Maxwell Never Imagined People Would Love ‘Urban Hang Suite’ After All of These Years Music – 3 hours ago iMaxwell is releasing a 24bit Hi-Res Audio remastered edition of Urban Hang Suite that drops on the album’s anniversary. Photo Credit: Eric Johnson We spoke with Maxwell who talked about celebrating 25 years of Urban Hang […]
Please donate to the Patreon so we don’t end up as dead as the reject. Originally published in September 2009 at the zombie publication that shall not be named. Everyone started jerkin’ last year. When the kids returned from summer vacation, it was like they’d contracted some rare virus. A tsetse-fly bite in reverse, but […]
Trina Reveals She’s Open To A Female Rap ‘Verzuz’ Against Lil’ Kim Music – 2 mins ago Photo Credit: Gregory Pace for FilmMagic In a clip, Trina shared, “When I came into the industry, this is who I looked up to. This is the lyrics I recited.” She added, “I won’t even feel like it’s […]
Where else on the world wide web are you going to find an homage to Mike Budenholzer and a deep dive into Curren$y’s career arc on the same front page? Please support Passion of the Weiss by subscribing to our Patreon. Abe Beame once saw Greg Popovich give a sommelier a history lesson on 1970s […]
Photo courtesy of John Hanson As the unpaid athletes of David-esque universities continue onward into this weekend’s Elite Eight, so too do our writers take on the Goliaths… of ad-riddled culture-based editorial publications. Please support truly independent journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Will Schube dreams are filtered through 16mm film […]
’90s R&B Titans SWV & Xscape Are Squaring Up In May ‘Verzuz’ Battle Music – 21 mins ago Photo Credit: Ron Galella Collection for Getty Images Voices of the ’90s, SWV and Xscape will reportedly be battling in an upcoming Verzuz slated for May. Xscape’s LaTocha Scott says all four members of SWV will be […]
A New Book Corrects Black Women’s Exclusion From Popular Music Music – 53 mins ago While Liner Notes for the Revolution strives to spark change, it also acts as a correction of the record. Esther Mae Scott, blues traveler. Photo by and courtesy of Paddy B. Bowman. In her new book, Liner Notes for the […]
Listen to The Very Last Beat J Dilla Ever Made Music – 33 mins ago Source: Youtube/Stones Throw The beat was originally played by Questlove during a Red Bull Music Academy lecture. For many J Dilla fans, Donuts marks the late producer’s final transmission. Recorded in the hospital as his health rapidly deteriorated, the album […]
Nas’ ‘Illmatic’ And Janet Jackson’s ‘Rhythm Nation 1814’ Archived In Library Of Congress Music – 1 min ago Photo by Noel Vasquez/Getty Images for Hennessy Nas and Janet Jackson, as well as LaBelle, Kool & the Gang, and Louis Armstrong have been added to the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress. Albums by […]
Our shift and return keys collectively hit different for you. Please support our journey by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Son Raw is a platform agnostic beatmaker. Over the past year, one of the ways I’ve remained relatively sane has been to participate in Loop Sessions – a series of monthly beatmaking […]
In the latest installment of our Behind The Beat series, Thomas Hobbs spoke with the legendary Pete Rock about how he and a teenaged Nas recorded “The World is Yours,” one of the greatest rap records of all time. Thanks to its perfect blend of vivid jazz, dusty boom bap, and teenage wisdom, ‘The World […]
‘Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché’ Tells The Legacy Of A Black Woman In Punk [Interview] Music – 2 hours ago The documentary Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché focuses not only on Styrene’s legacy but on the more complicated aspects of her fight-the-man sensibilities. Photo Credit: Gus Stewart/Redferns Via Getty. We spoke with Celeste Bell, […]
Photo courtesy of Jack McKain Our talented staff of music writers strive to bring you the best new music by tirelesslessy fighting algorithms and streaming services’ suggestions. Support real, independent rap journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Brandon Callender is tired of NFTs already. The Hovis House – The Hovis House […]
‘Verzuz’ Is Celebrating Easter Sunday With Earth, Wind & Fire And Isley Brothers Battle Music – 3 hours ago Photo Credit: Michael Putland/Getty Images Verzuz will follow that up with a “How High” 4/20 Special featuring Method Man and Redman. Verzuz has released its next two upcoming matches following its Ghostface Killah and Raekwon matchup. On […]
Talib Kweli Offers Promising Update on Long-Awaited Madlib-Produced Blackstar Album Music – 3 hours ago Photo by Bob Berg via Getty Images The BK MC sounds off on the perpetually-delayed Blackstar album with Madlib. After almost a year of silence, Talib Kweli has finally offered an update on the long-awaited Blackstar album produced by Madlib. […]
Watch Raekwon and Ghostface Killah Rally Wu-Tang Legends for an Epic ‘Verzuz’ Showdown Music – 8 hours ago Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage via Getty Images Relive last night’s strictly-Shaolin installment of Verzuz. It may have been announced in passing, but Raekwon and Ghostface Killah‘s Verzuz matchup was a very real and highly enjoyable installment of […]
Photo courtesy of Jack McKain Our talented staff of music writers strive to bring you the best new music by tirelesslessy fighting algorithms and streaming services’ suggestions. Support real, independent rap journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Brandon Callender is tired of NFTs already. The Hovis House – The Hovis House […]
New Report Challenges Kanye West’s Staggering Net Worth Valuation Music – 1 day ago Photo by Neil Mockford/GC Images via Getty Images After a week of speculation, the true value of the Kanye West’s fortune is still unclear. At the top of the week, a Bloomberg report suggested Kanye West had become the richest Black man […]
Although Quavo and Saweetie just broke up, that’s not stopping Migos from releasing new music. Earlier today, Offset hit Instagram to share a new video and song, which is going to be featured on their brand new album, Culture 3. The track, which is supposedly titled “Modern Day Stroll,” is produced by Murda Beatz and […]
Photo courtesy of Sidd Finch We wouldn’t dream of hitting you with a paywall or pop-up. Instead, we’re here to deliver stories on the music that matters uncompromised by any corporate overlords frothing at the mouth to dilute the product for profit. So while you celebrate your data not being repackaged for curated e-commerce on […]
23 New Albums You Should Listen To Right Now (Week Of March 19th) Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: Jack McKain This week’s crop of new albums features a mix of New York rap newcomers, R&B veterans, a couple of debuts, and one 90-song rap album. You know what time it is. Every Friday, […]
Best Songs of The Week: ft. Joyce Wrice, Hiatus Kaiyote, and More [Playlist] Music – 3 hours ago Source: Youtube The Round-Up playlist is Okayplayer’s weekly haul of the best songs in the worlds of hip-hop and R&B. This week’s set features new music from Joyce Wrice, Hiatus Kaiyote, Saba, Guapdad 4000, and more. Scroll […]
We talked to singer Joyce Wrice about how she discovered her sound, working with Freddie Gibbs and Westside Gunn, and the process behind creating her new album, Overgrown. Joyce Wrice focuses on songs that embody love and the restless feelings that come with it. Much of her work relies on real-life experiences. “So, So Sick” […]
Photo courtesy of Rayno Malone Please support truly independent rap journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Cool is not subjective. It just is. Cool has been here since the beginning of time. It showed itself in the choice of animal early man used to cover themselves. It thrived when ancient Egyptians […]
KAYTRANADA Uploaded His Earliest Mixtapes to Celebrate a Historic Grammy Win Music – 55 seconds ago Photo by Jay L. Clendenin via Getty Images The Montreal producer revives his old Bandcamp page with an expansive collection of previously hard-to-find instrumentals and remixes. With his first two Grammys in the bag, KAYTRANADA appears to be taking […]
Led by figures like LL COOL J and Swizz Beatz, there is a small movement happening to ensure hip-hop’s founders aren’t just getting their dues but getting paid for their contributions. Sha-Rock, the “first female MC” and a self-proclaimed “founding member of hip-hop culture,” should be basking in her legacy. To a degree, she is: […]
Coachella Is Reportedly Being Rescheduled For A Fourth Time Music – 1 min ago Photo Credit: Rich Fury/Getty Images for Coachella Coachella was scheduled for October 2021 but is now being moved to April 2022, according to a new report. Coachella is reportedly being rescheduled for a fourth time. In a report from Variety, the […]
Art by Earoh If nostalgia moves in 20-year cycles, nothing is more unfashionable than the near-past. To be fair, Boosie hasn’t helped himself over these last few years with his penchant for public statements that are ignorant at best, bigoted at worst. The viral quotes are indefensible, but they’re not entirely unexpected. Boosie was, is, […]
Photo courtesy of Harry Fraud’s Instagram Please support truly independent rap journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Oumar Saleh meditates to Big Body Bes interludes. To my knowledge, Harry Fraud remains the only rap producer to get their props from Simon Cowell before their career took off. Spending his formative years […]
Photo courtesy of Rayno Malone Please support truly independent rap journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Cool is not subjective. It just is. Cool has been here since the beginning of time. It showed itself in the choice of animal early man used to cover themselves. It thrived when ancient Egyptians […]