Best Songs of The Week – ft. Georgia Anne Muldrow, Mach-Hommy, and More Music – 55 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 Georgia Anne Muldrow, Mach-Hommy, Smino, Patrick Paige II, and more. Scroll […]
20 New Hip-Hop & R&B Albums You Should Listen to Right Now (Week of May 21) Music – 4 hours ago Photo Credit: Antoinette A. Brock This week’s collection of new albums includes joint projects from producers like Harry Fraud, 38 Spesh, and Millyz. Here at Okayplayer, we know it can be tough to keep […]
For Behind The Beat, Thomas Hobbs spoke with Cool and Dre about producing The Game and 50 Cent’s “Hate It Or Love It,” the best rags-to-riches song since The Notorious B.I.G.’s “Juicy.” In 2005, New York and Compton briefly united for the kind of rap anthem that is so charming you could comfortably play it […]
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. The first time I was introduced to Guapdad 4000 it was on this very site back in the summer of 2019. There stood the rapper staring pensively through […]
Sinéad Harnett Resets on Her Self-Assured New Album ‘Ready Is Always Too Late’ Music – 2 hours ago Sinéad Harnett’s Ready Is Always Too Late is about not waiting until you’re ready to embrace your full glory to love yourself. Photo Credit: Ana Tanaka. After a year of solitude, London R&B singer Sinéad Harnett returns […]
The City Girls’ Summer Anthem “Twerkulator” Has Finally Arrived Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: Marcelo Cantu The City Girls have finally released “Twerkulator,” a previously leaked track that didn’t make the cut for their album City On Lock. The City Girls have dropped their newest single “Twerkulator.” The track arrives just in time […]
Latto Touches on Her Official Name Change on New Single “The Biggest” Music – 3 hours ago Photo Credit: RCA “The Biggest” feels like a moment for the rapper. Latto is centering her own narrative and isn’t allowing anyone else to take control of it. Latto has officially changed her rap name and addressed the […]
Drake revealed some of his new song “Fair Trade,” which will probably be on his Certified Lover Boy album. The Canadian rapper posted a clip of himself in the studio previewing the song, while sharing the chorus and first verse. View this post on Instagram A post shared by champagnepapi (@champagnepapi) […]
Wu-Tang Clan Is Performing With A Symphony For One Of Their First Shows Of 2021 Music – 9 mins ago Photo Credit: Miikka Skaffari/Getty Images Big Boi is also a part of the lineup for this special Wu-Tang Clan performance. The Wu-Tang Clan is making a return to live music this year. The beloved Staten […]
Photo via Emily Berkey We don’t need nothing but the puzzle glue for the pieces, outside of your support. Subscribe to the Passion of the Weiss Patreon so our talented team of writers can keep the synapses sparking and the dots connecting. Patrick Johnson just found out Ontario bars aren’t legally allowed to sell beer-and-a-shot […]
Retro Neo: Donavon is a Neo-Soul Scholar Who Believes The Genre Doesn’t Get the Respect it Deserves Music – 3 mins ago Graphic: Okayplayer In the latest edition of our neo-soul series, Retro Neo, we chop it up with singer Donavon who talked about wanting to see Black artists get the credit they deserve for […]
Mach-Hommy Drops Conductor Williams-Produced Single “The Stellar Ray Theory” Music – 1 hour ago Source: Griselda Records Mach-Hommy releases his first offering from the Pray for Haiti album. On Wednesday, Mach-Hommy released “The Stellar Ray Theory,” the first single from his forthcoming album, Pray for Haiti. The track is produced by Conductor Williams. The new album is […]
Sinéad O’Connor Claims Prince “Terrorized” Her in New Interview Music – 1 min ago Photo by Andrew Chin/Getty Images The singer details a wild and violent altercation with Prince in the late artist’s LA mansion. Over the years, Sinéad O’Connor has consistently hinted at a tumultuous relationship with Prince. But in her latest interview, the […]
Photo courtesy of Dad Bod Rap Pod. Help support the last surviving rap blog by subscribing to the Passion of the Weiss Patreon. I’m a fan of Dad Bod Rap Pod, and have been for a few years, so when the Pod’s Nate LeBlanc offhandedly tweeted that he’d like to talk about underground rap and […]
Watch Mereba Take A Ride Through the Desert in New “Rider” Video Music – 2 hours ago Source: YouTube Mereba drops the first video from her forthcoming AZEB EP. Last week, Mereba announced AZEB, the Atlanta-bred singer’s latest EP. The project, her first since her 2019 full-length debut The Jungle is the Only Way Out, is currently set […]
Photo via Zois Berlin/Patrick Johnson The only place on the world wide web that you’ll find personalized playlists introducing you to the forgotten history of Soviet jazz. Please support Passion of the Weiss by subscribing to our Patreon. Leonel Manzanares de la Rosa wants to remind you that the Iron Curtain couldn’t stop the music. […]
Carey Renee debuted with a fine tune titled ‘House Is Burning,’ in which she delivers an emotional performance and shows off her vocal abilities with a clear grace. ‘House Is Burning’ starts with a raw instrumental guitar entry to turn into a catchy beat-work. Going on from there, one will notice two distinguishing features: a […]
Photo courtesy of Eyl Fedmn for SETI. 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. When initially approached about this piece, the composer and music professor Alfred Darlington (better known as Daedelus), generously agreed to make […]
J. Cole’s The Off-Season marks the rapper’s most entertaining project since 2014 Forest Hills Drive and hints that he has higher heights to climb before it’s all said and done. Coming of age in a era where hoop dreams and rhyme schemes are the most popular choices for young Black youth to create a legacy […]
Mixtape Monday: Asun Eastwood x Finn, Bruiser Brigade Records, AKAI SOLO x Navy Blue + More Music – 13 mins ago Photo Credit: Artist Dig Asun Eastwood x Finn, Bruiser Brigade Records, AKAI SOLO x Navy Blue and more this Mixtape Monday. Asun Eastwood & Finn are up top this week with The S.O.U.L, Bruiser […]
J.Cole Returns With the Official “a m a r i” Video Music – 1 day ago Source: YouTube J.Cole releases the first music video from The Off-Season. On Friday, J.Cole released his highly-anticipated sixth studio album The Off-Season. The project features contributions from Cam’Ron, Timbaland, 21 Savage, and many more. On Monday, fresh off the first […]
Erykah Badu, Jay Electronica, Flying Lotus And More To Perform At 2021 Pitchfork Festival Music – 1 hour ago Photo Credit: Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images Thundercat, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Danny Brown and others will also be performing at this year’s Pitchfork Music Festival. With music festival season making its return this year, Pitchfork has also announced […]
Photo via Monaleo 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 wants the Hornets to lose already so Miles Bridges can focus on his rap career. Monaleo – “Beatin Down […]
Fat Joe is Getting Roasted for Crowning DJ Khaled “The Quincy Jones of Hip-Hop” Music – 4 hours ago Photo by Kevin Mazur via Getty Images It seems safe to say the next Quincy Jones interview will surely be one for the books. Yesterday, Twitter users did their weekly double-take when Quincy Jones‘ name popped […]
Joe Budden Apologizes for Firing Podcast Co-Hosts Live On-Air Music – 43 seconds ago Photo by Johnny Nunez for WireImage via Getty Images The former Joe Budden Podcast co-hosts also shared statements regarding their very public disbanding. Earlier this week, Joe Budden sent his podcast co-hosts, Rory Farrell and Jamil “Mal” Clay, packing in a rant […]
Best Songs of The Week: ft. MIKE, AKAI SOLO, and More [Playlist] 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 AKAI SOLO, MIKE, Kadhja Bonet, Evidence, and more. Scroll through selections from […]
Earl Sweatshirt Takes The Stage in a New Video for “Loose Change” with Alchemist Music – 1 hour ago Source: Youtube/Alc Records Alchemist drops the final video from his recent project, This Thing of Ours. For three weeks and running, Alchemist has treated fans to a new cinematic take on songs from his recently-released This Thing […]
T-Pain & Kehlani Surprise Drop “I Like Dat” a Modern Version of “Buy U a Drank” Music – 9 seconds ago Photo Credit: Carmen Mandato for Getty Images On “I Like Dat,” T-Pain does what he does best, throughout the track, he fuses his auto-tune style with R&B and serves up a modern version of […]
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Nicki Minaj, Drake, & Lil Wayne Rap Over Viral Trizzy Track Beat on “Seeing Green” Music – 3 mins ago Photo Credit: Kevin Mazur/BBMA2017/Getty Images for dcp Nicki Minaj has put her classic mixtape Beam Me Up Scotty on DSPs. On the mixtape is “Seeing Green,” a song that features Drake and Lil Wayne. For the […]