DJ Semtex on How He Became Your Favorite Rapper’s Favorite DJ Music – 4 mins ago DJ Semtex’s latest venture is the Hip Hop Raised Me podcast, which explores the dynamics of hip-hop. Photo Credit Lorne Thomson/Redferns via Getty We woke with DJ Semtex about his career, maintaining his relationships with artists, and why he […]
Quadron’s Coco O. Releases Debut Solo Album ‘It’s A Process’ Music – 1 day ago Source: Artist The Danish singer steps out on her own with a stunning full-length solo debut. Six years after her first solo transmission, Coco O. has shared her debut album, It’s A Process. Released on Friday, the 13-track project is […]
Best Songs of The Week: ft. Hiatus Kaiyote, Flying Lotus, and More Music – 2 days ago Source: Artist 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 Hiatus Kaiyote, Flying Lotus, AKAI SOLO, Dawn Richard, and more. Scroll through […]
Ranking the 10 Best Music Videos To Drop This Week Music – 2 days ago Photo Credit: Willow Smith/Youtube This week’s top music videos feature Young Thug, Willow Smith, Lil Baby, Gucci Mane and others. But, rather than just sharing a random mashup of our picks, we’ve ranked them. We’re switching things up this week. […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced music fans around the world to come to terms with the fact that mourning artists would never look the same. Grief is as human as death. So what happens when an artist’s death occurs in an inhumane pandemic? MF DOOM, King Von, Pop Smoke, Fred The Godson and, more recently […]
Shelley FKA DRAM And Erykah Badu Reunite For New Song “’93 Acura Vigor” Music – 2 days ago Photo Credit: Mindy Small/FilmMagic Shelley FKA DRAM and Erykah Badu last worked together on his track “WiFi” from his 2016 album Big Baby DRAM. Shelley FKA DRAM has enlisted Erykah Badu’s help for a track off his recently-released […]
Stream Flying Lotus’ Gorgeous ‘Yasuke’ Soundtrack Music – 2 days ago Source: Artist Featuring appearances from Thundercat, Niki Randa, and Denzel Curry. As promised, Flying Lotus has released his full score for the new Netflix anime series, Yasuke. The producer announced the project in a tweet on Thursday morning, sharing the cover art and pre-order […]
JAY-Z & Nas Remake “Song Cry” on New DJ Khaled Cut “Sorry Not Sorry” Music – 2 days ago Photo Credit: Screengrab from “Sorry Not Sorry” Video JAY-Z and Nas link for some grown man rap on new Khaled Khaled single. It’s hard to even fathom, but DJ Khaled has released his 12th studio album, […]
Photo courtesy of Toru Takemitsu/ Evan Nabavian. Subscribe to the Passion of the Weiss Patreon so we can keep our legacy alive — giving you some of the best music journalism around. Evan Nabavian still keeps a few deadstock Coogi sweaters in his closet to remind him of simpler times. pow · The Lotus and […]
‘Dragon Ball’ Music Composer, Shunsuke Kikuchi, Dead at 89 Music – 3 days ago Source: Toei Animation/Hulu Over the course of more than 50 years, Kikuchi shaped the sounds to some of Japan’s most celebrated titles. Shunsuke Kikuchi, the prolific Japanese composer who scored countless beloved anime series and films, has died. He was 89-years-old. […]
“Curated By The God Hov”: JAY-Z Makes His Own Best Of Nas Playlist Music – 3 days ago Photo Credit: Scott Gries/Getty Images for Universal Music JAY-Z curated a 24-track playlist highlighting some of Nas’ most popular songs. JAY-Z has shared a Tidal playlist dedicated to Nas‘ most popular songs. On Thursday morning, the Tidal […]
DJ Khaled will be dropping his new album Khaled Khaled on Friday, April 30 and to raise excitement for it he released a teaser for a song with Jay-Z and Nas called “Sorry Not Sorry.” The video shows both rap legends and Khaled living the high life in a casino, with all three of them […]
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Photo courtesy of Jonathan Mannion. Help us keep the lights on by subscribing to the Passion of the Weiss Patreon. Israel Daramola did the math — Interstellar isn’t a work of fiction, it’s a mathematical proof. “Let’s take it back to the streets, motherfucker.” If you listen to Irv Gotti, this siren call at the […]
Unreleased Alternate Version of MF DOOM’s “Dead Bent” Video Heading to Auction as NFT Music – 8 seconds ago Photo by Adam Bhala Lough for Artist Half of the proceeds from the sale will be given to the late rapper’s children. An unreleased version of MF DOOM‘s “Dead Bent” video will be unveiled to the […]
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6 Female Producers on What Fans Can Do to Support Women in the Music Industry Music – 2 hours ago Looking at the professional landscape, female producers are often not given the same space and opportunity as their male counterparts. Photo Credit: Amanda Lopez Graphic: Okayplayer The music industry is male-dominated but that doesn’t mean […]
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In His Own Words: Oscar Winner D’Mile on How He Injected His Sound in New Age R&B Music – 18 hours ago D’Mile’s sound is infectious, led by hazy-sounding drums, funky beats, and carefully strummed guitar strings. Photo Credit: Chris Pizzello for Getty Images We spoke with newly-minted Oscar winner D’Mile about working with H.E.R. and […]
Mixtape Monday: Teller Bank$, Shine, Ricky Mapes, Flashy B x Trizz, Kooley High + More Music – 3 mins ago Photo Credit: Artist Teller Bank$, Shine, Ricky Mapes, Flashy B x Trizz, Kooley High and more bring the noise this Mixtape Monday. Teller Bank$ is up first this week with MMXIX, Shine. makes the cut […]
Photo via Kaivvvon The Rap-Up is the only weekly round-up of the best rap songs that you absolutely need so support real, independent rap journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Brandon Callender is battle-tested but still wakes up at dawn well rested. EBG EJizzle – “Jizzle Flow” EBG EJizzle is the […]
Donate to the POW Patreon to make sure that artists like Gregory Jacobs are properly remembered. Chris Daly also told you that he also likes to write. Shock G. Rackadelic. The Piano Man. Edward Ellington “Humpty Hump” Humphrey III. By whatever name he went by in any given situation, Gregory Edward Jacobs was an undeniable […]
Watch Kanye West and The Sunday Service Choir Perform at DMX’s Memorial Music – 21 seconds ago Photo by Johnny Nunez via Getty Images Kanye brought his gospel ensemble to a touching ceremony for the late DMX. Kanye West made an unexpected appearance at DMX’s Celebration of Life memorial in Brooklyn last night. Taking the […]
YEEZY and Balenciaga Team on DMX Tribute Shirt, Donating Net Proceeds to Simmons Family Music – 3 mins ago Photo by Noam Galai via Getty Images The Balenciaga-designed shirt was unveiled ahead of Saturday’s Celebration of Life memorial service for DMX. YEEZY and Balenciaga have joined forces on a tribute to DMX that will help […]
Watch a Livestream of The ‘Celebration of Life’ Memorial Service for DMX Music – 2 hours ago Photo by John Lamparski for FilmMagic via Getty Images Due to COVID restrictions, only family and close friends will be in attendance. Fans will be able to watch the first of two livestreamed memorial services for DMX today. […]
Are Madlib and Logic Readying a Collaborative Album as “MadGic”? Music – 2 mins ago Photo by Scott Dudelson via Getty Images “Logic and Madlib is MadGic, your catalogue tragic.” It appears Logic isn’t quite ready to commit to his “retirement.” Today, the DMV rapper released a grip of verses over a classic Madlib production […]
Best Songs of The Week: feat. Alchemist, Flying Lotus, and More [Playlist] Music – 27 mins ago Source: Youtube/ALC Records 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 Alchemist, Flying Lotus, Georgia Anne Muldrow, DijahSB, Topaz Jones, and more. […]
Topaz Jones Releases Stunning Visual Album ‘Don’t Go Tellin’ Your Momma’ Music – 4 hours ago Source: Artist Featuring contributions from Phonte, Maxo, Levan Kali, and more. Following a lauded and decorated run at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Topaz Jones has released his new short, Don’t Go Tellin’ Your Momma, alongside a new album. […]
Alchemist Announces ‘This Thing of Ours’ EP with Lush New Single Music – 2 hours ago Photo by Tim Mosenfelder via Getty Images This Thing of Ours is due on April 30th with appearances from Earl Sweatshirt, Navy Blue, Maxo, Pink Siifu, Boldy James, and more. It appears Alchemist is hitting yet another stride. Today, […]