Cypress Hill Announce New Album Entirely Produced by Black Milk Music – 1 min ago Photo by Eitan Miskevich for Cypress Hill The group also revealed a new documentary, Insane in The Brain: Cypress Hill, is set to arrive this spring. Cypress Hill is preparing to release their first album in nearly four years. The […]
Best Songs of The Week: ft. Fly Anakin, Ivy Sole, and More Music – 26 seconds ago Photo by Tim Saccenti for Fly Anakin The Round-Up is Okayplayerâs weekly playlist of the best songs in the worlds of hip-hop and R&B. This weekâs set features new music from Fly Anakin, Ivy Sole, Guapdad 4000, Big […]
8 New Hip-Hop & R&B Albums You Should Be Listening To (Week of January 21) Music – 3 mins ago Photo Credit: Julian Dakdouk Artists like Elujay, Mach Hommy, Lady London, and Kyle Banks have our attention this week for our best album picks. With January almost over, a few artists are dropping off cohesive […]
Support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Catch Dean Van Nguyen revisiting the greatest rap songs of the 2010s that you shouldnât have missed, but probably did. Where do you place Brooklynite Steel Tipped Dove (nĂ© Joseph Fusaro) in the New York rap landscape? If his client list […]
Remember when the internet was larger than just five sites featuring screenshots of the other four sites? So do we. Support truly independent journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Will Hagle still makes impromptu purchases based on the power of cover art alone. If youâve been following Earlâs career since he […]
Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg and Eminem Answer Dr. Dreâs Call in a Wild Trailer for The Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show Music – 39 seconds ago Source: Youtube/Pepsi Super Bowl LVI is set to take place at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on February 13th. With the playoffs still raging, weâre still a […]
Fly Anakin Announces Debut Album with Madlib-Produced Single âNo Doughâ Music – 3 mins ago Photo by Tim Saccenti for Fly Anakin Pink Siifu, Big Kahuna OG, Nickelus F, and more, are slated to appear on the upcoming Fly Anakin album. After years of being a staple in underground rap, Fly Anakin is readying his […]
These Slides are a Fittingly Regal Tribute to MF DOOM Music – 51 seconds ago Source: BLOHM A boutique Japanese clothing brand is set to release a pair of slides with the iconic insignia of MF DOOM. For decades now, MF DOOM has inspired, or more deliberately brought to market, some of hip-hopâs most coveted […]
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. African music never sleeps, and neither does Leonel. This week, the entire continent […]
âThe Hottest Show In Sin Cityâ: Silk Sonic Announces Las Vegas Residency Music – 33 seconds ago Photo Credit: John Esparza for 2021 American Music Awards via Getty Images From February 25 to April 2, Silk Sonic will be performing a 13-date residency at Dolby Live in Las Vegas. Itâs the hippest trip in Las […]
Emerging artist Tiing is out with âOptionsâ, an empowering song that teaches to never give up. Tiing raps beautifully to the sounds of the beats and synths as he speaks on some really important things. âQuitting is not an option,â is the main message, something that most people need to hear at times. Tiing is […]
Support truly independent journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Abe Beameâs sartorial spirit guide is Billy Crystal in Throw Momma from the Train. There are other contenders, but if youâre looking for a collective that defined the first decade of this century in rap, itâs really G-Unit. The very appropriately christened […]
Photo courtesy of the Dresden Originally published at a now dead alt-weekly in 2016 Jeff Weiss is pouring out a little Blood and Sand. For a city with a million entertainment options, the L.A. tourist checklist can be streamlined with relative ease. Thereâs Griffith Park and the Observatory; your preferred beach and favorite taco spot; […]
Watch Robert Glasper The Roots, Rapsody, DJ Jazzy Jeff & More Perform on âFallonâ Music – 31 mins ago Photo Credit: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Jazz pianist Robert Glasper teamed up with The Roots, Rapsody, DJ Jazzy Jeff, BJ The Chicago Kid and Amir Sulaiman on The Tonight Show. Black Radio III has been […]
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 looks forward to Knicks fans heckling Eric Adams for the next four seasons. Gunna â âlivin wildâ Iâm sure being […]
Mixtape Monday: SPELLWRKS, East Hampton Polo Boys, 2033, your best friend jippy + More Music – 49 mins ago Photo Credit: Artist Joints from SPELLWRKS, East Hampton Polo Boys, 2033, your best friend jippy and more this Mixtape Monday. SPELLWRKS starts this weekâs Mixtape Monday off with Year Of The Tiger, East Hampton Polo Boys […]
BROCKHAMPTON Has Announced They Are Splitting Up, Coachella 2022 Will Be Their Final Show Music – 2 days ago Photo Credit: Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) BROCKHAMPTON announced that their February 7th show at O2 Academy Brixton and their performance at Coachella 2022 will be their final two shows as a group. After […]
âIâm Happy To Have a Second Career:â Jim Jones on His Late Career Resurgence Music – 4 mins ago Jim Jones and DJ Drama’s new project, We Set the Trends, pays homage to his own career while giving the youth a chance to shine. Photo Credit: @Calligrafist We talked with Jim Jones about the making […]
Best Songs of The Week: ft. Georgia Anne Muldrow, Robert Glasper, and More Music – 29 mins ago Photo by Barry Brecheisen via Getty Images. The Round-Up is Okayplayerâs weekly playlist of the best songs in the worlds of hip-hop and R&B. This weekâs set features new music from Georgia Anne Muldrow, Robert Glasper, Earl […]
Weâre smoking purple, sippinâ âgnac. Inhaler, weâre Primatene Mist, causinâ asthma attacks. Support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Somewhere out there, DâAndre Ball is arguing the case that Randy Moss was twice the receiver Jerry Rice ever was. Last Sunday, the Bay Area hip-hop community mourned the […]
9 Hip-Hop and R&B Albums You Should Be Listening To (Week of January 14th) Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: Samir Hussein for Cineworld Leicester Square via WireImage Weâre halfway through January and the hits keep coming. This weekâs best hip-hop and indie releases include FKA Twigs, Nick Grant and more. The second week […]
How Tom And Jerry Inspired âC.R.E.A.M.â And Other Interesting Facts From Raekwonâs Memoir Music – 3 hours ago Photo Credit: Johnny Nunez/WireImage Raekwon released his memoir, From Staircase to Stage, late November last year. It finds the Wu-Tang Clan member telling his life story in a way only he can, divulging interesting facts that have never […]
Stream Cordaeâs New Album âFrom Birds Eye View,â Feat. Stevie Wonder, Eminem & More Music – 23 hours ago Photo Credit: Kevin Winter/WireImage On his sophomore album From a Birds Eye View, Cordae is in good company with features from H.E.R., Eminem, Gunna, Lil Wayne and more. On his long-awaited follow-up to 2019 debut The Lost […]
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. Abe Beame likes to talk shop, both on and off Twitter. As a […]
Earl Sweatshirt Gets Contemplative on New Album âSick!â Music – 6 hours ago Photo Credit: Tan Cressida/Warner In just 24 minutesâand with only two featuresâEarl Sweatshirt ponders isolation and coming-of-age on Sick! Earl Sweatshirt has made a triumphant return. Explaining that Sick! is a âhumble offering of 10 songs recorded in the wake of the worldwide […]
Robert Glasper Unveils âBlack Radio 3â Release Date with Star-Studded Tracklist and New Single Music – 1 day ago Source: Youtube Robert Glasper details the long-awaited third installment of his Black Radio series. Nearing a full year since it was initially announced, Robert Glasper is finally filling in the blanks for Black Radio 3. And […]
This year, new albums from artists like Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Freddie Gibbs, and Normani are expected to drop. Here are the most anticipated albums of 2022. If 2021 proved anything, itâs that planning is a practice of our pre-pandemic lives. And with a new COVID-19 variant putting up record numbers across the globe, it seems […]
Ye (aka Kanye West) Will Headline Coachella 2022 Music – 1 day ago Photo Credit: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Universal Music Group In April, Kanye West will return to Indo, California as a Coachella headliner for the first time since 2011. After two years of cancellations, Coachella is back in effect. According to Variety, Kanye […]
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. Esther Chungu â âHealingâ From Zambia: Gospel […]
Pete Rockâs Potential âIllmaticâ Lawsuit Is Latest In Producer Royalty Cases For Classic Rap Songs Music – 41 mins ago Photo Credit: Johnny Nunez/WireImage Pete Rockâs plan to sue over unpaid royalties for his contributions to the Nas classic âThe World Is Yours,â comes just as fellow rap producers like DJ Shok have won monumental […]