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 […]
Dave Grohl Reveals To Pharrell That Gap Band Influenced Classic “Smells Like Teen Spirit” Drum Intro Music – 2 days ago Photo Credit: Screengrab via Paramount+ Dave Grohl made the revelation on his TV series, From Cradle to Stage. Surely, you know of the timeless grunge classic that is Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” and a […]
Two Legends: Bobby Brown Will Face Off Against Keith Sweat in the Next ‘Verzuz’ Music – 3 mins ago Photo Credit: Erika Goldring/Getty Images Bobby Brown and Keith Sweat, two of the greatest R&B singers of all time, will battle it out in the next Verzuz Verzuz has announced its next match-up (and it’s not […]
N.O.R.E. & Beanie Sigel Are Trying to Get a ‘Verzuz’ Match Cooking Music – 4 mins ago Photo Credit: Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for REVOLT Two veteran rappers, N.O.R.E. & Beanie Sigel, are trying to get a Verzuz match-up popping. Who are you taking? Just days after Soulja Boy and Bow Wow battled, another Verzuz might […]
Lil Nas X — Finally — Announces Debut Album ‘Montero’ With Marvel-Inspired Trailer Music – 3 days ago Photo Credit: Lil Nas X Lil Nas X will finally release his debut album this year. Lil Nas X has been one of the most dominant figures in recent pop culture history. And he has yet […]
Photo via Crimeapple The Rap-Up is the only weekly round-up providing you with the best rap songs that you absolutely need. So support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Brandon Callender drove through the state of Maryland and pumped caffeine through his veins at 4:00am to bring you […]
These Artists Are Defining Atlanta’s Underground Queer Music Scene Music – 2 hours ago Black queer southern musicians have — and continue to — add to the musical landscape of the United States.This is the case with the crop of artists that are defining Atlanta’s contemporary underground queer music scene. Photo Credit: Collage by Okayplayer […]
Photo via Shaun Llewellyn Show your love and support for our tireless and talented writers by subscribing to the Passion of the Weiss Patreon. Oumar Saleh is allergic to the fake shit like he is to hayfever. If you’re of a certain age, an offhand mention of Lloyd Banks’ name is liable to spark debate. […]
Photo via Matador Records Show your love and support for our tireless and talented writers by subscribing to the Passion of the Weiss Patreon. Leonel Manzanares de la Rosa wants to remind you that the Iron Curtain couldn’t stop the music. Western conceptions and interpretations of African art have long spread the notion that the […]
The DMX Tribute at the 2021 BET Awards was Outstanding Music – 5 mins ago Photo Credit: Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for BET BET’s DMX tribute was star-studded and powerful. DMX got the tribute a rapper like himself deserved. Swizz Beatz, the Lox, Busta Rhymes, Method Man, Griselda, and Michael K. Williams closed out the 2021 BET […]
Watch Lil Kim, Monie Love, Rapsody & More Honor Queen Latifah at the 2021 BET Awards Music – 12 seconds ago Photo Credit: Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for BET Queen Latifah won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2021 BET Awards. A stellar performance accompanied the award. Legendary rapper, actress, and businesswoman Queen Latifah received the […]
Watch Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak (Silk Sonic) Not Perform New Music at the 2021 Bet Awards Music – 8 seconds ago Photo Credit: Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for BET Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak brought their no. 1 hit to the 2021 BET Awards. Silk Sonic has still not given fans a new album. At […]
2021 BET Awards: The Full List of Winners Music – 4 mins ago Photo by Johnny Nunez/Getty Images for BET The 2021 BET Awards is hosted by Taraji P. Henson and is dedication towards Black women. Check out all the winners here. Last year, the BET Awards were virtual. For the 2021 version of the […]
Morris Day Relives Prince’s Most Disastrous Performance Music – 37 seconds ago Photo by Richard E. Aaron for Redferns via Getty Images Morris Day (literally) adds a lens on the fabled night Prince was booed off stage by Rolling Stones fans. A childhood friend to Prince and, for a time, one of the late musician’s […]
Tyler The Creator Set for Another No. 1 Debut with ‘Call Me If You Get Lost’ Music – 9 seconds ago Source: Youtube The new Tyler The Creator album has reportedly already moved over 175,000 units. Tyler The Creator will very likely score his second straight No. 1 album this week. According to a report […]