Kanye West is Expected to Headline Coachella 2022 Music – 38 seconds ago Photo Credit: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Universal Music Group Kanye West is expected to return to Coachella as headliner for the first time since 2011. After two years of cancellations, Coachella is back in effect. According to Variety, Kanye West and Billie […]
Photo: Music In Africa Where else will you find the thoroughly researched rundown of the best up-and-coming artists from the continent of Africa on a weekly basis? At the top itâs just us. Support truly independent journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Leonel is Telling Us Something Good. Rosa Ree (Feat. […]
Prepare to be swept off your feet with Amanda Maziellâs stunning singles. Her one of a kind style is to mix two genres together in a song that has a lot to share with the audience. The message is clear – be independent, be free and have a good time. Amandaâs music inspires the listener […]
Though the two are very different, Ari Lennox and Summer Walker stand out in the upper echelon of R&B because they share the most honest versions of themselves. In todayâs music industry, artists have to constantly to market themselves, while relentlessly churning out music that resonates with their fanbases. And within that cutthroat climate, D.C. […]
The First Posthumous Aaliyah Album is Dropping This Month Music – 3 hours ago Photo Credit: Tim Mosenfelder for 106 Summer Jam via ImageDirect The posthumous Aaliyah album, Unstoppable, will have features from Drake, Future, and Ne-Yo, The Weeknd, and Snoop Dogg. After releasing new single âPoisonâ featuring The Weeknd last month, Aaliyahâs legacy continues to […]
The Rap-Up is the only weekly round-up providing you with the best rap songs youâve yet to hear. So support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Harley Geffner doesnât know what to do with his hands. Jay Critch â âHustler Muzikâ [prod. A Lau] Even though the sample-heavy […]
The last album 2 Chainz dropped was 2020’s So Help Me God! Now, he’s ready to release his new LP, Dope Donât Sell Itself, coming in January. The veteran rapper will also be dropping a new single this week. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 2 Chainz Aka Tity Boi (@2chainz) “Hey […]
The Weeknd to Release New Album âDawn FMâ This Week Music – 4 hours ago Photo Credit: Rich Fury for 2021 Billboard Music Awards via Getty Images for dcp Nearly two years after releasing After Hours, The Weeknd is set to drop his fifth album Dawn FM on Friday. We might be three days into the New […]
Wiki, Terry Presume, Navy Blue, Eddie Kaine, Moor Mother, Pink Siifu and more are The Best of 2021. The 2021 year-end retrospective features 20 of the best projects to make the cut this year. Selected from a cache of top tier releases, this retrospective is hard-hitting, experimental and just plain ill. Join me in revisiting […]
There’s no better way to nurse your New Year’s hangover than with Uncle Murda’s annual ‘Rap Up.’ Murda goes 14 minutes with the year that was. 2021 was a pretty grim year, with resilient COVID and all that. But probably the most newsworthy part of what Murda spit was this shot at Lil Nas X. […]
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These Were the Top Selling Rap Albums of 2021 Music – 46 mins ago Photo Credit: Jim Bennett for Austin City Limits Festival via FilmMagic Drakeâs Certified Lover Boy was the best selling rap album of 2021. Doja Cat, Lil Baby, Lil Durk, and more also had really big years. Drakeâs reign wonât let up. […]
Tyler, the Creator Denies Reports Heâs Changing His Name âAre You Stupid?â Music – 1 hour ago Photo Credit: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin for 10th Annual LACMA Art+Film Gala via FilmMagic After a new interview with Fast Company where he spoke about his name, it was alleged that the rapper wanted to change his moniker as âTyler, the […]
Vinyl Had Its Highest Sales In 30 Years Last Week Music – 4 days ago Photo Credit: Richard Newstead for The Image Bank With over two million vinyl LPs sold, the week ending December 23rd marks the highest-selling week for vinyl since 1991. Vinyl is back in style. Nearly a month after Adele caused a massive […]
Exceptional artist and rapper Statik G drops a music video for âBad MFs Onlyâ, a track off his latest album Gene Therapy – Final Chapter. Channeling his raw, aggressive rapping power, Statik G packs a punch, saying all the things that were unsaid before. The song features massive beats that accentuate the invasive tone and […]
We went into the heart of five festivals in 2021 to document how music festivals adjusted to the new pandemic reality. One thing was abundantly clear: the pandemic was tolerated, not feared. Nothing in music was as fundamentally devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic as much as live music. Live entertainment trade publication Pollstar estimated the […]
POW is a website without ads. We donât do sponcon, we donât do clickbait, we donât have any corporate overlords. This list that youâre about to read is a labor of love, inasmuch as anything can be a labor of love in late capitalism. Even labors of love come at the significant cost of time. […]
DMX Recorded An Unreleased Two Disc Gospel Album in 2008 Music – 3 hours ago Photo Credit: Kevin Winter for Live Nation via Getty Images Two years after the release of his 2006 album Year of the Dog⊠Again, DMX recorded an unreleased gospel album while living in Arizona. Dark Man X lives on. In a […]
Gen-Z is Learning About De La Soul Due to âSpider-Man: No Way Homeâ Music – 8 mins ago Photo Credit: Paul Natkin Spider-Man: No Way Home closes with De La Soulâs âThe Magic Numberâ from 3 Feet High and Rising. To Spidey fanatics dismay, De La Soulâs full catalog isnât available on streaming platforms. Spider-Man: No […]
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. Leonel wants food and traveling journalism for the working class. âIf the audience keeps clapping, Chente will keep singingâ, a triumphant Vicente FernĂĄndez used to spout at the […]
Madonna Comes For Tory Lanez For âIllegal Usageâ of â80s Hit Music – 1 hour ago Photo Credit: Jason Koerner for Rolling Loud Miami 2021 via Getty Images Madonna comes for Tory Lanez for sampling her 1985 hit âInto the Groove.â Tory Lanez wonât be catching a break any time soon. On his song âPlutoâs […]
Issa Rae on Working in the Music Industry: âItâs⊠the Worst Industry Iâve Ever Come Acrossâ Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: Amy Sussman for The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures via Getty Images In a post-Insecure finale interview with Los Angeles Times, Issa Rae breaks her silence on hidden dangers of the music industry. Issa […]
Photo courtesy of Jesse Crankson. Please support our efforts to give you the best writing about the worldâs best music by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Sam Ribakoff is campaigning to be the resident DJ of The Watts Coffee House, but you have to help save the landmark first. 25. Leroy â […]
Frank Ocean Unpacks His Grief in New 9 Minute Track Music – 3 hours ago Photo Credit: Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan for the Metropolitan Museum of Art via Getty Images Frank Ocean returned to his Apple Music 1 show on Christmas with a surprise nine-minute track. Frank Ocean heard that fans have been restless for new music […]
Mixtape Monday: Vic Spencer, Ohbliv, Lord Juco, Thelonious Martin, LE$ + More Music – 3 hours ago Photo Credit: Artist Source: Artist New music from Vic Spencer, Ohbliv, Lord Juco, Thelonious Martin, LE$ and more this Mixtape Monday. Vic Spencer drops Spencer for Higher 4 with Sonnyjim, Ohbliv files another LewseJoint, Lord Juco drops SHADOWS […]
Nas & Hit-Boy Drop New Project âMagic,â Feat. DJ Premier & A$AP Rocky Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: Nas Nas and Hit-Boy have teamed up for a new project called âMagic.â The EP, which is their third together, features DJ Premier and A$AP Rocky. Christmas has come early this year. Nas and Hit-Boy have […]
Pop this year was defined â and redefined â by Black women whoâve been instrumental in transforming the sonic and aesthetic blueprint of the genre This year has been a masterclass in Black women in pop music reimagining the future â and actively reshaping the present â for themselves in the genre. A space that […]
Nas is Dropping a Surprise New Project Feat. DJ Premier & A$AP Rocky Music – 23 mins ago Photo Credit: Nas Their third collaborative effort in over a year after Kingâs Disease I and II, Nas and Hit-Boy reconvene for surprise album Magic. Christmas will come early this year. Nas and Hit-Boy have announced a new […]
Nas on the Messaging Around âHip Hop Is Deadâ: âI Missed the Mark By Milesâ Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: Johnny Louis for Waffle & Yankee Fitted Fest via Getty Images On a new episode of the Spotify podcast The Bridge: 50 Years of Hip Hop, Nas spoke about the intention behind his […]
Our list of the best albums of 2021 features everything from a mid-career masterpiece that dropped in January to a modern-day classic that released in November. From Drake to Adele to Kanye West, 2021 was the year of the powerhouse album. These were the albums that when they dropped the world stopped. And any real […]