s Generosity Hour […]
Vince Staples Returns with Melodic New Single “ARE YOU WITH THAT?” Music – 41 mins ago Photo Credit: Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images Vince Staples is getting ready to release his first new album since 2018’s FM! This Friday, Vince Staples will release his new album (which is a self-titled release.) On Tuesday, Vince dropped the first […]
Ali Shaheed Muhammad Says No One From A Tribe Called Quest Was Involved In NFT Royalty Sale Music – 1 hour ago Photo Credit: Al Pereira/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Ali Shaheed Muhammad addressed the A Tribe Called Quest NFT in a Facebook post. A Tribe Called Quest member Ali Shaheed Muhammad took to his Facebook […]
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Mixtape Monday: Termanology x Skyzoo, Deuce Ellis, Raw Poetic x Damu The Fudgemunk, Obijuan x Philanthrope + More Music – 2 mins ago Photo Credit: Artist Termanology x Skyzoo, Deuce Ellis, Raw Poetic x Damu The Fudgemunk, Obijuan x Philanthrope and more this Mixtape Monday. Termanology and Skyzoo are up first with The Summer EP, […]
Best Songs of The Week: ft. Big Boi, Brent Faiyaz, and More Music – 13 mins ago Photo Credit: Big Boi 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 Nas, Brent Faiyaz, Big Boi, Rico Nasty, dvsn, and more. […]
12 New Hip-Hop & R&B Albums You Should Be Listening To (Week of July 2) Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit Declaime and Madlib This week’s list of new albums include a new albums from G Herbo, Peezy, singer Laura Mvula, and more. The era of streaming has made finding new music a full-time job. […]
First Look Friday: Dee Gatti Has Only Been Singing For a Year… But the Industry is Already Taking Notice Music – 3 hours ago On her debut EP, Just Called To Say, Dee Gatti invites listeners to explore all of her feelings in the aftermath of what sounds like a nasty breakup. Photo Credit: Nicholuas […]
The clique is coastal, international, but thanks to the power of the internet, to you — we’re local. Subscribe to the Passion of the Weiss Patreon so we can keep bringing you the best music journalism around. Coming of age in metropolitan New York, I was indoctrinated with the narrow understanding that New York mattered […]
On July 3, 1995, D’Angelo released his game-changing debut album Brown Sugar. We spoke with some of the figures who shaped the beginnings of D’Angelo’s earth-shattering career. Born the son of a Pentecostal minister, Michael D’Angelo Archer was destined to pursue a career in music. At the age of three, he began playing the piano […]
Brent Faiyaz Drops Neptunes-Produced Single “Wasting Time” Featuring Drake Music – 6 hours ago Photo Credit: David M. Benett for Getty Images “Wasting Time” is the follow-up to Brent Faiyaz’s last release “Nobody But You” featuring Jorja Smith. Both singles might appear on his next album, Make It Out Alive. Brent Faiyaz and Drake have […]
An Almost 30-Year-Old Nas Freestyle Has Finally Been Turned Into A Complete Song Music – 7 hours ago Photo Credit: Noel Vasquez/Getty Images for Hennessy Nas has finally released the completed version of his song “Life Is Like A Dice Game.” In 1993, Nas released a freestyle titled “Life Is Like A Dice Game” as […]
Photo via Griselda Records Show your support by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon so that we can continue to cultivate great writing from one-of-one’s like Lucas Foster. Joel Biswas takes his business calls from the hot tub. On “Au Revoir”, the triumphant crescendo of Mach-Hommy’s outstanding Pray for Haiti, the rapper is […]
A Tribe Called Quest Just Auctioned Off Royalties as an NFT Music – 1 day ago Photo Credit: Al Pereira/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images A Tribe Called Quest has entered the world of crypto. They just auctioned off a NFT that will give the winner royalties from the group’s first five albums. NFTs aren’t dead… yet. Legendary […]
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Photo via Robert Adam Mayer The clique is coastal, international, but thanks to the power of the internet, to you — we’re local. Subscribe to the Passion of the Weiss Patreon so we can keep bringing you the best music journalism around. A shift has occurred over the course of the last several years in […]