Mixtape Monday: Fly Anakin, SauceGod, MC Altered States, Elzhi x Georgia Anne Muldrow + More Music – 35 seconds ago Photo Credit: Artist Fly Anakin, SauceGod, MC Altered States, Elzhi x Georgia Anne Muldrow and more this Mixtape Monday. Fly Anakin is Frank, SauceGod is on deck with the Uninvited Guest EP, MC Altered States […]
Best Songs of The Week: ft. Benny The Butcher, Fly Anakin, and More Music – 2 hours ago Source: Youtube/Griselda Records/EMPIRE 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 Benny The Butcher, Fly Anakin, Georgia Anne Muldrow, The Alchemist, […]
LL Cool J Fully Embraces His History of Making “Ridiculous” Music Videos Music – 25 mins ago Photo Credit: Paul Morigi/Getty Images On Thursday, LL Cool J emerged with a recap of some of his most wild moments in throwback music videos and explained his wild antics. Although a certified heartthrob in the ’80s and […]
First Look Friday: BabyTron Will Rap Over Anything Music – 52 mins ago BabyTron, born James Johnson III, is swiftly becoming a phenomenon in the rap world for his ability to rap on any outlandish sample. Photo Credit: Belton Media For March’s First Look Friday, we spoke to Michigan rapper BabyTron about his new music, […]
11 New Hip-Hop, R&B & Alt Albums You Should Be Listening To (Week of March 11) Music – 1 hour ago Photo Credit: Tyler Borchardt Lucky Daye returns and releases Candydrip his second album, and Shenseea has dropped her debut album ALPHA. Orion Sun is leading this week’s roundup of best albums, she’s officially leveled […]
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Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa Serve on New Collabo ‘Sweetest Pie’ Music – 45 seconds ago Photo Credit: Dave Meyers Prepping for her spot on the Future Nostalgia Tour, Megan Thee Stallion gets fantastical in new collaboration with Dua Lipa, “Sweetest Pie.” Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa link up in their first collaboration […]
Benny The Butcher Leans on The Alchemist & Daringer on ‘Tana Talk 4’ Music – 2 mins ago Photo Credit: Griselda Records/EMPIRE Benny The Butcher releases his first project of 2022, Tana Talk 4, with appearances from J. Cole, Diddy and more. Four years after his third Tana Talk installment, Benny The Butcher is back with Tana Talk 4. The album […]
We loved your new release, the track “unogood,” tell us more about it. What inspired you to record this song? A. Disloyal and fake friends lol, but instead of being bitter I decided to have fun with the song. It’s all love at the end of the day, and I wish them much success. Sometimes […]
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Lucky Daye gives us a glimpse into his life out in Los Angeles, he also shares why he doesn’t want to be put into an R&B-only box. Lucky Daye arrives at the mid-century architectural Henry Jacobs Residence in Silver Lake, Los Angeles nearly an hour past call time. It’s 10 am but his eyes are […]
Kanye West Drops the Second ‘Eazy’ Video Attacking Pete Davidson Music – 14 seconds ago Photo Credit: The Game (YouTube) Although less violent than the original animated visual, in the second music video for ‘Eazy’, Kanye West goes after Pete Davidson again. Kanye West hasn’t buried the hatchet with Pete Davidson. While less graphic than […]
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Photo via Wyatt Winfrey and Mac Dre’s Estate In December of 2021, we tragically lost Drakeo the Ruler. We Know the Truth pays tribute to the foreign whip crasher, Mr. Mosely, one of the most innovative LA rappers in the history of the genre, and most importantly, a rapper we all loved who made music that […]
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Watch Kanye West’s “Hurricane” Video Music – 19 mins ago Kanye West shares trippy visuals for his Grammy-nominated track “Hurricane” featuring Lil Baby and The Weeknd from his 2021 album DONDA. Stem players might be getting all the attention right now, but Kanye West isn’t finished promoting his 2021 album DONDA. On Tuesday, Ye surprised fans […]
The Roots to Co-Headline Pitchfork Music Festival 2022 Music – 6 mins ago Photo Credit: Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for Coachella From July 15th-17th, Pitchfork Music Festival will be co-headlined by The Roots, with spots from Tierra Whack, Earl Sweatshirt and more. A Chicago takeover is brewing. Held at Union Park from Friday, July 15 through […]
Kanye West Album ‘DONDA 2’ Ruled Ineligible for Billboard Charts Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: Marc Piasecki/GC Image With Kanye West exclusively featuring DONDA 2 on stem players, Billboard has deemed the album ineligible for being sold with merchandise. Kanye West‘s new music will not appear on Billboard Charts in the foreseeable future. […]
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Texas-based hip-hop artist Dorasel finally returned to the game with an epic track titled “No Love,” featuring the seasoned rappers Slim Thug and D-Bando. The song was dropped with an equally appealing music video directed by Michael Artist set to reinforce the reach of the project. From the flawless arrangements of the instrumental to the […]
Mixtape Monday: V Don x Sauce Heist, Your Old Droog, Bodega Bamz, Mickey Diamond, Fatboi Sharif x LoneSword + More Music – 17 mins ago V Don x Sauce Heist, Your Old Droog, Bodega Bamz, Mickey Diamond, Fatboi Sharif x LoneSword and more this Mixtape Monday. V Don & Sauce Heist get the ball rolling […]
“Art is Not a Proxy For Any Ill or Harm.” Kanye West Defends His Controversial ‘Eazy’ Video Music – 19 seconds ago Photo Credit: Edward Berthelot/Getty Images On Sunday, Kanye West went to Instagram to defend the visual for “Eazy,” where Ye kidnaps and buries a claymation figure of Pete Davidson. Kanye West is taking […]
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 took a screenshot of Coach K’s last sad/angry bench photo for the archives and for the love of the game. […]
Passion of the Weiss is independent and fully supported by its readers and — subscribe on Patreon to keep us funded. Dario McCarty isn’t doing a Milly Rock, this a money dance. If someone were to bring up the city of San Diego, the image you see in your head is likely most in line […]
Best Songs of The Week: ft. Pusha T, Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon, and More Music – 2 mins ago Source; Youtube 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 Pusha T, Lord Jah-Monte-Ogbon, YL, and more. Scroll through selections from […]
Donald Glover Said He Made ‘Awaken, My Love!’ After Someone Told Him He Couldn’t Make a Hit Music – 6 mins ago Photo Credit: Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for LACMA In a season five preview of The Shop, Donald Glover said he made 2016 album Awaken, My Love! after being told he “couldn’t make a hit.” In a […]
5 Albums That Made Neo-Soul Possible Music – 5 hours ago No discussion of the blurring of genre boundaries can go without mention of Sade. Photo Credit: Paul Natkin/Getty Images The source code of neo-soul is scattered across a number of genre-defiant projects that pushed, and eventually broke, boundaries in the first half of the […]
Pusha-T & Nigo Connect on “Hear Me Clearly” Music – 1 min ago Photo Credit: Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for Pharrell Williams The “Hear Me Clearly” collaboration between Pusha-T and Nigo will appear on the designer’s upcoming LP I Know NIGO. Pusha-T season is here. Weeks after dropping his “Diet Coke” collaboration with Ye, Pusha makes an […]
12 New Hip-Hop, R&B & Alt Albums You Should Be Listening To (Week of March 4th) Music – 56 mins ago Photo Credit: Jamal Parker Tinashe returns with a deluxe version of 333 while The Cool Kids reconvene with Before Shit Got Weird for this week’s albums round-up. This week boasts a lot of returns in […]
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