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 – āAināt Shitā Itās 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 ā and honestly unsurprising ā 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 […]
Doja Cat & SZA’s Groovy Single “Kiss Me More” Wins Best Pop Duo/Group Performance Grammy Music – 22 mins ago Photo Credit: Johnny Nunez/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Doja Cat wins her first Grammy Award for her catchy single “Kiss Me More” with SZA. Doja Cat and SZAās āKiss Me Moreā was a cultural […]
Jazmine Sullivan’s Masterpiece ‘Heaux Tales’ Wins Best R&B Album Grammy Music – 26 mins ago Photo Credit: Rich Fury/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Jazmine Sullivan says Heaux Tales “was a safe space for Black women to tell their stories” during her Grammy Award acceptance speech. Jazmine Sullivanās Heax Tales was a moment. And tonight […]
Baby Keem’s “Family Ties” Ft. Kendrick Lamar Wins Best Rap Performance Grammy Music – 4 mins ago Photo Credit: Rich Fury/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Baby Keem and his cousin Kendrick Lamar’s “Family Ties” won Best Rap Performance at the 2022 Grammy Awards. Baby Keem takes home the Best Rap Performance Grammy Award for […]
Nas Performs A Medley of Classics At the 2022 Grammys Music – 5 hours ago Photo Credit: Scott Dudelson/Getty Images With a backing band, Nas unloaded the clip during his first solo Grammy performance, a year after winning Best Rap Album for King’s Disease. NasĀ is running a victory lap tonight. During the 64th Annual Grammy […]
Watch Silk Sonic Open the 2022 Grammys By Performing ā777″ Music – 1 hour ago Photo Credit: Rich Fury/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Silk Sonic made their second Grammys performance on Sunday evening during the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, opening the ceremony with “777”. It’s showtime for Silk Sonic. Tonight, the duo comprised of […]
Kanye West & JAY-Z’s “Jail” Wins Best Rap Song Grammy Music – 52 mins ago Photo Credit: David Crotty/Patrick McMullan for Getty Images Kanye West has already won a few Grammys ahead of the kick-off of the award ceremony’s live show. Kanye West and JAY-Zās āJailā has won the āBest Rap Songā award at the […]
Questlove’s ‘Summer of Soul’ Takes Home Grammy for “Best Music Film” Music – 1 hour ago Photo by Mindy Small via Getty Images. Summer of Soul earns Questlove the sixth Grammy of his career. Questlove and the team behindĀ Summer of SoulĀ are two-for-two at this year’s major award shows. A week after winning an Oscar for […]
Tyler, the Creator Wins Second Best Rap Album Grammy Music – 1 hour ago Photo Credit: Erika Goldring/WireImage During the pre-Grammy premiere ceremony, it was announced that Tyler, the Creator Best Rap Album for his sixth album CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST. Tyler, the Creator is on a winning streak. During the pre-Grammy ceremony […]
Grammys 2022: The Full List of Winners Music – 3 hours ago Photo by Frederick M. Brown via Getty Images. A live roll call of the 64th annual Grammys winners, updated throughout the night. After finding a new date and host city (thanks COVID,) the 2022 Grammys are officially underway in Las Vegas. Though this […]
Best Songs of The Week: ft. Freddie Gibbs, Dreamville, and More Music – 43 seconds ago Photo by David Wolff-Patric for Redferns via Getty Images. The Round-Up is Okayplayerās weekly playlist of the best songs in the worlds of hip-hop and R&B. This weekās set features new music from Freddie Gibbs, Dreamville, Vince Staples, Kadhja […]
7 Hip-Hop & R&B Albums You Should Be Listening To (Week of April 1) Music – 35 mins ago Photo Credit: Karl Ferguson Jr. Alex Isley and Jack Dine’s Marigold is a dreamy listen that arrived earlier this week. Additional drops this week that caught our attention include releases from Dreamville and Eli Derby. This […]
In our latest Behind the Beat, Thomas Hobbs spoke with Lex Luger about how producing Rick Ross’ “B.M.F. (Blowin Money Fast)” changed his life ā for better or worse. The beaming smile on Rick Rossā face told producer Lex Luger (real name Lexus Arnel Lewi) everything he needed to know. It was the first time […]
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There's been a lot of support for Kanye West in recent weeks among the rap community, despite all of his social media antics. Some of that support may have to do with the release of Jeen-Yuhs, the documentary on Ye. The latest rapper to defend the Chicago rapper is Joyner Lucas, who just released a […]
NOLA’s New Rap Vanguard Shined at The 2022 BUKU MusicĀ + Art Project Music – 1 hour ago Rob 49 is a native of New Orleans and is quickly gaining steam as one of the city’s most preeminent rappers. Photo by Alive Coverage. The 10th annual BUKU Music + Art Project in New Orleans was brimming […]
Dreamville Has Dropped a ‘Gangsta Grillz’ Mixtape Music – 1 day ago Photo Credit: Timothy Norris/WireImage Just days ahead of the second Dreamville Festival, J. Cole has announced an inaugural Dreamville Gangsta Grill mixtape hosted by DJ Drama. Before the second Dreamville Festival in Raleigh this weekend, J. Cole has pulled a new trick from […]
Dreamville is Dropping a ‘Gangsta Grillz’ Mixtape Music – 13 seconds ago Photo Credit: Timothy Norris/WireImage Just days ahead of the second Dreamville Festival, J. Cole has announced an inaugural Dreamville Gangsta Grill mixtape hosted by DJ Drama. Before the second Dreamville Festival in Raleigh this weekend, J. Cole has pulled a new trick from […]
Powerful rapper BigTaveraLarafaga releases an all-new single titled, āRepelpero- La Renovacion Mundial,ā an entertaining song full of incredible sequences and lyrics. The song has a high quality and natural progression that creates a dramatic ambience when listening to it. Its effective beats perfectly balance out the intense lyrics that BigTaveraLarafaga perfectly spits. His ability to […]
West African talented recording artist and singer-songwriter 2Kee releases his latest album titled as Motivation. This stunning 12 track features the most diverse soundscapes and beautiful arrangements of synths. The album focuses on many aspects of the human existence, from stress and confidence to friendships and love. The rising R&B artistās music video āPOWAā has […]
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Pusha-T Readies Album With New “Hear Me Clearly” Video Music – 2 mins ago Photo Credit: Hidiji Films/Victor Victor Worldwide On Wednesday, Pusha-T premiered his new video for “Hear Me Clearly”. The rapper also spoke with Complex about his forthcoming album. It’s Pusha-T season. The rapper has just released the video for “Hear Me Clearly” […]
New York City’s most notable drill producers have defined themselves by the songs they sample, so much so that critics and fans alike have phrased the trend as “sample drill.” EPondabeat, one of New York drill’s primary producers, is essentially bragging about how his well-rounded and high quality YouTube algorithm plays a part in the […]
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