Photo courtesy of Reese Youngn Support real, independent rap journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Brandon Callender played through pain, typing with a sore vaccinated arm just to bring you this week’s entry. Reese Youngn – “KeKe” For weeks, there was no way to escape “No More Parties” and its cheery […]
Rico Nasty Announced As AfroPunk 2021 Virtual Festival Headliner Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: Scott Dudelson for Getty Images For the first time, AfroPunk will center around a “Black Spring” theme. Emerging Afro-Latin and Afro-Caribbean artists including Rico Nasty, Seu Jorge, Seafoam Walls and more. Rico Nasty has been announced as a headliner […]
Homestead, FL-based rapper-songwriter GenoDa1 recently released several singles as well as an EP. The singles released are “Tell Me” FT Fedarro, “Someone Else,” “Cream Of The Crop Freestyle” FT Zues, “Level Up” and the EP 3AM Sessions. The powerhouse tracks include some extremely impactful freestyles like “Cream Of The Crop Freestyle” FT Zues. With 10,000 […]
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Mixtape Monday: Starker, Rogér Fakhr, S. Fidelity, yaya bey, Lord x dego + More Music – 6 mins ago Photo Credit: First World Records Dig new music from Starker, Rogér Fakhr, S. Fidelity, yaya bey, Lord x dego and more this Mixtape Monday. Starker leads with STARK’TERYX, Rogér Fakhr is on deck for Habibi Funk […]
Photo courtesy of Jonathan Mannion Our collective pen game grows stronger by the day. Don’t let the ink run out. Please support Passion of the Weiss by subscribing to our Patreon. Nitish Pahwa ranks Verzuz battle winners like an All-NBA squad. The hard-charging “4, 3, 2, 1,” from LL Cool J’s Phenomenon, is best remembered […]
Justin S. Grant followed up on his debut single and music video for ‘Don’t Go!’ (watch the video here) and covered The Beatles’ hit song ‘Let It Be.’ Known for his very poetic and romantic musical approach, the pop singer delivered a high-quality version of the iconic song. When thinking of any covers, it’s so […]
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Black Rob is Out of The Hospital After Concerning DMX Tribute Video Music – 16 hours ago Photo by Robin Marchant via Getty Images Fans grew concerned over the rapper’s health when a video of his DMX salute began circulating on social media. After causing a scare with a bedridden video that went viral yesterday, […]
Black Rob is Out of The Hospital After Alarming DMX Tribute Video Music – 46 seconds ago Photo by Robin Marchant via Getty Images Fans grew concerned over the rapper’s health when a video of his DMX salute began circulating on social media. After causing a scare with a bedridden video that went viral yesterday, […]
Busta Rhymes is Celebrating 25 Years of ‘The Coming’ with a 36-Track Deluxe Edition Music – 2 mins ago Back cover of Busta Rhymes 1996 album ‘The Coming’ via Rhino/Warner Music The expanded edition will feature instrumentals, unreleased edits, and three hard-to-find J Dilla remixes. Busta Rhymes is set to release a deluxe edition of […]
Report: DMX Completed a New Album Before His Death Music – 37 seconds ago Photo by Seher for Okayplayer An HBO documentary about the late rapper was also in the works. It appears DMX was readying the release of several new projects before his passing. In fact, the rapper had reportedly completed a new album, […]
Watch Swizz Beatz Remember DMX in an Emotional Tribute Music – 1 min ago Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage via Getty Images “If he didn’t fuck with you, there wasn’t nothing I could do. If he loved you, there wasn’t nothing you could do.” Safe to say, it’s been a heart-crushing week for anyone and everyone […]
Read Ms. Lauryn Hill’s Touching Tribute to DMX Music – 10 seconds ago Photo by Paras Griffin via Getty Images “Traumas are used to generate so much for so many.” Yesterday, hip-hop lost another one-of-one in the passing of DMX. Within moments of the news breaking, peers, family, and fans, flooded social media with tributes […]
10 Ways DMX Shifted The Landscape of Hip-Hop Music – 3 mins ago Debuting in 1998 with his multi-platinum debut, It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot, DMX would go on an unprecedented run through the rap game, breaking and setting numerous records throughout the peak years of his career. Photo Credit: KMazur/WireImage via Getty In […]
30 Essential Q-Tip Guest Verses You Need to Hear [Playlist] Music – 2 hours ago Photo by C Brandon/Redferns via Getty Images Featuring is Okayplayer’s new playlist series celebrating guest appearances from hip-hop’s most iconic artists. For our inaugural edition, we focus on Q-Tip. As A Tribe Called Quest‘s co-founder and frontman, Q-Tip has been the […]
The Secret History Of DMX’s ‘It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot’ Music – 3 days ago Photo Credit: Jonathan Mannion for Def Jam We spoke with Ruff Ryders founder Joaquin “Waah” Dean and producer Dame Grease about It’s Dark and Hell is Hot, DMX’s classic debut. Having spent most of his childhood in and out […]
Best Songs of The Week: ft. Tierra Whack, Navy Blue, and More [Playlist] Music – 1 hour ago Source: Youtube/Interscope 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 J.PERIOD, Navy Blue, Tierra Whack, Benny Sings, Queen Naija, and more. […]
Last Friday, DMX overdosed and suffered a heart attack, which caused him to fall into a vegetative state. Today, the 50-year-old hip-hop legend passed away. To honor the New York rapper, Def Jam released two new EP’s that feature previous tracks from X. The first ?si=ES9MVT2HSeKP5l8O6PCJPQ”>EP, A Dog’s Prayers, features all of DMX’s prayers from previous […]
Milwaukee Rapper Lakeyah Is The Newest Artist Quality Control Is Betting On Music – 4 hours ago Photo Credit: Chad Lawson On the lineup of female rappers that she’s joined since she started taking her craft seriously, she shares, “I’m blessed and excited to be a part of such a moment in hip hop.” She […]
An A.I. Program is Making “New” Songs by Dead Music Icons Music – 4 mins ago Photo by Gareth Cattermole via Getty Images A Toronto-based non-profit fed the songs of Amy Winehouse, Jimi Hendrix, Nirvana, and The Doors, to Google’s Magenta A.I. program. The troubling (and frankly, pointless) A.I. era of music creation has added […]
Legendary Rapper DMX Dead at 50 Music – 30 mins ago Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Live Nation DMX, one of the most successful rappers of all time, has died at the age of 50. DMX, the gruff, Yonkers, New York rapper, who during the late ’90s was considered to be one of hip-hop’s […]
Photo courtesy of Westside Gunn’s Instagram We’re here to document every 10-minute track that sees two New York state rappers squash an inconsequential beef. Please support Passion of the Weiss by subscribing to our Patreon. Watch as Douglas Martin hits the flying knee on lesser writers’ dome pieces. Over the holidays, a photo circulated on […]
When it comes to R&B, Montreal offers tons to explore, and we’re here to help you get started. Here is a list of 10 Montreal R&B singers you should know about. Toronto has had enough shine. The dominance of Drake has done wonders for many Canadian artists, but the country has far more talent beyond […]
Is OutKast Better Than The Beatles? Twitter Seems to Think So Music – 39 seconds ago Photo by Kevin Winter/ImageDirect via Getty Images 2 Dope Boys square up with The Fab Four in a social media standoff. Another day, another raging Twitter debate over the back catalogs of music giants. This time around, it’s OutKast‘s […]
Photo courtesy of Pascal Siakam’s Instagram There are 21 games left in the NBA’s regular season, but we’ve been giving you playoff level performances on the digital page all year long. Please support Passion of the Weiss by subscribing to our Patreon. Abe Beame still gets nauseous whenever he sees the Brooklyn Nets’ Basquiat uniforms. […]
Ari Lennox and Queen Naija Link Up For Sensual New Single “Set Him Up” Music – 42 seconds ago Photo Credit: Universal Music Ari Lennox and Queen Naija feed off of one another’s energy on their latest single. The track is set to appear on Queen Naija’s deluxe edition of her debut album. Ari Lennox […]
Brooklyn, NY-bred urban artist Shwensdz has recently dropped two urban singles, “Barky Back” and “Plug It In.” Shwensdz has also announced the upcoming release of his next song, “Money Play”. Shwensdz has been musically gifted from an early age, and always felt he was set out to become a performer and professional pop, R&B, Hip-Hop […]
Logic has ended his retirement and dropped a new song called “Tired in Malibu” on his YouTube page. “I spit degrees like a professor, never the lesser / Spit flames like gas, picture wordplay Tesla / Word to Elon, huh, never the lesser / I keep the strap in the top drawer of my baby […]
LA-based multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and producer Saint Rien has been making waves in the music world lately. After years being the key songwriter of the Australian heavy-metal band Storm The Sky, he just began his solo career this month with the release of a debut single titled “Tell The Truth.” Despite being politically neutral, Saint Rien […]