J. Cole Honors Nipsey Hussle & Pimp C in First ‘The Off-Season’ Cut “i n t e r l u d e” Music – 3 hours ago Source: Dreamville Records J.Cole has released the first song from his upcoming The Off-Season album. He’s back. On Friday morning, J.Cole released the first single from his up-coming […]
There’s been a lot of talk about J. Cole’s new album The Off Season. It started when Dreamville artist Bas said it was dropping in a couple of weeks. Then Cole released the cover art and said the LP would be released on May 14. Now, there’s even more excitement surrounding the project after the North […]
Photo courtesy of 100 Entertainment. Show your support for the best independent, ad-free collection of music journalism on the world wide web by subscribing to the Passion of the Weiss Patreon. Watts has a rich cultural history, nurturing everyone from Charles Mingus to The Watts Prophets to 03 Greedo. The city’s demographics and economic resources […]
SWV Perfected Their R&B Sound on Their Classic Sophomore Album ‘New Beginning’ Music – 4 hours ago After a four year hiatus, SWV released their sophomore album, New Beginning. The album featured A sexier, more mature SWV. Photo Credit: Raymond Boyd/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images With SWV battling Xscape on Verzuz this Sunday, it’s essential to […]
Essense Reps For Her Borough in the Video For “Hello Brooklyn” [Premiere] Music – 4 hours ago Photo Credit: Tommy Curt (Curtis Vision) On “Hello Brooklyn,” 25-year-old Singer Essense, the daughter of J. Mega, from ’90s rap group All City, releases an ode to her hometown. Despite all the changes over the years, it’s hard […]
‘Needle 2 The Groove’: Flying Lotus Shares The Vinyl That Influenced His ‘Yasuke’ Score Music – 4 hours ago Photo Credit: Okayplayer Amid the release of the Netflix anime series Yasuke, Flying Lotus — the man behind the show’s score — highlighted a few albums that influenced the show’s music. Flying Lotus is one of […]
Photo courtesy of Max Cheshire. Show your support to POW’s keyboard warriors by subscribing to the Passion of the Weiss Patreon. Son Raw urges you to seek professional resources if you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence. There is a way forward, so please call now. Born from the high impact […]
Willow Smith Reunites Jada Pinkett Smith’s Rock Band For Special Mother’s Day Surprise Music – 5 hours ago Photo Credit: Facebook Before the surprise Wicked Wisdom performance, Willow Smith shared, “My mother was superwoman, she was a rock star, warrior and nurturer all in one. So unapologetically badass.” Willow Smith is in the running for […]
Photo courtesy of Oli Spencer. Subscribe to the Passion of the Weiss Patreon so we can continue to churn our some of the best music writing in the business about some of the best artists you haven’t heard yet. Kaelin Ellis had drum sticks in his hands before he could walk. Before he could speak, […]
Hello Anthony! Great to have you at RealStreetRadio! Can you tell us a little bit about your latest release ‘Fragile’? What is the story behind it? Fragile is about my relationship a little while ago and how things seemed fragile and uncertain. It’s about faith Your music mirrors you as a very religious person. How does […]
Retro Neo: WPNOFLOVE on How R&B is “Fantasy” But Neo-Soul is “Real” Music – 13 mins ago WPNOFLOVE helped 6LACK, the reigning king of that brand of R&B, develop his sound years before the world became obsessed with it. Graphic: Okayplayer For our latest edition of Retro Neo, we spoke with WPNOFLOVE about his love […]
LVRN Unleashes Cypher Featuring 6LACK, BRS Kash, Westside Boogie & More Music – 44 mins ago Photo Credit: LVRN Love Renaissance leans into its current hip-hop roster to present an energetic cypher courtesy of Spotify: BRS Kash, 6LACK, Westside Boogie, OMB Bloodbath and NoonieVsEverybody. LVRN is slowly but surely becoming one of the fastest rising […]
Dawn Richard Is At Her Best In Funk-Centric “Jacuzzi” Performance [Premiere] Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: Petros Koy Dawn Richard leans into her ability to blur genres during her live performance of her new track “Jacuzzi” off of her latest album Second Line. This release was created to pay homage to New Orleans, […]
Pete Davidson Details a Short and Awkward Call with Eminem Music – 2 hours ago Source:Youtube/NBC “It went, I think, as good as it can go.” If you’ve kept up with the current season of Saturday Night Live, you’ve probably noticed Pete Davidson‘s newly recurring impressions of Eminem on the show. During the holiday episode […]
Niglevel is a rapper on the rise from Brooklyn, NY. Victor B Hill, aka Niglevel, formerly known as Killa B, has been gaining the attention of the music press in the US and in the UK thanks to his eccentric creation “My Music Storm.” Starting off powerfully, Niglevel merges a groovy tempo and beat with […]
American songwriter, producer and musician signed to Warner Chappell Music Colin Brittain has just unveiled his latest projects by JoJo and Parson James, the single “Dirty Laundry,” mixed and produced by himself. Pop, R&B and soul are melded into each other through Brittain’s clear mastery of bringing to life the artists’ vision. “Dirty Laundry” talks […]
Photo courtesy of Bruiser Brigade. Show your support to POW’s keyboard warriors by subscribing to the Passion of the Weiss Patreon. Son Raw is a big fan of The Michigan. While they produced a prodigious wave of solo talent, the wave of early 10s blog rap crews didn’t pan out as groups. Odd Future proved […]
After his success with Midnight in Macedonia, Kitt Wakeley recently announced the imminent release of a new orchestral rock album, Symphony of Sinners and Saints. A few weeks before dropping the full album, Wakeley first teased the fans with an all-star collaboration with Joe Satriani on the first single unveiled from the album and titled […]
Photo courtesy of Dane Darden. The pen’s always been mightier than the sword, but now we need more pens. Help us stock up by subscribing to the Passion of the Weiss Patreon. Zaytoven got his start in San Francisco but he endured a long and interesting route on the way back home. Born in Frankfurt, […]
Phife Dawg & Ill J Link on New ‘Forever’ Single “French Kiss Deux” Music – 7 mins ago Photo Credit: Chelsea Lauren/WireImage Phife Dawg links with J Dilla’s brother Illa J for “French Kiss Deux.” The song will appear on Phife’s long-delayed posthumous album, Forever. Phife Dawg’s team has dropped the latest single from the […]
Mixtape Monday: Curbside Jones x Dexter Fizz, WateRR, Alex Beano, Wheards + More Music – 1 min ago Photo Credit: Artist Dig music from Curbside Jones x Dexter Fizz, WateRR, Alex Beano, Wheards and more this Mixtape Monday. Curbside Jones and Dexter Fizz are on The Last Train, WateRR drops Order of The Day, Alex […]
Photo by Diwang Valdez 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. Mano Sundaresan’s No Bells > Rock the Bells. DJ Khaled- Khaled Khaled The major key slips into the sands of […]
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, […]