The Weeknd & DJ Jim Carrey Host a Purgatory Dance Party on New Album ‘Dawn FM’ Music – 1 min ago Photo Credit: The Weeknd via Republic Records After hosting a surprise livestream yesterday night in anticipation of his fifth album Dawn FM, “new sonic universe” from The Weeknd has arrived. A brand new dawn […]
Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon Wants to Make Charlotte a Haven for Independent Rap Music – 3 hours ago Though he was formed and is currently based in Charlotte, Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon’s last few years have been split between his hometown and Brooklyn. Photo Credit: Ubuntu Graphics Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon takes us through his breakout year in […]
Photo by Snowmangoose. Support the Nas takes you didn’t know you needed, but now can’t live without, by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. MobbDeen is laughing at baseheads trying to sell some broken amps. Magic is Nas’ best project since It Was Written and I wouldn’t be opposed to any claims that […]
Kanye West is Expected to Headline Coachella 2022 Music – 38 seconds ago Photo Credit: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Universal Music Group Kanye West is expected to return to Coachella as headliner for the first time since 2011. After two years of cancellations, Coachella is back in effect. According to Variety, Kanye West and Billie […]
Photo: Music In Africa 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. Leonel is Telling Us Something Good. Rosa Ree (Feat. […]
Prepare to be swept off your feet with Amanda Maziell’s stunning singles. Her one of a kind style is to mix two genres together in a song that has a lot to share with the audience. The message is clear – be independent, be free and have a good time. Amanda’s music inspires the listener […]
Though the two are very different, Ari Lennox and Summer Walker stand out in the upper echelon of R&B because they share the most honest versions of themselves. In today’s music industry, artists have to constantly to market themselves, while relentlessly churning out music that resonates with their fanbases. And within that cutthroat climate, D.C. […]
The First Posthumous Aaliyah Album is Dropping This Month Music – 3 hours ago Photo Credit: Tim Mosenfelder for 106 Summer Jam via ImageDirect The posthumous Aaliyah album, Unstoppable, will have features from Drake, Future, and Ne-Yo, The Weeknd, and Snoop Dogg. After releasing new single “Poison” featuring The Weeknd last month, Aaliyah‘s legacy continues to […]
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. Harley Geffner doesn’t know what to do with his hands. Jay Critch – “Hustler Muzik” [prod. A Lau] Even though the sample-heavy […]
The last album 2 Chainz dropped was 2020’s So Help Me God! Now, he’s ready to release his new LP, Dope Don’t Sell Itself, coming in January. The veteran rapper will also be dropping a new single this week. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 2 Chainz Aka Tity Boi (@2chainz) “Hey […]
The Weeknd to Release New Album ‘Dawn FM’ This Week Music – 4 hours ago Photo Credit: Rich Fury for 2021 Billboard Music Awards via Getty Images for dcp Nearly two years after releasing After Hours, The Weeknd is set to drop his fifth album Dawn FM on Friday. We might be three days into the New […]
Wiki, Terry Presume, Navy Blue, Eddie Kaine, Moor Mother, Pink Siifu and more are The Best of 2021. The 2021 year-end retrospective features 20 of the best projects to make the cut this year. Selected from a cache of top tier releases, this retrospective is hard-hitting, experimental and just plain ill. Join me in revisiting […]
There’s no better way to nurse your New Year’s hangover than with Uncle Murda’s annual ‘Rap Up.’ Murda goes 14 minutes with the year that was. 2021 was a pretty grim year, with resilient COVID and all that. But probably the most newsworthy part of what Murda spit was this shot at Lil Nas X. […]
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These Were the Top Selling Rap Albums of 2021 Music – 46 mins ago Photo Credit: Jim Bennett for Austin City Limits Festival via FilmMagic Drake’s Certified Lover Boy was the best selling rap album of 2021. Doja Cat, Lil Baby, Lil Durk, and more also had really big years. Drake‘s reign won’t let up. […]
Tyler, the Creator Denies Reports He’s Changing His Name “Are You Stupid?” Music – 1 hour ago Photo Credit: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin for 10th Annual LACMA Art+Film Gala via FilmMagic After a new interview with Fast Company where he spoke about his name, it was alleged that the rapper wanted to change his moniker as ‘Tyler, the […]
Vinyl Had Its Highest Sales In 30 Years Last Week Music – 4 days ago Photo Credit: Richard Newstead for The Image Bank With over two million vinyl LPs sold, the week ending December 23rd marks the highest-selling week for vinyl since 1991. Vinyl is back in style. Nearly a month after Adele caused a massive […]
Exceptional artist and rapper Statik G drops a music video for “Bad MFs Only”, a track off his latest album Gene Therapy – Final Chapter. Channeling his raw, aggressive rapping power, Statik G packs a punch, saying all the things that were unsaid before. The song features massive beats that accentuate the invasive tone and […]
We went into the heart of five festivals in 2021 to document how music festivals adjusted to the new pandemic reality. One thing was abundantly clear: the pandemic was tolerated, not feared. Nothing in music was as fundamentally devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic as much as live music. Live entertainment trade publication Pollstar estimated the […]
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DMX Recorded An Unreleased Two Disc Gospel Album in 2008 Music – 3 hours ago Photo Credit: Kevin Winter for Live Nation via Getty Images Two years after the release of his 2006 album Year of the Dog… Again, DMX recorded an unreleased gospel album while living in Arizona. Dark Man X lives on. In a […]
Gen-Z is Learning About De La Soul Due to ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Music – 8 mins ago Photo Credit: Paul Natkin Spider-Man: No Way Home closes with De La Soul’s “The Magic Number” from 3 Feet High and Rising. To Spidey fanatics dismay, De La Soul’s full catalog isn’t available on streaming platforms. Spider-Man: No […]
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. Leonel wants food and traveling journalism for the working class. “If the audience keeps clapping, Chente will keep singing”, a triumphant Vicente Fernández used to spout at the […]
Madonna Comes For Tory Lanez For “Illegal Usage” of ’80s Hit Music – 1 hour ago Photo Credit: Jason Koerner for Rolling Loud Miami 2021 via Getty Images Madonna comes for Tory Lanez for sampling her 1985 hit “Into the Groove.” Tory Lanez won’t be catching a break any time soon. On his song “Pluto’s […]
Issa Rae on Working in the Music Industry: “It’s… the Worst Industry I’ve Ever Come Across” Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: Amy Sussman for The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures via Getty Images In a post-Insecure finale interview with Los Angeles Times, Issa Rae breaks her silence on hidden dangers of the music industry. Issa […]
Photo courtesy of Jesse Crankson. Please support our efforts to give you the best writing about the world’s best music by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Sam Ribakoff is campaigning to be the resident DJ of The Watts Coffee House, but you have to help save the landmark first. 25. Leroy – […]
Frank Ocean Unpacks His Grief in New 9 Minute Track Music – 3 hours ago Photo Credit: Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan for the Metropolitan Museum of Art via Getty Images Frank Ocean returned to his Apple Music 1 show on Christmas with a surprise nine-minute track. Frank Ocean heard that fans have been restless for new music […]
Mixtape Monday: Vic Spencer, Ohbliv, Lord Juco, Thelonious Martin, LE$ + More Music – 3 hours ago Photo Credit: Artist Source: Artist New music from Vic Spencer, Ohbliv, Lord Juco, Thelonious Martin, LE$ and more this Mixtape Monday. Vic Spencer drops Spencer for Higher 4 with Sonnyjim, Ohbliv files another LewseJoint, Lord Juco drops SHADOWS […]
Nas & Hit-Boy Drop New Project ‘Magic,’ Feat. DJ Premier & A$AP Rocky Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: Nas Nas and Hit-Boy have teamed up for a new project called ‘Magic.’ The EP, which is their third together, features DJ Premier and A$AP Rocky. Christmas has come early this year. Nas and Hit-Boy have […]
Pop this year was defined — and redefined — by Black women who’ve been instrumental in transforming the sonic and aesthetic blueprint of the genre This year has been a masterclass in Black women in pop music reimagining the future — and actively reshaping the present — for themselves in the genre. A space that […]