Best Songs of The Week: ft. Vince Staples, Action Bronson, and More Music – 14 mins ago Photo by Scott Legato 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 Vince Staples, Action Bronson, IDK, billy woods, […]
J. Cole Links with BIA on “London” Music – 13 mins ago Photo Credit: Epic Records After teaming up with BIA on new single “London,” J. Cole revealed that he was “blown away” by the original track before adding his verse. J. Cole has gone back to London. On Friday, BIA released her first collaboration […]
Black Star Announces Release Date For Long-Awaited Album Music – 43 mins ago Photo Credit: Publicist/Mathieu Bitton On Friday, podcast platform Luminary announced that Black Star will return with their long-awaited sophomore album No Fear of Time on May 3. It’s confirmed – 2022 marks the return of Black Star. On Friday, the duo consisting of Yasiin […]
First Look Friday: Fly Anakin on How Ghostface & Curren$y Made Him the MC He Is Music – 2 hours ago Last month, Fly Anakin released Frank via Lex Records. It’s his most definitive work to date. Photo Credit: Tim Saccenti For our latest First Look Friday, we spoke with Fly Anakin about his album […]
Syd Gets In Her Feels On ‘Broken Hearts Club’ Music – 19 seconds ago Photo Credit: Columbia Records/Sony Music Entertainment Syd drops her sophomore album, ‘Broken Hearts Club’, her first release in five years with features from Lucky Daye, Smino and Kehlani. It’s Syd‘s turn. On Friday, the vocalist released her sophomore full-length album, Broken Hearts […]
Vince Staples Finds Magic on ‘Ramona Park Broke My Heart’ Music – 51 seconds ago Photo Credit: Blacksmith Recordings/Motown Records Vince Staples takes it back to his upbringing on Ramona Park Broke My Heart with features from Lil Baby, Ty Dolla $ign and Mustard. As a follow-up to his 2021 eponymous fourth album, Vince Staples returns […]
Chlöe Gets Sultry in Video for New Single “Treat Me” Music – 1 min ago Photo Credit: Chlöe (YouTube) Chlöe has released the music video for “Treat Me,” a follow-up to “Have Mercy” from her upcoming solo debut album on Parkwood Entertainment. After weeks of Chlöe teasing her follow-up to debut solo single “Have Mercy,” […]
Photo via Prodigy/YouTube/Entertainment One 16 years of independent rap journalism with no end in sight. Keep it that way by supporting Passion of the Weiss via a subscription to our Patreon. Jaap van der Doelen spends his Sundays drinking espresso and revisiting Cuban Linx II. Once upon a time, Prodigy and Alchemist’s Return of the […]
Support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. You can find Abe Beame wants to know what happened to Bennett Miller. The East Coast/Down South rap collab has a rich and storied history. From Lord Jamar and UGK, to Ol Dirty Bastard and Mystikal, to Jay-Z and Juvenile, to Lil […]
Pusha T is about to drop a new album! The Virginia raised rapper officially announced the title of his new album today, and dropped a single with Jay-Z and Pharrell Williams. The album, which is called It’s Almost Dry doesn't have a release date yet, but there is a U.S. tour to support the release that […]
10 TikTok Instrumentalists & Producers You Should Follow Right Now Music – 45 mins ago TikTok’s short form makes it so producers can present their craft as a compelling quick performance. Photo Credit: TikTok The range of different producers and instrumentalists on TikTok is incredibly vast. Here are our 10 favorite instrumentalists on the platform. […]
The Weeknd Has Replaced Kanye West for Coachella 2022 Music – 1 min ago Photo Credit: Rich Fury/Getty Images for dcp On Wednesday, The Weeknd announced that he will replace Kanye West during Coachella Music and Arts Festival on Sunday, April 17th and 24th. News of Kanye West bailing on Coachella has been confirmed. On Wednesday, […]
ScHoolboy Q Bounces Back With “Soccer Dad” Music – 11 seconds ago ScHoolboy Q returns with “Soccer Dad”, his first solo single in two years. Before the song’s release, Q recently teased new music on Twitch. Nearly three years after the release of his fifth album Crash Talk, SchoolBoy Q is back in the field with […]
Photo via Ebeso Empire/YouTube 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. Pongo […]
Photo via GDF Records/ The Freeminded Records/ EMPIRE 16 years of independent rap journalism with no end in sight. Keep it that way by supporting Passion of the Weiss via a subscription to our Patreon. Son Raw is never slacking in his macking. We are living in an era where rap music is all things […]
Independent rap journalists will recommend you new music until their voices give out. Keep it that way by supporting Passion of the Weiss via a subscription to our Patreon. Michael McKinney understands the cultural importance of Kreayshawn’s “Gucci Gucci.” Sometimes, the draw of a great DJ set lies in recontextualization: in bridging histories, rhythms, and […]
Pusha-T & JAY-Z Reunite on Dope Boy Anthem “Neck & Wrist” Music – 23 hours ago Photo Credit: Victor Victor Worldwide/Universal Music Group On Tuesday, Pusha-T released new single “Neck & Wrist” with JAY-Z and Pharrell Williams, which will be featured on his follow-up to Daytona. After months of Pusha-T teasing his new collaboration with […]
Pusha-T Teases “Neck and Wrist” Collab with JAY-Z Music – 1 min ago Photo Credit: Victor Victor Worldwide/Universal Music Group On Tuesday, Pusha-T teased the midnight release of new single “Neck and Wrist” with JAY-Z, which will be featured on his Daytona follow-up. After months of Pusha-T teasing his new collaboration with JAY-Z, “Neck and […]
The Internet Clarifies Comment About Their Fifth Album Being Their Last Music – 1 day ago Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images Clarifying Syd’s recent inteview with NME, The Internet said that the group’s follow-up to 2018’s Hive Mind will not be their last. Clean break for fans of The Internet – the group’s fifth album […]
Syd Says the Fifth Album From The Internet Will Be Their Last Music – 3 mins ago Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images In a new interview with NME, The Internet frontwoman Syd said that the group’s follow-up to 2018’s Hive Mind would be their last. Sad news for fans of The Internet. While promoting her sophomore […]
Photo via iblss/ Instagram 16 years of independent rap journalism with no end in sight. Keep it that way by supporting Passion of the Weiss via a subscription to our Patreon. Nate LeBlanc never fucked with Filet-O-Fish in the first place. raja’s sun exudes warmth and an almost pastoral sense of calm. Throughout these 17 […]
The Second Dreamville Fest is Proof J. Cole’s Festival is Here to Stay Music – 15 mins ago Named after his J. Cole’s record label, the Dreamville Festival was launched in 2019 to draw attention to comfortability and contentment of home. Photo Credit: Michael Jones for Okayplayer The second Dreamville Festival featured performances from Ari […]
LL Cool J Relaunches Rock the Bells Festival, with the Help From Ice Cube, Scarface, & More Music – 3 hours ago Photo Credit: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images LL Cool J is bringing festival Rock the Bells to Forest Hills Stadium in Queens on August 6th, with spots from Ice Cube, Lil Kim and more. LL […]
Mixtape Monday: SCVTTERBRVIN, DJ Drama x Dreamville, WateRR, Josiah The Gift, YL x Zoomo + More Music – 4 hours ago Photo Credit: Artist SCVTTERBRVIN, DJ Drama x Dreamville, WateRR, Josiah The Gift, YL x Zoomo and more this Mixtape Monday. SCVTTERBRVIN is back as the Hollywood Outlaw, Dreamville and DJ Drama deliver D-Day: A […]
Kanye West Pulls Out of Coachella 2022 Performance Music – 51 seconds ago Photo Credit: Rich Fury/Getty Images for Coachella Sources have reported that Kanye West has pulled out of his Coachella 2022 performance slot next weekend. Travis Scott will also not perform. Music festival attendees won’t be seeing Kanye West for awhile. On Monday, […]
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. Brandon Callender has that final handshake between Coach K and Hubert Davis on loop. Niontay – “Ain’t Shit” It’s always fun seeing […]
The 2022 Grammys Tried To Be Unpredictable By Giving Black Artists Its Biggest Awards. It Still Was Music – 22 mins ago Photo Credit: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic) Silk Sonic and Jon Batiste swept up the 2022 Grammys, the two’s vintage-sounding music safe — and honestly unsurprising — Academy choices. There were two artists in particular that […]
Silk Sonic Just Swept The 2022 Grammys Music – 6 mins ago Photo by Rich Fury for The Recording Academy via Getty Images. Silk Sonic closed out the Grammys with the award for “Record of The Year.” It may be on a technicality, but Silk Sonic just went four-for-four at the 2022 Grammys. After walking […]
Justin Bieber, Daniel Caesar & Giveon Perform “Peaches” at the 2022 Grammys Music – 3 mins ago Photo Credit: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy To perform “Peaches”, Justin Bieber was joined by Daniel Caesar and Giveon with a piano-led rendition of the hit song at the 2022 Grammys. Justin Bieber, Daniel Caesar and […]
Watch H.E.R., Lenny Kravitz, & Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis Perform at the 2022 Grammys Music – 2 mins ago Photo Credit: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images H.E.R. hit the stage with nothing but legends during her Grammys performance. It’s still relatively early in H.E.R.’s career but she’s already a regular. The singer has won four Grammy […]